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CHAPTER 74

Aidan’s consciousness, unmoored from reality, witnessed the final echoes of Cybertron's tragic history. He saw the Seven Primes, the original rulers, disappear in a final, cataclysmic battle on ancient Earth, the Star Harvester and the Matrix of Leadership lost to the mists of time. He saw the violent civil war that erupted in their absence, a desperate struggle for the last dregs of energy. From this war, two primary factions emerged: the Decepticons, a brutal military force led by a chari...

CHAPTER 73

In the silent, timeless prison of the Mirror Dimension, time had no meaning. For what felt like an eternity, Aidan Parker sat, not in a state of boredom, but in a profound state of self-confrontation. The Ancient One had not trapped him in a cage; she had trapped him in a mirror, forcing him to look at nothing but his own reflection, stripped of his technology, his AI, and his armies.

He replayed the events of the Hand Island incident, his apathetic justification, and the Ancient One's ...

CHAPTER 72

Aidan stepped through a shimmering orange portal, leaving the sterile, futuristic hum of his laboratory behind and re-entering the ancient, hallowed silence of Kamar-Taj. He felt confident, even triumphant. He had just executed a flawless global power play, eliminating a dangerous enemy and cementing his company's benevolent reputation in a single, masterful stroke. He was not expecting an intervention.

He was greeted by Master Hamir, who looked at him with worried eyes. "The Ancient On...

Chapter 71

Kagenobu and his three remaining Jonin guards burst from the ventilation hatch onto the windswept rooftop of their fortress. The cool, clean night air was a shocking contrast to the suffocating darkness of the vents, and for a single, fleeting moment, they felt a sliver of hope. They were out. They were alive.

The hope died almost instantly. The rooftop was not empty. From every access hatch, every stairwell, every shadowed corner, the infected were beginning to pour out. The p...

Chapter 70

In his command center on Apex Island, a place that existed outside the world's knowledge, Aidan Parker watched his plan unfold on a wall of silent, holographic screens. On the left, thermal imaging displayed the chaos within The Hand's fortress—dozens of red, frantic heat signatures representing the newly turned infected hunting the last few cool-blue signatures of the uninfected. On the right, a dozen news feeds from around the globe showed a world completely oblivious, still debating the ...

CHAPTER 69

The self-driving car glided to a silent stop before the all-white, monolithic facade of the Baymax factory's residential building.

"Please press your fingerprint for access," a polite, mechanical voice requested from the combination lock beside the glass door.

Kelsey Quan, supporting the full weight of the "unconscious" Aidan Parker, clumsily lifted his hand and pressed his thumb against the scanner.

Ding! The light flashed green, and the glass doors slid apa...

Chapter 23: The First Class

Time moved quickly, and the next morning arrived.

Victor's first Divination class at Hogwarts was scheduled for early in the morning with the seventh-year students.

Seventh-years, it should be said, were quite accustomed to fake Divination. They had spent the last three years with Professor Trelawney and could, at a moment's notice, produce four or five pages of parchment explaining in excruciating detail why they were destined to be knocked into the Black Lake by a rogue u...

Chapter 62: The Next Move

That evening, Marcus showed up at Russell's house, punctual as always. By now, Russell was indifferent to these surprise visits. Ignoring Marcus’s presence, he walked past the living room and into the kitchen to pour himself a glass of water.

"You have a ruthless streak," Marcus's surprised voice followed him from the living room. He hadn't expected Russell to be so bold as to annihilate Victor Drake and his entire gang. As the president of the Evergrove District Cardmakers Associatio...

Chapter 61: Strategic Planning

Russell returned home around nine that night. He had been direct in his mission; there was no attempt to "recruit" Victor Drake, only a swift, brutal execution. Trying to bring a man like that into the Spirit Begging Society would have been a pointless charade.

Sinking into his sofa, Russell began a mental inventory of his current arsenal. His Iron-level creature cards included the [Demon Hunter · Yoriichi Tsugikuni] (Purple), [Centipede · Ken Kaneki] (Red), and [Pidgeot] (Green). At ...

Chapter 22: The First Night at Hogwarts

The welcome feast drew to a close, an agonizing affair for the sweating and fidgeting Professor Quirrell. For everyone else, however, it was a joyous occasion. Harry, in particular, was wolfing down his food as if he hadn't eaten in weeks.

He was never starved at the Dursleys', but he was never truly full either, because Dudley would devour everything within his line of sight, including Harry’s share of the pasta. The last time he had truly eaten his fill, he recalled, was in t...

