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Chapter Forty-Five: Shadows of Seraph
Selene Voss moved with the precision of a predator, each step measured, calculated. Her devices pulsed faintly, nearly invisible, but Frank’s golden circuits flared as he detected them.“You’ll find I’m hard to corner,” Selene said, her voice calm, almost taunting.“Seraph may give you power, Ashford but insight strategy that’s mine.”Frank adjusted his stance, golden energy pulsing along his veins.“Power without action is useless. Let’s see who outplays whom.”The First StrikeSuddenly, Selene’s devices activated simultaneously, releasing a synchronized pulse of electromagnetic energy. Every digital system in the room screamed in alarm, lights flickering violently.Frank instinctively countered, Seraph’s circuits bending the energy around him, forming a golden shield that shimmered like liquid light.“Impressive,” Selene murmured.“Not many could survive that and still stand.”Mara and Ella ducked behind overturned furniture, watching Frank’s energy dance like lightning along his sk
Chapter Forty-Four: The Board in Flames
The TowerThe Ashford Corporation’s headquarters had never felt more oppressive or more vulnerable. Frank floated above it, metaphorically and literally, as golden energy pulsed faintly beneath his skin. Every security camera, every system in the building bent to his will.Carter’s remnants were scrambling, but Frank’s reach was instantaneous. Systems were locked down, doors sealed, communications intercepted ."Let’s make them remember why they feared the janitor,” Frank murmured, his voice tinged with the resonance of Seraph.The BoardroomInside, the board members had gathered for an emergency meeting, unaware that the man they dismissed for years had already infiltrated every system. Screens flickered to life: golden letters spelling his warning.“By the end of today, every lie, every betrayal, every injustice you committed will be public. You have one chance to resign, or face exposure.”Panic erupted. Phones rang unanswered. Executives ran to locked doors, only to find them seale
Chapter Forty-Three -: The Man Who Isn’t
The FractureThe alarms shrieked louder. Systems in the White Room glitched, sparks flying as lights burst. The Core spun violently, unable to contain the energy flowing into its host.Mara tightened her aim.“Ashford, listen to me. If it changes you completely, I’ll end it. Do you hear me? I’ll end you.”Ella shoved her aside.“Don’t you dare! He’s still fighting!”But even as she said it, her eyes betrayed her uncertainty flickering in their depths.The ChoiceFrank closed his eyes, clenching his fists. Inside his mind, two voices warred: his own and the whisper of the Seraph Core, urging him toward cold logic, ruthless efficiency.He felt the pul, the temptation with a thought, he could silence Carter, destroy the White Room, erase threats like chess pieces swept from a board.But then Ella’s voice cut through the noise.“Frank, Don’t let them take you. Not Carter, not the Coren Not anyone.”For a fleeting second, warmth pierced the golden haze. His own voice his pushed back.The T
Chapter Forty Two: Bond of Fire
The BondImages assaulted Frank’s mind memories not his own, fragments of codes written decades ago, and faces of long dead architects whispering in alien tongues. He saw wars launched with a keystroke, fortunes erased in seconds, empires collapsing with one hidden algorithm.The Core didn’t just hold power It was power. A living archive of every manipulation, every deception, every silent conquest waged in the shadows of global systems, And now, it wanted him.Frank gritted his teeth, sweat dripping into his eyes “I won’t break, I won’t be your vessel.” The Core’s pulse answered,Then prove it.The InfernoThe chair restraints snapped shut, locking his arms and legs. His veins lit with golden fire, racing across his skin like molten circuitry.Ella sobbed against Mara’s shoulder “He’s dying”Mara shook her head, though her voice cracked “No, He’s fighting.”The air vibrated as Frank’s scream turned into a roar. The White Room trembled, the floor splitting with cracks of blinding light.
Chapter Forty-One: The White Room
The ThresholdFrank stepped into blinding light The corridor vanished behind him as the door sealed, muffling Carter’s lingering laughter. The space before him wasn’t an office, a boardroom, or even a lab.It was an immaculate chamber of polished white steel and glass. Every surface gleamed, reflecting distorted versions of his face hollow-eyed, bloodied, defiant.Ella shielded her eyes, whispering, “What is this place?”Mara spat coppery blood and growled, “Looks like a slaughterhouse dressed as heaven.”The White RoomAt the center of the chamber stood a single chair bolted to the floor. Restraints glimmered along its arms and legs. Surrounding it, floating holographic projections pulsed endless streams of code spiraling in golden threads.And above, suspended in a clear cylinder rested the Seraph Core the true heart of the system Frank had unlocked. It glowed with a radiance that felt alive, almost aware.Carter’s voice poured in from hidden speakers, “Welcome to the White Room. Th
Chapter Forty-: The Metallic Case
The TemptationFrank’s hand hovered over the drive, Part of him ached to seize it. To finally hold the kind of leverage no one could dismiss, no board could vote away But his gut twisted.Ella’s voice broke through, soft but firm “Frank That thingi t isn’t salvation, It’s slavery To him, To whatever this is.”Mara growled under her breath “We can’t trust Carter Not with Seraph.”The TrapSuddenly, Carter’s tone shifted, harsher “Pick it up, Frank Or I detonate this room and erase all of you, Ten seconds.” The red lights began to blink faster Beep Beep Beep.Ella’s nails dug into her palms “Frank don’t give him what he wants.”Mara hissed “If you don’t, we’re corpses.”The DecisionFrank clenched his jaw, sweat rolling down his temple. His mind raced Every choice carried death either immediate or eventual. Seraph, The very code that could elevate him beyond error or damn him forever.He gripped the drive Pulled it free The chamber’s hum cut out instantly. The blinking red lights died A
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