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“Now…” The creature’s voice crawled through the laboratory. “…remember.” Ethan’s body went rigid. For a moment, he couldn’t breathe. Then— PAIN. A violent pressure exploded inside his skull. Ethan grabbed his head. “Ah—!” Images began flashing through his mind. Not memories. Something deeper. Something buried. A white room. Bright lights. Machines. People wearing black robes. A glass chamber. And inside it— a newborn child. Ethan. His tiny fists were clenched. His eyes were closed. A strange silver-black mark covered the center of his chest. The same broken symbol. The same symbol that now burned beneath his skin. Ethan’s eyes widened. “No…” The vision changed. A younger Harry stood beside the chamber. He looked exhausted. Beside him stood Malikar. But Malikar was different. Younger. Stronger. And there was no hatred in his eyes. Only concern. Harry looked at the child. “We can’t let him remember.” Malikar remained silent. “What happens if he d
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Ethan stared at the final message.ORIGIN SUBJECT: LILLIAN FROST.For several seconds, he couldn’t move.Lillian.The woman standing above him.The woman he had trusted.The woman who had fought beside him.The woman who was apparently connected to Cael’s original bloodline.And now—The Origin.Ethan slowly raised his head.“Lillian…”She stepped through the opening in the ceiling.Her white coat moved with the wind.She landed silently.The soldiers immediately backed away.Even the golden-armored commander stopped smiling.Lillian looked around the ruined laboratory.Her silver eyes passed over the twelve Keys.Then—They stopped on Ethan.“I told you to step away from them.”Ethan tightened his grip.“No.”Lillian’s expression didn’t change.“You should listen to me.”“I’ve spent enough of my life listening to people who refuse to tell me the truth.”Silence.The hooded figure suddenly stepped between them.“Lillian.”Her eyes shifted toward him.For the first time, her expression
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Ethan moved again.“This isn’t control over possibilities.”He dodged.“This is…”A third attack.Ethan twisted beneath it.“…choice.”The creature roared.The entire chamber shook.Ethan suddenly stopped.The three fragments inside his body began glowing.Storm.Blackwater.Malikar.Then the fourth Authority appeared between them.A small golden symbol.Ethan stared at it.Something inside him clicked.The fragments weren’t separate.They were connected.Each one represented a choice.Storm—the choice to survive.Blackwater—the choice to endure.Malikar—the choice to reject Cael.And the fourth—the choice to become himself.Ethan’s eyes widened.“I understand.”The hooded figure appeared several meters away.“What?”Ethan looked toward him.“The Keys aren’t pieces of power.”The figure’s expression changed.“They’re…”Ethan looked at the twelve symbols.“…pieces of choice.”The figure said nothing.Ethan continued.“Cael’s will was divided into twelve fragments because he wanted
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“Now you understand.”Ethan turned toward it.“What?”The black eye opened wider.“Cael controlled the Storm.”A pause.“You control the rules.”Ethan’s expression changed.The creature continued.“That is why you were created.”The laboratory became silent.“You were never meant to become another Cael.”The twelve Keys began rotating around Ethan.“You were created to become something even Cael could not become.”Ethan’s heart pounded.“What?”The creature smiled.“An existence capable of rewriting the system itself.”Ethan stared.Then—a notification appeared inside his vision.NEW AUTHORITY DETECTED.Ethan’s eyes widened.AUTHORITY: [UNNAMED]CONDITION FOR ACTIVATION:CHOOSE YOUR OWN RULE.Ethan remained motionless.The words slowly disappeared.Then another message appeared.WARNING.THE FIRST WILL IS ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH A CONTRACT.Ethan looked toward the enormous eye.The creature smiled.“Choose.”The laboratory fell silent.“You may accept my contract…”The black eye glow
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“Now…”The creature’s voice crawled through the laboratory.“…remember.”Ethan’s body went rigid.For a moment, he couldn’t breathe.Then—PAIN.A violent pressure exploded inside his skull.Ethan grabbed his head.“Ah—!”Images began flashing through his mind.Not memories.Something deeper.Something buried.A white room.Bright lights.Machines.People wearing black robes.A glass chamber.And inside it—a newborn child.Ethan.His tiny fists were clenched.His eyes were closed.A strange silver-black mark covered the center of his chest.The same broken symbol.The same symbol that now burned beneath his skin.Ethan’s eyes widened.“No…”The vision changed.A younger Harry stood beside the chamber.He looked exhausted.Beside him stood Malikar.But Malikar was different.Younger.Stronger.And there was no hatred in his eyes.Only concern.Harry looked at the child.“We can’t let him remember.”Malikar remained silent.“What happens if he does?”Harry’s expression darkened.“He’ll
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The words echoed through the laboratory.“Now…”The black eye beneath the floor narrowed.“…let us see what you truly are.”Silence.Then—THUMP.The entire laboratory went dark.Every light vanished.The golden-armored soldiers froze.Even the Storm resonance inside Ethan’s body disappeared.For one terrifying second—there was nothing.No sound.No light.No energy.Nothing.Then Ethan heard a voice.Not from the creature.Not from the hooded figure.From inside his own mind.“Run.”Ethan’s eyes narrowed.It was his own voice.“Run.”Again.“Run!”His instincts screamed.Ethan immediately moved.BOOM!The ground where he had been standing exploded.A massive black claw burst through the floor.It was enormous.Far too large to belong to any human-shaped creature.Ethan twisted in midair and landed several meters away.The claw slammed into the stone.CRASH!The entire chamber shook.Ethan stared at it.“That thing…”The hooded figure appeared beside him.“Don’t fight it.”Ethan look
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