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In a bustling modern city where ancient secrets and mysterious powers collide with everyday life, 22-year-old Ethan Cross seems like your average college student. Behind his unassuming demeanor lies a man shrouded in secrets—a masked vigilante known only as "Virtuoso," feared by criminals and sought after by powerful organizations.

Ethan is overpowered, sarcastic, and ridiculously skilled at everything he does. But there's one thing he’s terrible at: romance. When the enigmatic and fiercely independent Mia Harper stumbles into his life, she unknowingly becomes the key to unraveling a conspiracy that ties Ethan's past to an ancient prophecy.

Between laugh-out-loud moments, explosive action, and unexpected twists, Ethan navigates his double life while trying to protect Mia, keep his identity hidden, and maybe—just maybe—figure out how to confess his feelings without being a complete disaster.

The Masked Virtuoso

The air rippled violently as Ethan and the others burst out of the collapsing Rift, landing hard onto the cracked stone of the ruined battlefield. A deafening boom followed as the Rift imploded behind them, swallowing itself into nothingness.

For a long moment, there was only silence.

"Well," Kieran groaned, rolling onto his back, "that sucked."

Nefera, dusting off her armor, arched a brow. "You weren't even in the worst of it."

Kieran pointed at Ethan. "He was. And look at him—barely a scratch. What kind of protagonist bull—"

"Not the time," Isolde cut in, scanning the group with a critical eye. "Everyone alive?"

"More or less," Mia murmured, clutching her dagger with a grip so tight her knuckles were white.

He knelt on one knee, hands pressed against the ground, his breath slow. Controlled.

And yet, the shadows around him writhed unnaturally.

Riftborne Requiem