Chapter 60: I Am Iron Man

At the edge of the city's industrial waterfront, a derelict factory pulsed with garish light, a cancerous sore on the dark coastline. Inside, the air was thick with the stench of cheap liquor and stale cigar smoke. Raucous laughter and the clinking of glasses echoed off the corrugated metal walls, punctuated by crude, boasting shouts.

"Heh, Boss, we really scored this time. A fresh batch of prime goods," a man with a thin, rat-like face said, his voice slick with sycophancy as he...

Chapter 59: Terms of Employment

"It's surprisingly comfortable." As the [Mark 3] armor finished assembling around him, Russell had braced for the unyielding sensation of hard iron, but the feeling was unexpectedly fluid. With the assistance of the onboard AI, flight was not just possible, but intuitive. It was less "assistance" and more a total operational takeover; Russell felt he could probably fall asleep mid-flight and the suit would handle everything perfectly. The primary downside was the risk of the AI being hacked, ...

CHAPTER 98

The speed of XLR8 was indeed as advertised. Ethan was a blue-and-black blur, a living missile streaking through the streets of New Veridia. By the time he returned to the training hall, his clothes changed and the stench of blood washed away, the practical combat class was still in full, bloody swing. He slipped back into the observation area just as the proctor's voice called out a new name.

"Marcus Vance!"

"Present!"

Since the Direwolf from before had been kicked into a bl...

Chapter 97

Even someone like Iris Thorne, the proud and composed heiress of the number one family in New Veridia, couldn't help but show a faint, almost imperceptible flicker of avarice in her eyes. It was a fleeting, quickly suppressed emotion, but it was there. This alone showed just how incredibly precious and desirable the Aura Gathering Pill truly was.

Mr. Gordon took in all the students' greedy, excited expressions, a grim satisfaction in his own eyes. He then took out a datapad with ...

Chapter 58: [Mark 3]

Regardless of what Russell was thinking, Five and the other man, seeing that the matter had been resolved, did not linger. As for assigning Russell any tasks, he had only just "joined" the Spirit Begging Society. They would leave him be for now, simply asking him to await their notification.

After seeing the two of them off, Russell let out a long, shuddering breath, his body finally relaxing. "They're finally gone." Today's experience had been more than just exciting; it had been terri...

Chapter 57: A Case of Mistaken Identity

As Russell signed his name, a faint echo, like the tolling of a distant bell, sounded in the void as the contract was sealed. In that same moment, a low whisper, like a final breath carried on the wind, brushed past his ear. "This is my last ripple."

"What was that sound?" Russell muttered, stunned.

Five's voice brought him back to reality. "He who knows the times is a wise man. Congratulations, Mr. Russell," he said, a satisfied smile on his face as he watched Russell si...

Chapter 21: Sweating Bullets

"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty, But don't judge on what you see..."

A mouth-like rip opened in the brim of the Sorting Hat, and a song echoed through the Great Hall. After it finished, Professor McGonagall stepped forward, holding a long roll of parchment. Her face was set in a stern line.

"When I call your name," she announced, "you will sit on the stool, place the Hat on your head, and await your House."

"Abbott, Hannah!"

A small, flushed girl hu...

CHAPTER 96

Mr. Gordon paused, letting the weight of his words settle over the silent, intimidated students. He let them stew in their fear for a long moment, his gaze becoming firm, sweeping across each and every one of their faces. “Because only in this way,” he continued, his voice a low, powerful growl that seemed to vibrate in their very bones, “can you all grow up more quickly!”

His sharp eyes scanned the room. “I imagine some of you have already heard the rumors, the whispers in th...

Chapter 95

At that moment, a student’s hand shot up eagerly. “Then, teacher, do we have a definitive answer regarding the specific situation of the Rift Worlds now? Where do the monsters actually come from?”

The teacher gestured for the student to put his hand down, her expression becoming more somber. “Regarding that, there are several theories. Some say the Rift Worlds are another collection of life-bearing planets, far away in the universe. That their own races, seeking to expand their ...

CHAPTER 68

The press conference held by Yinsen did not just make waves; it triggered a global tsunami. The quiet, comfortable world that had just gotten used to the idea of benevolent companion robots was suddenly confronted with the terrifying, tangible truth from a horror movie they thought was fiction. New York, a city that had been quiet for a time, once again became the epicenter of a world-shaking event.

The news swept across the globe, and public reaction was a chaotic storm of conflicting ...

