The capital city never slept that night.
After the confrontation at the plaza between Priyanshu Yadav and Bishop Seraphina, the Empire trembled—not from war, but from uncertainty. Whispers swept through courts, taverns, and sect halls like wildfire.
A prince who could not be judged.A bishop who hesitated?And a truth too dangerous to be spoken aloud?
Inside the Loyal Dog Headquarters, deep beneath the eastern sector, Priyanshu sat at the center of a wide obsidian room. Around him knelt over fifty cloaked figures — the true backbone of the secret empire he had built.
Tonight, he would no longer remain a mere shadow.
Asha stepped forward, her voice solemn.
"My Lord, the eyes of every faction are now on you. The Church. The Royal Court. The Outer Clans. Even the demonic sects have gone silent."
"Good," Priyanshu replied, standing slowly. "Let them look. Let them guess. That's what happens when the villain… steps into the light."
He raised his hand.
[System Notice: Unlocking Hidden Title — "The One Behind the Curtain"][Effect: All plots initiated by the host now gain +30% success rate. Any plan with over 60% complexity becomes 'invisible' to fate tracking and divine perception.]
[Special Reward for 100 Chapters Survived in Stealth Mode: Title Evolution — "True Mastermind"]
[Unlocked Ability: Puppet King's Command — Control up to 10,000 individuals through layered personas without ever exposing core identity.]
A ripple of dark light flowed around him, like chains made of silk and starlight.
A new screen opened before his eyes.
[Organization Status: Loyal Dog]
Influence Level: Shadow Tier Alpha
Political Penetration: 82% of Empire
Military Units: 57 Hidden Corps
Espionage Cells: Active in 9 Continents
Leader: Priyanshu Yadav (True Identity Hidden)
New Project: BLACK DOMAIN — Initiate World Inversion Protocol?
[YES] – [NO]
He didn't press it yet. The world wasn't ready.
Not yet.
Not until they begged for salvation.
Asha's voice brought him back. "Bishop Seraphina has requested a private audience. She says she must speak with you — alone."
Priyanshu's smile deepened.
"Prepare the Mirror Hall."
"She might be dangerous."
"She's more dangerous to herself now. Her belief is cracking. I only need to push."
Later, in the Mirror Hall — a vast chamber with walls that reflected not the body, but the soul — Seraphina arrived. Her steps were hesitant. Her divine aura wavered.
She stared at her own reflection. In it, her holy robes were stained, her eyes darkened, her wings… clipped.
"I've… seen a dream," she whispered. "Of a world where the Church burns, and you… stand over the ashes."
"Then don't wake up," Priyanshu replied softly, stepping beside her. "Because that dream… is truth."
Her lips trembled. "What are you?"
"I am the villain who saves the world by becoming its enemy."
She turned to him, her voice breaking. "And if I fall with you…?"
"You won't fall," he said, offering his hand. "You'll rise above the gods that shackled you."
[System Alert: Bishop Seraphina's Corruption: 4/10][Special Character: Recruitment Possible]
Outside the hall, the night was quiet.
But beneath the stillness, a truth had taken root.
The world still thought Priyanshu Yadav was a prince.
They were wrong.
He was the author of fate, the villain of every tale, and soon — the ruler of all.