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THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 69
The sky cracked like shattered glass.A brilliant arc of dark lightning burst through the clouds, slamming into the center of the Everhart estate, sending a shockwave through the enchanted grounds. Screams rang out. Shields rippled. Magic defenses activated as spells flickered over the wedding guests, shielding them from the shock.Javier didn’t move.Valeria clung to his arm as dust and energy surged around them. Her voice barely broke through the roar. “What is that?”Javier’s eyes remained fixed on Aziel. “Void magic. Forbidden. Twisted by death.”Aziel hovered above the ground now, his cloak billowing as if caught in a storm that no one else could feel. His eyes glowed with an unholy mixture of shadow and flame.“Do you see it now?” Aziel roared. “Your ancestors tried to bury me. But they never erased me. Your blood remembers me, Javier.”Javier took a single step forward. The earth beneath his feet responded—sigils spiraling outward in glowing golden ink, ancient and precise.“I
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 70
Valeria’s breath hitched. Her hand tightened around Javier’s arm instinctively. “Replace me?”The cousin didn’t blink. “You heard me, dear cousin. The council is growing impatient. Marcellus and Hudson failed, yes—but they were never the true plan. They were merely a distraction. The real play comes now. You see, Solano isn’t meant to be ruled by a woman. Especially not one who dares marry an Everhart.”Javier’s gaze sharpened like a blade being unsheathed. “You came to take her throne.”“To restore order,” the man corrected smugly. “The bloodline should be preserved properly. You… marrying her? That’s tainting our legacy with forbidden power. With alchemy. The elders will never allow it.”“You speak as though I need their approval,” Valeria said, voice laced with fury.“No, cousin,” he replied smoothly. “You speak as though they still see you as President. But they’ve already signed the decree. Your time is over.”Javier moved—not fast, not loud. But with a calm, deliberate step that
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 71
“Impossible,” Valeria whispered, her voice trembling. “She… she died, Javier.”Javier didn’t move. His gaze stayed fixed on the woman with the face of a ghost—calm, but sharp. Behind his eyes, there was no confusion. Only cold calculation.“I buried you myself,” he said, voice even. “I saw your body. I lit the flame.”The woman smiled. It was a strange, almost sorrowful thing. “And yet here I stand. Life has many paths, son. Alchemy only reveals the ones others are too afraid to walk.”Emilian was still on his knees, completely forgotten now in the weight of this revelation. Valeria instinctively stepped in front of Javier, her hand reaching toward his arm.“Javier, this—this isn’t just political anymore. This is deeper. Older. What does she mean? What is she talking about?”The woman in black stepped forward slowly, each step echoing with power. Her eyes—identical to Javier’s—shimmered gold beneath her lashes.“I am not your mother,” she said finally. “At least, not entirely. I am wh
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 72
“I knew you weren’t just another nobleman,” Valeria murmured, her cheek pressed against Javier’s chest. “But I never imagined… this.”Javier remained still for a moment, then stepped back, his golden eyes meeting hers. “Neither did I. I thought I had buried that part of my bloodline with my parents. I was wrong.”Behind them, smoke still curled from scorched earth, the sigils fading slowly, leaving behind deep cracks where the fragment had been sealed. The wedding garden was silent—an audience of powerful elites rendered speechless.The heads of state, foreign dignitaries, and military officials had all been invited to the most powerful political union in modern history: the marriage of President Valeria Solano and Javier Everhart. Instead, they’d witnessed something out of legend.And now, none of them dared speak.It was Chancellor Remiel of the Eastern Coalition who finally cleared his throat. “That woman. That power. Was that… ancient alchemy?”Javier didn’t answer him directly. I
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 73
"I want his head," Hudson spat, his fists slamming against the mahogany desk hard enough to crack it.Marcellus, standing by the window, didn’t flinch. His jaw clenched, eyes cold as he watched the rain cascade down the glass."You should've killed him when he was still a nobody,” Hudson seethed, his voice trembling with rage. “Now the world bows to him. Even Caelius Thorn—THORN!—kneeled like a dog. And you let that wedding happen!"Marcellus turned, his expression unreadable. “We underestimated Javier.”“Understatement of the century,” Hudson snarled. “He’s no longer just Valeria’s fiancé—he’s the bloody Flamebearer. A walking weapon.”Marcellus’s lips twitched into a tight, bitter smile. “And we created him.”Hudson paused.Marcellus continued, stepping forward. “We sent Adriana. We orchestrated the hotel trap. We humiliated him in front of the elites. We stirred the Vault.”“You’re proud of that?” Hudson barked.“No,” Marcellus said darkly. “But I know what’s coming next.”Hudson n
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 74
