Samuel's POV
The winds had cald after the last battle, ashes dancing around like fading mories. I sat cross-legged atop a jagged cliff, the Gauntlets of Warden still smoldering at my sides. My breath was steady, but I could feel it—my body evolving... bending toward sothing far more destructive. It was ti to take a look.
"Status Window," I muttered.
A familiar blue screen shimred before my eyes.
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[Status Window]
Na: Samuel Gebb
Title: Harbinger of Destruction
Level: 174
HP: 130,000 / 130,000
Mana: 60,500 / 60,500
Strength: 570 → 630 ( 60 from Warden's Gauntlets)
Agility: 490
Endurance: 610
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[Abilities]
Combat Techniques:
1. Titan Slayer – Boosts damage against colossal foes by 50%. Grants armor penetration.
2. Phantom Step – Blink-speed movent; near-instant teleportation.
3. Crimson Burst – Stores kinetic energy, then detonates in a punch strong enough to crater the ground.
4. Fury Overdrive – 30% strength/speed for 20 seconds. Costs heavy stamina.
5. Heaven's Execution – A finishing strike that cleaves through even divine armor.
6. Dragon Fang Fist – Empowered lee strikes laced with draconic force.
Magical Abilities:
7. Abyssal Fla – Eternal fire that feeds on life-force; can't be extinguished by normal ans.
8. Void Spear – Pierces space itself; ignores terrain and shields.
9. Thunderous Wrath – Summons an electrical storm; AoE obliteration.
10. Shadow Dominion – Binds or attacks with autonomous shadows.
11. Mana Fortress – Generates a barrier that blocks incoming damage until shattered.
Unique Skills:
12. Harbinger's Awakening – Near-death buff; doubles all stats for 30 seconds.
13. Predator's Instinct – Real-ti battle precognition; heightened reflexes.
14. Warden's Authority – Lesser enemies tremble or submit.
15. Blood Pact Regeneration – Heals proportional to damage inflicted.
16. Heavenly Demon's Will – Immunity to mind control, divine manipulation, and curses.
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I leaned back, a quiet smirk playing on my lips.
"Level 174... and I'm still not done evolving."
The Strength stat alone was a terrifying wall now. 630—most mid-tier monarchs barely scratched 400. Warden's Authority had grown in influence too—beasts, monsters, even so low-ranking nobles bowed unconsciously in my presence.
But it wasn't just raw numbers.
Heavenly Demon's Will... That was sothing even gods feared. It was more than resistance—it was sovereignty over my own will, my fate.
I rolled my shoulders, feeling the raw weight of the gauntlets as they adjusted to my movents like second skin. Their synergy with Dragon Fang Fist and Crimson Burst had turned every blow into a storm.
"I've beco a walking calamity..." I whispered, looking at my hands. "...and they haven't seen anything yet."
Abigail. Joshua. Those fools.
They thought they buried Samuel Gebb.
But what rose from that grave... was the Heavenly Demon, cloaked in fire, lightning, and shadows.
I closed the window, the air around shimring as the power inside stirred.
"Soon... I'll be in the human realm again."
"And the world better pray I co in peace."
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After closing the status window, I stood up slowly. The cliff beneath my feet cracked from the re pressure of my movents. The wind howled, yet it sounded like a whisper to now. My body had surpassed its mortal limits — I was no longer human in essence. I was a force.
But before I stepped through the Gate Owen ntioned, I needed to do one last thing — test my gauntlets properly.
"Ti to stretch a little," I muttered.
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[Beastlands — South Ridge]
The first test was an ancient ruin infested with corrupted beasts. They once served kings — now they were mindless monsters.
As I stepped into the heart of the ruins, a hulking four-ard beast made of obsidian and magma lunged at , snarling with heat pouring from its joints.
"Perfect."
I didn't move.
It struck. Its molten fists crashed toward like teorites. I twisted my wrist, activating Phantom Step, vanishing and reappearing behind it mid-swing.
"Dragon Fang Fist."
My gauntlets lit up with deep crimson energy, and I slamd both fists into its back. Bones shattered. The beast roared, but I wasn't done.
"Crimson Burst."
A shockwave exploded from my punch, launching the beast through the ruins and burying it under a mountain of stone.
"Still not enough..." I muttered.
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[Trial Arena of Broken Kings]
Here, war constructs awakened to fight any challenger. Their swords were enchanted with anti-magic, perfect to test my defense.
They ca — ten at once.
Blades glinted. Runes flared.
I raised my hands, a smile curling.
"Mana Fortress."
A radiant barrier enveloped . The blades struck, shattering upon impact, as my Heaven's Execution flared up. I leapt forward.
"One swing."
My downward strike crushed five constructs instantly. Their cores shattered, the floor beneath cratered.
The others hesitated — wrong move.
"Thunderous Wrath."
Lightning rained from above, the sky itself howling. Screams echoed as the arena turned to glass from the sheer heat and force.
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[Forbidden Depths — Nest of Shadows]
I walked through the dark, where light was swallowed and even demons feared to tread. Shadow creatures lunged from every direction, whispering in tongues.
Perfect for testing Shadow Dominion.
I raised one hand.
The shadows turned on each other, now under my command. They shrieked, recognizing their new master.
I watched coldly as my summoned tendrils tore through them.
"So even corrupted shadows bow before now?" I laughed. "Fitting for a Harbinger."
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By the ti I returned to Owen's castle, I was drenched in blood and aura, not a scratch on .
Krun opened the gates and stepped back, eyes wide.
"Y-You... reek of death."
"Not death," I corrected, wiping dust from my gauntlets, "Power."
I looked at the sky.
"I've mastered them. Warden's Gauntlets now feel like extensions of my soul."
"Owen," I muttered under my breath, smirking, "I'm ready for whatever you've got planned."
The Heavenly Demon had finished warming up.
Now it was ti to unleash destruction.
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