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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

Ethan stood at the center of a golden storm.

His flames weren't just golden anymore.

A war was happening within him—two rewrites clashing at the fundamental level of existence.

A slow, careful erosion of who Ethan was, designed to make him accept his fate.

Ethan clenched his fists, golden flames pulsing violently. The city skyline around him blurred, as if the world itself was struggling to comprehend what he was doing.

And standing across from him, the Riftborn King smirked.

"Well," his alternate self murmured. "That's new."

Mia tensed beside Ethan, daggers flickering with golden energy. "Ethan, you sure about this?"

"No," Kieran muttered. "He's never sure. He just does things and somehow doesn't die."

The Riftborn’s New Path