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“Your existence is now illegal.”

On the brink of suicide, Flare Kross, a failed orphan and forgotten nobody, is offered a mysterious pact—a contract from the Devil himself.

He accepts.

Now branded as the first Unchosen, Flare finds himself hunted by divine assassins, cursed with a glitching system, and trapped in a supernatural war between Heaven’s Chosen and Hell’s Contracted.

But Flare isn't here to play by their rules. He’s not a hero. He’s not a villain. He’s an error in the cosmic system—a walking sin that shouldn’t exist.

And worse?

He’s bound to Aria Vayne, the deadliest Chosen assassin alive… a woman who wants nothing more than to kill him—but can’t.

Because the Devil made sure of it.

In a world where power is fate and fate is written in blood, Flare is going to rewrite everything.

The Devil's Contract: Rise of the Unchosen

The Skyward Citadel loomed above the clouds like a crown of broken thrones—floating on grav-shards, wrapped in electrical storms and forgotten rites. Accessing it required a skyship, a soul-stamped pass, and a willingness to fall from ten thousand feet if things went wrong.

"You stole this ship," I muttered as she steered us toward the rising storm.

"I commandeered it," she replied. "And the crew was trying to sell kids. So technically, I'm a hero."

"Technically, we're wanted in three sectors."

As we entered the storm barrier around the Citadel, the pressure shifted. The system buzzed like a wasp in my skull.

> [Warning: Domain Detected – Entity Fused Pair Resides Here]

[Caution: Cognitive Distortion Zones Active]

I glanced at Aria. "Distortion zones?"

She nodded grimly. "Expect hallucinations. Soul echoes. Maybe a few friendly whispers from dead gods."

We docked on a platform surrounded by obsidian towers. No guards. No alarms.

Until a voice echoed through the Citadel's walls—soft, smooth, and wrong.

> "Welcome, Flare. Aria. We've been waiting."

Out of the mist stepped two figures.

They moved in sync—one male, one female—sharing the same breath, the same step, the same… soul.

Their eyes glowed the same eerie gold.

Clothing stitched from shadows. Skin etched with rune-burns. Their names hung in the air like curses.

[Merged Pair Detected – Sync Rate: 100% — Soul Fusion Complete]

"You came for knowledge," Senn said, tilting his head.

Kairis smiled with lips that didn't belong to her. "And a warning."

Aria raised her gun. "Try anything, and I'll show you a warning."

"No need for weapons," they said together. "We already live inside you."

We were inside a soul now—a merged domain of fractured thoughts and echoing screams. I saw myself dying. Again and again. I saw Aria walking away. I saw Cain's blade through her chest. I saw Lucien smiling.

> [WARNING: Distortion Zone Triggered – Mind Stability Failing]

[Activating Countermeasure: Anchor Sync with Bonded Partner – Aria]

She didn't say anything. She didn't need to.

Kairis and Senn watched us with… curiosity.

"You're stronger than most," they murmured. "Your bond—resilient. But will it hold when Lucien shows you the truth?"

"You were never meant to survive the contract."

Kairis added, "You were a failed vessel—discarded. Until something… took interest."

"No," Kairis whispered. "Something older."

Before I could speak, a rift opened beneath their feet.

"Find us again," Senn said. "When you're ready to become what you were born to be."

We stood alone in the heart of the Citadel, a system alert glowing in my mind.

> [System Upgrade Unlocked: Echo Rewind – Once per battle, reverse damage taken within the last 5 seconds.]

[Note: Only usable when bond stability exceeds 70%.]

We walked back toward the ship in silence.

"No. But I think I understand now."

"That this isn't just about stopping Lucien…"

I looked up at the storm-split sky.

"It's about surviving whatever comes after him."

CHAPTER 11