“Young Master Brooks, is that you?” came the familiar, deep voice on the line.
Logan’s hand trembled slightly. “It’s me. I was just about to call you.” “Oh, really? That’s perfect. Where are you right now, Young Master?” “Vermil Hospital, Elleville City.” “Wait right there. I’m on my way!” Thirty minutes later, a clearly expensive private helicopter came to a halt on the hospital car park. Out stepped a man in a black suit, slightly graying at the temples, yet tall and commanding in presence. It was Felix Graves, the chief butler of the Brooks family. Everyone in the hospital turned to look as he walked in with the firece-looking guards that surrounded him. Felix quickly found Logan. “Felix Graves, at your service, Young Master Brooks,” he said with a deep bow. Logan frowned at the gesture. “We’re in the public—drop the theatrics.” “Yes, Young Master. I’m just glad you finally answered my call. Your father will be pleased. Oh, and—happy early birthday. Your father has already transferred a small gift to your account.” “A gift?” Logan checked his balance and nearly dropped his phone. 300 million dollars. He’d always known the Brooks family was one of the most powerful in the capital, and even in the entire nation, but to casually drop $300 million as pocket money? Felix continued, “This is a global limited-edition black-gold card. It has a withdrawal limit of 90 billion. Also, the Elleville branch of Brooks Heaven’s Order—Rhine Corporation—is now yours. Starting today, you are its true owner.” “And lastly—this team of family-trained Shadow Guards is now under your direct command.” Felix handed him the card, a stock agreement, and raised his hand. Twenty elite guards emerged from hidden corners of the hospital, masked and armed. They knelt before Logan in unison. Logan sucked in a breath. He had heard of Rhine Corporation—the largest conglomerate in the city, worth billions. And these shadow guards... they looked more like elite commandos than bodyguards. He had no idea his family held so much power. After all, he had left home so young. But if they were this powerful… why hadn’t his father saved his mother? His mother had died helplessly, just like that! Logan clenched his fists. One day, he would uncover the truth. Logan promised himself. But right now, his daughter needed him. After Felix left, Logan rushed to pay the full amount. This time, he didn’t have to beg or borrow. The hospital immediately deployed the top surgical team, advanced equipment, and moved Chloe to the best intensive care unit—assigning two private nurses to watch over her 24/7. For the first time, Logan’s heart eased. He swore—he would never let his daughter and wife suffer again. Just as he was about to go home and tell Charlotte the good news, his phone rang. It was his mother-in-law, Barbara. Logan answered quickly. “Hello, Mom? What’s wrong?” “Logan, Charlotte has agreed to divorce you. Come home and sign the papers.”Latest Chapter
Chapter 834
The white fragment inside Logan reacted.His mother in the memory whispered something.Logan could not hear it.Then the voice said:“She gave him a name.”Logan's heart stopped.His mother looked directly at the baby.“Logan.”The memory disappeared.Logan slowly turned toward his mother.“You knew.”Tears filled her eyes.“Yes.”“You named me Logan.”“Yes.”“Why?”She stepped forward.“Because Lorian was the name they gave you.”She placed a trembling hand against his face.“I wanted you to have a name that belonged only to you.”Logan stared at her.His mother continued.“I knew they would try to turn you back into Lorian.”She looked toward the doorway.“So I gave you another name.”The voice from the white space spoke.“And that name became your freedom.”Logan looked toward the doorway.“Who are you?”The voice remained silent for several seconds.Then it answered.“I am the witness.”Logan frowned.“The witness to what?”“To the first choice.”“Why were you watching?”“Because
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Logan stared at him.“Maybe those structures should end.”Adrian said nothing.Another tremor shook the chamber.This one was stronger.A crack appeared across the ancient wall.Then another.Amelia grabbed Logan's arm.“We need to leave.”Logan nodded.But before they could move, the ancient machine began activating again.Its surface lit up.The symbols moved.Then a projection appeared above it.A vast image of Earth.Seven white circles appeared around the planet.Then the circles disappeared.A new symbol replaced them.One circle.One point in the center.Logan stared at it. “That wasn't there before.”Adrian's face went pale. “What?”“That symbol.”Adrian stepped closer.He looked at it for several seconds.Then he whispered:“The First World.”Logan frowned.“You said the first world was beneath us.”“It was.”“Then what is this?”Adrian did not answer.Logan turned toward him.“Adrian.”Adrian swallowed.“The first world was not only a place.”“What does that mean?”“It was a
