**Chapter 40**
Matt woke up before the sun touched the sky. The room was still dark, but the soft twilight orb far above the city gave a gentle purple glow through the window. He sat on the edge of his bed for a long time, breathing slowly and thinking about everything that had happened.
He was no longer the scared boy from the alley. He was the Sovereign of the Eternal Night, the leader who helped build the Age of Twilight Harmony. His hair had more silver in it now. His eyes sometimes glowed with a soft red light even when he was calm. But deep inside, he still carried the memory of being weak. That memory kept him humble and kind.
The hunger was very quiet this morning. It felt like an old dog sleeping peacefully in the corner of his heart. Matt smiled a little and whispered, “Good m
