2025-04-30 09:58:05Elder Dusk stepped forward.
His hands remained clasped behind his back, posture relaxed, as though the massacre around him was nothing more than an inconvenience. His eyes, however, were cold. “I admire your courage,” Dusk said calmly, his voice carrying through the ruined hall, “walking into the Thornfells Estate and making such a mess.”
He glanced briefly at Hogan’s broken body, then looked back at Jaden with faint disdain.
“You may have defeated Hogan,” Dusk continued, “but even he is nothing more than an insect compared to me.”
A murmur rippled through the guests.
“Exactly, no one’s stronger than Elder Dusk”
“That’s Elder Dusk…”
“He’s finished now.”
Dusk took a slow step forward.
“I will give you a chance,” he said, as though bestowing mercy. “Kneel. Apologize to the young master. And I will only break your legs and spare your life.”
His tone was gentle. Reasonable. As if this were the most generous offer in the world.
The guests reacted immediately.
“He’s lucky…”
“Elder Dusk is merciful today.”
“Anyone else would’ve been killed on the spot.”
“He should kneel before it’s too late.”
Some even nodded in agreement, convinced Jaden had been granted an escape.
Jaden, however, laughed softly.
He tilted his head, studying Dusk like a curiosity.
“So you’re Dusk,” Jaden said casually. “The one your men at the gate wouldn’t shut up about.”
A few guests gasped.
“He’s mocking him…”
“Is he insane?”
“You’re quite popular,” Jaden added, a teasing edge in his voice.
The temperature in the hall plummeted.
Dusk’s expression darkened instantly. The calm façade cracked, fury flashing in his eyes. The guests felt it too—an oppressive pressure weighing down on their chests.
“How dare you!” Dusk shouted, his voice suddenly thunderous. “This is your final warning! Kneel now, or I will personally cripple you and grind your bones into dust!”
Jaden’s smile vanished.
He stepped forward, eyes cold and unyielding.
“Kneel?” Jaden said slowly. “You think I should kneel… to you?”
He looked Dusk up and down, then scoffed.
“You’re beneath my feet,” Jaden said flatly. “Why would I kneel to trash?”
The hall erupted into stunned silence.
Gasps rippled through the hall.
“Is he insane…?”
“He’s really provoking Dusk…”
“That man just killed Hogan—and now he’s asking for death?”
The guests stared at Jaden as if he were already a corpse. Some turned away, unwilling to watch what came next. Others leaned forward, eyes glittering with cruel anticipation.
Dusk cracked his knuckles slowly.
The sound echoed.
A deep purple glow seeped from his skin, wrapping his arms like living smoke. Chaotic energy spiraled around his fist, warping the air, making the torches flicker violently.
“So you chose death,” Dusk said coldly. “Seems you’re in a hurry to meet your maker.”
He took one step forward.
The stone floor cracked beneath his foot.
“Then I might as well grant you your wish.”
In the blink of an eye—
Dusk vanished.
A violent shockwave followed as he reappeared before Jaden, his fist tearing through the air, packed with enough force to shatter steel and pulp bone in a single strike.
“Yes—kill him!” Derek shouted, his face twisted in manic joy. “Crush him! Let him die like the trash he is!”
Some of the guests grinned.
Others winced.
A few even closed their eyes. They all knew only one thing happens when Dusk strikes, and that’s ultimate death.
But the impact never came.
Jaden’s hand shot up.
He caught Dusk’s fist effortlessly.
The hall froze.
“…What?” someone whispered.
“Did he just catch Dusk’s blow with one hand?”
“No one has ever done that before!”
The purple energy around Dusk’s arm trembled violently, like it had struck an immovable wall. No matter how much power he poured in, his punch wouldn’t move another inch.
Jaden tilted his head slightly, eyes calm—it felt like he was watching a child misbehaving.
“Too much talk,” he said quietly, “for such a weak man.”
Then—
BOOM.
A golden aura erupted from Jaden’s body. It wasn't explosive energy but it was overwhelming.
The air grew heavy—so heavy that several guests dropped to one knee without realizing it. The walls groaned. The chandeliers rattled. Even the chaotic purple energy around Dusk was crushed flat, snuffed out like a candle in a storm.
Dusk’s smile vanished as his pupils shrank, the sudden pressure of that presence was suffocating, overwhelming, and absolutely crashing down on him. His breath hitched, his hands beginning to shake as the weight of that authority settled deep into his bones.
No…
Impossible…
Only one man…
Memories flooded his mind—the rumors of one man, the dominator of wars. The man who saved the entire country single handedly.
Dusk’s breath hitched.
His voice dropped, barely audible. “That... that can’t be... Who are you?”
