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The Siege of Light
The war drums of Han Xin fell silent.At least, for now.President Lee reclined in his obsidian chair, fingers tapping against the carved armrest in measured fury. His eyes, dark and sunken, flicked to the man standing before him—the same shadow-cloaked assassin who had failed him once, and nearly paid for it with his life.“I want results,” Lee said coldly. “Not sparks in the sky. You saw what he did. His city swallowed our entire attack without a scratch. If we strike again and fail—”“We won’t fail,” the assassin interrupted, voice like steel dragged across stone.Lee’s lip curled, but he didn’t stop him.The assassin stepped forward, a scroll unfurling from his gloved hand—etched with diagrams, magical runes, and patterns of sigil energy. “I’ve studied it. That barrier Calvin summoned—it’s not divine. It’s not perfect. It’s magic,
The Unseen Shield
From the eastern skies, President Lee’s fleet approached like a swarm of metal-winged locusts. The engines of his stealth bombers hummed like low thunder, slicing through the air with lethal precision. Beneath their sleek, armored hulls, payloads of aether-fused explosives sat primed—each one designed to level a city block.“Target locked,” one of the pilots announced. “Coordinates confirmed—Sector Theta, Barrion's sacred grounds.”The command relayed through static-laced comms: “Release on my mark. Three… two… one—drop!”A series of muffled clicks echoed across the fleet as the bomb bays opened. Missiles plummeted like silver spears, hissing through the air in perfect formation.And then—Nothing.No impact. No eruption. No explosion.Instead, a faint shimmer rippled in the atmosphere, like heatwaves dancing over sunbaked stone. The bombs struck something
Shatter the Shield
The sky above the coastline trembled as the roar of rotor blades shattered the quiet.A black helicopter—sleek, armored, and engineered with the finest military-grade enchantments—descended onto the battered cliffs near the sea. The air rippled with distortion magic, shielding its arrival from distant eyes. As the blades slowed, wind whipped dust and broken petals of fallen energy into the air, circling the man who waited below.The masked assassin stood alone at the water’s edge.Before him, embedded in the cragged stone of the pier, was the crystal sphere—the translucent, indestructible bubble conjured by Calvin in his final moment of consciousness. Inside, Calvin’s body remained slumped, still pierced by the silver sword, surrounded by his own drying blood. His chest rose and fell, barely.Still alive.Still untouchable.The assassin didn’t move as the helicopter’s side door opened and a voice barked out, “Status report!”A soldier stepped down and approached, helmet glinting. “We’r
Shadows Over a Blooming Land
Barrion had risen from ashes.Once scarred by war and crumbling under economic decay, the city now gleamed like a gem reborn. Its stone streets had been repaved with intricate brickwork, lanterns lighting every path at dusk with soft golden hues. New marketplaces bustled with color and life—barrels of citrus fruit, woven baskets of rice and millet, exotic silks from western traders fluttering like banners in the wind.The countryside thrived too. Fields once left fallow now shimmered with gold and green—wheat swaying in the breeze, canals brimming with clean water. The farmers who had once despaired were now singing in unison during harvest, carts overflowing. Children ran barefoot through open fields, their laughter carrying across the hills. Barrion’s ports, once empty and rusted, now thrived with trade, ships from distant lands anchoring beside local vessels, exchanging spices, medicine, and knowledge.It was a miracle.And Calvin Hudson had helped spark it.Standing atop the balco
The Master's Chain and the Father's Lie
The stench of mildew and rust saturated the air in the underground warehouse, thick enough to taste. It clung to the tongue like copper and dust. In one forgotten corner, slumped against a wall of crumbling stone, the mysterious man trembled.Blood stained his lips. His left eye was swollen shut. Every breath came jagged and shallow, and he was almost certain several of his ribs had cracked beneath the brutal heel of President Lee’s boot. His hands, usually so precise and deadly, now hung limp at his sides—scraped, bruised, and shackled by shame.He could have killed Lee. Easily. Before the tyrant raised his voice, before the first blow landed—he could’ve ended it. One strike to the jugular. A twist of bone. Silence.But he hadn’t.Because a shadow assassin does not bite the hand that owns his leash.Even now, curled in agony, his master’s voice echoed like a curse inside his skull.“You are a weapon,” the voice of his old mentor had once said, “and weapons do not choose their targets
Echoes of Blood and Cure
The world had barely begun to recover from the seismic shock of Calvin Hudson’s “death” when another revelation shattered headlines like glass—he was alive.In the days following the funeral, speculation raged. Theories spun like autumn leaves: a staged deception, a political maneuver, a resurrection. No one had answers, and Calvin gave none. He didn’t hold press conferences. He didn’t explain. He simply returned—like the calm after a devastating storm.And resumed his life.The clinic in Bacca reopened under gray skies and curious gazes. The white doors creaked, the herbal fragrances wafted through the halls again, and patients, once hesitant, returned in droves. Many came just to see if the man they’d mourned was truly alive. But as soon as Calvin placed his hands on their wounds—those familiar, steady hands—they wept. Not from grief, but from relief. The healer was back. And he was unchanged.Or so it seemed.Behind his calm smile and methodical care, Calvin knew the truth: he was
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