The Face in the Dark

Julian's breath was shallow. His body refused to move.

Julial.

The brother he didn't remember. The brother he didn't even know existed—until now.

Yet, here he was.

Standing at the end of the hallway, illuminated by the red warning lights.

And he was smiling.

"Why… why does he look like me?"

Julian's thoughts were a chaotic storm, but his instincts screamed danger.

He had to escape.

But before he could act—

Julial moved.

Not ran. Not dashed.

Disappeared.

And reappeared right in front of him.

The Weight of a Twin

Julian barely had time to react.

A hand slammed into his chest, sending him flying backward.

The impact was like being hit by a truck. His back crashed into a metal cart, sending vials of glowing liquid crashing to the ground.

Pain exploded through his ribs.

Julian forced himself up, but—

Julial was already there.

He moved too fast. Faster than even the Masterclass.

Julian threw a punch, but Julial caught it effortlessly.

"Still weak," Julial muttered.

Then he drove his knee into Julian's stomach.

White-hot pain shot through his core.

Julian gasped, dropping to a knee.

Julial crouched down, tilting his head. "You're confused."

Julian spat blood. "No shit."

Julial chuckled. "That's normal. They did a good job erasing me from your mind."

Julian's vision blurred. Who was 'they'?

The school? The Superhuman Mafia?

Or was there someone else?

He forced himself to stand. "What do you want?"

Julial's smile faded. "That's not the question you should be asking."

His voice lowered.

"You should be asking… why were you abandoned?"

Julian froze.

His heartbeat pounded in his ears.

He had buried those thoughts long ago.

But now, Julial was ripping them back to the surface.

"Why did our parents throw you away?" Julial whispered. "Why did they keep me but leave you to rot in this hellhole?"

Julian's fists clenched. "Shut up."

Julial smiled again. "Ah… you don't want to know the truth?"

Julian's body burned with anger, but he forced himself to stay calm. Stay focused.

"I don't care about the past," he muttered. "I just want to stop the people running this school."

Julial sighed, shaking his head. "You still don't get it, do you?"

His eyes darkened.

"The people running this school?"

"They work for me."

The Mastermind Revealed

The words hit Julian like a knife to the chest.

Julial… was the one controlling the drug trade.

The missing students. The experiments. The disappearances.

It was all him.

Julian's hands trembled. "You're lying."

Julial just shrugged. "Believe what you want. It won't change anything."

His voice turned colder. "The drug. The gangs. The school. They're just pieces of something much bigger."

Julian's stomach twisted. "The Superhuman Mafia."

Julial smirked. "Now you're starting to understand."

Julian clenched his fists.

His own twin was working for the organization that controlled the world.

And worse—he was leading their operations in the school.

"Why?" Julian demanded. "Why are you doing this?"

Julial's expression turned unreadable.

"Because someone has to lead the new world."

Then, in a blink—he disappeared.

Gone.

Like he had never been there.

Left in the Shadows

The alarms were still blaring.

Julian stood frozen, his fists shaking.

His own brother. The one he never knew.

The one who had been erased from his memories.

And now—his greatest enemy.

A shadow loomed over the school.

And Julian was at the center of it all.