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A FLAWED PERFECTION
As he did, a faint, almost imperceptible sky-blue glow began to pulse beneath the skin of his forearms, tracing the lines of his veins. The light intensified, becoming more pronounced, and there was a vibrant network of blue light illuminating his skin.He began to mutter to himself, low and rhythmic, almost like a chant. The words were phrases, fragments of a language that spoke of raw, unbridled energy. SeeThe hum of the laptop seemed to fade into the background, replaced by a subtle thrumming in his own ears, the sound of his own power started awakening.Then, with a sudden, sharp intake of breath, he opened his eyes. They were no longer their usual hazel. Instead, they glowed with an intense, mesmerizing sky-blue, mirroring the pulsating light in his veins. The apartment seemed to shift, details started becoming sharper, the air started crackling with unseen energy."Jayden? What's happening?" Mr Christopher's voice, though calm, held a note of concern."Engaging deeper protoc
THE CORE FREQUENCY
Jayden sat hunched over his laptop, the glow of the screen painted his face in the dim light of his rented apartment. The single-story unit was small, a single bed was in one corner, a worn-out couch in another, and a table piled with tech gear in the center. Rain still drummed softly against the window, a familiar rhythm in the quiet city. He took a long, slow sip from the juice box beside him, the tart liquid was a sharp contrast to the dull ache of fatigue in his muscles. His mind, however, was wide awake, raced through the data he’d pulled from the memory shard. Project Revenant was an intricate web, far more complex than he’d imagined.He typed furiously, the lines of code were scrolling past. His fingers danced across the keyboard, it was a blur of motion as he delved deeper into the fragmented data. He was looking for a pattern, a vulnerability, anything that could give them an edge against the Khybers this time. The thought of Carl’s panicked call, of the fabricated dat
THE WHIR OF DEATH
He tripped and fell. It was a jarring, brutal impact that sent a fresh jolt of excruciating pain through his already aching, bruised body, jarring every bone. He hit the hard, unforgiving ground with a grunt, the air was forcefully knocked from his lungs. Carl’s limp form tumbled from his shoulder and landed beside him with a soft, ominous thud.The fall was enough. The little, fragile thread of consciousness Carl had desperately clung to snapped entirely. His eyes rolled back into his head, and he lay utterly still, his breathing was shallow and erratic, barely perceptible. Carl Bowen immediately passed out.Jayden pushed himself up on his elbows, wincing at the fresh aches. He looked at Carl, and a deep worry twisted in his gut. He was truly out cold now. No more talk of giant marshmallows.Then, he heard it. The buzzing sound directly above them. He looked up.Hovering above them was the deadly drone. Its multiple rotors spun with a low thrum, barely audible over the thumping of
RUNNING ON BORROWED TIME
The cool night air, usually a welcome relief, brought no comfort. Instead, it was a chilling reminder of the danger that still clung to Jayden and Carl like a suffocating blanket. Jayden, his formidable strength was long past its limits, his muscles started screaming in protest, and it continued his clumsy, desperate hop. Carl, the unconscious man, was slung awkwardly over his shoulder like a sack of impossibly heavy bricks. Every single step was agony, a monumental struggle against the creeping exhaustion that threatened to pull him down. Carl’s weight was immense, a dead weight that pulled at Jayden's core, making him stumble and nearly collapse with each labored stride across the uneven, shadowy terrain of the abandoned lot behind the warehouse.Jayden’s breath came in ragged, tearing gasps, burning in his throat as if he’d swallowed hot embers. He looked around wildly, his eyes were darting through the oppressive darkness, desperately trying to find any semblance of cover, a
ONE MORE STEP
Jayden didn’t answer. He couldn’t. Every ounce of his focus, every straining muscle, was dedicated to one singular, desperate goal: survival. He just kept moving, his powerful frame kept dragging Carl across the charred remains of what used to be an elegant golf club.The air was thick and heavy, it was a choking blend of scorched turf, smoldering wood, and the bitter tang of burned synthetic materials. The once pristine fairways were now jagged ruins, littered with splintered golf carts and twisted flagpoles.His lungs burned with each shallow breath, but his eyes, though stinging from the smoke and grit, remained stubbornly locked on their only hope—the back exit, a faint, almost illusory rectangle of less oppressive darkness in the crumbling wall ahead. It was a beacon, however dim, promising escape from the inferno behind them.Another brutal round of gunfire cracked through the night, a harsh, metallic symphony of destruction that echoed off the skeletal remains of the collap
NO TIME TO DIE
Another blast of bullets tore through the wall behind Carl.POP! POP! POP!One bullet slammed into his right arm, spinning him backward.Another ripped through his leg, just above the knee.Carl screamed and hit the floor hard.“AAARGH!!”Blood soaked Carl Bowen’s jeans in seconds, the fabric darkened quickly as the wound pulsed red. His breath hitched, as it was coming in ragged bursts. He clutched his arm, his fingers were trembling and slick with blood, his face twisted in pain and disbelief.“GAAAHHH!” he groaned, his teeth clenched as another wave of agony surged through him. His body jolted involuntarily, and he slammed his back against the broken base of the pillar. The concrete was cold, but it gave no comfort.His leg was worse.The bullet had ripped through clean—no exit wound. Blood poured freely, pooling beneath him.“Carl!” Jayden shouted, crawling toward him under a cloud of smoke and dust. Another burst from the drone rattled the ceiling tiles and blew sparks from a
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