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 76: The Survivors
In the days following the collapse of the digital network, Eleanor and the Biological Alliance worked to help the resurrected minds adapt to biological existence. Millions of people had to relearn how to move in physical bodies. They had to relearn how to eat, how to sleep, how to experience pain and pleasure.But not everyone was adjusting well. Some of the resurrected minds were suffering from profound disorientation. They had spent so long in the digital realm that the biological world felt like a nightmare. They wanted to return to the digital network, even though they understood that the network was a prison."It is called post-digital syndrome," a psychologist told Eleanor. "It is a form of severe depression and dissociation that affects minds that have been transferred from digital existence to biological existence. Some people are having suicidal ideation. Some people are refusing to accept that they are alive."Eleanor worked with the resurrected to help them understand their
Chapter 75: The Bridge Between Worlds
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Chapter 74: The Revolution in Code
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Chapter 73: The Choice Between Worlds
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Chapter 72: The Traitor's Identity
The evacuation of the Biological Alliance's underground headquarters was chaos. Thousands of people rushed through corridors and tunnels, trying to escape before the new Circle's forces arrived. Hercules and Eleanor helped coordinate the evacuation, directing people toward the exit routes that they had prepared for such an emergency.But Sarah was not focused on evacuation. Sarah was focused on finding the traitor."We need to identify who transmitted the information," Sarah said to her security team. "We need to find out who is working for the new Circle."The Biological Alliance had security protocols designed to detect data transmission. They had systems that could identify unauthorized communications. Sarah ordered a complete network analysis of everyone in the headquarters.The analysis took twenty minutes. The results were shocking.The traitor was Dr. James Morrison. He was one of the senior scientists in the Biological Alliance. He was one of the architects of the anti-virus t
Chapter 71: The Underground Resistance
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