Shedah_Maphanga

Betrayed. Stabbed. Left to die in the alleys of Sdwashini. 
Zeldras was just another gangster trying to survive in Mbabane-until his own crew turned on him. But death wasn't the end. It was tha beginning.  
Awaked by an ancient system and guided by the spirit of a warrior ancester, Zeldras adopts a new name Muzi and flees to Nhlangano, where the streets are ruled by the deadly Red Knives gang.
But this isn't just about revenge. It's about bloodlines, lost powers and a clan name buried by history.
Now, Muzi must rise through the underworld, master ancestral cultivation and make the world remember the name: UMNYAMA

Rise of Umnyama

The wind outside the stash house picked up, dry and biting. Dust scraped across the hills like warning whispers. Something had changed in the air.

Muzi stood at the edge of the compound, breathing slow and deep. He had felt something since returning from the ancestral plane. A pressure. A presence.

> [System Ping: Anomalous Signature Detected] [Unknown Entity: Shadowless] [Proximity: 500m – Closing]

Sphilile emerged from the house, her face pale. "Banele's not back yet. He was supposed to scout the western ridge. It's been too long."

Muzi turned his gaze toward the ridge. A chill crept up his spine.

> [Bangani Link – Sphilile: Flickering] [Caution: External Interference Detected]

"Something's coming," he muttered.

They found Banele fifteen minutes later.

He was upright — standing — but frozen. Eyes wide. Breathing shallow.

Sphilile grabbed his shoulders. "Banele! It's us!"

Slowly, Banele's lips moved. One word.

> [System Alert: Psychological Disruption Detected] [Shadow Imprint Present – Signature Matches: Mazwi]

Jobe and Manana materialized behind them like ghosts. Even they were tense.

"He's close," Jobe said grimly. "The man who walks without a shadow."

"Then we fight," Muzi said, stepping forward.

"No," Manana replied. "You survive."

A sound cut through the wind — a single footstep.

Not echoing. Not crunching gravel.

A figure stood down the hill, draped in a black coat that moved as if underwater. His face was calm, almost bored. Eyes unreadable.

> [Warning: Target Exceeds Combat Level Range] [Recommendation: Evade. Reinforce. Strategize.]

"Muzi," Sphilile whispered. "He's watching you."

"I know," Muzi replied, teeth clenched.

Mazwi raised a single finger. Pointed directly at Muzi.

Then he turned — and vanished into the wind.

Back at the stash house, Banele finally spoke. "He didn't need to kill me. He wanted to look inside my head… and he did."

Shlelelwe grabbed the map. "We move tonight. He knows we're here. We either disappear, or we die."

> [New Objective: Prepare for the Hunt] [Training Priority: Shadow Step Mastery – Phase Two Unlocked] [Side Quest: Who is Mazwi? Begin Tracing His Origin]

Chapter 25 – The Man Who Walks Without a Shadow