CHAPTER 67

Aidan clapped a hand on Kaecilius's shoulder, pulling him back from his deep, obsessive thoughts about the multiverse. "Don't get lost in the possibilities, Master Kaecilius," he said, his voice unusually gentle. "Some doors are best left unopened."

Kaecilius looked up, his eyes filled with a pained gratitude for the young man's strange, pragmatic form of friendship. "Be safe, Aidan," he replied.

Aidan nodded. "Tell the Ancient One and Mordo that I have urgent business to attend t...

Chapter 20: Professor, You Have to Believe Me!

An hour later—

"So, to be clear," Professor McGonagall began, her voice dangerously sharp, "this is your explanation for why Mr. Malfoy ended up in the hospital wing?"

"Professor, I didn't do it!" Harry pleaded, his voice earnest. "I never meant to attack him. I used the Serpensortia charm to summon the snake, but only to scare him, to make him back off! I swear, the snake didn't even touch him. It just slithered over his foot, and he got so scared that he fainted on his own!" 2025-07-01 14:05:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 56: An Offer You Can't Refuse

At that moment on the court, even Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who was always a master of managing his facial expressions, couldn't quite maintain his composure, especially when he saw Zoro clench a third sword in his teeth.

"Three-Sword Style?" the gentle voice of Yoriichi sounded in the arena.

Oh my god, the mute is speaking! Hearing his card's voice for the first time, Russell stared at him in amazement. He had always assumed it was because he'd used poor materials that Yoriich...

Chapter 55: Fantasy Time

As Russell tapped the cards in his mind, Zoro and Luffy instantly appeared in front of him.

"Hey, Zoro!" Luffy greeted the swordsman with his trademark, infectious smile. The stories of the two characters were deeply intertwined, so Russell wasn't surprised that the cards already knew each other. If they didn't, the [Straw Hat Pirates] bond effect could never be triggered.

"Oh, it's you, Luffy," the green-haired young man with the three golden teardrop-shaped earrings on his left ...

Chapter 94

Because Ethan had been late for a full week, all the good seats in his new classroom had been snatched up. The room was already buzzing with the low murmur of conversation, filled with the sharp, focused faces of New Veridia Academy's top students. Now, there was only one empty seat left—right in the front row, a prime piece of real estate directly under the teacher's watchful eye.

Tch! Ethan thought with an internal grimace, a flicker of comical disappointment runni...

Chapter 19: Chaos Before the Feast

Bringing Fairytales to Hogwarts!

By the time Viktor arrived at the Great Hall, lunchtime had already passed.

The hall looked quite different from his last visit. The wide open space, once cleared for staff interviews, had been returned to its traditional layout—four long house tables, each marked at the ends with their respective emblems: the badger, the eagle, the serpent, and the lion.

Professor McGonagall stood at the center of the hall, working with Hagrid to ...

CHAPTER 66

The church was a ruin. The quiet sanctuary was now a chaotic mess of splintered pews and shattered stained glass. Moonlight streamed through a new, gaping hole in the roof, illuminating the cracked stone floor and dust-filled air. The acrid smell of ozone and brimstone had replaced the gentle scent of old incense, and the terrifying atmosphere had finally dissipated, leaving only a profound sense of violation.

"So… I assume we won't be needing to compensate them for the damages here,"...

CHAPTER 65

The bright moon hung high in the sky, a silent, indifferent observer. Its quiet moonlight spilled through the tall, stained-glass windows of an old church in London, casting long, skeletal shadows that filled every corner with a deep and profound darkness. The silence inside was not peaceful; it was a heavy, oppressive blanket, thick with an ancient dread. In the darkness, it felt as though a great beast, one that devoured people, was holding its breath, waiting.

At that moment, a brigh...

Chapter 54: Pirate Hunter

Russell settled into his chair, fingers flying across the keyboard as he accessed the secure trading website dedicated to cardmaking materials. His eyes scanned the listings with focused intensity, searching for the bronze-level items essential to his next creation. It didn't take long before he spotted one of the materials he had previously encountered in the Association's vault—a piece he had reluctantly passed on during his earlier selections.

The listing read: Bronze-level ...

Chapter 53: Doubts

Seeing Caleb hand over the material that had condensed from Moore's body, Russell accepted it without hesitation. After all, he was the one who had killed the pirate lord; it was his by right.

"Tsk," Wyatt sneered, looking over the carnage on the ruined dock. "These demons gathering all in one place just made the cleanup easier for us."

Russell nodded in agreement. If the pirate leaders had been scattered across the archipelago, hunting them all down would have been a long and ted...