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Chapter 35

Author: Favour Kerry
last update publish date: 2026-02-01 16:19:41

Chapter 35: The Ares Protocol

The air in the secret hangar beneath the cliffs hummed with a low-frequency vibration that rattled the marrow of Jade’s bones. Hidden behind a massive, retractable rock face was the Ares—a sleek, delta-winged prototype finished in a matte-black skin that seemed to swallow the dim emergency lighting. It didn't look like a plane; it looked like a shard of obsidian designed to pierce the heavens.

"This was my father's ultimate insurance policy," Caspian said, leadin
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