2026-02-20 09:27:44
Previous Chapter
Latest Chapter
Seeking Allies Among Enemies
“He’s not a threat, Kai. He’s an investment,” Arthur replied, not taking his eyes off the screen.“An investment? You want to recruit a cop?” Kai asked, incredulous.“This world doesn’t only need swords, Kai. It also needs a clean shield. Fiona will be our eyes inside their system. She’ll see the rot we can’t reach from the shadows,” Arthur explained.“But she hates your methods. She called you a monster,” Kai shot back.Arthur gave a faint smile, one laced with bitterness. “That’s true. And she isn’t wrong. But it takes a monster to hunt the real monsters. She’ll realize that, sooner or later.”“The system reports an increase in Vengeance Points from your interaction with her, sir. But there’s something strange. There’s a fluctuation in Fear Points,” Kai reported.“What does that mean?” Arthur asked.“She’s afraid, that’s certain. But there’s also respect there. An acknowledgment of your power. The system classifies this as a ‘Vassal Potential’ anomaly,” Kai explained.Arthur fell si
The Digital Trail Left Behind
“One... two... three anomaly points,” Detective Fiona murmured as she stared at the flickering display of her handheld scanner.“Control, do you read me? Frequency interference in the western sector of Loch Lomond is getting worse. I can barely see the road through this damn fog,” she said into the radio on her shoulder.“Your signal is breaking up, Fiona. The weather there is deteriorating unnaturally. Are you sure you want to proceed? Protocol says we wait for the digital forensics team in the morning,” a static-laced voice replied.“Morning will be too late. Something happened here, Mark. The digital trail left by the McAlister hacker leads straight to these coordinates. And there’s something else... something our IT department can’t explain,” Fiona answered as she pushed through dew-soaked brush.“What do you mean, something else?” Mark asked.“Energy. I’m seeing thermal residue that makes no sense. Like there was an explosion, but there are no burn marks. Just... darkness. As if
The Guarantee Is Their Destruction
A light drizzle swept across the streets of Glasgow, leaving puddles that reflected the neon glow of aging billboards. Arthur stood before the door of an old warehouse in a deserted industrial district, his breath forming white mist in the cold night air. Inside his jacket pocket, his phone vibrated. A system notification appeared across his vision.Area discovered. Structural stability: 85%. Suitable for Sovereign operational headquarters.Arthur pushed the rusted iron door open. The sharp creak of metal cut through the silence of the night. Inside, the scent of dust and old machine oil greeted him. He walked toward a corner of the room, where a thin young man sat surrounded by a dozen glowing monitors, their light illuminating his pale face.“You finally made it,” the young man said without turning. His fingers continued dancing across the keyboard at an impossible speed.Arthur stepped closer. “Did you manage to trace their signal bac
The Presence of The Hound's Has Been Detected
“This isn’t the end, Father,” Arthur murmured, staring at the dimming screen inside his van, hidden behind the shadows of the trees.A loud crash echoed from the direction of the mansion, followed by hysterical screams from within. Alistair McAlister, the cold corporate ruler, now looked like an old man lost in his own home.Inside the cold boardroom, the morning atmosphere felt like a funeral. Alistair slammed a thick stack of documents onto the marble table, the impact rattling the water glasses in front of him.“Julian, explain to me what all of this means!” Alistair shouted. His voice reverberated, forcing the directors seated around him to bow their heads deeply.Julian McAlister, disheveled with dark circles under his eyes, could only stare blankly at the table. “It… it’s slander, Father. Arthur… he hacked everything.”“Arthur is dead!” Alistair cut in, his eyes blazing with fury. “And our company’s reputation is on the verge of collapse because of your video scandal. Do you thi
Allies And The Past
“The detective is clever, but he is still playing by human rules,” Arthur whispered as he watched the monitor flicker red.His hands moved swiftly over the holographic keyboard projected by the system. The black van glided quietly through the narrow alleys on the outskirts of Edinburgh, avoiding the city’s surveillance cameras, now fully under Detective Fiona’s control.Police route encryption successfully diverted, Sir. The van’s current position has been detected five miles in the opposite direction, the system reported in a cold, emotionless voice.Arthur smirked faintly, his eyes flashing with cold satisfaction. “Good. Let her chase shadows. We have a more urgent agenda tonight. What about Evelyn Rose’s data?”Data download is one hundred percent complete. Original documents from Blue Velvet Lounge, 1998, are ready for distribution. Proceed to dissemination phase?“Not yet,” Arthur replied. He leaned back against the plush seat, closing his eyes for a moment as he pictured the fac
The Debt Collector
"Arthur?!"Julian’s voice shrieked, clashing with the silence of the frozen Edinburgh forest. He pushed his body back until he was squeezed against the expensive Bentley leather seat, trying to get away from the window. His eyes widened, and the veins in his neck tensed as he stared at the silhouette behind the glass slowly stepping forward through the glare of the headlights.Arthur remained silent. He just stood there, right beside the driver's door. He raised his hand, then tapped his fingertips against the bulletproof window. Knock. Knock. Knock. The tapping sounded soft, yet in Julian's ears, it thundered like a death knell."You... you're supposed to be dead! I saw you fall! Are you a ghost? Go away! Get away from me!" Julian screamed. His hands fumbled wildly across the dashboard, his movements chaotic and panicked. He was searching for the secret compartment where he kept his Glock 17.Target detected searching for a weapon. Activating elect
You may also like
The Omnipotent God's Heir
WestReversed30.2K viewsSuper Rich System: From Loser to Tycoon
Enigma Stone48.4K viewsLevelling Up The Weakest System
Matthew Harris24.6K viewsBecome a Super Rich With Destiny Changer System
BOSSSESamaaaa32.7K viewsArchfiend System
Assassin230 viewsThe Hero’s Ascension
Cmurdock123 viewsSYSTEM OF THE SILVER CROWN HEIR
Mia ar-f123 viewsA POWERFUL SON-IN-LAW
Black Rose196 views