Previous Chapter
Latest Chapter
Author’s Note
Sorry for the long delay between updates, everyone. That’s why I decided to do a mass release today to make up for the days I missed. I really hope you enjoyed the chapters and that Drax’s mission has been as interesting for you as it has been for me to write.Now I want to hear from you guys.What are your theories about the Red-Ledger? What do you think is really going on behind the scenes in Null City?And what about Charlotte? What do you think Drax is going to discover when he finally finds her?More importantly… do you think Drax and Desmond are actually going to get along? Could these two completely different characters somehow become a team?Do you think Desmond is going to play a major role in Drax’s mission, or is he simply a temporary companion who will eventually go his own way?I want to hear all your thoughts, predictions, crazy theories, and even your bad theories. You might be completely wrong… or you might have already figured out something Drax hasn’t.Drop your thou
Drax’s Redemption
Drax’s eyes narrowed. “How did you…” He stopped himself, then turned fully toward the boy. “How do you know about that?”Desmond wiped the remaining tears from his cheeks. “I heard you.”Drax stared at him. “When?”“Inside the restaurant.”Drax’s expression changed immediately. Desmond pointed toward the direction they had come from. “When you were fighting those men, you asked them if they were Red-Ledger. I heard you asking them.”Drax’s eyes narrowed further. “You were listening?”“I wasn’t trying to,” Desmond quickly replied. “I just heard it. But I can help you get to them.Drax studied the boy carefully. For the first time since Desmond had appeared, Drax wasn’t looking at him as simply a frightened child. He was assessing him, carefully weighing every word the boy had spoken.The Red-Ledger was the one thing Drax had been trying to find since entering Null City. The Special Force had practically thrown him into the city with a name and a deadline and expected him to somehow unc
Drax’s Redemption 16
“I’m sorry.”The words came from behind Drax just as he was about to disappear into the darkness.He stopped.For a moment, he didn’t turn around. He simply stood there with his back toward Desmond, his hands hanging loosely at his sides and his small bag resting against his hip. The anger that had driven him away was still there, but it had already begun to fade. Drax wasn’t a man who enjoyed holding grudges against children, and despite everything he had said, he knew the boy wasn’t really trying to hurt him. Desmond was scared. He was desperate. His mother was in danger, and Drax had become the first person in years who had actually stood between his family and the people terrorizing them.“I said that out of anger,” Desmond continued, his voice trembling. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have blamed you. I appreciate you for helping us.”Drax slowly closed his eyes.He heard the boy sniffle behind him, followed by a shaky breath.“But you can’t leave right now.”Drax’s fingers curled sligh
Drax’s Redemption 16
Desmond stared at him helplessly, his small chest rising and falling rapidly as he struggled to find the right words. Then, as though something inside the boy finally broke, he slowly lowered himself onto his knees in the middle of the road. Drax’s eyebrows immediately pulled together when he saw him.“Hey.”Desmond ignored him.“Please.”His voice was barely more than a whisper, so faint that it almost disappeared beneath the distant sounds of Null City. Drax looked down at him, his expression hardening slightly as the boy lifted his tear-filled eyes toward him.“My mother is going to die.”The desperation in those words was different from before. It wasn’t simply fear anymore. It was the helplessness of a child who had reached the end of every option he knew and had finally realized that he had nowhere else to turn. Desmond’s lips trembled as he clasped his hands together, desperately trying to hold himself together.“I need you,” Desmond said, tears finally spilling from his eyes.
Drax’s Redemption 14
“What?” Drax asked, staring at the boy.Desmond struggled to catch his breath, his chest rising and falling rapidly from the long ride. Sweat ran down the side of his face, and his hands were still trembling from the panic that had driven him to chase Drax through the streets. He nodded repeatedly, trying to force the words out between breaths. “They came back,” he finally said. “Just like my mother said they would. After what you did to their men, they returned with more people.”Drax’s expression immediately became annoyed. He pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes for a moment, as if trying to suppress a headache that had suddenly appeared. Of course they had come back. He should have expected it. The woman had warned him before he left the restaurant, but at the time, Drax hadn’t cared. He had assumed that if the Rustliners wanted another fight, they could find him and get another beating. What he hadn’t considered was that they would return to the restaurant and take
Drax’s Redemption 13
He stopped briefly at an intersection and looked down one street, then the other. Nothing stood out, so he picked a direction at random.“This way.”He walked for several more minutes before suddenly stopping. “Wait.”He looked around, his brows furrowing as he studied the unfamiliar-looking buildings around him. “This looks familiar.”He turned around and stared at the road behind him.“Was I here already?”Drax frowned. He had absolutely no sense of direction.He continued walking anyway.The further he walked, the quieter the streets became. The evening darkness gradually swallowed the city, and the few lamps scattered along the roads flickered weakly. Some buildings were nothing more than rusted structures held together by desperation, while others had their windows boarded shut. Somewhere nearby, music played loudly from a bar, followed by shouting and the crash of something breaking.Drax glanced toward the noise. “Not my problem.”He continued walking.The mission clock was sti
You may also like
Savvy Son-in-law
VKBoy236.3K viewsTrillionaire they never noticed
Alfred ifeanyi77.0K viewsSecretly The Billionaire Boss
Debbie chocolate 2.4M viewsEthan Storm’s Dark Awakening
Magical Inspirations295.4K viewsThe Unkillable Warlord
Joey Macallan119 viewsInheritor of Shadow
Hi.ayana45 viewsFrom Grass to Grace, he rose
Sunny Pearl 127 viewsThe Gilded Rebirth of Alexander Wirakusuma
Axel141 views
Reader Comments
these are the same questions am asking I just don't understand what is really going on and also they have scrapped my whole library and put in what they want
that's the same questions am asking that's why I have never trust virtual books there is always some problem with it,
am getting the same problem as you only now they put it back from the beginning so what am I supposed to do now
I have been reading this book for awhile now, and have reached more than a thousand chapters and now the chapters doesn't want to load, why do I have to start back from the beginning, you know this was going so great and now I just don't understand what is happening, I reached where salena and jaden
I have read up to chapter 1049. Since I have forgotten the story plot I went back to chapter one. Why when I reach chapter 10 am I being charged again?
Wow so amazing ... I discovered something on your story if you don't mind discussing it with you
It’s good
this is crazy, I was waiting for updates, suddely I see myself at chapter 1. I gave up
Yesterday I stopped reading at chapter 60 now I’m back to chapter 11. Why can’t I continue where is last stopped the reading
only one man
good novel stop business now coz no new chapter to read abymore all
no more new chapters to read only ads to view
why am I back to scratch?
oh this is amazing, I'm enjoying every single second of it ...️