An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Someone is coming. You should hide now.” Dustin’s sharp senses picked up the faint shuffle of footsteps outside the door.

The movement was quiet and deliberate. It was definitely someone skilled.

“Got it.” Grace nodded and quickly gathered the Dracan essences before slipping out the window. She was gone in seconds and vanished without a trace.

Barely three seconds after she left, there was a knock at the door.

“Who is it?” Dustin asked.

“It’s me, Hank.”

A familiar voice called from the other side.

Dustin got up and opened the door. He greeted him with a smile. “Hello, Mr. Styles. Come on in.”

For Hank to show up at this hour meant the Hall of Gods was about to take action.

“Dustin, congratulations on winning the championship. I wanted to offer my congratulations in person.” Hank entered the room and showered Dustin with praise. “I watched your match today, and it was incredible. Defeating Glenn was a pleasant surprise. I knew I wasn’t wrong about you.”

“If it weren’t for your enhanced serum, I never would’ve been able to defeat him,” Dustin replied humbly.

Hank laughed heartily. “Now you see the perks of joining the Hall of Gods, huh?”

He smiled and continued, “With us backing you, fame and fortune are practically guaranteed. Keep doing your part. You’ll enjoy endless wealth and glory for the rest of your life.”

Dustin nodded

Let’s skip the small talk

shut the

for you. The

of elite fighters. Your job is to infiltrate

skill, it made sense that he

of dangers and guarded by powerful experts.

replied seriously. “Your job is to deal with the experts inside the forbidden ground. We’ll handle the people

no problem. But what exactly

“Dustin asked curiously.

once you’re inside the forbidden ground,” Hank said with a mysterious

still can’t tell

I don’t even know myself. The God King has everything planned out. All we need to do is follow orders and complete the mission. As

as instructed.”

your team and get to know them better,” Hank said

the way, Mr.

as he led Dustin out quietly. The two moved like shadows through the darkness. In less than

meeting hall, where Dustin noticed more than a dozen people had

the drunkard Wein Sage dressed like a beggar and Garrett, one of the infamous Cosmos Demons, known for his ruthless killings. The

a history with

everyone’s here, let

He smiled and said, “This is Mr. Rhys. Some of you may already be familiar

anyone could respond, Zayne, a young man with dreadlocks, scoffed.