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Chapter 156
The noiseless room was now quiet, no echoes, no hum of machines, just the dull weight of silence pressing down. Michael sat on the floor with his back against the wall, right where he and Alex had ended their last spar. The faint marks on the ground were still there, scuffed lines from boots, cracked tiles from impacts. Proof that it had all been real. He leaned forward, elbows on his knees, hands clasped tight. His shoulders shook once, then stilled. “I froze.” He said quietly, his voice sounding strange to his own ears. “I had her. I actually had her… And I stopped.” His jaw clenched. “I hesitated because I thought she could still be saved. And because of that…” His fingers dug into his palms. “You’re gone.” The words sat heavy in the air. “You trusted me. You stood in front of that blast like it was nothing. Like my life was worth more than yours.” A bitter laugh slipped out. “What kind of student lets his master die for him? What kind of conqueror am I if I can't save the peo
Chapter 155
The helicopter set down on the far end of the specialized training facility, its rotors still spinning as medics rushed forward. The place no longer felt like a training ground. Alex had converted it into something else entirely, a quiet refuge for the wounded, a place where injured soldiers could be treated away from the chaos of the war. Michael lay unconscious in one of the recovery rooms. Hours later, his eyes jolted open. He sucked in a sharp breath and sat up too quickly, his body reacting before his mind could catch up. A dull ache spread through his chest and limbs, not crippling, just enough to remind him that something terrible had happened. His wounds were gone, his body had healed as it always did, but the exhaustion sat deep in his bones, heavier than anything he’d ever felt. Rain tapped steadily against the glass walls surrounding the room. Outside, the night was dark, washed in streaks of water and distant lightning. For a moment, Michael just stared, trying to pie
Chapter 154
The entire battlefield froze. Gunfire faded into distant echoes. Shouts died in throats. Even the rain seemed to hesitate as every eye locked onto the figure standing between Mira and Michael. Alex turned slowly, his boots scraping against the cracked stone. Blood spilled freely from the corner of his mouth, dripping down his chin and staining the front of his battered suit. He coughed once, then laughed weakly, shaking his head. “Damn…” He muttered, voice rough but still carrying that familiar humor. “Should’ve brought a charger for this stupid suit.” He winced, then added with a breathy chuckle, “Though… With this rain, I probably would’ve electrocuted myself anyway.” Michael stared at him, confused, relieved and terrified all at once. Then his gaze dropped. Alex’s stomach was gone. Not wounded, not burned. Gone. Mira’s crimson blast had torn clean through him, leaving twisted metal, scorched flesh, and an emptiness that no amount of treatment could ever fix. Michael’s breath h
Chapter 153
The sky cracked open with a low, angry rumble, and rain began to pour. It came down hard, cold drops of water slamming into stone, armor, and skin. Fire hissed as rain met burning wreckage. But none of it slowed the battle. If anything, it made it worse. People were still dying. Bodies lay scattered across the estate grounds, some unmoving, some twitching before going still. Shouts blended with gunfire. Explosions echoed through the rain. The war had crossed the point of stopping long ago. On the open balcony, the fight between Mira and Michael had turned savage. Michael drove Mira back with raw force, his blue energy flaring brighter with every strike. His fists slammed into her defenses again and again, each blow rattling the stone beneath their feet. Mira stumbled, slipped on the rain-slick floor, and Michael took the opening. He pinned her down hard, his knee pressing into her chest, one hand gripping her wrist as he forced her arm aside. Blue energy sharply gathered in his f
Chapter 152
“What do you think will happen if I blast your head off?” Mira said, a devilish smile curling on her lips as she raised her hand. Crimson energy gathered fast, thick and violent, spinning around her palm like a storm that wanted to be unleashed. “Will your regenerative ability come through for you then?” Michael swallowed. He could feel the pressure of her power even before she released it. His heart pounded in his chest, loud enough that he almost thought she could hear it. He tried to focus, tried to pull the blue energy he had used before into his hands, but it didn’t come easily this time. It flickered and surged for a second, then faded, then came back again, crackling like unstable electricity. “Come on…” He muttered under his breath, clenching his fists. Mira didn’t wait, she fired instantly. The crimson blast tore through the air with a deafening roar, filling the room with red light. Instinct took over as Michael threw his hands up in front of his face, bracing himself fo
Chapter 151
Outside the estate, chaos ruled the grounds. Smoke hung thick in the air, mixing with dust and the sharp smell of burned metal. Explosions echoed from different directions, shaking the earth beneath everyone’s feet. Adrian and Richard were crouched low behind one of Mira’s tanks, its thick metal plating the only thing keeping them alive as bullets whizzed past overhead. Adrian peeked out for half a second, then ducked back with a sharp click of his tongue. “That sniper’s really starting to piss me off.” He muttered. Richard adjusted his glasses, pressing his back harder against the tank. “And he seems to be targeting you in particular.” He added, one eyebrow raised despite the situation. Adrian snorted. “Don’t care about that. He needs to go down.” Richard glanced at him. “And what’s your plan?” Adrian turned slowly, giving him a flat, almost offended look. “Don’t have one.” Richard stared at him. “You’re insane.” Adrian grinned, that familiar reckless smile appearing even as g
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