Episode 4: Recruitment

Episode 4: Recruitment

After Aizakawa defeated the Mantis monster, he returned to Earth and reverted to his human form.

Mialethra was completely shocked by the overwhelming power he had shown.

Aizakawa simply said:

> "That was only one percent of my power."

Mialethra was beyond stunned—just one percent was enough to shake the entire ground.

Aizakawa then walked up to her and asked:

> "Are your legs hurt? Let me help."

Mialethra tried to stay strong and replied:

> "N-no, I'm fine… ouch!"

Without hesitation, Evros lifted her into his arms once more.

Her face turned bright red from embarrassment.

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Meanwhile… beneath the Tree of Darkness…

Kagelapan watched from afar and spoke calmly:

> "Do you know, Evros…

That your 10,000th lover is the reincarnation of all the ones I killed?

She is the end… and the beginning of your next suffering."

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Kagelapan then began his search for elite warriors to join his army.

He traveled to China, where he saw Lord Zhen Oh fighting against two masked heroes—one dressed in black, the other in white.

In the original timeline, Lord Zhen Oh died when his own building collapsed on him.

But in this timeline, Kagelapan arrived just in time to save him.

At that point, Lord Zhen Oh had already taken human form, with red and white metallic accessories adorning his body.

> "Who are you? Why did you save me?" asked Lord Zhen Oh.

Kagelapan replied calmly:

> "I am your savior… and I've come to recruit you into my army."

He then upgraded Lord Zhen Oh's weapons:

A razor-sharp fan that could slice through planets,

A wind blast that could reduce humans to particles,

A hand that could transform into a deadly mini-cannon.

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Kagelapan continued his journey and found Unos and Suro, locked in a deadly duel, nearly killed by a massive space laser.

In the original story, they both died together.

But this time, Kagelapan saved Unos and left Suro behind.

He brought Unos to his hidden base.

When Unos woke up, he said:

> "Where… am I?"

Kagelapan answered:

> "I'm your savior. And I offer you a new power—greater than anything you've ever known."

Unos accepted the offer.

Kagelapan upgraded Unos with:

A diamond sword capable of slicing mountains or islands in one strike,

Durability that could withstand hundreds of nuclear bombs.

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But Kagelapan's hunt wasn't over.

He opened a portal to another universe…

There, he saw the Dark Prince (Pitch) surrounded by human guards.

A hero named Zack shouted:

> "Surrender, creature of darkness!"

Watching from a distance, Kagelapan was intrigued by the prince's raw potential.

He descended and rescued Pitch, whose body radiated a dark poison that made the guards collapse instantly.

Kagelapan offered:

> "Become an agent of Darkness.

With me… you'll have true power."

At first, the prince wanted to refuse—

But Kagelapan's power was too great to ignore.

He eventually accepted the offer.

Kagelapan upgraded Pitch into the Dark Prince, granting him powers such as:

The ability to destroy all stars in an entire galaxy,

Command over hundreds to thousands of shadow warriors.

Now, the army of darkness was nearly complete.

Kagelapan began to plan his next move—

to destroy Evros…

and dominate all worlds.