All Chapters of AWAKENED ADRIAN LACANSTER : Chapter 371
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CHAPTER 371
"And now you stand in our home spinning some fairytale about ancient prophecies and dragon flames? You expect us to just hug you and forgive everything because of a bedtime story?"She poked a finger toward his chest. "You must be seriously high on something. You’re not a dragon, Adrian. You’re a loser who can’t let go."Gerald, who had stayed silent until now, finally spoke. His voice was like a gavel hitting a desk. "Enough. Adrian, if you don’t have anything real to say then please leave our house. You are wasting our time and insulting our intelligence."Sophia checked her watch and adjusted the strap of her designer bag. She looked at Adrian one last time with exhaustion. "I’m already late for work. I don't have time for this nonsense."She turned on her heel and walked toward the door. Elena lingered for a second, her eyes lingered on Adrian before she tagged along behind her sister."Sophia!" Adrian called out, his voice turning dark and resonant. It was a tone that usually mad
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The SUVs sat silent for a heartbeat. Then, something impossible happened.The doors of the vehicles didn't swing open on hinges. Instead, the metal began to ripple and smoke, literally dissolving into thin air like black mist.Four men stepped out. They weren't thugs in leather jackets or soldiers in gear. They wore long, flowing robes of deep charcoal, their faces hidden in the shadows of heavy hoods. They didn't pull out guns. Instead, their hands began to glow with a sickly, bruised-purple light that made the air smell like ozone and rot.Sophia froze. Her bravado vanished instantly as she realized these weren't "thugs.""Who are you?" she stammered, taking a step back toward the car.One of the mages stepped forward. He didn't speak. He simply flicked his wrist in a sharp, downward motion.BOOM.It felt as if the hand of a titan had slammed down from the sky. A massive wave of Gravity Magic hit the road with the force of a falling building. The asphalt beneath Sophia and Elena cra
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While the Aldridge family faced their doom at the pier, Adrian was miles away, driving his black sedan toward his office. His mind was still a whirlwind of thoughts about the prophecy, Umbra the panther, and the look of total mockery on Sophia’s face earlier that morning.He never saw the first SUV until it was inches from his bumper.With a screech of tires, three matte-black SUVs swerved across the road, blocking every path of escape. It was the exact same pincer maneuver they had used on Sophia. But Adrian wasn't Sophia.He slammed on his brakes and his car came to a halt. The doors flew open and ten soldiers in tactical gear and three mages in charcoal robes spilled out. They surrounded his car, their hands already glowing with that sickly, bruised-purple energy."Adrian Lancaster!" one of the mages barked, his voice distorted by magic. "By order of the Shadow Guild, you are to be executed! Kneel or die right here!"Adrian stepped out of the car. He didn't look afraid. He didn't e
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"Please... stop..." the soldier begged, tears streaming down his face.Adrian pressed his foot down harder. "I won't ask again. Who?""The... the Head of the Guild!" the soldier sobbed. "Magnus! He thinks you killed his son! He’s at the private pier... the rusted one at the edge of the city!"Adrian’s eyes narrowed. "What is he doing there?""He has the Aldridges!" the soldier blurted out, desperate to make the pain stop. "He’s got them all! He put them in a massive iron coffin... he’s going to seal it with a binding spell and throw them into the ocean! They’re probably already in the water!"The air around Adrian suddenly grew incredibly hot. "Get up," Adrian commanded, grabbing the soldier by the collar and hauling him to his feet."I can't... my leg is broken!"Adrian didn't care. He dragged the man to the nearest black SUV and threw him into the driver’s seat. Adrian climbed into the passenger side, the Dragon Knife still glowing in his hand."Drive," Adrian hissed. "If we aren't
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Adrian stepped over the corpse of the soldier, his gaze cold and unshakable. "Your son didn't stop looking for trouble, Magnus. He poisoned the Aldridge family and tried to take what wasn't his. He deserved to die for what he did. Now, let the family go, or you will join him in the dirt.""KILL HIM!" Magnus screamed, pointing a trembling finger at Adrian. "Tear him apart! Leave nothing but his teeth!"The remaining mages, the elite of the Shadow Guild rushed forward. They raised their hands, chanting in low, guttural tones as purple lightning crackled between their fingers. They launched bolts of dark energy at Adrian, intending to vaporize him where he stood.But they met their end just like the rest.Adrian moved with a speed that defied human logic. He was a blur of black cloth and red light. He ducked under the first bolt, spun inside the guard of the nearest mage, and drove the Dragon Knife upward into his jaw. He didn't stop. He kicked the second mage in the throat; the force
