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Chapter 13 - Chapter 13: The Empress of Ruins

[Scene 1: Present Day – Planet Nexus] Riha stood in the Citadel, her Void Ring pulsing with the weight of a dozen civilizations. The Shadow Council was watching her performance closely during this Editorial Evaluation Period.

"They think I am just a lucky human," Riha whispered, her eyes glowing with the cold light of the treasures she had claimed. "They don't know I've spent the last month of my time on Earth stripping the planet of its divine secrets."

[Scene 2: The Diary – Month Six: The Global Harvest] The Earth Album accelerates. The images blur as Riha teleports across the globe, a cool, indifferent expression on her face even as monsters roar in her wake.

Bermuda Triangle: Riha stands amidst a graveyard of ships. She defeats an army of ancient Sentient Puppets. These aren't machines; they are bodyguards that require immense Mental Power to control. She binds them to her will, storing her new silent army in the Void Ring.

Egypt & China: Under the Pyramids, she claims a Solar Staff. In the frozen peaks of China, she slays Ice Monsters to claim the Dragon's Frost Sword, a blade of eternal winter.

Korea: In a trial of echoes, she defeats sound-beasts to obtain the Jade Flute and Pipa. These aren't instruments; they are sonic weapons. She also secures scrolls for Mental Cultivation, essential for her evolution.

Rome & Greece: She crushes Water Monsters in Rome for the Aquatic Trident and slaughters Thunder Wolf packs in Greece to claim the Vajra-Bolt.

Russia: In the Siberian wastes, she finds the Alchemist's Vault, containing Body-Strengthening recipes and Weapon Fusion potions.

Riha (Voiceover): "I didn't just take their weapons. I took their history. Earth is being left behind, but its power is coming with me."

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