All Chapters of THE REJECTED GENIUS : Chapter 191
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Chapter 190 Trust? Trust was overrated for someone like me. Ever since I had Edwin locked behind bars, I have been looking over my shoulders. The cryptic message I got was more than a red flag for me. I knew what I needed to do. I knew my enemies then, but now, I don't. The fear was there even though I knew I couldn't be hurt. The thought of someone coming for me anytime was more hurtful than I cared to admit. The staff trembled in my hands, a symbol of both challenge and desperation. Xavier didn’t flinch. Not even a blink. He looked at the tip of the bamboo like it was a flower, not a threat. I could see the gentle look on his face even though I was scared. Xavier had taught me to read emotions and pain. I don't need to look at my opponent too much before I know how to attack. During combat, a quick look at your opponent could help you decipher their next move. “Easy,” he said gently. “You’re angry. Good. Hold on to that. But don’t turn it on me.” Angry? I w
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Chapter 191The room plunged into darkness the moment I blew out the candle. Everywhere went into total darkness, and all I could hear was the faint breath of my enemy, and then… silence.My heartbeat slowed. This wasn’t fair. It was focused.He moved again.A shuffle to my left—barefoot. Light, fast. He wasn’t just skilled—he was trained. Probably ex-military. Or worse… council-born.I ducked instinctively, my body reacting before my mind even caught up. His blade swung in the air above me, slicing through where my neck had been just a second earlier.I used my crouch to launch myself forward, shoulder slamming into his torso. We both went down hard, grunting. His knife scraped my ribs—just a scratch. I could feel a drop of blood trickle down my side. He rolled, swift and silent, and I let him go. I didn’t want to kill him. Not yet. Not until I got answers. Not until I know who sent him to get me. I stood and reached for the switch on the wall. With a quick flick, the emergency li
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Chapter 192It was all exhausting for me. Like I was starting another war entirely, and this time around, I was not even sure if I was going to make it out of it alive. That moment when you felt it was over, you felt like you had done enough for humanity to want a space of peace and sanity, but fate managed to throw another chaos into your perfect world. I stared at him—hard. His words weren’t just cryptic; they were nuclear. Every nerve in my body was screaming for answers, and this bastard sat there bleeding on my rug like he was reading a bedtime story.“What the hell do you mean by perfected?” I growled, gripping his shirt collar and yanking him upward.His head lolled forward, blood trailing from his mouth. “You really don’t know?” he muttered, the words slurred but deliberate. “God, that makes this even better.”“Start talking,” I snapped. “Right now.”“Do you honestly think you were the strongest, the best?” He asked, staring at my face. “How many of us are out there?” I dro
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Chapter 193The knife was still warm in my grip, slick with blood. I wasn’t shaking anymore. I was past fear. Past doubt. Past everything, really. This man had come into my home to end me, and instead, he was the one bleeding out on my rug, whispering about world domination and the end of humanity like it was just a normal thing.I stepped forward again, ready to push harder, make him break—really break. “Are you daring me?” I asked, my voice low and dangerous. The light caught the edge of the blade as I tilted it. One more word. That was all it was going to take.But the word never came.The window shattered.A sharp crack split the air, piercing through the tension like a gunshot—because it was one. A red mist burst from the side of the man's skull before I even registered the sound fully. His body jerked once, then collapsed backward like a puppet with its strings cut.I froze. Everything in me turned to ice.“ZEE!” I shouted instinctively, dropping low, my heart hammering as glass
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Chapter 194Park looked at me and was surprised. “What are you doing here, Adrian?” he asked, flipping his eyelid up. I knew he was happy to see me, but at the same time, he knew I was not coming to pay him a visit. “Trouble,” he said slowly, asking me to take a seat. His gaze met with Zee's for a bit. “You two made up already?” Zee looked at him and smiled, shaking her head for a bit. “Why are you here, Adrian?” Park asked as he walked towards his shelf to grab a bottle of drink. “Want some?” “No, water is fine,” I said immediately. “You?” I looked at Zee, who nodded, asking for water also.“I saw what you did, Adrian. I must say, I am proud of you.” Park said, looking back as he added some ice cubes to the wine he wanted to drink. “That is why I am here, Park. I managed to have Edwin locked up, but I don't think I was able to stop what was going on.” I said slowly. “I thought all of this was over.” “You thought?” Park looked at me and smirked. “Do you know why I left?” “Why?”
