The early morning sun over Capital Sector 1 broke through a clear, pale blue sky no longer choked by dark ash or toxic mana fallout, standing clear and crisp under the vigilant, absolute protection of the Ominous Sovereign.

At the absolute summit of the Ominous Sovereign Terminal, Shadow Commander James stood before the massive, three dimensional holographic central node. His dark spectral scepter burned with intense, pulsating violet data streams as millions of heavily encrypted terabytes extracted directly from the destroyed subterranean mainframe of Project Tartarus were processed, decrypted, and indexed into the terminal’s public broadcast network in real time.

Standing behind him, leaning casually against the obsidian balcony railing, was Renan. His long black Monarch coat fluttered gracefully in the sharp, high altitude wind. The glowing golden runes etched deep across his skin burned with a calm, absolute authority, harboring his newly forged 64,000 physical stat points.

"Is the global array network fully prepped and synchronized, James?" Renan asked, his layered, double toned voice slicing smoothly through the loud hum of the cooling turbines and high altitude draft.

"Every satellite link, public news frequency, hunter forum network, live streaming platform, and government emergency broadcast channel across thirty eight sovereign nations has been forcibly hijacked, My Sovereign Monarch," James reported, bowing his armored head with absolute reverence. "The World Federation’s firewalls and military encryption protocols in Geneva were completely bypassed in less than four seconds by our shadow digital network."

Renan looked down at the peaceful, orderly streets of Sector 1 below, where local civilians, merchants, and heavy Shadow Knights walked side by side in seamless, unprecedented harmony.

"Broadcast it to the world," Renan commanded calmly. "Let the public see what their leaders built in the dark."

"By your absolute will!" James struck his dark spectral scepter heavily against the obsidian floorboards.

BZZZZZZZZT!

Across the entire globe from the giant commercial screens in Times Square, London, and Tokyo, to the private smartphones, television networks, and military monitors of every hunter, politician, and ordinary citizen every live television broadcast, internet stream, and radio feed abruptly cut to sharp, blinding static.

A fraction of a second later, the unedited, high definition video feeds extracted straight from the primary servers of Project Tartarus played in crisp 4K resolution before billions of horrified human eyes.

The entire world watched in utter shock and revulsion as the secret, illegal underwater laboratories of the World Federation Council were thoroughly exposed: long, cold rows of human incubation vats holding live low tier hunters, detailed human experimentation logs documenting forced mana organ transplants, the brutal slaughter of captive gate bosses to harvest living cores, and the classified military blueprints for the Synthetic Relic Soldiers engineered specifically to enforce an absolute global military dictatorship.

The shocking broadcast concluded with a single, high definition panoramic image: the smoldering underwater crater six thousand meters beneath the Pacific Ocean, overlaid with a cold, blood red text mandate bearing the unmistakable mark of the Sovereign:

[Ominous Sovereign Global Declaration]

"The World Federation Council in Geneva is officially classified as an Illegal Criminal Syndicate. Their global authority is stripped. Their treaties are rendered void. Any nation harbouring Geneva Enforcers or offering military aid shall be deemed an enemy of the Sovereign Territory and dealt with accordingly."

In Geneva, Switzerland inside the grand, marble pillared palace of the World Federation Apex Council absolute, uncontrollable chaos erupted.

The massive, multi tiered round council chamber, where delegates from forty superpower nations sat, was in complete, hysterical uproar. Emergency red siren lights flashed violently along the high marble walls as communications terminals rang incessantly with panicked, screaming calls from Prime Ministers, Presidents, and Guild Masters worldwide demanding immediate explanations for the exposed human experiments.

At the absolute head of the high tribunal sat Supreme Chairman Alden a frail looking but terrifyingly powerful elder clad in ornate, golden embroidered white robes, his cold, reptilian eyes fixed silently on the flickering broadcast screen. Sitting at his immediate right, trembling hysterically and drenched in cold sweat, was Ambassador Vane Tempest, who had fled the Western Gate days prior.

"Order! I demand immediate order in this chamber!" Chairman Alden slammed his golden gavel onto the marble podium, his voice amplified across the hall by sonic spell runes.

"How could this happen, Alden?!" the French Delegate screamed, standing up and pointing a trembling, furious finger at the Chairman. "The entire world has seen Project Tartarus! Mass public protests and riots are tearing through Paris, Berlin, and Washington! Thousands of high ranking S Rank hunters are deserting their Association posts and refusing orders!"

"Quiet, all of you!" Alden hissed, his eyes burning with a ruthless, autocratic venom that silenced the shouting delegates. "The boy is a rogue anomaly a monster who threatens the very political and economic structure of global order! If we hesitate now, his shadow legion will be knocking at our gates in Geneva within a week!"

Alden pressed a hidden obsidian button on his primary podium console, bringing up a secure, black tier military authorization interface.

"Activate the Three World Class Alliance Raid Squads immediately," Chairman Alden declared, his cold, merciless voice sending an icy chill through the entire council hall. "Deploy Commandant Vane Godfrey, The Iron Empress Katarina, and Raid Leader Alexander. Mobilize one hundred thousand international alliance troops and completely surround Capital Sector 1."

The council delegates gasped in sheer terror. The Three World Class Raid Squads were the absolute military pinnacle of humanity living human weapons responsible for clearing Class EX Gates and keeping superpower nations in line.

"Chairman... you are declaring a total, unrestricted global war!" the North American Delegate stammered, his face turning pale.

"No," Chairman Alden whispered, a dark, maniacal smile spreading across his wrinkled face as the authorization codes cleared. "I am ordering an absolute extermination. Erase Capital Sector 1 and everyone inside it from the global map."

Back atop the Ominous Sovereign Terminal, Shadow Commander James suddenly paused, the holographic radar projecting three massive red mana signatures rapidly converging from the northern, western, and eastern horizons.

"My Sovereign," James reported, his spectral scepter flaring with sharp red threat warnings. "Geneva has taken the bait. The Apex Council has deployed all three World Class Alliance Raid Squads alongside a hundred thousand heavy infantry troops. They are forming an absolute blockade around our perimeter borders."

Renan did not turn back. He looked out over the vast horizon where high tier military airships and armored transports were already breaking through the cloud cover in the far distance.

"One hundred thousand soldiers," Renan murmured, his layered voice chilling the surrounding air as dark purple miasma swirled around his leather boots. "And three world class commanders."

He slowly gripped the hilt of his dark Monarch blade. Golden Monarch runes flared brightly across his arms, neck, and face, emitting the terrifying weight of his 64,000 physical stat points.

"Order General Ignis, Rebecca, and Sylas to open the perimeter gates," Renan declared, his golden eyes glowing with ruthless, absolute malice. "We will meet their world class alliance on the open field."

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