All Chapters of The Last Mystic: Awakening in the Modern World: Chapter 21
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Chapter 21 – When the Storm Breaks
Ryan hadn’t slept.He sat on the tunnel floor, back against the damp stone, staring at the faint sparks dancing across his fingertips. His mind replayed the battle over and over—the shadows lunging for Olivia, her scream, the fear in her eyes.Maya’s words echoed in the silence: If you keep her with you, you put her in the jaws of every enemy.Ryan clenched his fists, lightning flashing briefly. He could never send her away. But he also couldn’t shake the truth. Every time she was near him, she was a target.A small hand touched his arm. Olivia had stirred from the bedroll beside him, rubbing sleep from her eyes. “You’re still awake?”Ryan forced a smile. “Couldn’t sleep.”“You’re thinking too loud again,” she teased softly, resting her chin on her knees.Ryan looked at her—the stubborn courage in her tired face. She was just a kid, but she carried the weight of his storms without complaint.“I’ll keep you
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Chapter 22 – The Cage and the Spark
Olivia’s eyelids fluttered open.The world swam at first—bright lights stabbing her vision, a cold ache running through her limbs. She tried to move, but her wrists and ankles were bound by steel restraints, locking her to a chair bolted to the floor.The room around her was sterile, metallic, humming with hidden machines. No windows. No clock. Only the steady rhythm of her own heart pounding in her ears.Panic swelled in her chest.Where’s Ryan?Memories crashed back—the market, the soldiers, Vega’s cold voice, the sting in her arm. She sucked in a shaky breath, forcing the panic down. Ryan had always told her: Breathe first. Don’t let fear win.Her gaze darted around. Cameras watched from the corners. A door hissed, sliding open.Vega entered, her boots clicking softly against the steel floor. Her uniform was spotless, her expression unreadable, but her pale eyes glinted like knives in the light.“Awake alread
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Chapter 23 – Forged in the Storm
The tunnels shook with the weight of Ryan’s fury.Every strike of his fists against the stone wall crackled with sparks. Lightning scorched black scars into the rock, the air thick with the tang of ozone.Maya stood a few paces away, arms crossed, watching silently as Ryan pounded again and again. His knuckles bled, but the storm healed as fast as it burned.Finally, she spoke. “This tantrum helps no one.”Ryan spun, eyes blazing. “They have her, Maya! They took Olivia, and I—” His voice broke, his chest heaving. “I couldn’t stop them.”For once, Maya’s expression softened. “You faced Vega. You survived. That alone is more than most mystics could claim.”Ryan shook his head violently. “Surviving isn’t enough. Olivia’s out there, scared, alone. Every second I waste here is another second she’s in their hands.”He punched the wall again, harder. Lightning erupted outward, making the tunnel shudder.Maya’s voice cut through the crackle. “Then stop wasting seconds. Train.”The next days b
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Chapter 24 – Breaking the Cage
The cell was colder now.Olivia sat huddled in the corner, the restraints on her wrists and ankles heavier than before. Each link clinked softly whenever she moved, a cruel reminder that she was a prisoner.The walls glowed faintly with embedded runes—sigils etched in silver, pulsing with energy that made her skin crawl. She had tried once to focus on the spark inside her, the flicker she knew connected her to Ryan, but the runes burned in response, drowning the warmth in a tide of cold.She hugged her knees tighter, whispering to herself. “He’s coming. I know he’s coming.”The door hissed open.Vega entered, her uniform crisp, her presence suffocating. Two guards followed, dragging a large machine between them. It gleamed with polished steel, its surface bristling with wires, restraints, and glowing crystals.Olivia’s stomach twisted.“What is that?” she demanded, though her voice shook.Vega regarded her
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Chapter 25 – Stormbreak
The fortress loomed like a wound against the horizon.From the cliffside, Ryan could see its jagged walls of steel and stone, bristling with watchtowers. Searchlights swept in lazy arcs across the valley, and faint runes shimmered along the outer barrier. The air itself seemed poisoned here, heavy with a pressure that made the storm inside him restless.He clenched his fists, lightning whispering across his skin. “She’s in there.”Beside him, Maya adjusted the blade strapped to her back. Her eyes were sharp, measuring the defenses. “And so are half the Dominion’s soldiers.”“I don’t care.” Ryan’s voice was low, hard. “I’m not leaving without her.”Maya studied him for a moment, then gave a short nod. “Then we make this quick.”They descended under cover of darkness, slipping through the treeline until they reached a drainage tunnel. The grates were old, rusted, but still etched with faint runes to mask energy signatures.
