But before I could savor the moment, before I could even soak in the roar of the crowd chanting my name like a god, something happened. Something so overwhelming, so unnatural, that it froze the blood in my veins and silenced the voices of thousands.
A blinding light erupted from the heavens, pure and golden, crashing down like the sun itself had descended upon us. The radiance washed over the entire city in an all-consuming glow, not harsh like fire but soft, divine, yet no less terrifying in its power. It was too much to look at, too perfect, too… absolute.
The crowd fell dead silent. Not a word, not a breath. Mouths hung open. Eyes widened. Even the werewolves around me trembled beneath the weight of what they were witnessing.
And I, who had just crushed a man's skull like it was paper, I didn't move.
I couldn't.
A golden aura blanketed the city, wrapping it like a gift from the gods. But this wasn't just some holy display. The light was doing something, changing things. Transforming the city I'd just conquered.
First, the homes.
I watched with stunned disbelief as broken rooftops and crumbling stone walls shimmered in the divine glow. Their surfaces began to morph, reshaping, hardening. Crude structures melted into seamless architecture—homes rebuilt themselves with white marble walls, elegant rooftops, and golden trim that caught and reflected the light like stars fallen from the sky.
Then the streets. Where once there had been cracked stone and dirt paths, flawless roads of smooth, white marble unfolded like rolling waves, one after another. Golden-outlined lamps rose up from the earth like flowers in bloom, tall, majestic, humming with energy. The very soil shifted beneath our feet, breathing life into a city that had been nothing more than rubble and poverty.
Even the grass turned rich and green, as if it had never known the sting of drought or neglect. It swayed gently as if touched by a breeze, though the air was still.
And the city walls, once rough, patched, and worn, now gleamed like divine fortresses. Thick slabs of enchanted white marble sealed every inch, their surfaces so polished they reflected the city like a mirror. I could feel the strength in them. Whatever this was, it wasn't for show. These walls weren't going to fall to any army, no matter how powerful.
A sharp chime in my head broke through the awe.
[Territory Domination Mode Initializing: 41%...]
[Territory Domination Mode Initializing: 43%...]
[Territory Domination Mode Initializing: 46%...]
The system's notifications ticked upward, each update bringing a new wave of transformation.
Then the mansion began to change.
No, not just change, it evolved.
New floors formed above the old structure, rising seamlessly into the sky. Towering walls took shape, not just expanding outward but upward, grand, imperial, like the palace of a god. The stone morphed into marble before my eyes, not a trace of the old remained. And at the peak of the highest tower, a statue began to form.
It was a wolf.
No… not just a wolf.
It was a werewolf.
Massive, majestic, and lifelike down to its fur and muscle. Its eyes glowed with the same divine light that surrounded us, staring down at the city like a guardian, a symbol of something far greater than me, yet somehow… born from me.
[Territory Domination Mode Initializing: 49%...]
Everything, and I mean everything, had become white marble. The homes, the roads, the walls. Even my fucking mansion was a gleaming monument to power.
People around me began to cheer to me. I didn't know why, until I realized what they were seeing.
Me.
I was glowing.
No... not just glowing.
I was floating.
Suspended in midair, arms outstretched like a god descending to bless his people. The golden light bathed me alone now, the rest of the city returning slowly to normal clarity. The light had left them, but not me.
Their eyes were locked on me in utter reverence. And when I looked down, I saw them, every werewolf, every Omega, even Bella, Nil, and Fil, all kneeling. Every one of them. Their heads bowed to the ground as if in prayer.
My skin prickled.
The power surging through me was unlike anything I had ever felt. It wasn't just strength, it was understanding. Awareness. I could see everything. Not with my eyes, but with my mind.
A bird's-eye view of the city flooded my senses.
Every road. Every home. Every single corner of this reborn land, I could see it all.
I could see through walls.
I could feel life pulsing through the ground.
I knew, in that moment, that this wasn't just some grand show from the system. It was something more.
[Territory Domination Mode Initializing: 80%...]
Then, another glow appeared, this time just outside the mansion.
It descended like a pillar of holy fire, so blinding that even I had to shield my eyes. I squinted, trying to see what the light had brought, but for the first time… I couldn't.
I couldn't see through it.
Not with my eyes. Not with my mind.
And when the glow finally faded, I understood why.
It was a statue.
A towering statue of me.
But not me as I was now.
Me in werewolf form.
Standing at least ten feet tall, one arm raised, claws open toward the heavens, the other resting at my side. Its eyes glowed with the same divine radiance. Even without the light, it shimmered with life—as if, at any moment, it might move.
It looked exactly like me… but older. Greater. As if the statue captured not what I was, but what I would become.
[Territory Domination Mode Initializing: 99%...]
[Territory Domination Mode Initializing: 100%...]
[Territory Domination Mode Complete.]
Then, the system message flooded my thoughts—loud, detailed, and more massive than anything I had received before.
[Congratulations, Host. Territory Domination Mode has been successfully activated.]
[You are now the ruler of the first fully-conquered human domain. The city is under your protection.]
[This domain is hidden from the vision of gods. No divine entity can observe events within this territory without your permission.]
[All werewolves within city walls gain a 10x power boost.]
[City walls are now composed of divine marble—unbreakable by ordinary force. Flying above the city without permission is restricted. Even birds cannot pass unauthorised.]
[Inside this territory, you are the God. You may observe, alter, and control nearly every function—Expect teleportation, which will be unlocked in a future upgrade.]
[You may now name your city.]
My jaw tensed.
That… was the longest message the system had ever sent me. What the hell was I now? A ruler? A god? What did it mean that I was shielded from the eyes of gods? Were they watching me all this time? Judging me? Planning something?
No. It didn't matter right now.
Because I had something else to do.
[Please enter your city's name.]
I exhaled slowly, eyes scanning the reborn city beneath me. There was only one name that felt right.
"White Wolf City."
[Name confirmed.]
[Major changes have been made to your system interface. Please check your status panel for updates.]
I wanted to check. Desperately.
But I couldn't, not yet.
All eyes were still on me. Every soul, every werewolf, every citizen now looked to me not as a leader... but something more.
I lowered slowly, the divine light around me fading. My feet touched the ground with eerie grace. The moment felt unreal, like time itself had slowed to watch.
Bella was still kneeling, her head bowed deeply. But her eyes… her eyes were filled with fire. Admiration. Obsession, maybe.
I raised a hand, silently gesturing for her to come forward.
She rose, walking toward me—elegant and powerful, yet humble in her approach. When she was close, I reached out, wrapping my arm around her waist and pulling her to my side.
Then, I raised my other hand high into the air.
"This…" I shouted, my voice echoing across the marble city, "…is White Wolf City. The new capital of a new era."
I paused, soaking in the moment.
"And with this…"
I smirked, eyes burning with purpose.
"…the new era begins."