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CHAPTER 55
A young, handsome man stepped through the sliding doors of the airport, wheeling his single piece of luggage behind him. His glasses caught the overhead lights, casting a brief reflection across his sharp features. There was purpose in every stride controlled, deliberate. He was home.And he wasn't here for rest. For years, a single mystery had haunted the back of his mind. One that refused to be buried beneath all the accolades he'd received. As a detective, he'd solved countless cases, earned a reputation as one of the best. People came to him when no one else could crack the truth. But none of those triumphs mattered, because the one puzzle that truly consumed him the one that orbited his own life remained stubbornly unsolved. By the time he reached his apartment, he barely managed to drop his luggage before collapsing onto the couch. He rubbed his temples, the same questions echoing louder now that he was back, something wasn't right. He'd always believed that p
CHAPTER 54
In the shattered ceiling of a forgotten skyscraper, a sleek surveillance drone hovered in silence. A blue light blinked once, then again. Deep beneath the ruins, in a chamber of iron and code, Raithe watched. He wasn’t dead like they thought he was, oh no! He was pretty much alive, he wants to come back He was evolving into something far beyond what they thought he could be. “Let them celebrate,” he hissed, his voice fused with a thousand machines. “Let them dream of peace.” His eyes, once human, now burned with the pulse of something far worse. “Because this time… I won’t need a throne. I’ll become the storm they are so afraid of, that is for a certainty, they better hide before my transformation is complete.” Back at the Southern Gates where Luna Gray resides, Luna looked over her shoulder, sensing the chill on the wind. “Something’s coming,” she murmured. Luca turned to the east. “Yes,” he said. “And we’re not done yet.” ***** Beneath the streets, in the sublayers
CHAPTER 53
Inside the Neural Core in Luna’s Mind, the world around her dissolved. She stood alone in a void of shadows, her thoughts twisted and echoed. A mirror formed in front of her, her very own reflection was smiling back with Raithe’s eyes. “You never truly led,” the reflection whispered. “You survived and that’s different.” Luna clenched her fists. “You don’t get to erase me and turn me into a monster!” “But I already have,” the reflection said. “Every time you hesitated, every time you doubted, every time you fought and got angry, that was me.” Suddenly, a hand grabbed her shoulder, it was Caspian, not in body, but as a data echo. His image flickered beside her. “You’re not alone, Luna. You never were, don't give in to it.” Another light came up and it was Benedict, he was calm and resolute, he said; “We’ve got you, and we will find the core and take it out.” The reflection screamed and shattered like glass before them because the Revenant had yanked the wires back. There w
CHAPTER 52
Caspian’s voice dropped. “He’s targeting her… but not just with bullets. Look…” He rotated the file. A neural map, an invasive implant pattern. The same signature as Gray Corp’s old executive neural links, except reversed it was weaponized. “This is top secret. Victor is not trying to destroy Luna.” He paused, swallowing nervously at the sight before him; “He’s trying to erase her story permanently and to make sure Benedict’s face darkened, fury flickering behind his usually stoic mask. “He wants to turn her into one of his puppets, I believe he must have cloned her or something. He wants to erase the real Luna and put his puppet in place of her, such cruelty.” Caspian nodded. “A queen to rule the rest.” A sudden noise and metal scraping against concrete made both men tense up. “Company,” Benedict said, raising his weapon. The vault door slammed open. A rush of shadow-cloaked armed men charged in. “Out now!” Caspian barked, pulling a pulse detonator from his belt.
