Novels by Evie Penheart

CHAPTER 53The hall was still buzzing with the aftershocks of Dr. Aldric Arvan’s death. The oppressive pressure he had once commanded had vanished completely, swallowed by the overwhelming force Adrian had unleashed. It was as though the very air had been freed from chains. People inhaled deeply, their breaths shaking, minds struggling to comprehend what they had just witnessed.President Alistair Renford was still kneeling on the ground. His limbs trembled uncontrollably. Every breath he took quivered with disbelief, with awe, with a fear he could not hide no matter how hard he tried. The man who had been the pillar of Medical City, the iron-blooded President known for his pride, raised his head slowly… and stared at Adrian with eyes filled with a complicated mixture of humiliation and reverence.His lips trembled.“Y-Your mental force…” he whispered, voice unsteady as though his throat itself was shaking. “Is it… Level-4?”He swallowed hard. His next words barely made it out.“Or… i

CHAPTER 52Dr. Aldric Arvan lay collapsed on the polished marble floor, his breath shallow, his mental force shattered beyond repair. The once-dominant Level-3 doctor now resembled nothing more than a broken vessel—spine bent, aura dissipated, eyes flickering with dread and disbelief.Adrian approached him with slow, measured steps, each tap of his heel echoing through the silent hall. Every onlooker watched with bated breath. The boy who wasn’t even “Level-2” had not only resisted a Level-3—he had destroyed him.But Adrian wasn’t done.He crouched beside the fallen doctor, eyes narrowing. The dark energy residue still lingered on Arvan’s aura, faint but unmistakable. And something else—fear. Not fear of Adrian… but fear of something behind him.Adrian’s voice cut through the stillness, calm yet chilled with purpose.“Before you die uselessly,” he said, “you’re going to answer something.”Dr. Arvan trembled. “W-what…?”Adrian leaned closer, his shadow falling across the man’s face.“W

CHAPTER 51Adrian stood before Dr. Aldric Arvan, his presence calm, unshakable, yet radiating an invisible force that pressed against the air itself. The man he faced had already crushed presidents, shattered Level-2 masters, and stood here with a near-black aura that could suffocate the unprepared. But Adrian wasn’t afraid. Not in the slightest.Dr. Arvan burst out laughing, a cold, echoing sound that reverberated through the hall. “So, this is the boy,” he said, voice dripping with amusement and contempt. “You’ve walked right into my hands. Perfect. I can settle all my grudges at once.”His laughter boomed like a drum of malice, drawing every eye. Even seasoned elders instinctively flinched. Yet Adrian’s expression remained unreadable. He merely tilted his head slightly, assessing, calculating.Before Dr. Arvan could finish speaking, Adrian’s hand twitched imperceptibly. Just a single ripple of mental force—subtle, almost casual. But in that moment, the invisible storm stirred.BOOM

CHAPTER 50 A faint, almost imperceptible trace of dark energy seeped out from Dr. Aldric Arvan’s overwhelming aura. The color was deep, unnatural, and instantly familiar to Adrian.His eyes narrowed. That energy… it was the same as the poison that had nearly killed his grandfather, Mr. Morritis. The realization struck him like a bolt of lightning. All his previous reluctance, all thoughts of staying out of this power struggle—vanished in an instant.Adrian’s hand clenched slightly. He had to act.The hall had not yet fully recovered from Dr. Arvan’s crushing defeat of President Renford and the other Level-2 doctors. The air still vibrated with residual pressure. Every soul in the room froze, eyes wide, unable to breathe freely. Not a single person dared approach.Adrian inhaled quietly, then stepped forward.He paused at the edge of the crowd, letting all eyes fall upon him. Calm, deliberate, confident. He raised his voice, low but steady, cutting through the oppressive silence:“I w

CHAPTER 49The hall hadn’t yet recovered from the shock of seeing two Level-2 Presidents—renowned, respected, practically legendary—crushed like pests under Dr. Aldric Arvan’s casual flick of the wrist.Whispers still rippled in trembling waves:“Impossible…”“That pressure… that wasn’t human…”“How can someone suppress two Level-2s like that…?” President Dr. Alistair Renford moved forward, his expression dark and unwavering. Every muscle in his body radiated restrained fury.“Dr. Arvan!” Renford’s voice cut through the murmuring crowd like steel. “Since you speak so arrogantly, it seems I have no choice but to test your claims myself!”A stunned silence fell over the hall. Even seasoned elders instinctively stepped back, sensing that Renford’s aura—the peak of Level-2 mental force—was about to be revealed.Slowly, deliberately, he lifted his hands. Around him, faint golden threads of energy shimmered in the air. They began as wisps, almost imperceptible, but in an instant, the threa

CHAPTER 48 Two figures stepped forward. Their steps were steady, their eyes sharp, and their presence alone was enough to make the surrounding crowd instinctively quiet down.They were not ordinary presidents.They were legends in their own states.President Halden of Duskport — gray hair tied neatly behind him, his gaze steady and unwavering.And President Verdan of Larkfall — calm, scholarly, but with an unmistakable depth behind his eyes.Both were Level-2 mental force users, famous not only in their own regions but across the six states.“What are they doing?” Catherine whispered, clutching Adrian’s sleeve unconsciously. “They’re going together…?”A murmur rippled through the crowded hall.“They’re teaming up?”“That’s unprecedented!”“Two Level-2 presidents at once… this is serious.”They stood side by side, facing Dr. Aldric Arvan with solemn expressions.President Halden stepped forward, sleeves rustling.A faint metallic hum filled the air as thin strands of silver slowly ros