All Chapters of The Shadow Boy and the City of Glass: Chapter 41
- Chapter 50
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The Blood-Red Portal
A sharp laser beam cut through the air, missing my face by a single hair and scorching the metal wall behind me. I threw myself backward, pulling Elena down onto the floor just as a second red blast smashed into the maintenance console. Sparks showered over our heads, filling the air with the sharp smell of burning plastic and ozone. The tall warrior in heavy black armor stepped forward from the crimson portal, his glowing weapon pointed right at my chest. His armor bore the mark of the double-headed eagle, shining like fresh blood under the red sky. "Ethan, watch out!" Evelyn shouted, rolling across the deck and picking up the pulse rifle she had dropped earlier. She raised the weapon and fired a fast burst of blue
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The Mother's Ghost
The cockpit dashboard turned a blazing crimson red, and the steering wheel locked tight in my hands as the autopilot took complete control of the stolen cruiser. "Evelyn, cut the power to the main drive!" I called out, pulling hard on the manual override lever with all my strength. "I am trying!" Evelyn answered back, her fingers moving at top speed across the blinking control panel. "The system is locked by an external command signature. We are not flying this ship anymore. Something on the outside is steering us straight ahead." I looked over at Elena. She sat completely still in the co-pilot's seat, staring at the flashing text on the screen that mentioned our mother. Her hands rested tightly on her knees, and her jaw was clenched so hard her face looked pale under the re
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The Glass Cage
A sharp zap of electricity hit my neck, and I woke up gasping for air with my head pounding like a drum. I tried to sit up, but my arms and legs were strapped tight to a vertical metal table inside a small, bright white room. The walls were made of thick, clear glass, and outside the room, rows of armed guards in black Vanguard armor stood watching me with cold, blank faces. "Ethan!" a voice called out from the cell right next to mine. I turned my head as far as the straps would allow. Through the clear glass wall of the next cell, Elena was strapped down to a matching table just like mine. Her face was pale, but her eyes were wide awake and burning with a fierce, angry light. "Are you okay?" I asked, pulling agains
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The Breakout Code
A loud, piercing alarm shrieked through the white hallway as the heavy steel door slid open to reveal two armed Vanguard guards marching straight toward our cells. "Get ready," Elena called out softly from her cell, her eyes fixed on the approaching guards with cold focus. My heart thumped hard against my ribs, but I kept my breathing steady. I pressed my boots down against the metal base of my table, sliding my foot down into my secret pocket to grab the small data drive Evelyn had given me. The two guards stopped right outside Elena's glass cell first, punching a code into the digital keypad to check her monitor. "Subject vital signs are fluctuating," the lead guard stated, looking closely at the flashing red scre
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The Traitor's Price
A blinding flash of red fire tore through the hangar roof, raining heavy chunks of concrete and hot metal straight down onto the floor. I grabbed Elena by the arm, pulling her out of the way just as a massive steel beam crashed down right where we had been standing. The shockwave blew the two guards off their feet, dropping Evelyn onto her side and freeing her hands from the plastic ties. "Get up!" Evelyn called out, kicking a fallen guard away and rushing toward the control panel of the nearest cruiser. Up on the catwalk, our mother staggered back as the secondary explosion rocked the bridge. The remote control slipped from her fingers, clattering onto the metal grating below before falling into the dark gap far beneath the platform. Last Updated : 2026-08-29Read more
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The Trap of the Golden Palace
A massive wall of golden light flashed across our front window, and the stolen cruiser stopped dead in mid-air as invisible energy clamps locked onto our hull. "We are caught!" Evelyn called out, her hands flying fast across the board as every warning alarm in the cockpit started to ring at the same time. "They bypassed our navigation firewall in less than two seconds. Their tech is miles ahead of anything we faced in the lower sectors." I stood up from my seat, pulling my laser rifle off my shoulder and checking the charge pack. "How many ships are out there?" "Not ships," Elena said. Her voice was completely steady, and she did not look surprised at all. She stood up beside me, buttoning up her jacket with calm, cold precision. "Look at the radar. They did not send a fleet
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The Last Stand of the Commander
A sharp laser blast hit the marble floor just inches from Commander Vance’s feet, sending white stone chips flying into the air and forcing him to drop his weapon. "Do not move," one of the rebel soldiers shouted, stepping out from the hidden hatch and keeping his rifle aimed directly at the commander's chest. Vance stumbled backward, his back hitting the steps of his own golden throne as his calm business mask finally cracked into pieces. He looked around the massive throne room, realizing that every security door was sealed and every digital screen was flashing the violet symbol of our victory. "You think a few rebels from the lower sectors can take over the capital?" Vance spat out, wiping a streak of dust from his white uniform. "The Council has a hundred more comm
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The Fall of the Sky
A massive pillar of blue light shot straight up through the shattered glass ceiling, tearing the golden throne room apart as the station's core system collapsed. "We have to move right now!" I shouted over the deafening roar of sirens and cracking stone, grabbing Elena by the arm as the floor beneath us began to tilt. Vance scrambled on his hands and knees toward the exit, trying to escape the falling debris while the palace shook like an earthquake. Elena did not even blink. She pointed her hand at the fleeing commander, and a thick band of violet energy lashed out, wrapping tightly around his ankle and yanking him backward across the polished marble floor. "You are not going anywhere," Elena said, her voice comple
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The Frozen Secret
A sharp alarm blared through the cockpit, and the cruiser's navigation system locked onto a new set of coordinates without any warning. "The signal is overriding our manual controls," Evelyn said, tapping the glass screen with fast fingers as the thrusters kicked into hyper-drive. "Whoever sent that message just took control of our ship from somewhere out in the outer ring." I gripped the edge of my seat, staring at the small blinking light on the map. "Is it a trap?" "Everything in this galaxy is a trap," Elena answered, her voice completely calm as she leaned closer to the monitor. She did not look scared or surprised. Her eyes were fixed on the encrypted code attached to the audio file, her mind working out every possible angle. "But this code uses the same security proto
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The Ice Trap
A heavy wall of ice shattered into a million pieces as a thermal laser blast cut through the bunker door, filling the control room with thick white smoke. "Get down!" our father shouted, grabbing the main control console and pulling us behind a thick steel barrier just as a wave of laser fire struck the walls. I raised my rifle, keeping my eyes fixed on the smoking doorway. "How did they track us here so fast?" I asked, looking over at our father. "The beacon," our father answered, his face tight with tension as he checked the charge on his own weapon. "The core network tracks every active transmission. When we opened this room, the signal gave away our exact coordinates to the Vanguard strike fleet." Elena did not
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