📍 Naaga's House
🕛 6.00 PM
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I couldn't believe my own eyes. My heart froze as I stared at the frozen chamber. Inside... was Naaga. Dead. His body sealed away in ice.
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The one man I thought was behind everything turned out to be just another victim.
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Then, a sharp beep cut the silence. A PC screen lit up. A recorded message played, and a chilling voice filled the room.
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> "Look closely, Steel Tiger. Another person who became a victim because of you. This is not the end. It's time for you to finally meet me. Come to this address before 7:30 PM if you don't want another person to die because of you. Don't make me wait."
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A note appeared on the screen with an address - an old plastic manufacturing factory in Jelapang.
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Something inside me screamed trap. Still, I had no choice.
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I quickly tried contacting Ashwin, but there was no signal. No response from him, no access to Safehouse cameras. Nothing. The silence was louder than any alarm.
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My chest tightened. If I rushed to the Safehouse, I'd be too late to reach the factory. But if I ignored it, Anu could already be in danger.
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I clenched my fists. Ashwin is smart. A Harimau Merdeka. He'll find a way.
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With a heavy heart, I chose. I have to save Anu first.
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The factory was silent when I arrived, the setting sun casting long shadows across broken walls. Every step I took echoed danger. I knew I was walking into a trap... but I walked anyway.
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A sudden light flickered in a room upstairs.
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I rushed to the top floor and froze.
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All of them. The Harimau Merdeka. My brothers, my friends - all caged like animals.
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"Hold on, I'll get you out!" I shouted, rushing to the cage.
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But before I could touch the lock - THUD!
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Pain exploded across the back of my head. Darkness swallowed me whole.
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When I opened my eyes, my body was chained to a chair. A mirror stood before me. But it wasn't just my reflection staring back.
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Behind the glass, blurred but visible, sat a figure in a dark green suit and a black mask. Watching. Waiting.
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Then, a voice - chilling, sharp, and laced with venom.
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> "Hello, Steel Tiger. I am the Laughing Viper. So... we finally meet. Are you ready to face your consequences?"
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I steadied my breath, forcing my voice to remain calm.
"Why? You could've killed me anytime. Why now? Why here?"
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The killer chuckled darkly.
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> "You have no idea how long I've waited for this moment. Tonight, you don't just die - your brothers, your ideology, this entire city dies with you. When the smoke clears, everyone will blame you, Steel Tiger. The hero who destroyed his own people."
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She rose from the chair and turned to leave.
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"Wait." My voice cracked as I shouted. "Not this way. I'm sorry, Anu!"
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She stopped. The room went silent.
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Then she rushed toward me, ripping off the mask.
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And my heart shattered.
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It was her. The woman I once loved.
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Her eyes, once filled with warmth, now burned with madness and revenge.
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"So you found me, my love," she whispered with a broken smile.
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I swallowed hard. "I already knew. I just needed to see the truth myself."
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Her eyes widened. "How?"
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I closed my eyes for a moment, then spoke:
"I woke up before I opened my eyes. In my meditation, I pieced everything together. At Naaga's house... everyone I knew was caged. Except you. The handwriting on the note - the little heart symbol you always drew when you were bored. The photo of us... placed like someone had been staring at it for hours.
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And Jay... before he died, he tried to say a name. He was trying to warn me - about you, Haruna. Anu... my Anu."
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Her lips trembled, but her eyes stayed hard.
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"The first time I truly suspected you was from Ram's lab. The sheath dress. You always wore it. I saw you leaving the hospital the night Ram was admitted. That was my confirmation.
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You thought you erased all the clues, but you forgot Jay's diary. He wrote everything - the explosives deal, the tracking, his shock at finding out it was you. You killed him. But you made a mistake. The torn cloth he grabbed during the fight. The same one Ram found in his lab.
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And then you silenced them all - the nurse, the novelist - pawns in your game. I kept it inside, waiting for you to reveal your true plan."
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I lifted my head, meeting her eyes.
"But tell me... why, Anu? Why Naaga? Why all this?"
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Her face twisted with rage. She slapped me - once, twice, three, four times - each harder than the last.
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Tears welled in her eyes as she screamed:
"Because of you! Naaga escaped the fire and collapsed in my backyard. He was broken, bleeding, but I took him in. He told me how you left me - how you chose to become Steel Tiger, leaving me with nothing but lies and promises!
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I dreamed of a life with you, but you abandoned me for a mask and a cause. You could have told me. You could have let me go. But no - you left me to rot in pain.
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Naaga trained me, gave me purpose. He only wanted to kill you. But I wanted more. I wanted you to suffer. He didn't see the big picture. So I killed him.
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And now... now the whole city will suffer because of you."
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Her voice broke. She turned, whispering one last word:
"Goodbye."
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I screamed her name, my chains rattling violently, but she didn't turn back.
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Desperate, I summoned my last hope.
"Tiger Mini - activate!"
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From my belt, a small walking drone shaped like a tiger unfolded, glowing faintly. With a spark and a hiss, it cut through the chains.
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I burst free, rushing to the cage. My brothers and their families were weak, scared, but alive. I smashed the locks and pulled them out.
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Ashwin's face was pale. His voice shook as he revealed the truth:
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"Steel Tiger... her real plan... She's going to blow up the city. She has 300 hostages at the nuclear reactor. When it explodes, everyone will blame you. The Harimau Merdeka... heroes everywhere... everything we've built... gone."
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My blood ran cold.
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This was no longer about saving just my friends.
This was about saving the city itself.
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I clenched my fists. My mission was clear.
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"I'm the only one who can stop her."
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Without wasting another breath, I activated the tracker I'd planted on her ea
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rlier. My heart was heavy, my chest burning... but I ran.
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I ran toward Anu. Toward the Laughing Viper. Toward the final fight.
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