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Chapter 83: The Connection
Anna sat on the bed, the memory of that terrible day washing over her with crystal clarity. The pain, the fear, the desperate determination to save a trapped boy despite the danger. She had carried those scars for fifteen years, never knowing the name of the child she had rescued or what became of him after that day."It was you," Anna repeated, her voice barely above a whisper. "All this time, the boy I saved was you."Jacob nodded, his expression showing vulnerability she had never seen before. "I was thirteen years old, watching my entire family being systematically murdered. My enemies trapped me in that bus and set it on fire, expecting me to die with the other passengers. Then you appeared like an angel and pulled me from the flames.""I never knew your name," Anna said, fragments of memory clicking into place. "The hospital was chaos that night. By the time they treated my burns, you had already disappeared. I asked about you for weeks afterward, but nobody could tell me anythi
Chapter 82: Anna's Flashback
Fifteen years ago...Anna Tate was seventeen years old and had never been happier. The summer sun warmed her face as she walked beside her mother through the streets of coastal Seron, far from the suffocating expectations of her family's mansion. This vacation was a rare gift—three days away from tutors, social obligations, and her mother's constant reminders about proper behavior for a Tate daughter."Can we get ice cream?" Anna asked, pointing to a vendor cart across the street. "Please, mother? Just this once?"Elizabeth Tate sighed but nodded, unable to resist her daughter's genuine smile. Anna was still unscarred then, still beautiful and full of life. The weight of family disappointment had not yet crushed her spirit.Anna ordered chocolate while her mother got vanilla, and they sat on a bench overlooking the harbor. Boats drifted lazily in the water, and seabirds called overhead. For these precious moments, Anna was just a normal teenager enjoying summer vacation."We should he
Chapter 81: Emotional Breakdown
Jacob scooped Anna into his arms and ran toward the exit as the Forno compound began tearing itself apart around them. Explosions chased them through corridors, each detonation closer than the last as incendiary charges ignited in sequence."Hold on to me," Jacob commanded, channeling mystical energy into a protective shield around both of them. Debris bounced off the golden barrier as they navigated the collapsing structure.Behind them, Jacob heard Michael Forno screaming for his son, trying to drag James's broken body toward an exit that no longer existed. Part of Jacob wanted to go back, to save them despite everything they had done. But Anna was his priority, and every second they remained in the compound decreased their chances of survival.A massive explosion tore through the bunker level, the shockwave throwing Jacob forward despite his shields. He twisted his body to take the impact, protecting Anna from the worst of it as they tumbled through a doorway and into a stairwell t
Chapter 80: The Revelation
Jacob's hands moved to the edges of his mask, fingers finding the release mechanisms that had been second nature for fifteen years. He hesitated for just a moment, knowing that once he removed it, there would be no going back. The separation between his two identities would collapse forever.But Anna's terrified whimper decided the matter. He pressed the release points and lifted the mask away from his face.The change was immediate. The demonic metal features that had terrorized countless enemies disappeared, revealing the familiar face Anna knew. Jacob's brown hair was matted with sweat, his hazel eyes showed exhaustion and pain, and blood splattered across his features told the story of brutal combat. But it was unmistakably him.Anna's expression transformed from terror to complete shock. Her mouth opened and closed several times without producing sound as her brain struggled to process what her eyes were seeing."Jacob?" she finally whispered, the single word carrying disbelief,
Chapter 79: Terror and Confusion
Anna's scream echoed through the throne room, raw with genuine terror. She struggled against her chains, desperate to put distance between herself and the blood-soaked figure standing over James's broken body.Jacob froze, the killing blow he had been about to deliver forgotten. In his rage and desperation to rescue Anna, he had not considered how she would perceive him. To her eyes, he was not a savior—he was another monster, perhaps worse than the one who had kidnapped her."Anna," Jacob said, his voice distorted through the mask's modifications. "You are safe now. I came to—""Stay away from me!" Anna's voice was shrill with panic. She pulled harder against the chains, not caring that the metal was cutting into her wrists. Blood trickled down her arms as she fought to escape.Jacob took a step toward her, intending to break the chains and free her. Anna recoiled violently, pressing herself back against the chair as if she could somehow phase through it to get away from him."Please
Chapter 78: The Mask Revealed
Jacob froze at the entrance to the throne room, his entire focus on the knife pressed against Anna's throat. A single wrong move, one moment of lost control, and James could kill her before Jacob could intervene."That is far enough, Dark Blade," James said, his voice carrying genuine excitement. "I have heard so many stories about you. The legendary masked general who defeated entire armies. I confess, I am honored to finally meet you in person."Anna's eyes were wide with terror as she stared at the masked figure in the doorway. She had seen Jacob fight before, had witnessed his combat abilities during training and attacks on their safe house. But this was different. The warrior standing before her radiated menace so intense it felt like a physical presence, and the mask transformed him into something inhuman."Let her go," Jacob said, his voice distorted slightly by the mask. "Your quarrel is with me, not her.""My quarrel is with anyone who possesses abilities worth studying," Jam
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