Chapter 31: A Dangerous Alliance
As Yun-ho, Nova, Ethan, and Anya left the academy, they couldn't shake the feeling that something was amiss. The mysterious figure they had encountered earlier had a familiar air about them, as if they had met before.
"I think I know who that was," Anya said. "It was Kael."
Yun-ho, Nova, and Ethan exchanged shocked glances. Kael was a former classmate of theirs, a man they had once considered a friend.
"How do you know?" Yun-ho asked.
Anya hesitated for a moment. "I used to be friends with his sister," she said. "She told me about him."
According to Anya, Kael had once been a promising young man, but his ambition had gotten the better of him. He had become involved in a group of criminals known as the Shadow Syndicate.
The Shadow Syndicate was a powerful organization that had once been under the control of the CRRYPTIC holding, a wealthy and influential family. However, Kael and his associates had broken away from CRRYPTIC, forming their own criminal enterprise.
Yun-ho and his friends were horrified. They had never heard of the Shadow Syndicate before, but they knew that they were a serious threat.
"We have to stop them," Yun-ho said. "We can't let them get their hands on the Heart of Darkness."
Anya nodded. "I agree. But it won't be easy. The Shadow Syndicate is a powerful organization."
As Yun-ho, Nova, Ethan, and Anya left the academy, they knew that their lives were about to change forever. The battle against the darkness was about to begin.