Aden Castle trembled. From the cracks in the earth, a thick mist rose — heavy with blood and fear. SogeKing stood alone in the courtyard, the Bow of Peril ready, his eyes two shards of midnight. Then came the sound — laughter, wet and hollow. From the ground emerged an army of pumpkin demons. Their carved faces grinned wickedly, and from their eyes burned the orange fire of Shilen. “You killed us… but Halloween never dies,” whispered one, holding a scythe forged from rusted steel and bone. SogeKing smiled. He drew his bowstring and released an arrow of silence into the fog. The creature burst apart, scattering shards of pumpkin and black smoke. But for each one that fell, two more rose. The air filled with their chanting — a song of the dead, cracking the stone beneath his feet. At the courtyard’s center, the Pumpkin of Blood pulsed like a living heart, and within it appeared the face of Shilen. “SogeKing… hunter of shadows… come to me,” her voice whispered, sweet as death. “Give me your bow, and I will grant you eternity.” The Dark Elf tilted his head, the firelight of Halloween dancing in his eyes. “Eternity is for those afraid to die. I only fear being forgotten.” With one arrow, he pierced the heart of the pumpkin. A scream of a thousand souls tore through the night, and Aden began to crumble. The Night of Shadows was not over — it had merely changed its form. LU4 <3 Happy Halloween