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The pier was silent for a heartbeat, the only sound being the waves crashing against the rusted metal. The black rift had vanished, taking Adrian with it. "What did you do to him?" Sophia screamed, her voice cracking as she stared at the spot where her husband had just been. "Where is he?!" Magnus let out a roaring laughter. "He is worse than dead," Magnus wheezed. "The Maw does not kill you quickly. It breaks your soul over a thousand years while your body rots in an instant. I warned you... I told you the streets would flow with blood." He turned his head slowly toward the two soldiers who had managed to survive Adrian’s slaughter. They were bruised and bleeding, but they were still standing. "Finish it," Magnus commanded, his voice fading into a whisper. "Put them in the crate. Close it. Throw them into the deepest part of the ocean. The Aldridge family will meet their end today!!!" With those final words, Magnus’s body collapsed into a pile of dust, blown away by the cold sea
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The first Imp lunged. Adrian swung his knife, expecting to cleave the creature in half. Instead, the blade hit the Imp’s hide with a dull thud. The creature was incredibly dense, its body packed with the heavy energy of this dimension.The Imp hissed and slashed at Adrian’s arm. The claws tore through his expensive suit jacket and drew blood.Adrian gasped. In the real world, these creatures would have been nothing to him. But here, his movements felt sluggish, as if he were fighting underwater. The gravity was heavier, the air was thicker, and his power felt like a tiny spark"I'm weak..." Adrian realized, his heart sinking. "Everything I learned... everything I am... It's just Level 1 here."Three more Imps jumped from the rocks. Adrian gritted his teeth, his survival instincts taking over. He stopped trying to use raw power and focused on his training. He dodged a claw, grabbed an Imp by its scaly neck, and slammed his dull blade into the soft spot beneath its jaw.He fought for hi
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The woman looked into the fire. "My name is Lyra. Long ago, the world above called me the Weaver of Stars. I was a High Mage. But that was five hundred years ago. Now, I am just a ghost in the dark."Adrian’s eyes widened. "Lyra? The legendary mage who vanished during the Great Purge? You’re supposed to be a myth.""Most myths are just people who got stuck in a bad place," she muttered. She handed him a wooden bowl filled with a grey, bubbling sludge. "Eat. You'll need it."Adrian looked at the bowl. It smelled like wet socks and old copper. It looked absolutely disgusting. He took a small sip and nearly gagged, the bitter slime sliding down his throat."You'll get used to it," Lyra said, unfazed. She moved closer and pressed a handful of crushed, blue herbs against the wound on his arm.Adrian hissed in pain. In the real world, a wound like this would have healed in seconds. But here, the skin only knits together slowly."Everything is slow here," Lyra explained. "Healing, magic, eve
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Adrian didn't flinch. He walked to the edge of the cave, looking out at the endless purple horizon."And you call this living?" Adrian asked, his voice low and steady. "Sitting in a cave, eating sludge, waiting for the shadows to get hungry enough to finish you off? That is not living, Lyra. That is just dying slowly. It is better to die in battle than to rot away in a hole in the ground."He turned back to her, his red eyes burning with a sudden, intense heat. "The lives of an entire family depend on me. Right now, in my world, they are sinking into the ocean. If I stay here and wait, they will drown. Every second I spend talking to you, they are closer to their death."Lyra looked away, her hands shaking as she clutched her tattered robes. "I have heard that before. Many have come here with fire in their hearts, only for the Maw to turn that fire into ice."Adrian stepped closer, his presence filling the small cave. "You know this place better than anyone. I want you to fight by my
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"The Void Stalker territory is not far," Lyra whispered, her voice tight with nerves. "They are not like the scavengers you fought yesterday. They are hunters. But more than that, they are collectors." "They love anything shiny, anything with power. Your Dragon Knife, my sword... to them, these are trophies. They will not give them up easily." They journeyed through the obsidian canyons for hours. Along the way, they faced minor obstacles, living shadows that lunged from the rocks and jagged stone traps that seemed to move on their own. Adrian handled them with ease, his movements were becoming sharper, more adapted to the heavy gravity of this world. Finally, they reached a massive, gaping hole in the side of a mountain. The air around it smelled of old metal and dried blood. "This is it," Lyra whispered, crouching behind a black spire. "Their lair. Adrian, this is a very bad idea. There are hundreds of them in there." Adrian didn't hesitate. He stepped out from the shado