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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 was different here. Heavier. It pressed against reality itself, like a force older than time was watching.

Ethan stood at the threshold of the Gate of Nihilor, the golden-shadow energy pulsing around him. His power reacted instinctively, sensing something beyond the door.

It was a wound in existence itself.

The structure shifted and pulsed, as if it were alive. Its surface wasn't stone or metal, but something... fluid. The texture rippled like liquid shadow, its edges lined with runes that flickered between ancient gold and abyssal black.

Selene stepped closer, her grip on her spear tightening. "This isn't just sealed. It's aware."

Kieran's visor flickered as he scanned the structure. His voice was tense. "And it doesn't like us."

Mia rolled her shoulders, flipping a dagger between her fingers. "Anyone else getting the 'turn around and run' vibe?"

The Gate of Nihilor