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Prologue: The Price of Genius

People called him a miracle.

A once-in-a-century genius.

A man destined to reshape the world.

Kael Arden didn't chase fame. He didn't seek fortune.

All he wanted was to use his mind to build a better world — and protect the one person who made that world worth living in: Aria.

But brilliance is dangerous.

It invites envy.

It threatens power.

It makes you a target.

The day Kael perfected his clean energy core — an invention that could end global dependence on fossil fuel and make energy free for all — was the day his fate was sealed.

They came for him in the night.

They called it justice.

They called it security.

But it was fear.

Kael didn't die with regret for himself.

He died cursing the fact that he couldn't protect her.

But fate was watching.

And so was a goddess.

Now, in a world of magic and monsters, Kael is reborn — without magic, but with the mind that once changed a planet.

This time, he'll grow stronger.

This time, he'll fight back.

And when the day comes, he will return — to save Aria, and destroy the ones who took everything from him.

Even if he has to conquer an entire world to do it.

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