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Chapter 70: Shadows of Vengeance
The cold night wind slashed through the air as Kian gripped the wheel of the stolen armored transport, the roar of its engine a hollow echo behind them. In the back seat, his children huddled together, still trembling from the narrow escape. Though he hadn’t said it aloud, Kian knew—they weren’t safe yet.The facility may have been breached, but Marcus never left loose ends.Kian glanced in the rearview mirror. The oldest child, a boy with piercing green eyes that mirrored Elena’s, met his gaze with a silent understanding far beyond his years. He didn’t cry. He didn’t flinch. He simply nodded once—acknowledgment, or perhaps a warning. Kian wasn’t sure.The road twisted into the dense forest surrounding the southern border of Echelon territory. Their goal: a safe house Leo once used in the rebellion. If it still stood.Suddenly, the dashboard lit up in red—tracking beacon detected.Kian hissed under his breath. “Of course they planted a tracer…”He slammed the brakes, causing the child
Chapter 69: Echoes in the Void
The dropship's engines roared as it veered sharply, evading the relentless pursuit of the Federation warships. Inside the cockpit, Kian's knuckles whitened as he gripped the controls, his eyes darting between the flashing indicators and the vast expanse of space ahead. "They're gaining on us," Kalen reported, his voice tense. "We won't outrun them for long." Kian's mind raced. The revelation of his children, the betrayal by those he once trusted, and now the imminent threat of capture—it was overwhelming. But he couldn't afford to falter. Not now. "Is there any way to lose them?" he asked, glancing at Kalen. Kalen hesitated. "There's a debris field ahead—a remnant of the old wars. It's risky, but if we navigate it carefully, we might shake them off." Kian nodded. "Do it." The dropship plunged into the debris field, weaving through the remnants of shattered ships and floating wreckage. The Federation warships hesitated, their larger sizes making the maneuver treacherous.
Chapter 68: Shattered Truths
The room was deathly silent except for the hum of the console still flashing Elena’s message. Kian stood motionless, his eyes burning into the holographic display as her face shimmered in ghostly blue light. Four children—his children. The words echoed like thunder through his skull. He wanted to move, to scream, to destroy something—but he was frozen. Not from fear, but from the weight of everything she had hidden.Behind him, the mechanical door slid shut with a soft hiss. The figure who had delivered the news—Kalen, the self-proclaimed brother—leaned against the frame, arms crossed and watching him intently.“You’re too late,” Kalen repeated calmly. “They’re not just hidden from you. They’re in danger.”Kian’s eyes finally broke from the message. “Where are they?”Kalen shrugged. “If I told you, it would only get them killed.”Kian stepped forward. “You said you’re my brother. If that’s true, then help me.”Kalen pushed off the wall and walked toward him. “I’ll help you. But you ne
Chapter 67: Shadows at the Edge
Kian stood frozen.The message from Elena still flickered across his communication slate, her voice etched in his mind. “Kian… they’re yours. All four.” His breathing quickened. The holographic image showed the children—two girls, two boys—all with traces of him in their eyes. One had his determined brow. Another, his quiet gaze. The youngest had his faint dimple.The silence in the room was deafening. Darius had vanished into the shadows after their confrontation, leaving Kian to process the reality that had shattered everything he thought he knew. His children had been out there. All these years. Hidden. Protected… or imprisoned?A knock echoed through the safehouse. Not the hesitant kind—this one was sharp, deliberate.Kian stood immediately, the weight of fatherhood now joined by suspicion. He approached the door cautiously, hand grazing the pulse blade at his waist.“Who is it?” he asked.A pause.Then a familiar voice: “Don’t do anything stupid, Arlen. I come alone.”It was Varn
Chapter 66: Fractured Truths
The cold night air bit at Kian’s skin as he stepped into the clearing, eyes locked on the silhouette that had haunted him for days—Elena. She stood rigidly beneath the flickering glow of a rusted streetlamp, the outlines of four small figures barely visible behind her. His breath caught in his throat.“Elena…” The name escaped him like a confession.She turned slowly, her eyes glinting with something deeper than sorrow—regret, perhaps, or a buried desperation. The four children peeked around her, their resemblance to him impossible to ignore. The oldest boy’s jawline, the youngest girl’s stormy gray eyes. Kian staggered, gripped by a wave of disbelief and a pain so sharp it stole his balance.“You kept them from me,” he whispered, voice cracking. “Why?”Elena blinked hard, stepping forward. “I didn’t have a choice. After the trial, after you were exiled and Marcus stole your name—I thought you were dead.”“You thought or you hoped?” Kian’s voice was icy now, rage simmering just beneat
Chapter 65: The Dead Zone
The silence after the revelation was a chasm. Kian’s fingers trembled as he stared at the image still flickering on the holo screen—Elena, standing defiantly, with four children behind her. Not one. Four. His breath hitched. Each child bore a shadow of his features—his eyes, his jawline, the unmistakable Arlen blood.His mind raced, connecting timelines, calculating possibilities. It wasn’t just betrayal now; it was concealment of blood. His blood.Ryder stood nearby, equally stunned, though his eyes were trained more on the encrypted trace signature attached to the transmission. “This wasn’t sent from inside the Inner Federation. It came from the Dead Zone.”Kian turned sharply. “The Dead Zone was declared uninhabitable years ago.”“Exactly,” Ryder said, his tone low. “Which means either someone faked that transmission... or Elena’s been hiding in the one place the Federation wouldn’t dare look.”Kian didn’t waste another second. “Get the Phoenix geared and prepped. We leave at dawn.
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