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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 Rift disruptor rounds had done something unnatural to him. His veins burned like molten metal, his shadows recoiling from his body like they had been wounded.

For the first time in years, Ethan felt powerless.

His vision blurred. The world was a haze of flickering flames and shattered ground. His ears rang with the aftershock of the attack, drowning out the voices around him.

He tried to move, but his limbs refused to respond.

Heavy footsteps thundered toward him. The Task Force operatives closed in, their disruptor weapons primed, blue energy crackling at the barrels.

Ethan gritted his teeth. Move, damn it!

For the first time since embracing the Rift's power, he was truly helpless.

The Shattered Fate