All Chapters of The Rebirth Of A Titan: Chapter 41
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CHAPTER 41
I woke up with the sun hitting my face and a strange, heavy weight in my chest. It was the first morning of my marriage, and I already felt like I was breathing underwater.I sat up and rubbed my eyes, feeling the Level 5 power humming beneath my skin. The System was back, and the red target on the woman sleeping next to me was glowing brighter than ever.[The Poisoned Bond: Active. Current Objective: Maintain Public Mask.]I looked at Sarah. She was already awake, sitting at her vanity and brushing her hair like she was in a commercial."Good morning, husband," she said. She didn't look at me through the mirror; she looked at the doorway.I followed her gaze and froze. A man with a massive shoulder-mounted camera was standing in the hall, filming us."What the fuck is this, Sarah?" I asked. I pulled the silk sheets up to cover my chest."Language, darling," she chirped. She stood up and walked over to the bed, sitting on the edge with a gentle smile."This is the crew for 'Legacy Bui
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I slammed the door to my study and locked it. I needed a second of goddamn peace.The documentary crew was probably outside right now. I could almost hear them recording the sound of the lock clicking.I sat at my desk and let out a long breath. My heart was still racing from the fake drama in the bedroom.I called up the System. The purple glow of the Level 5 interface filled my vision."Time to see how Sarah likes being broke," I muttered. I felt a dark spark of joy.I focused on the Architect of Ruin power. I targeted the main offshore trust fund that belonged to her family.I was ready to hit the button. I wanted to see her face when her credit cards stopped working.Suddenly, a massive red warning sign flashed in front of me. It looked like a siren going off in my brain.[Penalty: Social Infamy 78%. System Lock Imminent.]I stared at the screen. "What the fuck is social infamy?" I whispered to the empty room.A new bar appeared at the bottom of my vision. It was bright red and fi
CHAPTER 43
I sat in my study and watched the red numbers scroll across my screen. It was like watching a slow motion car crash.The shipping company stock was falling through the floor. The Blackwood Group was hitting us with everything they had.Thomas burst into the room without knocking. He looked like he had been running a marathon in a cheap suit."Victor, they are doing a short ladder attack!" Thomas shouted. He pointed a shaking finger at the monitors."They are selling shares back and forth to each other to drive the price down," he explained. "We are losing millions every minute."I leaned back and tapped my fingers on the desk. I felt the Level 5 System humming in my mind.[Warning: Market Manipulation Detected. Financial Assets Dropping.]"I know, Thomas. Just calm the hell down," I said. I tried to sound like I was in control.I had left a bait folder on my desk three nights ago. I knew Sarah had been sneaking into my office to take photos.That folder had fake numbers. It showed tha
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I stood in the hallway, staring at the closed door of Sarah’s dressing room. My heart felt like a drum beating against my ribs.I needed one thing. A single strand of hair or a used toothbrush would be enough to end this whole mess.The System had already told me she was faking the pregnancy, but I couldn't show a blue screen to my father. I needed physical proof that would hold up in a real court.I reached for the handle, my palms sweating. I just needed to be quick and quiet.The door swung open before I could even touch it. A woman I had never seen before stood there, blocking my path.She was tall and built like a brick wall. She wore a nanny’s uniform, but it didn't hide the thick muscles in her arms."Can I help you, Mr. St. Claire?" she asked. Her voice was flat and cold, like a machine."I’m going into my wife’s room," I said. I tried to push past her, but she didn't move an inch.It felt like walking into a stone pillar. She looked down at me with eyes that had seen way too
CHAPTER 45
I woke up to a silence that felt like a punch in the gut. Usually, the first thing I saw was a soft purple glow and a list of my daily rewards.This morning, there was nothing. No numbers, no status bars, and no comforting hum in the back of my mind.I blinked hard, trying to force the screen to appear. A flat, dead-grey box flickered in the center of my vision for a split second.[System Status: Level 5 Mandatory Evolution Phase. All Skills Locked. Duration: 5 Days.]I sat up and let out a long, shaky breath. "You have got to be fucking kidding me," I whispered to the empty room.I felt like I had been stripped naked and thrown into a pit of lions. My "cheat codes" were gone when I needed them most.For five fucking days…. The system has never left me on my own for that long.I had a board meeting in an hour. It was a very crucial meeting, and I was going in blind.I dressed in my sharpest charcoal suit. I had to look like a king even if I felt like a slave.When I arrived at the of