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Chapter 195I knew what I was asking of Park. A part of me feels bad about it, but I don't have any choice. He was the only person I knew I could ask for help. With him right beside me, I know we could move mountains. All I needed was for him to say the single words I have been dying to hear him say all day. I held her small frame in my arms for a moment longer than I should have. Her innocence clashed violently with the storm brewing in my mind. Park’s little sister—bright-eyed, full of life—deserved peace. Not the kind of horror I was about to drag her brother into again.“Wow,” she whispered, stepping back with a grin. “You look like you’ve been through a war.”I gave her a smile. “Something like that.”“She doesn’t know anything,” Park said quickly, his tone protective. “And I intend to keep it that way.”Zee gave me a long look but said nothing. She knew what I was thinking—what I was about to ask Park would risk that bright smile ever gracing this room again. And still, I co
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Chapter 196The sound of the vault door slamming shut echoed through the chamber like a warning bell—loud, final, and terrifying. Zee jumped, her eyes wide with panic, but Park didn’t flinch. He just stared at the sealed entrance, his jaw clenched as if he had expected it.“Park?” I asked, stepping toward him. “What the hell was that?”He didn’t answer. Instead, he turned back to the obsidian slab, his hand hovering above the glowing triangles as if he were trying to feel something invisible.Zee’s voice trembled. “Are we trapped?”“No,” Park muttered, still not looking at her—or at me. “Not trapped. Just… locked in until the vault finishes reading him.”“Reading me?” I echoed. “What does that mean?”He finally turned to face me, and for the first time in years, I saw genuine fear etched into his features.“This place is alive,” he said quietly. “Not in the way you think. It’s not AI, it’s older than that. This vault was built by the first of your kind—Originals who survived the last
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Chapter 197 I still don't know what I saw, and I can't explain how I was able to see the past. Everything felt unreal. “How do you get to know all of this?” I asked, staring at Park, who was now relaxed. “Do you think I spent my days relaxing after I left you?” he replied, staring at me. “What do you mean?” “I went into intensive research. I needed to know more about the powers we have. I needed to know if we are a threat to the world or not. I need to be sure there were no side effects.” Park said, staring at me. “Is there?” I looked at him. My heart was beating steadily, like I was expecting my death sentence. Zee was also concentrating as her eyes darted back and forth between the two of us. “Why don't we talk outside?” Park finally said, getting to his feet. His eyebrows were slightly arched, and I knew there was something he was not telling me.Maybe he didn't want to tell because Zee was there, but I believe he was going to let me in very soon. “Give us some time. We wi
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Chapter 198As we walked back into his home, I immediately used the opportunity to ask him. “Can I stay with you for some time?” Park looked at me and said nothing. He wasn't much of a talker after his resurrection. “You know they are going to be looking for you, right?” I nodded. “Are you scared?” Park asked, kicking the large stone in front of him. “Who wouldn't be?” I replied absentmindedly.I can heal, fly, and do things that are not humanly possible, but then, they also can do all of that or maybe even more. “Fear is good, you know. It makes you judge every move you take, every decision you plan on making. It makes you trust no one, and maybe you might survive based on it,” he said, smiling. I looked at Park, and still, I don't know how he finds it so easy. Maybe because he was dying? I still don't know how true it was. But Park was not someone to tell lies. “We need to get back now. My sister would be a little worried.” We increased our pace, and we were soon at the fron
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Chapter 199When will it end? When was I finally going to have peace of mind? Was any of this going to be over? I tried to tell myself that all of this was going to stop, to come to an end, but it kept happening even after I thought I could handle it all. The force of the blast shook the entire house, rattling the windows and throwing us all to the floor. Smoke and dust filled the air, burning my throat as I coughed and scrambled for balance.“Get down!” Park roared, dragging his sister with him as a second explosion went off somewhere outside, closer this time.I tried to look around, to see where it hit, but I couldn't. Elira was already moving, barking orders to her men. “Positions! Cover the exits!” Her voice cut through the chaos like a whip, but my ears were still ringing.I grabbed Zee and pulled her behind the overturned couch. “Stay here,” I told her, but she clutched my shirt with trembling fingers.“I’m not letting you—” She was about to finish her words when another b