The Haven Of Shadows
Every habit drilled into me by years of discipline checked and rechecked.
My body had been reforged by thunder tribulation, hammered until weakness burned away. I had mastered human combat systems, ancient and modern, angles, leverage, economy of motion. Against humans, I was lethal. Against most supernaturals, I was competent. That illusion lasted exactly three heartbeats.
Valerius Drakos stood at the edge of the circle, arms folded loosely across his chest, posture relaxed to the point of insult. He didn’t radiate power. He didn’t need to. His presence was like a pressure change, subtle, unavoidable, impossible to ignore once noticed.
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