Shen Tian placed both hands against the core.
The system reacted.
Supreme Villain Authority
Villainous Plunder activated
Target: Imperial Vessel Array
Target Ownership: Crowned Serpent
Target Classification: Artificial Fate Construct
Host Compatibility: 87%
Sovereign Authority Compatibility: 100%
Primordial Sovereign Dragon Physique Compatibility: 94%
Sovereign’s Court Compatibility: Unknown
Then...
A final line.
Attempt hostile takeover?
Shen Tian smiled.
"Yes."
The world went white.
. . .
The island.
Thousands of kilometers away.
Chu Mei froze.
Her hand stopped over the keyboard.
Chu Chuchu looked toward her.
"What?"
Chu Mei stared at the monitor.
"Shen Tian’s camera."
"What about it?"
"It died."
Silence.
Chu Chuchu’s face changed.
"What?"
Chu Luoshen stood immediately.
"Check the backup."
Chu Mei did.
Nothing.
Static.
Yin Suyi looked up from across the operations center.
Her expression remained calm.
But...
Her fingers tightened around the teacup.
"Status."
Chu Chuchu typed quickly.
"Rose’s feed..."
Static.
"Shen Yan..."
Static.
"Everyone is dark."
Silence.
Yin Suyi stood.
"Contact Shen International."
Chu Luoshen immediately moved.
Then...
Something happened.
Warmth.
A golden pulse.
Chu Mei froze.
Chu Chuchu stopped typing.
Chu Luoshen slowly looked down.
A thin golden thread.
Barely visible.
Wrapped around her wrist.
Chu Mei had one too.
Chu Chuchu.
All three.
Then...
Yin Suyi looked down.
Nothing around her wrist.
But...
She felt something.
Not the same bond.
Different.
Maternal.
Familiar.
Her son.
Alive.
Her shoulders relaxed.
"He’s fine."
Chu Mei looked toward her.
"How do you know?"
Yin Suyi stared at the golden light.
Then...
Smiled.
"I’m his mother."
Silence.
Chu Chuchu blinked.
"That’s not an explanation."
"No."
Yin Suyi sat back down.
"But it’s enough."
. . .
France.
Shen Tian opened his eyes.
Darkness.
No laboratory.
No Caius.
No women.
No Subject Zero.
Nothing.
Then...
A voice.
Male.
"Another one."
Shen Tian turned.
A man stood behind him.
Black hair.
Tall.
Long black coat.
Old fashioned.
Seventy six years out of place.
Shen Tian stared.
The man smiled.
"You’re younger than I expected."
Shen Tian looked around.
"Dead?"
The man laughed.
"No."
"Dreaming?"
"No."
"System space?"
"Close."
Shen Tian’s eyes narrowed.
Then...
He understood.
"Array memory."
The man’s smile widened.
"Smart."
Shen Tian looked him over.
"First Villain."
Silence.
The man stared.
Then...
"That’s what they called me."
"Name?"
He paused.
Then...
"Lucian."
Shen Tian nodded.
"Shen Tian."
"I know."
"Of course."
Lucian smiled.
Then...
Looked around the darkness.
"You touched my machine."
Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.
"Your machine?"
Lucian laughed.
"Good."
"What?"
"You’re offended."
"Should I not be?"
"They stole it from me."
Shen Tian’s expression changed.
Lucian continued.
"The Crowned Serpent didn’t invent Fate extraction."
"I did."
Silence.
Shen Tian stared.
Then...
"Why?"
Lucian smiled.
"Same reason you steal from protagonists."
There it was.
The smile.
Not Caius.
Not Subject Zero.
Something familiar.
Villain.
Lucian walked closer.
"I woke in this world with a system."
"Like you."
"Different name."
"Different era."
"Same problem."
Shen Tian crossed his arms.
"Protagonists."
Lucian smiled.
"Exactly."
. . .
Images appeared around them.
Old cities.
Cars from another era.
Men in suits.
Martial families.
Women.
A younger Lucian.
Fighting.
