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Carl pushed the door open slowly.The room was dim, the curtains drawn, the air thick with silence.At the center—Sophia’s father lay on the bed.Still.Too still.Carl stepped closer, his expression unreadable. The faint scent of incense lingered, mixed with something else… something metallic, almost imperceptible.Wrong.Everything about this felt wrong.He reached out and checked the man’s pulse.Nothing.Cold.But not completely.Carl’s eyes narrowed.“…Recent,” he murmured under his breath.A heart attack?No.He had seen enough death to know when something didn’t add up.Carl carefully lifted the man’s wrist, examining the veins beneath the skin.Then he saw it.A faint, almost invisible dark line—threading along the vein like a shadow.His gaze sharpened.Poison.But not ordinary poison.Something far more refined.Something… familiar.Carl’s jaw tightened.“Dragon blood derivative…” he whispered.Only the Dragon Clan had access to something like this.Which meant—This wasn’t
Chapter 274
Carl didn’t know what he was supposed to feel anymore.Everything he had just learned… it was too much.Too heavy.Now it made sense—why he had always felt different. Why, no matter where he went, there was this quiet, lingering sense that he didn’t quite belong.Because he didn’t.He was never ordinary.And the necklace?He had tried to throw it away once.He still remembered it clearly—the moment it left his hand, his breath had been cut off instantly. Like an invisible force had wrapped around his throat, crushing the air out of him.
Chapter 273
“Tell me everything you know about the Dragon Clan,” Carl said, his voice firm, leaving no room for refusal.Master Aiden slowly sat down on a nearby chair.The difference in him was almost unreal.Just hours ago, he had looked like a man standing at death’s door—pale, frail, barely holding on. Now, it was as if time itself had reversed. His color had returned, his body regained strength, even his presence felt heavier… sharper.Alive.“I never thought we would reach this point,” Aiden began quietly. “I was prepared to take this secret with me to the grave.” His gaze lifted to Carl. “But you… you brought me back.”Carl’s hands clenched at his sides.“So you really had no intention of telling me the truth?” he asked, disbelief seeping into his tone.There was hurt beneath the anger.He had trusted Aiden more than anyone.And yet—this.Aiden shook his head slightly. “It’s not that simple, Carl. This truth… it won’t bring you anything good.” He paused, studying Carl carefully. “You saw h
Chapter 272
A wide smile spread across Carl’s face as he stared at the finished product in his hands.Three pills.Just three.And yet, they carried a power no ordinary medicine could ever hope to match.These tiny creations could cure the rarest, most incurable diseases in the world.They could defy limits.They could rewrite fate.They could even… bring the dead back to life.At least—that was the theory.Carl exhaled slowly, steadying himself.“You did it, Master!” Denver blurted out, his voice filled with awe.Carl said nothing. Carefully, almost reverently, he placed the pills into a small box and closed it.“Clean up,” he ordered.“Yes, Master!” Denver chirped, already rushing to tidy everything.Carl didn’t waste another second.He left the basement and headed straight back into the house, his steps quick but controlled. Every second mattered now.When he entered Master Aiden’s room, the air felt heavier than before.Aiden was still asleep.But this time… something was different.His face
Chapter 271
When Carl arrived in Velmora, he made sure to drop Sophia off at her place first. He didn’t linger, didn’t explain—he simply made sure she was safe.Then he left.Sparrow Mountain was calling him.It was the only place where answers might finally start making sense.The moment he arrived, Ana rushed to meet him, her expression tense and unusually troubled.“Carl! At last, you’re back!” she said, but there was no relief in her voice—only urgency.Carl immediately noticed.“What’s wrong?” he asked, his tone sharpening. “Is Master Aiden okay?”Without waiting for an answer, he strode inside the house, heading straight for the room.When he saw Master Aiden lying on the bed, breathing steadily, his body finally relaxed—just a little.He was still asleep.Still alive.Still holding on.“It’s not Father, Carl,” Ana said from behind him, her voice quieter now. “But… you need to see this.”Carl turned to her, his brows knitting together.Ana stepped out of the room, and he followed without he
Chapter 270
When Carl regained consciousness, he found himself in a hospital room.The sterile scent of antiseptic filled the air, the steady beeping of machines echoing faintly in the background. Everything felt too bright… too real.And yet, part of him still wondered if this was just another illusion.Beside him sat Sophia, her face pale with worry, her eyes rimmed with exhaustion as if she hadn’t slept at all.“Carl!” she exclaimed the moment his eyes opened. She leaned closer, her voice trembling. “How are you? Are you in pain? What happened to you back there?”Carl frowned, disoriented, his gaze sweeping across the unfamiliar room.“Where am I?” he asked hoarsely.“You’re in the hospital,” Sophia answered quickly.“How did I get here?” His voice sharpened. “Where is he?”Sophia blinked, confusion flashing across her face.“Who?” she asked. “They found you unconscious in a room. We brought you here right away—you had bruises all over your body.” She hesitated, searching his face. “Carl… what
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