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Chapter 89: Hidden Heritage
Jacob stood frozen, staring at the sketch of the medallion on the orphanage record. The implications cascaded through his mind like falling dominoes—each revelation more staggering than the last."Leo, search historical archives for Chen family records," Jacob commanded, his voice urgent. "Everything you can find about their lineage, their role in Seron's history, and what happened to them."While Leo worked, Jacob pulled up documents he had studied years ago during his research into the Krigg family artifacts. Ancient texts written in old Seronian, passed down through generations of his family, describing the guardian traditions and the families who maintained them."Here," Jacob said, displaying one document on the main screen. "This is from approximately four hundred years ago. It describes the founding alliance between the Krigg and Chen families."Anna moved closer to read the archaic text. Even translated to modern language, the words carried weight that transcended simple histo
Chapter 88: The Investigation
Jacob spent the next morning in the communications room, surrounded by multiple screens displaying archived documents, historical records, and genealogical databases. Anna sat beside him, watching as he methodically worked through every available resource that might shed light on her mother's mysterious past."Start with basic records," Jacob muttered, typing rapidly. "Birth certificate, hospital records, anything that would show her maiden name or place of origin."The searches returned nothing. Anna's mother had apparently materialized into existence as an adult woman working at a charity event twenty-eight years ago. No childhood records, no school transcripts, no medical history before the age of approximately twenty."That is impossible," Anna said, staring at the empty results. "Everyone has records. Birth certificates are mandatory. How could my mother have no documented existence before meeting my father?""Because someone erased them," Jacob replied grimly. "This level of sys
Chapter 87: Mystical Talent
Anna pulled her hands back from Jacob's arm as if the contact had burned her. Golden energy still flickered around her fingers like residual lightning, fading slowly as she stared at them in disbelief."What just happened?" Anna whispered. "I did not mean to do that. I did not even know I could do that."Jacob examined his forearm where the cut had been moments before. Not even a scar remained—just perfectly healed skin as if the injury had never occurred. He had witnessed mystical healing before, but never with such speed and completeness from someone with no formal training."You healed me," Jacob said, his tactical mind already analyzing the implications. "Not just closed the wound—you completely regenerated the damaged tissue in seconds. That level of healing requires both power and control that most guardians train years to achieve.""But I have only been training for three weeks," Anna protested. "And only in combat, not mystical abilities. How could I possibly—""Your guardian
Chapter 86: Advanced Techniques
Three weeks passed in a blur of exhaustion, pain, and incremental progress. Anna's body adapted to the brutal training regimen with surprising speed, her muscles developing the wiry strength that came from constant conditioning. More importantly, her mind absorbed tactical concepts that most students required months to grasp.Jacob stood across from her in the training room, watching as she flowed through a combat sequence he had taught her the previous day. Her movements were not yet perfect, but they showed understanding of principles rather than just memorized motions."Better," Jacob acknowledged when she finished. "Your weight distribution during the spin kick needs adjustment, but the overall execution shows you are thinking about angles rather than just copying what I demonstrated."Anna wiped sweat from her face, breathing hard but no longer gasping after exertion. Her cardiovascular conditioning had improved dramatically. "Show me the adjustment."Jacob demonstrated the kick
Chapter 85: Real Training Begins
Jacob studied Anna's face in the dawn light, searching for any sign that her request was born from trauma rather than genuine conviction. What he saw was determination that reminded him of himself at thirteen—a person who had faced something terrible and chosen to become stronger rather than break."If I agree to this, there are rules," Jacob said carefully. "Real combat training is not like the self-defense lessons I gave you before. It will be brutal, exhausting, and dangerous. You will get hurt. You will want to quit. And I will not let you.""Good," Anna replied without hesitation. "I do not want you to go easy on me because I am your wife. I want you to train me the way you were trained.""The way I was trained broke most of the students who attempted it," Jacob warned. "The Himulan Sect does not produce soldiers through gentle methods. They forge warriors through pain and repetition until skills become instinct.""Then that is what I need," Anna said. "Because the next time some
Chapter 84: New Depths
Anna stared at Jacob for a long moment after his confession, tears streaming down her face. The revelation that he had loved her since that terrible day fifteen years ago should have felt romantic. Instead, it felt overwhelming—another layer of complexity added to an already impossibly tangled situation."Sit down," Anna finally said, her voice hoarse from crying. "We are going to talk. Really talk. No more evasions, no more half-truths. I want to know everything."Jacob sat carefully on the opposite end of the bed, maintaining distance between them. "What do you want to know?""Everything," Anna repeated. "Start with what happened after I pulled you from that fire. Where did you go? How did you survive?"So Jacob told her. He described fleeing Seron as a traumatized thirteen-year-old, carried away by people whose names he never learned. The long journey to the Himulan Sect, where he was taken in by military trainers who recognized potential in the broken boy.He explained his years o
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