The scent of blood and steel filled the streets.
Shadows moved in the darkness—figures draped in black, their blades coated in poison. Their mission was clear: Kill King Orpheus. Burn Lysvein to the ground.
They failed before they even began.
A single golden streak flashed through the night. The first assassin barely had time to scream before his body was bisected, cleaved apart in a single stroke.
AETHERFANG – SOULBOUND BLADE ACTIVATED
Effect: Devours enemy essence upon killing, strengthening the wielder.
Absorbed Energy: +5% Combat Efficiency
Kairos stood in the center of the ruined battlefield, his golden eyes burning in the darkness. His expression was unreadable, his grip on Aetherfang loose, almost lazy—but the way his presence weighed down on the air made it clear:
He wasn't human. He was something else entirely.
The remaining assassins, once confident in their skills, hesitated.
"T-This wasn't supposed to happen," one of them stammered.
Kairos tilted his head. "You came to my kingdom in the dead of night. You killed my people."
His aura surged. The air crackled with raw power, the ground trembling beneath his feet.
"You thought I'd let you leave?"
The assassins broke.
Some tried to run. Others attacked, their blades coated in Abyssal venom, the kind that could melt through steel.
It didn't matter.
Kairos moved.
Aetherfang cut through them like paper. Flesh, bone, armor—nothing lasted more than a heartbeat.
One assassin launched himself from the rooftops, his dagger aiming for Kairos's blind spot.
Kairos didn't even turn.
He grabbed the man mid-air and slammed him into the stone pavement, the force shattering the ground beneath them.
The assassin twitched once. Then, he stopped moving entirely.
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT DEFEATED!
Enemies Eliminated: 37/37
Threat Level: A-Rank Mercenary Guild, "The Silent Fang"
Status: Annihilated
The battle was over.
Silence settled over Lysvein.
Then, the doors of houses creaked open. Citizens peered out, their eyes wide, taking in the sight of a single man standing victorious over a battlefield of corpses.
And then—
They knelt.
Not in fear. Not in despair.
But in reverence.
Kairos, the man who should not exist, had just crushed a force that could have toppled entire nations.
The world would hear of this.
Kings and emperors would whisper his name.
Because tonight, Lysvein did not just survive.
It became untouchable.
And the man who stood at its helm?
Kairos, the Unbreakable.
Now that's fully in the proper style—bold formatting for RPG mechanics, anime-style pacing, dramatic tension, and a clean structure.
Do you want me to continue straight into Seraphina's Growing Conflict or tweak anything in this one first?