"Impressive," Zephyr sneered as he wiped blood from the corner of his mouth. "You’re not just a myth after all."Javier stood unfazed amid the cracked stones and scorched earth of the courtyard, his golden eyes glowing faintly, the fire around his body slowly fading. His cloak danced in the remaining sparks."You’re reckless," Javier said, voice low and composed. "You attacked without warning. Without understanding."Zephyr laughed, flicking sparks off his shoulders. "Understanding is for the weak. I came to see who dared call himself Sovereign Alchemist. Now I see why the Vault whispers your name."Valeria descended the steps behind Javier, her eyes sharp, her presence commanding even in the chaos. "Is this how you introduce yourself? By killing our guards?"“They were in the way,” Zephyr replied, grinning.Javier tilted his head. “Then you're lucky you're still breathing.”That shut Zephyr up, if only for a second. But then, from above, the roar of a beast echoed across the ruins of
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 75
“Let them gather,” Javier said as he stood on the highest terrace of the Solano estate, the morning wind sweeping through his coat. “One by one… they will fall.”Valeria stood behind him, her arms crossed tightly across her chest. There was unease in her eyes despite her iron will. “You speak as if you’re certain of victory.”“I am.”“How?” she asked. “You’ll be outnumbered. They’re not just Vault Hosts… they’re killers. Fanatics. Monsters. You think they’ll play fair?”“I don’t need them to play fair,” Javier replied without turning. “I only need them to come.”Valeria exhaled, stepping beside him. “And when they do… what then? What happens after the blood, the smoke, and the dust? What happens to us, Javier?”Javier’s gaze remained locked on the distant hills. “We survive. And we rebuild.”But even as he said it, something shifted in the atmosphere.The wind stopped.Birds fled the trees.And the light dimmed… though the sun still stood in the sky.A thunderous BOOM erupted in the d
THE BILLIONAIRE THEY NEVER SAW COMING CHAPTER 76
The light that exploded from Javier was blinding—pure, searing, and ancient. It wasn’t just Vault energy. No. It was something deeper. Something older. Something that made even the strongest Vault Hosts recoil in terror.Lucien’s smirk faltered.The cloaked figure holding Valeria screamed as his flesh burned on contact with the aura. He dropped her instinctively, shielding his face as golden symbols spiraled from Javier's feet, wrapping around him like a celestial armor.Valeria hit the ground hard but rolled to safety. Her eyes widened in disbelief. "Javier… what are you?"He didn’t answer.Didn’t blink.Didn’t even look at her.His eyes were locked on Lucien."I was born with blood older than the Vaults," Javier said, his voice like thunder rolled into calm. "Alchemy wasn’t a tool. It was a legacy. One you weren’t worthy of."Lucien stepped back.For the first time, uncertain."I was worthy. Father saw it. He trained me first—""And he banished you," Javier interrupted, voice sharp
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The night was thick with silence, but Javier Everhart stood tall in the aftermath of chaos, his coat lightly torn and blood trickling down the corner of his mouth. Around him, the wreckage of the battle still smoked—cracked stone, scorched pillars, and the lingering scent of alchemical combustion. Hudson lay on the floor, curled and trembling, his pride stripped away. The mysterious robed figure had vanished, but not before seeding a new storm.Javier’s golden eyes stared into the darkness, reading the invisible runes the enemy left behind. A spell. A message. A warning."This mark... it's from the Eldritch Convergence," Javier murmured to himself. His voice, though calm, carried the weight of certainty. The Convergence was an ancient cult of alchemists long thought extinct, said to have merged alchemy with forbidden arcane rituals. If they were returning now, it meant the world would soon face something it was never prepared to endure.And they had come for him.Before he could dive
CHAPTER 116
The atmosphere in the room grew thick with anticipation, a suffocating pressure bearing down on everyone present. Javier, though outwardly calm, felt the shift—an unfamiliar and ominous presence that crept beneath the very foundation of the space. It was as if the world itself were holding its breath, waiting for something to snap.Hudson, still clutched in Javier's grasp, struggled to gather his breath. His once-proud demeanor was now crumbling, a shadow of the man he had been moments ago. Yet, the glint in his eyes told a different story. Something deep within him had ignited—something ancient and terrible.Javier’s grip tightened, but his focus shifted. His senses sharpened, and a cold shiver crawled down his spine. This was no ordinary threat. The air was laced with an unnatural energy, the kind that Javier had only encountered in the most
CHAPTER 115