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I walked back into the boardroom after the ten minute recess. The air felt like a thick blanket of ice.The silence in my head was the worst part. I kept waiting for a blue screen to tell me what to do, but the System was still dead.I was just a man in a sharp suit with a target on my back. I sat down and gripped the edges of the table until my fingers turned white.Marcus was already standing at the front of the room. He had a laptop open, and he was smiling like a bastard who had just found a winning lottery ticket."Before we finalize the transition of power, I have one more thing to share," Marcus said. He looked at the board members, one by one.These men were my father’s oldest friends. They had seen me grow up, but right now, they looked like they wanted to vomit.Marcus tapped a key on his keyboard. A speaker in the center of the table crackled to life."I am going to break you, Sarah," my voice hissed through the speaker. It was deep, distorted, and full of a hatred I didn't
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The security guards didn't just lead me to the exit. They made sure everyone in the lobby saw them pushing me toward the rotating doors.I felt their hands on my shoulders, firm and cold. It was a message to the entire staff that I was no longer the boss.I stepped out onto the sidewalk and the first drop of rain hit my forehead. It felt like a cold needle touching the spot where my father had slapped me.I didn't have a car waiting for me. I didn't have Leo or Silas to open the door and tell me everything was under control.The black SUV belonging to the documentary crew was parked right at the curb. The side door slid open as I passed."Walk slower, Victor," the director shouted. He was holding a coffee cup and looking very pleased with the weather."We need to capture the mood. The rain is a perfect touch for your downfall," he added.I didn't look at him. I just stared at the wet pavement and started moving toward the outskirts of the city.My shoes were meant for boardrooms, not
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The neon sign outside the "Rusty Anchor" was buzzing like a dying insect. It was the kind of place where the floor was always sticky and the air smelled like old beer and cigarettes.I had sneaked out quietly in the night, carefully avoiding the documentary crew.I pushed the heavy door open and looked around the dim room. I didn't have my Eye of Greed to spot Thomas, but I knew exactly where he would be.He was sitting in the far corner, hunched over a cracked plastic crate because the wooden chairs were all taken. He looked like a man who had been hit by a truck and then dragged for a mile.Thomas was staring into a glass of something dark and cheap. His expensive tie was tucked into his pocket, and his white shirt was stained with grease.I walked over and sat down on a crate right across from him. The plastic groaned under my weight, but I didn't care."You look like shit, Thomas," I said. I didn't try to sound like a boss anymore. I just sounded like a guy who knew the feeling.T
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I spent two days working with Thomas…. Mostly because it felt like therapy for me. Any place away from Sara was my comfort zone now.By the time I finally decided to go back home, I didn't feel like a fallen anymore. I felt like a hunter.I approached my own house like a thief in the night. The large iron gates were shut tight, and the security lights were sweeping across the gravel.I didn't have the Danger Sense to tell me where the cameras were pointing. I had to remember the blind spots myself, counting the seconds between the rotations.I climbed the stone wall near the rose garden, my fingers scraping against the rough surface. My ribs screamed in protest, but I didn't make a sound.The house was quiet, glowing like a tomb in the moonlight. Most of the staff were asleep, and the documentary crew had finally gone to their hotel.I used the side entrance near the kitchen. I had greased the hinges myself months ago just in case I ever needed to slip out.I moved through the shadow
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The dining room was quiet except for the sound of silver scraping against expensive china. The chandelier above us cast a cold, harsh light on the feast Sarah had ordered to celebrate my public ruin.Sarah sat across from me, looking radiant in a dark blue dress. She was eating slowly, enjoying every bite of her victory while I sat there like a ghost."You should eat, Victor. You look like you might blow away in the wind," she said. She didn't even look up as she spoke.I stared at my plate, my hands resting heavy on the white tablecloth. The silence in my head was still there, a hollow ache where my power used to be."I am not very hungry, Sarah. The rain has a way of dampening the appetite," I replied. My voice was steady, but I felt the anger vibrating in my throat.She let out a soft, mocking laugh. "Oh, poor Victor. Still thinking about your little walk? The viewers loved it.""The ratings for the morning segment were through the roof. People love seeing a titan fall into the mud