Chapter 39 - forbidden begins

🌒 Scene — The Forbidden Escape Begins 🌒

The moon hung low over the towering walls of the Beastmaster Palace, casting silver shadows across marble floors and ancient stone.

Cian Archdemon, face hidden beneath his sleek black hood and cloak, moved like a phantom — not with childish recklessness, but with the calculated steps of a predator.

His silver-white hair caught the faint moonlight, eyes gleaming with cold focus as he dissected every patrol route, every hidden beast companion, every surveillance glyph along the outer perimeter.

The Divine System flickered aggressively across his vision:

[Divine] >> >> ACCESS GRANTED █

[Divine] >> >> Palace Security Blueprint… DECRYPTED █

[Divine] >> >> Guard rotation: predictable █

[Divine] >> >> Beast detection wards: weak points identified █

[Divine] >> >> Risk level: 3% █

[Divine] >> >> Recommendation: Proceed █

From the shadows, another presence materialized — sharp, graceful, and dangerous.

Eira.

Wrapped in her black assassin's attire, violet eyes glinting mischievously beneath her hood, she twirled her dagger once before sliding it away.

"Tch… your over-calculation makes this boring, but I love it anyway," she whispered with a teasing grin.

Cian's reply was cold, calculated.

"Necessary."

With silent coordination, they slipped beyond the palace walls — unseen, unheard, untraceable.

The streets of the Beastmaster Kingdom stretched before them — glittering markets, shadowed alleys, drunken nobles returning from their night games.

But Cian's destination lay beyond.

Tonight… he would taste the world.

Not as a naive prince.

As the anomaly the world wasn't prepared for.

As they disappeared into the city, the Divine System delivered its final report:

[Divine] >> >> Palace perimeter breached █

[Divine] >> >> Identity concealment: ACTIVE █

[Divine] >> >> Forbidden exploration sequence initiated █

[Divine] >> >> Congratulations, His Highness █ Evolution… begins █

Cian's silver eyes narrowed at the sprawling world.

Let them underestimate him.

Let them forget his name.

Because the next time they saw him… they'd kneel or perish.

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