Leon''s POV


    I woke up in the dead of night with Titania pressed against me, her head resting on my arm like a makeshift pillow. I carefully shifted her head from my arm, cing it gently onto a soft pillow, and then slid out of bed, stillpletely naked. I grabbed my smartphone from the nightstand and dialed a number.


    "..."


    I waited in the darkness for the call to connect, but eventually, it just ended with no response. She didn''t pick up.


    "I guess reaching her isn''t going to be easy, huh?"


    I''d been trying to call Professor Rose all day, but she wasn''t answering. Maybe the sting of discovering my sexual rtionships with Irene and Gabrielle was still too raw for her.


    I slipped on my bathrobe and walked out of the room, heading to the one next door. I knocked in a rhythmic pattern, making sure they''d know it was me at the door.


    The door opened to reveal a woman dressed entirely in ck.


    "Good evening, Master," she greeted. From her voice, I could tell it was Sandra. She knelt before me.


    Inside the room, there were nine other women. Ten in total. Six of them were dressed in the same ck attire as Sandra. One was wearing elven armor, and the other three werepletely naked, save for leaves strategically covering their private areas.


    "Good evening, Master," the others said, taking a knee, except for the elven woman. She stared at me with a scowl, clearly not my biggest fan.


    "Have you learned anything from them yet?" I asked.


    I nced over to the side of the room where five men were bound tightly by green vines, their bodies ensnared by the Dryads. I''d instructed them not to drain any more life force from any men, as they were essentially sucking semen out of them, even if indirectly.


    I made it clear that if they did, I wouldn''t forgive them and wouldn''t allow them to drain my life force, which they''d regret deeply because mine was unique and irreceable. I did permit them to draw nutrients from their bodies, though, which was why the men looked so gaunt but were still alive.


    Sandra replied, "Nothing. They won''t say a word."


    "I guess they''re really devoted to the Eclipse if they won''t spill anything," I said.


    "Do you want us to dispose of them?" Sandra asked, her voice steady.


    "Not yet," I replied. "Let me have a closer look." I stepped forward, closing the distance, and stared intently into their eyes.


    "Not looking too hot, are you?" I said to the man who had tried to grab Titania''s ass earlier. "This is what you get for aligning yourself with the wrong people andmitting unforgivable acts." My gaze shifted to the Eclipse symbol tattooed on his wrist. "So, you''re part of the Eclipse cult, huh? Care to exin why you''re kidnapping women and what your ultimate goal is?


    I promise I''ll let you go if you tell me."


    "Keh, no chance, kiddo," he sneered with a twisted grin. "I''m not afraid of death. I''m sure our Lord will save us, and His will shall be realized sooner orter. It''s you who''s in the wrong, disobeying His will and daring to defy Him further. But let me tell you something—you can''t. You can''t fight what''s inevitable.


    You might think you have the upper hand, but there''s no way you can stand against Him."


    His confidence in his Lord was chilling, even as he faced sacrifice with such unwavering devotion. Sesillian had clearly brainwashed him effectively.


    "Not far from now, our preparations will be finished. Soon, He will be reborn and envelop this world once again," he dered. "And you won''t be able to do a damn thing about it! Hahahaha!"


    He burst into maniacalughter, but Lixis tightened the vines around his throat, choking him into a breathless silence.


    After a fit of violent coughing, he red at me with a chilling menace. "Lord Xyroskhaal will plunge this world back into darkness, and you''ll see how futile your efforts are!" he snarled. "In the shadows, we find truth, and in the darkness, we are reborn. The world will bow to our will for we are the harbingers of the Eclipse, where light meets its end and our power begins."


    "In the shadows, we find truth, and in the darkness, we are reborn. The world will bow to our will for we are the harbingers of the Eclipse, where light meets its end and our power begins."


    "In the shadows, we find truth, and in the darkness, we are reborn. The world will bow to our will for we are the harbingers of the Eclipse, where light meets its end and our power begins."


    "In the shadows, we find truth, and in the darkness, we are reborn. The world will bow to our will for we are the harbingers of the Eclipse, where light meets its end and our power begins."


    "In the shadows, we find truth, and in the darkness, we are reborn. The world will bow to our will for we are the harbingers of the Eclipse, where light meets its end and our power begins."


    "In the shadows, we find truth, and in the darkness, we are reborn. The world will bow to our will for we are the harbingers of the Eclipse, where light meets its end and our power begins."


    Their voices grew louder and more desperate with each repetition. Blood began to seep from their eyes, streaming down their cheeks, and suddenly, their heads exploded in a gruesome disy. I shielded myself with Guardian to avoid being sttered by the gory remains.


    After that, I deactivated Guardian and surveyed the aftermath. Their heads werepletely blown off, leaving nothing but empty neck stumps. The explosion had been so violent that their heads had disintegrated.


    I snapped a photo of the gruesome scene and sent it to Professor Rose. I also took a close-up of the Eclipse tattoo on their wrists. No matter how much she might want to ignore me, there was no way she could overlook this. As soon as I sent the images, my phone rang. It was a call from her.