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Chapter 204: When Light Shatters Shadow (1) · Nov 01, 2026

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201 Chapter 201: Frey Starlight vs Seris Moonlight 2026-11-01
202 Chapter 202: More Mysteries Unveiled (1) 2026-11-01
203 Chapter 203: More Mysteries Unveiled (2) 2026-11-01
204 Chapter 204: When Light Shatters Shadow (1) 2026-11-01
205 Chapter 205: When Light Shatters Shadow (2) 2026-11-01
206 Chapter 206: Beyond Limits (1) 2026-11-01
207 Chapter 207: Beyond Limits (2) 2026-11-01
208 Chapter 208: A True Warrior 2026-11-01
209 Chapter 209: Before the Final Battle 2026-11-01
210 Chapter 210: A Feast for Crows 2026-11-01
211 Chapter 211: Frey Starlight vs Snow Lionheart (1) 2026-11-01
212 Chapter 212: Frey Starlight vs Snow Lionheart (2) 2026-11-01
213 Chapter 213: Frey Starlight vs Snow Lionheart (3) 2026-11-01
214 Chapter 214: The End of One Journey, The Birth of Another 2026-11-01
215 Chapter 215: The Death of Light 2026-11-01
216 Chapter 216: The Birth of Shadow 2026-11-01
217 Chapter 217: Ashes of Hope 2026-11-01
218 Chapter 218: When Death Becomes a Mercy (1) 2026-11-01
219 Chapter 219: When Death Becomes a Mercy (2) 2026-11-01
220 Chapter 220: The One Who Was Always There 2026-11-01
221 Chapter 221: To Live or to Die (1) 2026-11-01
222 Chapter 222: To Live or to Die (2) 2026-11-01
223 Chapter 223: A Letter to My son 2026-11-01
224 Chapter 224: Memories of the Fallen Star (1) 2026-11-01
225 Chapter 225: Memories of the Fallen Star (2) 2026-11-01
226 Chapter 226: Memories of the Fallen Star (3) 2026-11-01
227 Chapter 227: Memories of the Fallen Star (4) 2026-11-01
228 Chapter 228: Memories of the Fallen Star (5) 2026-11-01
229 Chapter 229: Memories of the Fallen Star (6) 2026-11-01
230 Chapter 230: The story of Abraham Starlight (1) 2026-11-01
231 Chapter 231: The story of Abraham Starlight (2) 2026-11-01
232 Chapter 232: The story of Abraham Starlight (3) 2026-11-01
233 Chapter 233: The story of Abraham Starlight (4) 2026-11-01
234 Chapter 234: A New Beginning (1) 2026-11-01
235 Chapter 235: A New Beginning (2) 2026-11-01
236 Chapter 236: To Wake a Nightmare 2026-11-01
237 Chapter 237: When the Chains Fell Quiet (1) 2026-11-01
238 Chapter 238: When the Chains Fell Quiet (2) 2026-11-01
239 Chapter 239: Rebirth Through Silence (1) 2026-11-01
240 Chapter 240: Rebirth Through Silence (2) 2026-11-01
241 Chapter 241: Even Normal Is a Lie (1) 2026-11-01
242 Chapter 242: Even Normal Is a Lie (2) 2026-11-01
243 Chapter 243: Refining Talent (1) 2026-11-01
244 Chapter 244: Refining Talent (2) 2026-11-01
245 Chapter 245: What the Shadows Remember 2026-11-01
246 Chapter 246: Two Blades 2026-11-01
247 Chapter 247: Orphans of Ruin (1) 2026-11-01
248 Chapter 248: Orphans of Ruin (2) 2026-11-01
249 Chapter 249: Ashes of Tomorrow (1) 2026-11-01
250 Chapter 250: Ashes of Tomorrow (2) 2026-11-01

Chapter 204: When Light Shatters Shadow (1)

First-Year Semifinal Match:

Snow Lionheart vs. Ghost Umbra.

The silent assassin who had never shown his full strength before—

Against the chosen Hero.

Ghost slowly opened his palm, staring at it. Thick gloves covered his skin.

Beneath them lay scorched, hardened flesh—toughened over years of gripping daggers.

The finest product of the Shadow Court.

The son of its greatest assassin.

”An assassin always fights from the shadows.”

An assassin never reveals his trump cards.

That was the creed he had lived by.

And among the roaring crowd, he knew—

Those eyes were on him.

Mist Umbra stood hidden in the shadows, silently watching his son.

Since Ghostʼs birth, his fatherʼs words had been engraved deep within his soul.

Fighting with all your strength in front of the world—

Revealing everything—

Was a grave sin to the Shadow Court.

Yet…

”I want to know…”

Ghost muttered.

He remembered the first time he held a dagger, how he had trained relentlessly, how many had died while he survived.

He knew full well the consequences of what he was about to do.

But he didnʼt hesitate.

Slowly, he drew his daggers, locking eyes with his opponent.

”I want to know the distance between us… How far ahead he really is.”

How blinding was his light?

Had the man standing before him truly surpassed him—after a lifetime spent forging himself in darkness?

Ghost, who had seen more blood than sunlight ...

The man who had always yearned for a glimpse of the light—

Was that light… Snow Lionheart?

”How strong is this man when he gives everything he has?”

