King's Landing was a city of noise—markets shouting, horses clattering, people screaming.
But Ryu worked in silence.
He didn't need armies or gold. He had shadows.
And one by one, he began to take the city.
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[Skill Activated: Shadow Replica]
A shadow can now permanently copy the face, voice, and habits of any dead target.
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The first target was a gate guard who drank too much.
Ryu followed him into an alley, killed him cleanly, and summoned a shadow.
In seconds, the shadow stood—tall, armored, and wearing the man's smirk.
No one noticed the difference.
That night, the shadow opened the main gate for a silent visitor Ryu had summoned—another shadow from beyond the wall.
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[Replaced: Gate Guard "Stane"]
Access: City gates, watch rotation schedule
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Next, Ryu replaced a group of four city guards who took bribes near Flea Bottom. They vanished without a trace. Their shadows took their place.
The new guards walked the same beat, gave the same grunts—but reported only to Ryu.
He now controlled an entire patrol unit.
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[Replaced: Patrol Unit – 4 Gold Cloaks]
Access: Inner city, street control, prisoner transfer routes
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With each replacement, Ryu mapped the city more thoroughly.
His shadows marked hidden paths, secret doors in the Red Keep, and underground storage rooms beneath old towers.
By the end of the week, nine guards were gone. Nine shadows walked in their place.
The city guard noticed the drop in crime—but didn't ask why.
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"Let them feel safe," Ryu thought, watching from a rooftop. "Then take the breath from their lungs."
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At night, he summoned all his new shadows in a secret chamber beneath the city.
They knelt before him—silent, waiting.
No rebellion. No fear. Just loyalty.
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[Shadow Legion – King's Landing Cell Established]
Status: Growing
Objective: Complete city surveillance and full inner circle infiltration
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Ryu walked among them, his voice cold.
"Hold your places. Gather secrets. Wait for the signal."
He raised one hand.
A new shadow rose—this one shaped like a Red Keep royal messenger.
It bowed to him without a word.
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Above, in the Red Keep, the Queen plotted.
In the streets, the King drank.
And beneath them all, Ryu built his kingdom of shadows.