Shadow Dragon: The Fallen Angel Is My Teacher

Her eyes widened.

"Wait… Thalwen is being—"

The words froze on her tongue.

At that exact moment, Magnus was racing through the forest.

The ground cracked under his feet as he approached the location, his aura shaking the air.

But just before he arrived, a bright flash of light filled the sky.

When the light faded, the rune array across the Alps, Thalwen, and the young man who had summoned him… all were gone.

Magnus stopped in his tracks.

His eyes scanned the empty clearing.

The ground was scorched, and the scent of ozone lingered.

"They have disappeared," he muttered.

Back in the estate, Liora watched the dead satellite feed.

Her face was grave.

Where had they gone?

Before she could think further, the candle at the altar—the one that had gone out earlier—suddenly flickered back to life.

The flame burned strong and steady.

Liora's eyes widened.

She grabbed the telephone again.

"Check the Vault. Thalwen's candle just reignited. He seems to be back," she said quickly.

Another Elder, Ben, answered the call and rushed to the Vault.

Within minutes, he confirmed, "He's here. Thalwen has reappeared."

Liora exhaled slowly.

"What condition is he in?"

"Angry. He is saying the one who summoned him disrespected him."

The line went silent for a moment as both understood what that meant.

A God insulted by a mortal… it would not be forgotten easily.

Thalwen would have his revenge.

And this was only the beginning.

After that night, the world began to stir.

The massive amount of Positive Energy used to summon Thalwen couldn't be hidden.

It had left traces strong enough for every major Hidden Clan to detect.

Surveillance satellites across the world had captured the event.

House Daelthorn couldn't hide what had happened.

And they didn't try to.

Within hours, the Exorcist Council called for an emergency meeting.

Representatives from every major Hidden Clan, powerful families, and top Exorcists from across the globe attended.

The meeting hall was filled with tension.

House Daelthorn was harshly criticized for their lack of security.

Allowing a sealed God to be summoned by an unknown individual was nearly unthinkable.

If Thalwen had not been sent back quickly, it could have led to a disaster beyond control.

Liora stood her ground but didn't argue.

House Daelthorn had already confirmed that Thalwen was not recaptured by them.

He had been sent back by the same person who summoned him.

That fact alone changed everything.

The Council reached a conclusion: the mysterious young man possessed the ability to summon a God, even one sealed under divine and ancient restrictions. and return them just as easily.

The young man was given a title.

[Rune Sage.]

The name came from the massive rune array spread across the Alps, which had broken the God's seal.

It was decided that Rune Sage's danger level was Rank 4.

For Hidden Clans, danger "levels" were numbered from one to five.

These were Code White (Level 1), Code Yellow (Level 2), Code Green (Level 3), Code Red (Level 4), and Code Black (Level 5).

But these danger "levels" existed only within individual Houses, and families.

A "Rank" danger level meant the threat extended beyond any single House or family, it could harm multiple Clans.

Rank 4 Danger Level was the same classification given to the Rank 4 Cursed Spirits.

There were only twenty-two known Rank 4 Cursed Spirits in existence.

Their existence alone warped nature and reality.

To put a human being on that same level meant only one thing: Rune Sage was being taken as a global threat.

The Exorcist Union moved immediately.

A worldwide bounty was announced.

A hundred million dollars for any credible clue about Rune Sage's location or any information about him.

Ten billion for live location confirmation.

For now, only the higher ups knew about his ability to summon a God.

The rest of the Exorcist World was told he was a runaway Exorcist who must be captured.

Posters and encrypted bulletins spread through every Exorcist network and Hidden Clan.

His white hair and blue eyes were printed on the global wanted list.

Yet, the Exorcist Council's decision wasn't purely to kill him.

The Union had decided that Rune Sage must be recruited if possible.

Someone who could summon a God was too valuable to be destroyed outright.

But there was a condition.

If there was even the slightest suspicion that he was working with, or had joined, any of the Prime Five illegal Exorcist organizations, he was to be eliminated immediately.

Orders were dispatched to every major Hidden Clan.

All Rank 4 and Rank 5 Exorcists were briefed.

They were told to stay alert, patrol their territories, and report instantly if any signs of the Rune Sage appeared near them.

Meanwhile, the investigation continued.

Samples of blood found at the Thalwen's summoning site—believed to belong to the Rune Sage—were sent to laboratories worldwide.

Every civilian hospital, Exorcist branch, and research institute began quiet campaigns under the guise of "free blood testing."

In reality, they were comparing samples to find a genetic match.

Every government was secretly involved.

The Exorcist Union didn't want another incident like this one to repeat.

In the Council's main chamber, discussions dragged on for hours.

Some believed the appearance of Rune Sage was a sign.

It was a warning of what was to come.

Others thought he was part of something far larger, perhaps connected to the sudden rise in Cursed Spirits over the past few months.

At one point, an Elder said quietly, "During the Dusk Hand Clan incident, we thought Fate was showing mercy… giving us those children. Maybe it wasn't mercy. Maybe it was a warning."

Silence followed.

Many nodded slowly.

Now, with Rune Sage's appearance—his ability to summon a God, and his mysterious disappearance—it didn't feel like coincidence.

"Perhaps Fate sent him, or perhaps Fate is warning us about him," another murmured.

Whatever the truth was, everyone in that room understood one thing.

The balance of the world had shifted that night.

A single human had summoned a God.

And unknown to most, the Prime Five had begun moving to capture, and if possible recruit, the Rune Sage.