Before her eyes fully closed, she saw it—the red aura. It swirled around Jae Hyun, dark and angry, pulsing with growing intensity. His eyes had turned a violent red, filled with pain and wrath, and his body was beginning to change, metalizing before her very eyes. The transformation had begun.
*It worked,* Jiho thought with a small, tired smile. Her master had been right. As the world faded, her last thought was of Jae Hyun, his power unleashed.
And Jae Hyun, who had watched the scene in silence until now, felt the storm within him snap the moment Jiho collapsed to the floor. The fury that had been buried deep inside him erupted like wildfire. His eyes, now blazing with red energy, locked onto the emperor.
With a swift movement, Jae Hyun stepped forward, now standing face to face with the man who had caused so much pain. The emperor, for the first time, looked uncertain. His arrogance wavered, though he tried to hide it with a mocking sneer.
