[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-275":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","THE VILLAIN'S POV",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},336612,598,"Chapter 275: The Abyss Within","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-275",275,"\u003Cp>-Frey starlight POV-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, I had been fighting for my life .. a brutal, desperate battle against a demon that tore my body apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet… inside my mind, it felt as if only seconds had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, I found myself in a different world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A world of darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body was whole again uninjured, free of the horrific wounds I'd suffered just moments before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this place wasn't unfamiliar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'd been here before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same shadow realm I had entered when I used Third-Person Pov on Sansa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I realized that, a bitter nausea crept over me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I lose…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The presence of this darkness meant one thing .. the demon wasn't dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still alive… buried deep within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even after using Ignition twice… it still wasn't enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't even a full Demon Seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entities inside those seeds were just fragments .. a tiny shard of will from the most powerful demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shouldn't have had that kind of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those final blows should've been enough to destroy it completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here I was…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, wandering alone through the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered… what had happened to me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't think I was dead ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant something had pulled me into this shadow realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So all I could do now was wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sit in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait for the demon to show itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so the minutes passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I drifted alone through the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like I would remain lost here forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But somehow, I kept my composure until the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I wasn't alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very beginning, I had felt it ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A presence watching me from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its gaze was like sharpened blades piercing through my skin, stabbing not just my body… but my soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it were dissecting me .. studying every inch of who I was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't dare speak at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That presence… the pressure it exuded… the chill it sent down my spine .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I may still be just an insect compared to beings like them, But even I could tell the difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't the same demon I had fought before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No… this was something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something far worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far more terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if reading my thoughts, a voice answered from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very perceptive… Frey Starlight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon's voice echoed beside my ear .. sending a shiver through my entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a woman's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shouted into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in response ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadows smiled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twin violet eyes ignited in the void, glowing with unnatural light as they locked onto me ..watching with eerie interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew this was some kind of inner realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mental or spiritual space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her presence alone was enough to make my whole body tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for some reason… I felt like I knew her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demoness circled me, eyeing me with a wide, amused grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know who I am. How interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice whispered beside my ear again, and I cursed under my breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was reading my thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't want to accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was her…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King's Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third upper demon in their ranks ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vayne ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing her identity only made everything worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was in real danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before me stood a demoness at the peak of the SSS tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't do anything against her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All I could do… was stand still and breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this world wasn't real—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this form was just spiritual—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was drenched in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And my heart wouldn't stop pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey… Frey… Frey…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kept repeating my name, her grin growing wider with every word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's your secret, Frey Starlight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you, really? What are you hiding?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every step she took, my chest tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until she stood just a few steps away—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with each movement, I felt like my heart might burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, Frey… why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would a worthless little creature like you…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…draw the attention of the Great King?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so close ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face nearly touching mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when I saw it..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just for a moment..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I caught a glimpse of her true form, and I froze completely, holding my breath in terror…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrified that any movement might bring about my end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Demon King, Agaroth… has remained dormant for countless years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn't move, doesn't act ..just sits silently atop the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how fate surged or how this world trembled, He never lifted a finger. Unaffected. Unbothered. Untouched.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vayne continued speaking .. her grin slowly fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then, out of nowhere… the King moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in millennia, he showed interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the thing that caught his eye…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was nothing more than a pitiful little creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A worthless human named Frey Starlight!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She screamed ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blackened hands seized my face, and a wave of power surged through me, flooding my entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very beginning, I tried to react—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her presence alone crushed me, and she shouted into my face, raging:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you hiding?! Why is the King interested in you?! What are you, Frey Starlight?!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her hands, a dark force began to spread ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It slithered into me like molten lava being injected straight into my soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain was beyond anything I had ever known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All I could do was scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scream, and try to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was no use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Show me the truth!!! What are you hiding?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My spiritual body began to fracture under her pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt myself slipping away ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felt death creeping in from all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vayne dark power wormed its way into the very core of me ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To my essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To every fiber of my being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like fragile glass, I began to shatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched it happen slowly, agonizingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the worst part .. Was that I could do nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was completely powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood motionless before her, helpless…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like this was the end ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So amid my own screams, drowned beneath Vayne howling voice ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And waited for death's hand to carry me away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in just a few seconds ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I fell... Into the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey Starlight's screams ceased ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his being broke apart completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vayne eyes .. those of the third-ranked upper demon .. flew wide open as she stared at the terrifying phenomenon unfolding before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, Frey had been trapped within her domain ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadow realm conjured by the King's Shadow, a power given to her by the Demon King Agaroth himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But somehow…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey broke it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He released a terrifying surge of power that completely overwhelmed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sea of violet aura exploded from within him, flooding the entire space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His darkness… it's overwhelming mine?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vayne stared in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey's power now surrounded her ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she was the one trapped inside his domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the other way around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Vayne was so stunned that she forgot what she was even holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she finally snapped out of it ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she looked again at the human in her grasp ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She realized…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't Frey anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had it changed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her eyes didn't lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The being now before her…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was someone entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadowy form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A face hidden behind a terrifying black mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still holding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat there quietly, deep within the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then ..without warning .. he raised his head slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vayne felt something she hadn't felt in centuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression froze ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if death itself had touched her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recognized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was what terrified her most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to flee ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staggering back instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a formless power gripped her in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at her level—SSS rank—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with all her power—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she could do was tremble where she stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost laughable .. how quickly the roles had reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She, a demoness who stood atop the world…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now shaken to her core by a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A human who radiated the same presence ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her great king, Agaroth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was the only one who had ever emanated something like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…So this is the truth… you're the one…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vayne recognized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's why the King is interested in you…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had finally found the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're …\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was about to say his name ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in that moment, he raised his hand toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the very next instant, the entire world trembled at his command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of overwhelming force surged forth ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying power that tore through the third upper demon in existence, destroying her completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True, Vayne didn't die ..this was only a spiritual projection of her form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn't change the fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just been utterly obliterated…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man named Frey Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment he erased her…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man lowered his head again, slipping back into silence ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the dark world around them collapsed once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything fell still, as if the realm itself now waited quietly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the return of that ancient will.\u003C\u002Fp>",1603,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","f05ee005d99371b15fc0b1ba381f30ed59e13d3554fcb9e42cd2ca68ff17193b","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-276","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-274",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]