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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

Not the silence of peace—but of fear.

Dust and Rift energy swirled through the air, the shockwave of Ethan's awakening still rippling through reality itself. The ground beneath him had fractured, black veins of unstable power spreading outward in jagged lines.

Ethan stood at the epicenter, unmoving.

His eyes—once golden, once human—now gleamed with a terrifying radiance, something beyond light and darkness. The air around him warped, his very presence distorting the world as if reality itself was unsure how to contain him.

Vaelan, still standing, took a slow step back.

That single movement spoke volumes.

The General—the man who had crushed Artifact Users with a single command, the man who had almost executed Ethan just moments ago—was afraid.

The Riftborn King