Laughing.
Stealing opportunities.
Breaking protagonists.
The similarities were uncomfortable.
Shen Tian watched.
Then...
Women appeared around Lucian.
Five.
Then seven.
Then twelve.
His Court.
Lucian’s smile faded.
"I thought I understood Fate."
Shen Tian remained silent.
"I thought protagonists were the problem."
"They weren’t."
"Fate itself was."
Shen Tian’s eyebrow rose.
Lucian continued.
"Every time I destroyed one protagonist..."
"Another appeared."
"Every time I stole an inheritance..."
"Another opportunity formed somewhere else."
"Every time I severed a heroine route..."
"Destiny created another."
"So..."
Shen Tian looked toward the machine appearing in the memory.
"You tried stealing Fate itself."
Lucian smiled.
"Yes."
Shen Tian stared.
"Stupid."
Silence.
Lucian’s smile disappeared.
"What?"
"You heard me."
Shen Tian looked around.
"Fate creates protagonists."
"So?"
"Let it."
Lucian stared.
Shen Tian continued.
"More protagonists means more things to take."
Silence.
Lucian slowly laughed.
Then...
Harder.
"God."
He covered his face.
"I forgot what I was like."
Shen Tian stared.
Lucian lowered his hand.
"You don’t understand."
"No."
Shen Tian’s eyes became cold.
"I understand perfectly."
"You became afraid."
Lucian froze.
"You stopped taking what you wanted because it was fun."
"You started trying to control everything."
"Fate."
"Your enemies."
"Your women."
Lucian’s expression changed.
Shen Tian continued.
"And that’s why your Court died."
Silence.
The darkness became colder.
Lucian stared.
"You know nothing about them."
"Maybe."
Shen Tian stepped closer.
"But I know mine."
Lucian’s eyes narrowed.
"Do you?"
"Yes."
"Would they die for you?"
Shen Tian’s expression changed.
Then...
"No."
Lucian smiled.
Shen Tian continued.
"I wouldn’t ask them to."
The smile vanished.
"They choose."
Shen Tian’s voice remained calm.
"If they fight beside me..."
"They choose."
"If they leave..."
"They choose."
"If they love me..."
"They choose."
"If they don’t..."
He shrugged.
"They choose."
Lucian stared.
Shen Tian stepped past him.
"That’s the difference between us."
Silence.
Lucian turned.
"You think that makes you better?"
Shen Tian stopped.
"No."
Then...
He looked back.
"It makes me stronger."
. . .
The darkness shattered.
. . .
Reality returned.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
Shen Tian gasped.
Golden energy exploded from his body.
Rose screamed his name.
"SHEN TIAN!"
His hands remained against the core.
Blood ran from his nose.
His shirt was completely torn now.
Golden Dragon scales covered part of his arms.
The formation fought him.
Caius laughed.
"You can’t control it!"
Shen Tian slowly lifted his head.
Then...
Smiled.
Caius stopped laughing.
Shen Tian’s green eyes glowed.
"Who said that?"
The system flashed.
Historical administrator signature detected
Lucian Vale
Adrian froze.
"Vale?"
Everyone looked toward him.
His face changed.
"No."
Xu Ning’s eyes widened.
[Host...]
[Lucian Vale.]
[Founder era.]
[Possible ancestral relation to Adrian Vale.]
Adrian stared.
Then...
His system erupted.
Hidden Bloodline Route Activated
Vale Family Origin
Historical ancestor detected
Lucian Vale
Classification: Failed Villain Fate Entity
Relationship probability: 98.7%
Adrian’s face went blank.
Elena stared.
Then...
Adrian had one thought.
You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.
Rose heard.
She immediately laughed.
Adrian looked toward her.
"Don’t."
Rose tried.
Actually tried.
Failed.
"Lucian is probably your ancestor."
Shen Tian looked toward Adrian.
Adrian closed his eyes.
"I hate this family."
Elena patted his shoulder.
"At least you’re consistent."
(Author’s Note: IMPORTANT!)
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