CHAPTER 51
At the Mojave Black Site 48 hours later, the wind howled outside the abandoned compound, tearing through rusted fences and snapping dead shrubs like brittle bones. The sandstorm was settling, but the air remained with the scent of metal and old oil. Inside, Caspian and Benedict moved through the dim corridor, weapons drawn, helmets linked to Luna’s directives. The mission brief was clear: it was to retrieve an exiled engineer named Declan Myles, once Victor Raithe’s chief coder, now presumed rogue. The man knew how to dismantle Raithe’s network from within, if truly he was alive. But they had to go in there, with no backup, no drones, just them. Of course if there were back ups they probably would have been shot dead upon arrival. So this mission required them to go in silence and not alert their enemies that they were there. “Clear right,” Benedict muttered, checking the corner. “Left’s empty,” Caspian replied, eyes sweeping the shadows. But there was silence, for simp
CHAPTER 50
Benedict stood alone, reviewing surveillance from Raina’s exit. His fingers moved fast, decrypting voice logs and signal traces. He had found a pattern but it was still quite incomplete. The elevator chimed, he turned towards it and was surprised to see who it was as he couldn't comprehend what he saw. Caspian Ward stepped out, arms in his pocket, his gaze was cool. “Figured you’d be lurking in the guts of the tower,” Caspian said. “Like a watchdog with access codes.” Benedict didn’t miss a beat. “Very funny indeed, I figured you’d be halfway to betrayal by now.” Caspian’s eyes narrowed. “That’s the second time you’ve accused me without proof.” “That’s the second time you’ve returned from the dead and expected Luna to just trust you.” Silence crackled between them, it was as though the entire room was placed on hold, no noise or sound. Benedict closed the terminal and turned fully toward him, voice low and razor-edged. “I’ve bled for this company, I have watched
CHAPTER 49
The glasshouse was one of the only surviving structures from the once grand Gray estate, which was now something of the past. It was laced with memories, happiness, laughter, pain and sadness. But now, the once grand Gray estate was twisted with vines. Luna stood just outside, breath fogging in the night air, the weight of recent issues or battle's sign of fellow companies aiming to soil everything her father had worked so hard for, settled on her shoulders and was weighing her down. She stepped inside, boots crunching over broken glass and dead leaves. A voice came from the shadows. “I never thought I’d see you come back here. Not after everything that happened.” Luna froze, she wasn't expecting to see someone or anyone whatsoever on her family's forgotten estate. That voice was one that gave her many feelings, but maybe her mind was playing tricks on her because the voice belonged to someone whom she had erased from her memory for the sake of her sanity. She turned
CHAPTER 48
Luca woke up quickly the next day to make breakfast for Amelia.“Good morning Lord Luca!” The Chef greeted him warmly with his head bowed.Luca, on the other hand, needed to surprise Amelia with his cooking.“Good morning, Chef Ray!” Luca greeted warmly and walked towards the veggies he saw, picked up a knife and began slicing.The Chef who was up early and already in the kitchen when Luca walked up to him and took some lettuce and began slicing away.He was surprised to see Luca so early that morning.“Sir, please let me do this!” Chef Ray uttered.As his job was to prepare food for his master, but this was new, Chef Ray is a renowned chef known for making the best meals in all of Cinderfall City and beyond.He was hired by Wilson Brown just last night to come work as a live-in chef for his new employer, Luca Ashford.Seeing such a powerful figure, slicing away at veggies, was surprising.“No, I want to impress my woman that I can actually make something edible. I used to cook quite
CHAPTER 47
The white SUV glided smoothly through the narrow winding road, its tinted windows concealing the tension pulsing inside.Amelia sat stiffly in the passenger seat, arms folded tightly across her chest.Now they were silent in the SUV. Even Luca’s usual cheeky grin was missing. His jaw was clenched, eyes focused ahead.Amelia frowned."Where are we even going?" she asked, unable to hide the edge in her voice.Luca glanced at her with a small, unreadable smile. “Somewhere safe. Somewhere that doesn’t smell like judgment and old money.”Amelia rolled her eyes. “That’s quite something even for you and dramatic.”But when the SUV turned past the tall iron gates, gates guarded by two men in suits.Amelia’s sarcasm faded into stunned silence.A mansion stood at the end.Not just a house, not even just a big house. A mansion four stories high, modern yet regal, with glass panels, marble columns, and fountains flanking the wide stone steps.Amelia’s mouth dropped slightly."Wait. Are we… are we
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