2026-01-04 04:36:19Two weeks before Grey's eighteenth birthday, his mother died. Grey was holding her hand when she took her last breath. He cried harder than he had ever cried before.
He realized he never got to know her. He never got to have a real conversation with her. He never got to say thank you for everything she had sacrificed for him.
But she had left him a letter. Dominic gave it to Grey after the funeral.
The letter was written in his mother's handwriting. It said:
"My Dearest Hercules,
If you are reading this, then I am gone. I am sorry that I could not be there to see you grow up. I am sorry that I could not hold you and love you the way a mother should.
But I want you to know that every day, I was proud of you. Every day, I loved you more than anything in the world.
Your father was a great man. He built something incredible. He created jobs for thousands of people. He helped many people become successful. He was strong, but he was also kind.
I want you to be like him. I want you to use your power to help people, not to hurt them. Your uncle has used power to control people and to make himself rich. Do not be like him.
When you claim your inheritance, many people will try to use you. They will pretend to be your friends. They will try to steal from you. They will try to control you. Be careful who you trust.
There is one person you can trust. His name is Dominic. He has given up his whole life to protect you. He is more loyal than any family member could be.
Use the power you have been given to make the world a better place. That is what your father would have wanted. That is what I want for you.
I love you forever,
Mother"
Grey read the letter ten times. Each time, he cried.
When he turned eighteen, everything changed instantly.
Dominic took him to the King Corporation headquarters. It was a tall building that touched the clouds. The building had one hundred floors. Inside, thousands of people worked.
When Grey walked into the main office, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him. They did not know who he was. But they could feel something different about him. They could feel the power that came from his family name.
Patricia from the bank was there waiting for him. She had documents for him to sign. One signature made him the official owner of the King Corporation. Another signature transferred all the money and assets to his name.
Grey signed his name over and over. Each signature made him richer and more powerful.
By the time he was done signing, Grey was officially one of the richest and most powerful men in the world.
But now he had a problem.
His uncle was going to find out the truth. And when he did, he was going to try to kill him.
Dominic understood this. He had already made plans.
"We need to announce who you are to the world," Dominic said. "If we do it publicly, your uncle cannot kill you without looking guilty. The whole world will be watching."
"When?" Grey asked.
"Tomorrow," Dominic said. "We will hold a press conference. We will tell everyone that you are Hercules King, the rightful heir to the King empire. We will tell them that your uncle murdered your father and stole the business. We will ask the government to investigate him."
Grey nodded. It was time to take back what was his.
That night, Grey could not sleep. He thought about his father. He thought about his mother. He thought about Nora and how she had thrown him away. He thought about his uncle, who had tried to keep him poor and powerless.
Tomorrow, everything would change. Tomorrow, the world would know his name. Tomorrow, his revenge would begin.
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Chapter 15: The Unexpected Ally
Hercules and his group ran as fast as they could down the mountain. Behind them, the soldiers were getting closer. They could hear gunfire. Bullets were hitting rocks around them.General Thomas was old. He could not run as fast as the others. Victor grabbed his arm and helped him along.They reached a river at the bottom of the mountain. The river was wide and fast. It looked impossible to cross."We have to swim," Sophia said."I cannot swim," General Thomas said."Then we die here," Victor said.They waded into the water. It was cold and pushed them with incredible force. General Thomas lost his footing and started to be carried downstream. Victor grabbed him and held him above the water.They made it to the other side just as the first soldiers reached the riverbank. The soldiers tried to swim across. Some of them made it. Some of them were carried away by the current.They ran into a forest. They ran until their lungs were burning. They ran until they could not run anymore.Final
Chapter 14: The Betrayal Revealed
Uncle Marcus stepped out of the helicopter with a group of soldiers. They surrounded Hercules, Sophia, Victor, Dominic, and General Thomas."You thought you were so clever," Marcus said. "You thought you could destroy The Circle. But The Circle is bigger than you can possibly imagine. The Circle controls the world.""Why are you doing this?" Hercules asked. "I am your nephew. I am family."Marcus laughed. "Family? You are an embarrassment to the family. You are weak. You are sentimental. You actually believed that destroying that one facility would matter. But there are twenty more facilities just like it around the world."Victor tried to move toward Marcus, but the soldiers raised their weapons."I am going to tell you a secret," Marcus said, walking closer to Hercules. "The Circle did not force me to work for them. I chose to work for them. I chose to because they offered me something you could never understand. They offered me immortality.""Immortality?" Hercules repeated."Yes,"
Chapter 13: The Facility of Horrors
The helicopter flew through the night sky. Sophia sat next to Hercules and explained everything she knew about The Circle's cloning facility.The facility was located underground, beneath a hospital in Switzerland. It had been hidden there for twenty years. Inside, The Circle had been experimenting with human cloning and genetic engineering. They had created hundreds of clones. Some of the clones were copies of famous people. Some of the clones were completely new people, designed to be the perfect soldiers or the perfect leaders."Your real mother was one of the first successful clones," Sophia explained. "But her name was not Victoria. Her name was Dr. Eleanor Mitchell. She was a genetic scientist. She discovered the technology for creating perfect genetic copies of humans.""And The Circle killed her?" Hercules asked."They killed the original," Sophia said. "But they kept her DNA. They created a clone of her. The clone became a member of The Circle. The clone did not remember bein
Chapter 12: The Mother's Secret
The house in the forest had no electricity and no running water. They used candles for light and rainwater for drinking. It was primitive and uncomfortable, but it was hidden.Hercules could not sleep. He kept thinking about the message. His mother was alive? It was impossible. But what if it was true?He showed the message to Dominic and General Thomas. Both of them looked shocked."This could be a trap," General Thomas said. "The Circle could be trying to trick you into making a mistake.""Or it could be the truth," Dominic said quietly. "I have always wondered about some things regarding your mother's death. The hospital records were sealed. The body was cremated immediately. There was no funeral. No memorial service. It was all very strange."Hercules felt anger rising inside him. His mother had told him she loved him. She had told him she had watched him his whole life. She had told him he had to use his power to help people.But what if she had been lying to him the whole time?
Chapter 11: The First Battle
The soldiers outside the King Corporation building moved like a coordinated machine. They had weapons that looked military grade. They had body armor and helmets. They looked like they were trained to kill.Victor immediately activated the security protocols. Metal shutters came down over all the windows. The doors locked automatically. The building became a fortress."We have about thirty minutes before they breach the main entrance," Victor said, looking at the security cameras. "After that, we need to evacuate to the underground bunker."Hercules watched the soldiers on the screens. They were setting up explosive devices around the building's entrance. They were not trying to sneak in. They were going to blow their way through."How did they find us so fast?" Hercules asked."They must have been tracking Isabella," Dominic said. "They must have known she would make contact with you. They were waiting for your response."General Thomas was on the phone, calling other members of The
Chapter 10: The Dangerous Alliance
Three months after Dante was sent to prison, Hercules's life seemed perfect on the surface. The King Corporation was growing stronger every day. He had cleaned out all the corruption. He had fired all the bad managers. He had rehired good people who believed in his vision.Hercules was also becoming famous. Magazines called him "The King." Television shows wanted to interview him. Young people idolized him. He had become the most talked-about person in the world.But Dominic warned him that there was danger ahead."Your success is making people nervous," Dominic said. "There are powerful people who do not want you to become more powerful. There are people in government, in business, and in the criminal world who see you as a threat."Hercules did not worry about this. He felt strong. He felt like he could handle anything.But he was wrong.One day, Hercules received a visitor at the King Corporation headquarters. The visitor was a woman. She was beautiful and dangerous. Her name was I
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