"Hunter Bailey!"
Master Wainwright’s voice sliced through the tension like a physical blade, sharp enough to draw blood. He stepped forward, his face a mask of thunderous authority, his eyes burning with a genuine, desperate fury. He wasn't just angry at the interruption; he was terrified. He knew that if this spoiled prince pushed any further, the War God would stop being a groom and start being a butcher.
If Hunter Bailey died here, on the highest floor of the state, Lord Buddha would descend upon Valor City with everything he had. The resulting war between a grieving "Underground Emperor" and the legendary The Obsidian Circle would turn the entire Centralshire State into a graveyard. More importantly, Matthew Powell’s identity—a secret of national security—would be exposed to the worl
