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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 first dropship pierced through the cloud cover, its dark silhouette reflecting the flickering remnants of Rift energy still clinging to the battlefield. Then another. And another.

The hum of engines grew into a roaring symphony of war.

Ethan felt it before he saw them—the sheer weight of their presence pressing against the air, a force unlike any standard military unit.

This wasn't just another retrieval mission.

The first dropship's bay doors slammed open, revealing elite soldiers in sleek, black exo-armor. Their weapons—custom-built Rift suppressors—glowed with an eerie blue hue, pulsing in rhythm with the energy signature of their target.

One soldier stepped forward, voice amplified through his helmet.

No hesitation. No room for negotiation.

Ethan's fingers twitched. His shadows stirred.

Reckoning at Dawn