Hudson stepped forward, his boots striking the broken ground with a resonating thud, as if he were the harbinger of something far worse than even Lazarus' dark magic. His presence exuded power — unyielding and oppressive. Every inch of his being seemed like a force of nature, relentless and untouchable.Javier’s eyes flickered towards him, but there was no shift in his demeanor. The calm that surrounded him was like the stillness before a storm. He didn’t flinch. He didn’t even blink.Hudson’s voice was low and dangerous, a growl that echoed in the stillness of the chamber.“You’ve made your mistakes, Javier,” Hudson said, his lips curling into a cruel smile. “You think you can challenge me, the legacy of centuries? You’re nothing more than an illusion, a child playing at alchemy. Your power is a hollow shell.”Javier’s hand still rested in the air, his fingers twitching slightly as if ready to strike again, but he didn’t move. He didn’t need to.“I don’t play at anything,” Javier rep
CHAPTER 114
The titan tore itself from the last of the golden chains, its body surging with renewed, terrifying strength.Lazarus stood behind it, hands folded calmly behind his back, as if he had already won. His golden eyes never left Javier, gleaming with malicious amusement.Valeria gripped Javier’s sleeve tighter, feeling the heat of the battlefield rise. She could barely breathe, the pressure was so immense, but Javier… he didn’t flinch.He didn’t move.He simply stared.Silent.Calculating.Then, finally, he spoke — voice low and dangerous."You mistake survival for inheritance."The titan lunged, spear whistling through the air with monstrous force.Javier moved.One step.That was all.The spear missed entirely, embedding itself into the stone wall behind him with an ear-shattering crash. Before the titan could recover, Javier’s fingers flicked forward, almost lazily.A thin line of silver light cut through the darkness.The titan froze mid-motion.A crack, faint but unmistakable, split
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Javier moved at the last instant, evading the strike by mere inches. The shockwave flattened the nearby walls, sending debris spiraling into the blackness. Valeria covered her head, shielding herself from the raining stones.Javier stood unharmed in the eye of the storm.The titan turned its hollow, glowing gaze toward him again. Its massive hand wrenched the spear from the cracked earth and spun it with unnatural speed, wind howling around the weapon.A second strike came—faster, more brutal.Javier didn’t back down.Instead, he raised his right hand, fingers moving in intricate, ancient patterns midair. A low hum resonated from his palm, gathering into a thin golden sigil
CHAPTER 112
The world blurred into chaos.The floor swallowed them whole, but Javier landed cleanly, as if he had expected it all along. His boots hit the dark stone with a controlled thud. Around him, pieces of the collapsing building rained down, dust choking the stale air. Valeria stumbled nearby, coughing violently. Lucian and the others were nowhere to be seen—only distant screams and the grinding of stone echoed.Javier rose, dusting his coat casually.From the depths of the darkness, Subject Zero’s laughter slithered toward him."You fall into my home now, Everhart," the monster rasped, voice booming through the hollow underground. "Here, the rules change."Javier ignored the
CHAPTER 114
The titan tore itself from the last of the golden chains, its body surging with renewed, terrifying strength.Lazarus stood behind it, hands folded calmly behind his back, as if he had already won. His golden eyes never left Javier, gleaming with malicious amusement.Valeria gripped Javier’s sleeve tighter, feeling the heat of the battlefield rise. She could barely breathe, the pressure was so immense, but Javier… he didn’t flinch.He didn’t move.He simply stared.Silent.Calculating.Then, finally, he spoke — voice low and dangerous.
CHAPTER 111
The room held its breath.Subject Zero stepped through the dust and chaos like a ghost given flesh. Seven feet tall, skin pale as wax, a twisted alchemical brand pulsing red-hot across his chest. His eyes—too human to be soulless, too inhuman to be sane—were locked on only one person.Javier Everhart.The guards raised their weapons. Lucian North scrambled back, nearly tripping over his own fear. Alric didn’t speak; he merely pressed his back against the farthest wall, trembling like a man watching a nightmare he once created walk again.“You,” Subject Zero rasped, voice deep and strange—as if several voices spoke through one mouth. “Everhart.”Javier didn’t move. His stance remained relaxed, one hand in his coat pocket. “I figured you’d come.”Subject Zero’s cracked lips curled into something like a grin. “They said you died. That the last of the alchemists was gone.”“They lied,” Javier said simply.Valeria grabbed his arm. “Javier—this thing—what is it?”He glanced at her. “A bypro
CHAPTER 110
“The Everhart bloodline should’ve been extinct.”Those words echoed through the sterile silence of the secret underground hall, the scent of dust and burning wires still lingering in the air. Javier stood before the council table, his expression unreadable. He had just dismantled half of Project Helix with nothing but strategy, silence, and the weight of his name.Across the room, Dr. Alric Mendez—head researcher of Project Helix—leaned forward, trying to mask the trembling in his hands with a condescending grin.“You’re clever, I’ll give you that,” Alric said, his voice gravelly. “But cleverness doesn't make you immortal, Everhart.”Javier didn’t respond. He didn’t need to. The moment his gaze
