Chapter 11Adrian smiled at Valentina as they swayed to the music. For days, his mind had been weighed down, his strange new abilities, the looming threat of his identity being exposed, and the bitter sting of his wife’s betrayal.He had forgotten what it felt like to breathe without the weight of the world pressing down on his chest.But now, for the first time in what felt like forever, he was genuinely happy. Not faking a smile. Not pretending for the sake of appearances. This… this was real.The guests clapped and smiled, their eyes following the pair as they moved gracefully under the spotlight. But then, just as it had happened at the hospital, everything shifted.The world around him dissolved into darkness. The warm glow of the chandeliers, the vibrant colors of the ballroom, all gone. In their place was a grotesque, unsettling vision: the inner workings of every person in the room laid bare before him. He could see their bones, their muscles, their organs. Their voices becam

Chapter 13Five SUVs entered into a tarmac road filled with towering trees and vibrant flowers, the air almost too still, as if nature itself bowed in silence. Adrian’s gaze followed the endless stretch of road until his eyes caught the massive structure rising ahead.The mansion was colossal, its high black gates adorned with intricate golden carvings of dragons and phoenixes, symbols of power and rebirth. Behind the gates, the estate sprawled like a kingdom of its own. The walls rose tall and intimidating, built from polished marble and obsidian stone, reflecting the faint light like a silent warning.As they approached, soldiers armed and uniformed surrounded the entire property, their formation flawless, their presence suffocating. The moment the gates opened, they moved in unison, lining up in two rows along the driveway. Their boots struck the ground in a thunderous rhythm before they raised their hands in salute.The line of saluting soldiers stretched like a wall of steel and