Snow Lionheart heard Ghost Umbraʼs quiet voice.

”I donʼt know what youʼre trying to find in this fight,”

Snow said, slowly drawing his sword,

”but I canʼt guarantee youʼll see everything. If you want answers… youʼll have to force them out of me.”

”You will.”

Iʼll force you to show your full strength in this battle.

Even if it means exposing myself to the world.

Ivar had long since signaled the start of the match.

The crowd roared, shaking the arena.

But Snow and Ghost heard nothing.

Their entire focus was locked on each other.

The nobles, the veteran warriors—all of them understood what was unfolding.

”A battle of the highest caliber…”

The oppressive tension—

The way their senses erased everything but their opponent—

In their eyes, both fighters had already crossed a threshold few could reach.

And then—

The long-awaited beginning finally arrived.

Ghost merged his daggers together, pouring a monstrous amount of shadow aura into them.

All eyes turned toward him as the power built.

Even Frey Starlight, watching from afar, couldnʼt help but be surprised.

”Heʼs using it right away?”

Before the stunned audience—and especially under Mist Umbraʼs sharp gaze—

Ghost unleashed his full strength.

”Reaperʼs Form.”

The shadows coiled and twisted around him, forming a cloak of pure darkness.

His daggers vanished—

Replaced by a colossal scythe, blazing with dark aura.

Snow immediately shifted into full focus, surrounding himself with a radiant aura of star .

His opponentʼs strength had far exceeded his expectations.

Ghost, cloaked in shadows with only his black hair and piercing eyes visible—

Drove his foot into the ground with force.

”Bring it all out!!”

BOOOOOOM!!

Ghost appeared before Snow in an instant—like a phantom tearing through reality.

Even with his heightened senses—

Snow barely managed to catch a glimpse of him.

With a single swing of that scythe, Snow Lionheart was sent flying—crashing violently into the wall, shattering it.

Ghost spun the scythe with terrifying speed, leaving only afterimages in its wake.

The weaponʼs size continued to grow as he swung, unleashing wave after wave of dark aura and shadow.

Each brutal strike rained down upon Snowʼs head.

But from within the encroaching darkness, Snow retaliated—

Unleashing a dazzling surge of starlight aura that illuminated the suffocating void.

The Empireʼs Hero answered Ghostʼs attacks head-on, locking himself into a fierce power struggle with the silent assassin.

Snowʼs eyes gleamed fiercely as he conjured dozens of ice spears behind Ghostʼs back, taking advantage of his opponentʼs focus being locked on the frontal assault.

It was the same tactic that had helped him gain the upper hand against Daemon Valerion in the past.

Without hesitation, Snow launched the massive spears, expecting Ghost to dodge them.

But Ghost didnʼt move.

Snowʼs eyes narrowed in confusion.

Ghost didnʼt have the kind of body that could withstand such strikes—

So why wasnʼt he moving?

But the silent assassin had no need to.

The moment the icy aura spears touched Ghostʼs dark cloak—

They vanished.

As if they had been swallowed by another world entirely.

Shock rippled through Snow—and everyone watching.

”What just happened?”

The question was on everyoneʼs lips.

”Tricks like that wonʼt work on me.”

Ghost pressed forward.

He gripped the scythe with one hand—and conjured a second scythe in the other.

The silent assassin doubled his speed, pushing Snow into a corner.

”Bring it all out!!”

Darkness overwhelmed the light.

”Void Step!”

Snow disappeared, attempting to escape the tightening noose Ghost had set around him.

He reappeared on the far side of the arena—

But his face darkened instantly.

Ghost was already there—right behind him.

The assassin clamped both scythes around Snowʼs neck.

Snow spun violently like a tornado, forcefully knocking the scythes away.

Flames erupted around his sword, combining with his starlight aura as he roared and counterattacked.

The two clashed at close range, savagely battering each other.

Ghostʼs colossal scythe cut into Snow repeatedly—

While Snowʼs strikes couldnʼt reach the assassin at all—

His black cloak absorbed everything thrown at it.

From this close, Snow finally understood.

That wasnʼt a simple cloak—

It was shadow, wrapped around Ghostʼs body.

A living shield that absorbed any damage.

Gritting his teeth, Snow poured even more aura into his blade.

He had to break through.

He had to pierce through the darkness that bound him so tightly.

”More!!”

Ghost roared too.

Merging both scythes into a double-bladed weapon, he spun it like a pitch-black fan.

The massive weapon clashed against Snowʼs sword.

Snow, now fully ignited with aura, unleashed everything he had.

He conjured lightning, struck with fire, and reinforced his body with starlight aura—

Occasionally, he unleashed sonic waves to disorient Ghostʼs senses.

But it still wasnʼt enough.

”Is that all youʼve got???”

BOOOOOOOMMM!!

Snow Lionheart was pushed back, overwhelmed by Ghostʼs relentless assault.

Ghost expanded his shadow, weaving tendrils of dark aura around Snow, trying to bind him.

All the while, he hammered down blow after blow without pause.

The clash of sword and scythe sent out shockwaves so fierce that the audience had to cover their ears.

They could barely keep up with the battle—it was moving at blinding speed.

Ghost in particular—

Moved at a pace that defied belief.

”Is this really… how an assassin fights?”

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