Chapter 183: The Overlord’s Return
With the past finally laid to rest, Igaris and Evernight departed Ashvale and stepped through the Dimensional Gate.
The familiar lands of Earth welcomed them back. But peace did not.
Only several days had passed since Igaris left, yet unrest had already begun to spread throughout the Overlord’s Empire. Fear lingered in the streets like fog, thick and silent.
The Skadi Empire’s Imperial Army had reached the border of the Earth State.
Tension bled into the air. Soldiers moved in disciplined lines toward the battlefront. Warships loaded with weapons and rations soared overhead. Cannons were set in place. Shields were raised. Banners of resistance flapped against cold winds.
Citizens shuttered their doors and windows. Markets were abandoned. Schools silenced. The once-bustling cities turned quiet, like the calm before a storm.
For many, it was a return of nightmares.
The last time the Skadi Empire arrived, they brought shackles and chains. They turned men into dogs, women into property, and children into silence. The memory was a wound that never fully healed.
And now, as that shadow rose again on the horizon, the people trembled.
But this time was different.
They were no longer alone.
They had a ruler now. A symbol. A force that had turned criminals into protectors and crumbling cities into monuments of unity.