As the enemy breached our defenses, my core magic was violently ripped away. Kael forcefully drained my power to shield Lila, leaving me dying. The instant depletion proved he only viewed me as a disposable battery for his fake prophet. At the Shadow Spring, I initiated a f*******n ritual to sever our soul-mate bond. The cost was irreversible: my soul circuits were permanently reshaped, forever destroying my ability to form traditional bonds. When Kael later tried to brand me a traitor, the resonance array projected our one-way magic circuit map, publicly exposing his alpha strength as entirely stolen. Facing Silas with his drawn sword in the Black Shadow Forest amidst a violent ley line mutation, I had to secure my place. With Kael’s arrest warrant hunting me down, could I survive the impending catastrophe?