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Chapter 163: Intentional Capture
Author: Rachel Holt
last update2026-01-20 12:55:28

The plan had changed during final preparations. Jacob realized that even with the diversionary assault, penetrating the throne room's defenses while Verons was on high alert was nearly impossible. But there was another approach—one that turned their enemy's expectations against him.

"Verons wants to capture us," Jacob explained to the team. "He said so himself. He needs us alive for the binding ritual, needs our blood to unlock the artifacts' full potential. So we give him exactly what he wants."

Anna understood immediately. "We let ourselves be captured."

"Intentionally. We allow guards to find us, take us prisoner, bring us into the palace as captives rather than infiltrators. Once inside Verons's dungeons, we break out from within while the assault team creates chaos above."

It was insane. Trusting that Verons would not simply kill them on sight, betting that his need for the ritual would keep them alive long enough to escape. But it was also the only approach that might actually w
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    Jacob lunged toward Verons, mystical energy gathering in his hands for a strike that would end the tyrant's life. But Verons had not survived decades of brutal politics and warfare by being slow or unprepared.He whistled sharply, and the guards who had frozen in the doorway snapped into coordinated action. They were not ordinary soldiers. These were specialists trained specifically to handle mystical threats, and they moved with the confidence of people who had done this before.Nets woven with suppression enchantments flew through the air from multiple directions. Jacob tried to dodge but the chamber was too confined, the nets too well-coordinated. They wrapped around him, and the moment the enchanted material touched his skin he felt his mystical energy disrupting, fracturing, becoming impossible to control properly.He still fought. Even weakened, even tangled in nets designed to neutralize his abilities, Jacob was dangerous. He threw two guards into walls hard enough to crack sto

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  • Chapter 163: Intentional Capture

    The plan had changed during final preparations. Jacob realized that even with the diversionary assault, penetrating the throne room's defenses while Verons was on high alert was nearly impossible. But there was another approach—one that turned their enemy's expectations against him."Verons wants to capture us," Jacob explained to the team. "He said so himself. He needs us alive for the binding ritual, needs our blood to unlock the artifacts' full potential. So we give him exactly what he wants."Anna understood immediately. "We let ourselves be captured.""Intentionally. We allow guards to find us, take us prisoner, bring us into the palace as captives rather than infiltrators. Once inside Verons's dungeons, we break out from within while the assault team creates chaos above."It was insane. Trusting that Verons would not simply kill them on sight, betting that his need for the ritual would keep them alive long enough to escape. But it was also the only approach that might actually w

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    The debate stretched through the night as they analyzed every possible approach to the palace. Jacob spread intelligence reports across the tunnel floor—guard rotations, patrol patterns, defensive positions compiled from Thomas's military knowledge and information purchased from his cousin in the palace kitchens."Direct assault is impossible," Leo stated flatly. "They have three hundred guards on duty at any given time. We have twenty-two fighters, most of us wounded or exhausted. The mathematics do not work.""Stealth infiltration then," someone suggested. "Use the tunnels to get close, eliminate guards silently, reach the throne room before they realize we are there."Roseline shook her head. "Verons is expecting infiltration. He said so himself. The moment we engage even one guard, alarms sound and the entire palace responds. We would be trapped underground with no escape route."Anna traced ward patterns on her makeshift map. "The mystical defenses complicate everything. Even if

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    They retreated back through the hidden gallery, descending into the tunnels before anyone could speak. The observation had confirmed what they needed to know but also revealed how thoroughly Verons had prepared for their arrival. Every advantage Jacob thought they possessed was actually part of an elaborate trap.Once they reached a secure section of tunnel far from potential listening points, the team gathered to process what they had witnessed."He knows we are coming," Leo said, stating the obvious. "This entire mission is compromised.""Has been from the start," Roseline added. "Verons has been herding us exactly where he wants us. The question is whether we spring his trap or abort the mission entirely."Jacob studied the rough map Anna had drawn of the palace layout, marking where the artifacts were positioned. Both pieces in the throne room, displayed openly as bait. Guards positioned at strategic points. And Verons himself waiting like a spider in the center of his web."We ca

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