*Climb the demon tower and reach the 100th floor, collecting souls as you climb*

  *Souls collected 789/1,000*

  *Floor reached: 69/100*

  Izuku and Aizawa had spent the week climbing the demon tower. It had started off easy enough, however it was beginning to get more difficult for Izuku and his shadows as they approached the higher floors.

  Izuku sent his soldiers out and waited for the experience and souls to roll in.

  Aizawa stood alert, keeping an eye out for unseen threats.

  "What floor are we at now Midoriya?" He asked.

  "Floor 69. There should be a boss on floor 75. We can go back to UA then. I think I'll finish the quest by then too."
 
  Aizawa nodded.

  "Your army is incredibly efficient. I haven't even gotten to see you fight yet." He commented.

  Izuku laughed.

  "I could probably just send my soldiers through the tower and pop in whenever a boss needs beating."

  *Souls gained!*

  *Experience earned!*

  *Soul count: 816/1,000*

  Aizawa examined the lightweight dragon scale armour Izuku had given him. It was resistant to most blades, and completely impervious to flame, perfect for this dungeon.

  Izuku's own Shadow Monarch armour was made up of dragon scales of various qualities, and the shadow steel absorbed the flames and smoke around him anyway.

  Aizawa had a few dragons in his shadow, while Izuku kept Igris by his own side.

  They quickly made it to floor 75, meeting a large boss that just sat in its chair amongst the ruined skyscrapers.

  "This one's going to get messy, you should retreat for now." Izuku said.

  Aizawa acknowledged the position they were in. A giant enemy was amongst already worn down, broken buildings.

  "This isn't a real city, use the environment to your advantage." Aizawa said before running off.

  Izuku called upon his soldiers, sending Igris forth alongside them.

  The boss swatted at Izuku's forces like flies, making his way towards the monarch.

  "Return to me. I'll handle him alongside Igris and Iron. Domain of the Monarch."

  A large circle stretched out for a mile in each direction, turning Igris and Iron purple. Certain parts of Izuku's armour glowed purple too.

  Izuku leaped up at the giant, drawing his fist back, while Igris and Iron attacked it's ankles.

  The giant demon swatted Izuku away with great difficulty, but was able to get rid of the other two easier.

  Izuku looked around, looking for anything he could use against the demon.

  His gaze fell upon an un-collapsed skyscraper. About halfway down it was missing a fair chunk of the metal supports, giving Izuku the perfect opportunity.

  The greenette bounded towards the building, darting up to the large hole in the side.

  The demon boss raced after him, heading right down the path the building would fall. Izuku punched one of the remaining support beams, pulling at another with Ruler's authority.

  The skyscraper began to collapse, while the demon tries to slow down and turn to run.

  "Igris! Iron! Don't let him run!!" The Monarch called.

  The two shadow knights cut the Demon's heels out, tripping it up and allowing the pillar of metal, glass and concrete to fall on it.

  *You have Leveled up!*

  *You have Leveled up!*

  *Items received!*

  Aizawa emerged from his hiding place, admiring Izuku's work.

  "Are we going back now? I need to help the others prepare for the festival too." Aizawa asked.

  Izuku nodded.

  "Yeah. I'll be coming back after the festival, just to clear the last 15 floors. I want to see what all these crafting ingredients are for."

  Aizawa headed towards the warp platform in the centre of the arena.

  Izuku meddled with a couple things in his inventory for a second.

*Demon adornments acquired!*

*Upgrades available!*

*Items required*

*Demon ring*

*Demon earring*

*Demon necklace*

*Shadow steel plate*

*Shadow plate*

*King's flame*

*Would you like to upgrade these items?*

  "Yes"

*Choose (3) adornments*

  *Shadow ring(s)*

  *Shadow necklace(s)*

  *Shadow earring(s)*

  *Secondary upgrade: shadow crown*

  "Choose shadow crown."

  The shadow crown disappeared from Izuku's helmet, while the ring, earring and necklace disappeared from his inventory.

  *Crown of the Monarch acquired!*

  Izuku knelt before Igris, his head bowed.

  "All hail the shadow Monarch!" Igris said, lowering the crown to Izuku's head.

  *All stats doubled.*

  *All skills use half as much mana, cooldowns nullified.*

  *Shadows have a 100% chance to be pulled from bodies, no matter the level.*

  *You have been crowned the Shadow King. Choose a unit to become your right hand.*

  "Igris."

  *Blood Red Commander Igris has become Blood Red Marshal Igris.*

  Igris grew in height slightly, his body darkening, the armour covering his body pulling in the smoke. His edges became more refined, however his plume remained smoky.

  "I shall do my best to serve you my King."

  Izuku nodded, recalling his soldiers to his side.

  Aizawa stared at him as he approached.

  "You have a crown now. Like a proper crown."

  Izuku frowned.

  "You can still see my armour?" He asked.

  Aizawa shook his head.

  "No.. just the dark, shadowy crown on your head that's giving off a really heavy feeling. Its actually difficult to breathe."

  Izuku turned the aura down, concentrating for a second.

  "Is it gone?"

  "The feeling? Yeah. The crown? No."

  Izuku reached up for the crown and tugged.

  "It won't come off. I should have expected this."

  Izuku sighed, activating the platform.

  "Let's go back, we've been in here long enough."

 
  When they got back to 1A, the class stared at Izuku.

  "Don't ask, I can't take it off."

  He had read the description on the way back in the car.

  *Crown of the Monarch.*

  *A circlet of shadow, signifying to all others that you are the King of the dead.*

  *It cannot be damaged*

  *It cannot be broken*

  *It cannot be hidden*

  *It cannot be removed*

  *It doubles all stats.*

  *It greatly improves all skills and lowers cooldowns.*

  *It grows more powerful just by standing in the shade. Both flame and smoke empower you.*

  Aizawa stood at the front of the class.

  "Tomorrow, you're competing in the sports festival."