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Chapter 9
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2025-10-03 15:32:58
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Arjun's past had finally entered the room.Lucien stared at the photograph, but he didn't touch it and he didn't need to.The faded faces were enough. Four young men stood outside an old stone monastery, their clothes belonged to another time, but one face was impossible to mistake. Which was Arjun.Much younger, and much harder. And standing beside him was a man wearing the Cham. Lucien lifted his eyes.Arjun had not moved."Explain."The old soldier remained silent, and Lucien's voice hardened. "Now." The priest watched them both.His face still remained calm, almost too calm. Arjun finally stepped away from the window. "That photograph should have been destroyed."The priest shook his head. "It was never meant to be destroyed." Arjun looked at him. "Then why bring it here?""Because the keeper has awakened." Lucien's jaw tightened. "Alexei?" The priest's eyes shifted to the ceiling."He is here."Lucien said nothing, but the priest continued. "I can feel the Cham." Arjun's mood cha
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The following morning arrived without sunshine.A thick blanket of clouds hung over Brussels, and a light mist clung to the gardens of the Devereux Estate. The world seemed quieter than usual, as though the city itself were holding its breath.Alexei had barely slept. And every time he closed his eyes, he saw Mayor Lambert's face—the fear, the helpless honesty, the silver key trembling in his hand. More disturbing still was the memory of Lucien standing outside his bedroom door.He hadn't entered, but he had wanted to, Alexei knew it. The thought unsettled him far more than he cared to admit. A knock interrupted his thoughts."Breakfast is ready, Mr. Alexei." Henri's calm voice came through the door. "I'll be down shortly." After dressing, Alexei slipped the key into the inner pocket of his jacket. The Cham rested cold against his finger today, almost dormant, almost.The breakfast room was unusually quiet. Lucien sat at the head of the table, reading several newspapers spread before
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The room remained unnaturally quiet. Henri hurried to clean the shattered porcelain, apologizing repeatedly, but Inspector Pieter Dijk seemed no longer interested in the broken cup. But his attention had returned to Alexei.Not with affection, not with fascination but with suspicion. Arjun noticed it immediately. This was different from Mayor Lambert, because Lambert had looked at Alexei as though seeing an old friend and Dijk looked at him as though trying to solve a puzzle.Lucien continued the conversation as if nothing had happened. "The Antwerp shipments have increased over the past six months." Inspector Dijk nodded, though his eyes occasionally drifted back to Alexei."You seem unusually well informed." Lucien smiled. "I pay people to notice what others ignore." The inspector accepted the answer, but something in his eye remained unsettled. Alexei kept his eyes lowered, the Cham rested against his finger, strangely cool now.Its warmth had vanished the moment it touched Dijk, a
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The strange key remained in Alexei's hand long after Mayor François Lambert had left.It felt far heavier than metal should. Henri closed the study doors behind the departing mayor, ensuring no servants lingered nearby. The room fell into complete silence.Lucien was the first to speak. "You saw it." His voice was almost reverent. "The Cham didn't simply expose his secrets." He walked to Alexei, his eyes fixed on the ring. "It made him choose you."Alexei stepped back. "I didn't ask for the key." He whispered. "No," Arjun answered before Lucien could. "That is precisely what makes it dangerous." Lucien barely acknowledged the warning. He took the key from Alexei's palm, studying its worn leather tag."'Archive B.'" His smile widened. "I've spent years trying to discover what Lambert hides in City Hall." He laughed."And today he handed it to us himself."Alexei watched him carefully, there was excitement in Lucien's face.But something else lurked in it, possession. The same strange s
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No one spoke for a few seconds. The only sound inside Lucien's study was the rain striking the tall windows. Mayor François Lambert sat frozen, his breathing uneven.His own confession seemed to terrify him more than anyone else in the room. "I..." he whispered, pressing trembling fingers against his lips. "Why did I say that?"Lucien leaned back, masking the triumph surging through him. "You've had a difficult few months, François, perhaps carrying secrets has become exhausting." The mayor swallowed. "No... no one knows about those accounts." His eyes darted around the room before settling on Alexei once again, the instant their eyes met, another warm pulse flowed through the Cham. And Alexei immediately looked down.He didn't want this, but the damage had already begun. Lambert let out a slow breath. "I've lied to everyone. My wife... my party... even the men who helped me build the network." His voice became distant, almost dreamlike. "Sometimes I wake up afraid someone will disco
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The rain had not stopped since dawn.It drummed steadily against the tall windows of Devereux Estate, turning Brussels into a city of blurred lights and gray skies. Inside Lucien's private study, however, the atmosphere was warm, heavy with cigar smoke and polished oak.Mayor François Lambert arrived precisely at nine.Henri personally escorted him inside. The mayor was a man in his late fifties with gray hair, an expensive navy suit, and the confident smile of someone who believed every room belonged to him. He had built his reputation through charity galas, hospital donations, and speeches about honesty in government.Very few knew that behind those speeches hid a mountain of carefully buried corruption. Lucien welcomed him with open arms. "François." The mayor laughed. "Lucien. You always choose the finest whiskey.""I only reserve it for important friends." They embraced before sitting across from one another. Alexei stood near one of the windows exactly as Lucien had instructed.
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Lucien’s CalculationsThe days that followed in Vienna seemed ordinary to the outside world: a boy, his uncle, and a foreign businessman enjoying the grandeur of the city. They walked in the statues of Ringstrasse, drank strong coffee in hidden cafés, and visited museums where silent portraits of e
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The Uncle’s PlottingThe next morning, Arjun Singh sat on his room of the modest Viennese guesthouse, his hands folded like an old sage in meditation. Yet his mind was far from peaceful. He stared out at the sweep of the Danube in the early dawn, the mists rising above the water like veils of secre
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The Meeting of Fire and BlocksMorning in Vienna carried the streamed through the wide hotel, the tables in the lounge are glinting . For most, it was a day to admire the architecture, sip coffee, and stroll the boulevards. But for Alexei, the morning weighed like iron shackles around his ankle.Hi
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The Journey to ViennaThe day came fast, the whole of Alexei's night was horrible, he couldn't sleep. He stood by his window, staring at the sleeping city as though it might answer the questions tearing through him. Vienna. The very name had begun to taste bitter in his mouth, tangled with secrets,
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