The Shadow Patriarch's Rebirth: Cast Aside as the Weakest, I Returned to Rule the World
Chapter Fourteen — The Summoning War
Location:
Argent Blade Academy → Rift Zones across Ironcrest City
Time: Same night, spreading toward dawn
Scene 1: Alarms of War
A horn unlike any other thundered across the academy.
Crimson runes ignited in the sky.
Announcement: "All combat-capable students report to designated zones!"
Announcement: "This is not a drill."
Celsius stood in the shattered courtyard.
Eridiaries: "They open gates."
Scene 2: The First Rift
Location: East Training Grounds
The ground split.
A summoning circle expanded.
Demons poured out—winged, horned, screaming.
Knights charged.
Mages cast.
Students fell back in panic.
Celsius raised his hand.
Shadows surged outward, stabilizing the rift.
Knight Captain: "He's sealing it!"
The rift collapsed.
Cheers erupted.
Then another alarm sounded.
Scene 3: Command Recognition
Location: Administrative Tower
Aurelion watched multiple rifts open.
Aurelion: "He's synchronizing with them…"
An elder whispered.
Elder: "Assign him authority."
Aurelion nodded.
Aurelion: "Authorize Celsius Valerius as a field commander."
Scene 4: Battle Across the City
Location: Ironcrest Lower District
Celsius led a mixed squad—students, knights, mages.
Celsius: "Focus on the summoners."
Celsius: "Ignore the fodder."
Shadows formed barriers.
Fire met steel.
Demons fell.
Student: "He's calm…"
Scene 5: The Greater Gate
Location: Skybridge Plaza
A massive portal opened.
A demon general emerged.
Laughter shook the air.
Demon General: "Shadow… you reek of him."
Celsius stepped forward.
Celsius: "Close the gate."
They clashed.
Shadow against abyssal flame.
The plaza shattered.
With a final strike, the general fell.
The portal imploded.
Scene 6: Aftermath
Dawn broke.
Smoke rose.
Bodies lay still.
Celsius knelt, exhausted.
Selene approached quietly.
Selene: "You're bleeding."
Celsius: "I know."
She held his arm.
Selene: "You're not alone anymore."
Scene 7: The World Takes Notice
Location: Various Kingdoms
Messengers rode.
Crystals glowed.
King of Ardentia: "A shadow commander?"
Beastlord of Varkhan: "Interesting…"
Demon Council: "The contract has awakened."