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Chapter 26 – No Way Out
The alarm wailed like a banshee, echoing through every corridor. Red lights pulsed, painting the walls in violent flashes.Ryan held Olivia against his side, his storm raging around them in jagged bursts. Sparks ran down his arms, leaping from fingertip to fingertip like restless serpents. He could feel her spark responding to him, a steadying rhythm that kept his storm from devouring itself.Behind them, Maya slammed the door shut, the steel already groaning under the pounding fists of soldiers on the other side. “We need an exit!”“There!” Ryan pointed down the corridor. At the end, another heavy blast door stood, sealed but not warded like the last one. Beyond it, faint traces of cold night air seeped through the cracks.Freedom.They ran.But the fortress wasn’t letting them go so easily.From side passages, Dominion soldiers poured out, weapons raised. The air filled with the crackle of mystic-charged projectiles, s
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Chapter 27 – The Stranger with Golden Eyes
The forest swallowed them whole.They ran until the fortress was no longer in sight, until the shriek of alarms faded into the night wind, until even Maya’s steady breaths grew ragged. Only then did they stop, collapsing near a grove of twisted pines.Ryan set Olivia down gently on a patch of moss. She was trembling, her spark faint but steady, her eyes glazed with exhaustion. He brushed the hair from her face, his storm still humming faintly under his skin.“You’re safe now,” he whispered, his voice rough. “I’ve got you.”Olivia tried to smile, but tears welled instead. She leaned into him, her voice breaking. “I thought… I thought I’d never see you again.”Ryan’s chest tightened. He wrapped her closer, letting the storm’s warmth surround them both. “I promised I’d come, didn’t I? Nothing was going to stop me.”Maya leaned against a tree nearby, wiping blood from her blade. Her eyes scanned the darkness, always alert, even in ex
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Chapter 28 – Sparks in the Dawn
The first light of dawn spilled across the forest, thin shafts of gold piercing the mist. Dew clung to every branch, glistening like tiny stars.Ryan woke slowly, the ache in his muscles heavy but bearable. Olivia still slept, curled against his side beneath Maya’s spare cloak. Her breathing was soft, steady — a fragile rhythm that made his storm settle into a calm hum.Across the dying embers of the campfire, Kael sat cross-legged, eyes closed, face turned toward the sun as if greeting an old friend. Even in sleep-rumpled tatters, he looked composed, dangerous, and strangely serene.Maya returned from scouting, dropping lightly from a pine branch. “Perimeter’s clear — for now. I saw Dominion hounds on the ridge, though. They’re sweeping east.”Ryan’s jaw tightened. “How long before they find us?”“Half a day, maybe less.” Maya sheathed her knife. “We need distance or cover.”Kael opened his eyes, molten gold catching the li
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Chapter 29 – Shadows on the Peaks
The jagged silhouettes of the Broken Peaks rose ahead, their ridges clawing at the clouds. Morning light washed over the stone, cold and silver, and the air was sharp with pine and the metallic scent of frost. Ryan shifted the strap of his pack higher on his shoulder as he followed Kael up the steep track. Olivia stayed close, her hood drawn against the chill, while Maya ranged a little ahead, scanning for danger with silent precision.They had left the forest at dawn, their breath misting in the air as they moved steadily west. The trees thinned as they climbed, giving way to boulders and narrow trails that clung to the mountainside. Ryan glanced at Olivia whenever the path widened, reassured by the determination in her eyes. She looked stronger than she had the day before; her spark pulsed in a steady rhythm that matched the quiet hum of his storm.Kael suddenly raised a hand, halting them. The sound of loose pebbles scattering echoed faintly from below. Everyone
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Chapter 30 – Crossing the Ridge
Frost glittered on the rocks when Ryan woke. The sun had not yet cleared the jagged horizon, and a pale mist lay across the ledge where they had camped. He rose quietly, careful not to wake Olivia, and stretched stiff muscles. Lightning stirred faintly beneath his skin, warm against the morning chill.Kael was already standing near the cliff’s edge, watching the east with the stillness of a carved statue. Maya crouched by the embers, feeding them a little kindling until smoke curled upward in a thin ribbon.Ryan joined Kael. “How far to the Vale?”“Across the ridge and down the western slope,” Kael said without looking away from the mountains. “Half a day if the path stays clear. But it won’t.”Ryan’s stomach tightened. “More hunters?”Kael nodded. “And worse. The Vale shelters power older than the Dominion’s rule. They won’t want you to reach it.”Olivia stirred then, blinking sleepily in the dawn light. Ryan knelt to help
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