Five years ago, humanity’s strongest Tower Climber was betrayed at the peak of his conquest.Rael Arden, known only by his codename Phantom, was the silent genius who cleared impossible floors, crushed monsters with forbidden magic, and shaped the rules of Tower exploration. No one had ever seen his real face—yet his legend was feared across the world.But at the Tower’s summit, the teammates he carried to glory stabbed him in the back. For power. For godhood. For fear of what he might become.They thought he died.They were wrong.Reincarnated in secret, Rael awakens in a modern world that’s on the edge of collapse. Dungeons bleed into cities. Monsters evolve. The Tower is no longer just a gate—it’s infecting the world. And the very ones who betrayed him now rule from the shadows, hiding behind titles, guilds, and lies.But Rael isn’t alone. His soul split across hidden clone bodies, each designed to infiltrate, gather information, and prepare for war. As each clone reawakens, his power grows—and so does his rage.With him are three women tied to his fate:Selene, the shadow rogue who never betrayed him.Lyra, a curious researcher drawn to the legend of the Phantom.Aeris, the sword saint who still mourns his death… and may not be as loyal to the enemy as she seems.Now, Rael hunts the seven betrayers who destroyed his past.One by one, they will fall.But revenge is just the beginning.Because deep within the Tower, something else is waking—an ancient force that even Rael feared. And this time, the world may not survive unless the Phantom reigns again.

The girl who called herself Selene followed Rael like a shadow.


Not the annoying kind—no questions, no chatter. Just a silent presence one step behind him, like a phantom tethered to his soul. She didn't speak again until they returned to his apartment.


Rael shut the door behind them and turned, finally breaking the silence.


"Talk," he said. "Who are you? What are you?"


Selene stood near the window, staring at the skyline like she didn't belong in this era. "I told you. I am yours."


She looked over her shoulder. "Then let me give you one."


In the Tower, time flowed like a dream. Reality bent. Floor by floor, rules changed. Gravity reversed. Space folded. Time bled.


Selene Vireya was born on the 63rd floor—a floor of eternal night. The sky there was a mirror of black water. The ground was made of silver sand that screamed when stepped on. Beasts roamed that fed not on flesh, but on emotion.


Selene wasn't human. Not in the way Rael was. She was a Construct of the Moon Court—a living weapon forged by the Tower itself to protect one of its sacred gates. She was born without a name, without a will. A blade with a beating heart.


Rael Arden, then known only as "The Phantom," reached her floor alone.


He looked at her, not as a weapon, but as a person.


She stood beside him as he shattered floor after floor, rewriting the laws of the Tower.


And in the end—on the 99th floor—she watched him die.


Rael listened in silence, eyes hard, unreadable.


"I took a body. A vessel. A girl who was dying. She… accepted me. Because she saw your face in a dream."


"Souls remember more than minds do," she whispered. "Even the world dreams of you."


He turned away, processing it all. His past life had been a bloodstained climb to revenge and power. He had allies… and betrayers. But someone like her—he had forgotten.


"What do you want, Selene?" he asked quietly.


Rael's jaw tightened. "This world doesn't have a Tower."


She stepped forward. "But the cracks are forming. I can feel it. The Tower is coming back."


> [System Alert: Soul Resonance Detected]


[Bonded Companion Unlocked: Selene Vireya – Class: Moonblade Ascendant]


[Passive Skill: Lunar Veil – Activated (You are harder to detect by magical surveillance)]


He looked at her as the System messages faded.


Her black eyes reflected something ancient. Something devoted.


And part of him—deep, broken, and buried—was glad she remembered.


That night, as the city slept and Hunters scrambled for answers about the phantom who cleared an A-rank gate, Rael sat in the dark, with Selene kneeling beside him like a loyal wolf.


Chapter 4 - Chapter 4 – Her Name Was Selene