The sixty-fourth dawn bled gold and ash over Kael El's Ashen Empire, the 10,906 square kilometers of his Territory Level 5 dominion shimmering with power. The capital city stood at 190 buildings, bone steel and golden turrets piercing the sky as 2,688,000 subjects rallied behind their lord. Kael marched 700 kilometers east, Stormforged Blade gleaming, EX: Dragonflame Reaver a fiery roar, Stormhide Armor glinting with battle scars. His flirty smirk cut through the haze, a cool dominance radiating as he closed in on Rynne's last stand—25,000 shadows entrenched 700 kilometers from his capital, her SSS: Shadow Lord cloaking a final defiance. Kael burned to end her reign.
Day 64. Rynne's shadows cling, I'll rip 'em out. His dark eyes flared with unwavering confidence, pride a molten core beneath his chill exterior. Two-point-seven million souls, 10,906 square kilometers, Rynne's 65 thinks she's got a last breath. It's her grave. The Nexus roared: "Kael's 67, gold strikes!" "Rynne's 65, shadows cower!" He winked at the storm. Cower more, I'm the reaper.
"Day 64: Post-Peace Period. Territory Level: 5 – Commanding Lord. Territory Size: 10,906 sq. km. Population: 2,688,000 Subjects. Food Stock: 26 Days. Resource Yield: +100% (Lv. 5 Bonus) + 100% (SSS: Resource Lord) + 0.5x (R18 Boost, 4 Days Left). Resources: 725,000/1,000,000 for Lv. 5 Completion – Excess Banked: 0. Summon Limit: 20/Day. Territory Lv. 6 Conditions: Reach Level 105, Continental Empire (500+ buildings) [190/500], Defeat 100,000-stat Entity [Not Met], 5,000,000 Resources [725,000/5M], 250,000 Gold/Month [105,000/250,000], Army of 10,000 Elite [2,000/10,000], Build World Wonder [Not Met]."
"Lord Nexus Leaderboard: 1. Kael El (67), 2. Rynne (65), 3. Vex (64), 4. Myra (63), 5. Lyra (62), 6. Gavrin (60), 7. Sylth (59), 8. Elynn (58), 9. Jorr (56), 10. Kalia (55)."
Kael's grin widened, a teasing glint sparking. "Level 67 owns first, Rynne's 65 hangs on second. Shadows fall to my gold." His talents stayed veiled, EX: 10,000x Multiplier humming, Total Stats at 12,967 in Champion Lord Low Tier (10,000–25,000).
Veyna rode beside him, bow taut, wolves prowling. "Lord, Rynne's 25,000 dig in, 20,000 Level 25 shadows, 2,000 Stats, 5,000 Level 45 elites, 7,500 Stats. SSS: Shadow Lord's cloaking her lair, 700 kilometers east."
Kael winked, spinning the reaver. "Veyna, my sting, 25,000's a flicker. Shadows die in my fire." He raised a fist, EX: Dragon Sovereign roaring as dragons soared. Twenty summons erupted, bone golems and frost wolves charging. "Drayce, vanguard. Thora, flank. We bury her."
Drayce spurred ahead, glaive flashing as 1 million warriors surged, 400 gold-clad elite leading. "Aye, Lord, shadows end now." Thora swung her hammer, 500,000 reinforcing the flank, golden turrets mobile.
By noon, Kael's forces crashed into Rynne's lair, 25,000 shadows rising from the dark, Level 25 shadows at 2,000 Stats, elites at 7,500 wielding dark blades. Kael smirked, EX: Gold Reaper pulsing, his 12,967 Total Stats looming. The clash erupted, Drayce's elite slicing through, War Surge roaring, 5,000 shadows falling, blades snapping. Bone golems stomped, claws crushing 4,000, dust swirling. Veyna's wolves tore, frost fangs shredding 3,000, arrows piercing elites.
Kael charged, EX: Stormwing Prime blurring him to an elite captain, 7,500 Stats flaring. The captain struck, shadow blade slashing, Kael dodged, earth splitting. EX: Volcanic Tsunami surged, 10,000 damage melting 2,000, shadows sizzling. Another elite swung, Kael parried with the Stormforged Blade, steel screaming, then triggered EX: Vitality Reaper, stealing 10,000 health, 20,000 damage shredding the foe. He laughed, gold ash swirling.
Dragons dove, fire and ice raining, 3,000 vaporized, ash pooling. Elys's lightning cracked, 2,500 fried, Lyra's violet blasts tore 2,000, Rhea and Fyra torched 3,000. The harem reaped, 19,500 dead in an hour, 5,500 holding. Rynne's elites rallied, 5,000 forming a dark wall, tendrils lashing. Kael smirked, EX: Seismic Rupture cracking the ground, 5,000 damage breaking ranks, bone golems smashing 2,000. EX: Ash Reaper spun, 50,000 damage wiping 2,500, dust choking.
Thora's flank slammed in, hammer shattering 1,000, golden turrets firing, 1,500 falling. Drayce's glaives reaped 2,000, Veyna's wolves tore 1,000, dragons roared, 29,500 dead total—Rynne's forces gone. She stood alone, Level 65, 11,500 Total Stats pulsing, SSS: Shadow Lord flaring as 5,000 shadows spawned, dark spear trembling. "Kael, you'll pay!" Kael grinned, EX: Tempest Maelstrom roaring a sandstorm, 15,000 damage scattering 2,000 spawn. He charged, EX: Bone Reaper piercing, 50,000 damage clashing with her spear, shadows cracking.
She thrust, Kael dodged, EX: Magma Fury searing 50,000 damage, 2,000 shadows burning, Rynne buckling. EX: Thunder Barrage rained forty lances, 40,000 damage melting her guard. EX: Gold Reaper slashed, 50,000 damage tearing through, Rynne's spear snapping, her form fading. "No… my shadows…" She collapsed, vanquished.
"Ding! XP Gained: 34,500 enemies (29,500 Lv. 25, 1,767,922 XP each; 5,000 Lv. 45, 33,554,432 XP each) × 0.1 × 50 = 1,098,614,900 XP. Lord Rynne (Lv. 65, 16,233,200,949 XP) × 0.1 × 50 = 811,660,047 XP. Total: 1,910,274,947 XP."
Level Up! Level 67 to 68.Base Stats: Champion Lord Low Tier (10,000–25,000), set at 12,000 (Str: 3,000, Def: 3,000, Spd: 3,000, Aura: 3,000).
Kael stood over her ashes, Total Stats at 13,467, EX: Gold Dominion flaring. "Rynne's gone, I'm king."