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Chapter 15- Ex REGRET
2 Days later Claire first spotted him at the Met.She'd been there with Adrian…some charity gala for children's literacy that she'd stopped caring about the moment they walked through the doors. Adrian was still healing from his encounter with Damon's newfound strength, his jaw wired shut making every social interaction awkward and painful.But across the marble hall, near the Egyptian wing, stood a man who made her forget about Adrian entirely.Tall. Confident. Moving through the crowd like he owned not just the room but everything in it. Designer suit that fit him like it was sewn directly onto his body. And that face..."Jesus," she breathed, wine glass trembling in her hand."What?" Adrian mumbled through his dental hardware, following her gaze. His good eye went wide with recognition and something that looked suspiciously like fear.It was Damon. But not the Damon she'd betrayed six days ago.This version looked like he'd stepped off a magazine cover. His shoulders were broader
Chapter 14- War has come
The attack came six blocks from the Crucible.Damon had just turned into a deserted industrial alley when his enhanced senses picked up the ambush. Twenty heartbeats hiding behind dumpsters, in doorways, on fire escapes. The metallic scent of gun oil mixed with cheap cologne and nervous sweat."Professional," he muttered, impressed despite himself.[HOSTILE COUNT: 20 CONFIRMED.][WEAPON SIGNATURES: MIXED. HANDGUNS, BLADES, BLUNT INSTRUMENTS.][TACTICAL ASSESSMENT: OVERKILL FOR SINGLE TARGET.]"Volkov really doesn't like being told no."The first gunshot came from a rooftop sniper. The bullet sparked off a metal pipe inches from Damon's head, but he was already moving.[COMBAT MODE ACTIVATED.][BATTLE AWARENESS: MAXIMUM.]Time dilated. Every shadow, every reflection, every possible angle of attack mapped itself in his mind like a three-dimensional chess board. The system wasn't just enhancing his physical abilities now – it was turning him into a tactical computer made of flesh and
Chapter 13- City Underworld
Four hours later, Damon stood outside a converted auto shop in Long Island City. His ribs had healed completely, leaving only pink lines where Viktor's spear had carved him open. The gauntlet was invisible beneath his leather jacket—just another rich boy looking for thrills.The bouncer looked him up and down with professional skepticism. "You sure you're in the right place, prep school?""I'm sure."Money talked. A thousand-dollar "entry fee" got him past the door and into a world that smelled like sweat, blood, and desperation.The main floor had been cleared to create a fighting pit surrounded by metal bleachers. Maybe two hundred people packed the space….construction workers, off-duty cops, Russian immigrants with prison tattoos, society types getting their kicks slumming with the criminal element.A fight was already in progress. Two heavyweights trading sledgehammer blows while the crowd screamed for blood. Cash changed hands with every exchange."First time?" A woman appeared
Chapter 12-Assasin?
Viktor's spear moved like liquid silver.Damon barely got his gauntleted hand up before the celestial bronze punched through his defenses. The weapon sliced across his ribs, drawing a line of fire that made him stumble backward."Too slow." Viktor spun the spear in a perfect arc, the butt end catching Damon across the temple. Stars exploded behind his eyes. "Too predictable."The Iron Strike that had pulverized concrete earlier? Viktor sidestepped it like he was dodging raindrops. His counter-attack sent the spear's point straight toward Damon's heart.Desperation triggered something primal. Damon twisted, caught the spear shaft with both hands, and channeled every ounce of his enhanced strength into snapping it in half.The bronze didn't even bend."Interesting." Viktor's voice held clinical detachment as he drove his knee into Damon's stomach. "You're stronger than the last three. Still pathetically weak, but stronger."Damon hit the ground hard enough to crack the ancient stones be
Chapter 11- Awakening the first war relic
"You're not sleeping tonight."The system's voice jolted Damon awake at 2:47 AM. He'd been dreaming of Claire…not the betrayer from three days ago, but the woman who used to trace patterns on his chest while whispering about their future.[EMERGENCY PROTOCOL INITIATED.][PROCEED TO COORDINATES: 40.7829° N, 73.9654° W.]"What's there?" He rolled out of the hotel bed, muscles still humming with residual power from tonight's family reunion.[ANSWERS.]Twenty minutes later, Damon stood before a chain-link fence surrounding what looked like a construction site. The sign read "Future Home of Riverside Condominiums," but his enhanced vision picked out details the darkness should have hidden.Ancient stone foundations. Weathered marble columns half-buried in decades of debris. The remains of something far older than any modern building.[CLIMB.]The fence posed no challenge. His new strength made the twelve-foot barrier feel like a speed bump. Damon dropped silently on the other side, follo
Chapter 10- The night of reckoning
Sunday evening at the Blackwood estate meant one thing: family dinner. Sacred tradition stretching back four generations, where Kane held court in the grand dining room and reminded everyone exactly who controlled their fortunes.Tonight, twenty-three family members gathered around the mahogany table that could seat forty.Empty chairs served as monuments to those who'd fallen from grace(Dead), or pushed (Exiled)."To prosperity," Kane raised his wine glass, silver hair gleaming under crystal chandeliers. "And to family loyalty."The toast echoed around the table, but Adrian's voice was notably absent.His jaw was still wired shut from what the doctors called "traumatic displacement." He glared hatred through swollen eyes."Poor Adrian," Aunt Margaret clucked sympathetically. "Attacked by that homeless man. These streets aren't safe anymore.""Homeless man?" Kane's laugh was sharp as broken glass. "That was my nephew. My blood. And now he's declared war on this family."Claire shifted
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