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Logan looked at him.“What is that?”Lorian answered quietly.“The thing I was trying to escape.”The crack widened.Darkness poured through it.Logan stepped forward.His powers awakened instantly.The red, gold, and black energies inside him surged together with the white fragment.Amelia moved beside him.His father and mother stood behind them.Adrian remained near the machine.“Logan,” Adrian said.Logan looked at him.“If that thing gets through, it won't just destroy this chamber.”“What will it do?”Adrian stared at the growing darkness.“It will remember you.”Logan frowned.“What does that mean?”Lorian answered.“It means it will remember the original Lorian.”The darkness rose.A shape began forming inside it.Two enormous eyes opened.Logan felt the same presence he had sensed beyond the first memory.But this time, it was closer.Much closer.The creature spoke.“YOU LEFT ME.”Logan's heart pounded.Lorian stepped forward.“I did.”The creature's eyes shifted toward him.
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The man smiled.“And you have been living my life ever since.”Logan stared at him.For several seconds, nobody spoke.The man inside the machine looked exactly like him.Not similar.Not related.Exactly like him.The same eyes. The same jaw. The same scar above his eyebrow.Even the way he stood was familiar.It was the way Logan stood when he was thinking.Amelia slowly moved closer to Logan.“Who are you?” she asked.The man turned his eyes toward her.“I have had many names.”His gaze returned to Logan.“But the first one was Lorian.”Logan's chest tightened.“That is my name.”“No.”The man's voice remained calm.“It was your name.”Logan clenched his fists.“I remember being Lorian.”“I know.”“I remember volunteering.”“I know.”“I remember the machine.”“I know.”Logan stepped forward.“Then tell me what happened after I entered it.”The man's expression changed.For the first time, sadness appeared in his eyes.“You forgot.”“That much I know.”“You were supposed to forget e
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Logan stared at the message on his phone.THE REAL BEGINNING WAS 10,000 YEARS BEFORE YOU WERE BORN.For several seconds, nobody spoke.Amelia looked at him.“Who sent it?”“I don't know.”His father stepped closer.“Give me the phone.”Logan handed it over.His father examined the screen.“There is no network.”Amelia frowned.“What?”His father turned the phone toward them.“No signal. No Wi-Fi. Nothing.”Logan took it back.The message was still there.Then another message appeared.COME ALONE.Logan's eyes narrowed.A location followed.There was no address.Only coordinates.His father immediately recognized them.“That place doesn't exist.”Logan looked at him.“You know it?”“I've seen those coordinates before.”“Where?”His father hesitated.“Inside the seventh Gate.”Logan's expression hardened.“So the Gates aren't really gone.”“They are,” his father said. “But whatever sent this message knows where they used to be.”Amelia looked at Logan.“It's a trap.”“Probably.”“And yo
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Then its voice entered Logan's mind.“You cannot defeat me.”Logan gritted his teeth.“Maybe not.”“You are human.”“Yes.”“You are weak.”“Yes.”“You will die.”Logan smiled.“Everyone dies.”The Hunger paused.Logan continued.“But that doesn't mean I surrender.”The Hunger attacked again.This time, it entered his mind.Logan suddenly found himself standing in his childhood home.His mother was there.His father was there.Charlotte was there.Amelia was there.Everyone he had ever loved stood around him.A peaceful life.No Gates.No enemies.No powers.No death.Charlotte smiled.“You can stay.”Logan looked around.His mother hugged him.His father smiled.Amelia stood beside him.Everything was perfect.Too perfect.Logan slowly shook his head.“This isn't real.”Charlotte stepped closer.“Why not?”“Because real life isn't perfect.”She smiled.“You don't have to suffer anymore.”Logan looked at Amelia.She was smiling.But something was wrong.He couldn't remember the last ti
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