Location: St. Monarch University – Re-Enrollment Office
A quiet man walked through the gates.
No security detail.
No press.
No trail.
Just clean documents, a perfect transcript, and the coldest eyes ever processed by the registrar.
Name on file: Damien Vale.
Program: Global Business and Sovereign Markets
Year: Transferring in late — by his choice.
No one recognized him.
Not even the professors.
But the moment he stepped onto campus, the temperature felt different.
Something about him whispered:
"You shouldn't cross this one."
Narration — The World Repeats, But Damon Doesn't
He walked past students who used to mock him.
A few looked at him now with curiosity… others with interest.
Still others felt fear with no reason.
He had no entourage.
No gold chains.
No flex.
Just control — so complete it made people nervous.
System Check-In – St. Monarch Campus Re-Entry
Check-In Complete
– Reward: $2,000
– New Passive Reactivated: Campus Influence: Cold Echo
→ Your reputation adjusts others' behavior subconsciously
– Bonus Store Feature Unlocked: Business Genesis Package
→ Choose any two business categories and seed elite startups with system-grade architecture
→ Selections Made:
• Private Wealth Management Firm (Hidden Backbone of Phantom Holdings)
• AI-Powered Lifestyle Brand (Elite Marketing Front)
Welcome back, Phantom.
This time… they'll never see you coming.
Meanwhile – Nova Feels It
She saw him once.
Across the courtyard.
Back turned.
Body language… off.
Too still.
Too precise.
She blinked, and he was gone.
But her heart beat hard.
Fast.
And in her chest, the ring he gave her burned warm.
"He's here…" she whispered.
"But he doesn't want me to know."
Final Scene – Damon's New Plan
He sat alone in a luxury dorm suite no one knew he paid for.
Mask hidden in a vault.
Suit pressed. Laptop open.
Three screens displayed:
Global business trends
Student network investment rumors
A private ledger marked only with the symbol of a dragon's skull
Damon sipped his black coffee.
Eyes locked on the future.
And he smiled — not cold this time.
Just ready.
"They made me a monster in the dark.
Now I'll be their god in daylight."