Monarch Of Shadows の小説・ストーリー

Pero bukod sa naiwang marka ng mga Shadowfells ay wala na silang ibang nakita pa. “We must inform Headmistress Fe about this immediately,” Prince Logan, of the Luminara Kingdom, stated, his gaze sweeping across the seemingly ordinary school grounds. “Especially considering it appears this entire campus, and likely the mortals within it, are under some form of enchantment,” he continued, sounding alarm before informing Headmistress Fe.

Parang isa sa mga men in black lang ang datingan. The bodyguard was even wearing a black tuxedo with matching black shades and security earpiece on his left ear. He placed his right hand on his chest, and he bowed at us before politely asking for Karen’s keys. Everything screamed wealth and comfort here—malayong-malayo sa subdivision kung saan ako lumaki. It looked like he was just a valet parking attendant, who I had mistakenly recognized as a bodyguard. Ewan ko, hindi ko na alam.

This was about finishing what started years ago. --- CASSANDRA’S POV The shadows returned thinking I was the same woman they tried to destroy before. But they were wrong. And soon, they’d find out how wrong they were.

“Oo, Nat. May mas malaki pang monster hiding out there. And now… alam na niya kung sino tayo.” Before they could even say more, the ground suddenly shook. Both South and North soldiers—lahat sugatan at confused—napatingin sa paligid. Biglang lumamig ang hangin, and then the sky darkened, like dumating agad ang gabi kahit umaga pa lang. Then a voice thundered across the land: “Mga hamak na nilalang… the power I gave Eldric is nothing compared to me. I am the root of darkness—the true King of Shadows!”

Namumula na ang kanyang pisngi, mabigat na ang mga mata, ngunit patuloy siyang umiinom, tila ba gusto niyang lunurin ang lahat ng iniisip. Maya-maya’y isang babae ang lumapit—nakakaakit ang bawat galaw, mapanghamon ang titig, at may ngiting nag-aanyaya ng kasalanan. Dumikit siya kay Adrian, halos nakapulupot na sa kanyang braso. Hindi na nakapag-isip si Adrian, sumabay siya sa sayaw, pinapadala ang sarili sa tukso. At bago pa man makapigil si Cinco, naglapat na ang labi ni Adrian at ng estrangherang babae. Maingay ang paligid, ngunit sa mismong sandaling iyon, tila tumahimik ang mundo.

Liza. Three women, three mirrors — and each one reflecting a piece of me I didn’t want to see. By dawn, I stood by the window, staring at the horizon. Monaco taught me one thing: the empire was shaking. And the cracks weren’t outside. They were right here — inside the walls I built, inside the women I loved, and inside the man I swore I’d never become.

Panganib sa Anino Habang nag-aaral si Elena sa Veritas Academy, hindi niya alam na may mga mata na palihim na nagmamasid sa kanya. Ang "Shadow Syndicate," na dating pinabagsak ng Veritas, ay muling nabuo sa ilalim ng isang bagong lider—isang misteryosong pigura na kilala lamang bilang "The Puppeteer." "Si Elena ang magiging daan natin para makapaghiganti," wika ng The Puppeteer sa kanyang mga tauhan. "Gagamitin natin siya para wasakin ang Veritas mula sa loob."

But the voice inside her whispered, cold and calm: “Focus on me instead. I’m the one who can kill her.” Aurora stumbled, trapped between two impossibilities: A monster behind her. A monster inside her. And somewhere in the shadows… Lilith was returning.

Tiningnan niya ako diretso sa mata. "Si Shadow Root… hindi lang sila basta kriminal. Nasa loob sila ng sistema. May pulitiko, may sundalo, may negosyante. At sila ang susunod mong kalaban, Montero." Dahan-dahan kong ibinaba ang baril. Malalim ang aking buntong-hininga. "Kung ganun…" malamig kong sabi. "Magsisimula na ang bagong yugto. Pero tandaan mo, Seleska… isang maling galaw lang, kahit anino mo, buburahin ko."

[The Unmasking] Ang "Library of Shadows" ay hindi lamang isang imbakan ng mga dokumento; ito ay isang buhay na monumento ng pagsisisi. Ang bawat pahina ay amoy luma, ngunit ang impormasyong nakapaloob dito ay sapat na para magliyab ang buong mundo. Sa loob ng silid na ito, kung saan ang tanging liwanag ay nagmumula sa mga solar-powered monitors at ilang piraso ng kandila, hinarap nina Ryella at Vladimir ang pinakamabigat na katotohanan ng kanilang buhay.