📍 KTM, Ipoh
🕛 9.00pm
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The roar of Rimba echoed through the night as I raced across the city. My heart pounded louder than the engine. This wasn't just another fight. This was the fight.
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When I reached the station, my worst fear stood before me.
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Three hundred civilians. Hostages. Terrified. And in the center of it all - Anu.
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She held the detonator in her hand, wires stretching to a nuclear reactor bomb. Around us, cops and military forces surrounded the place, their guns raised but powerless.
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Her voice boomed through the speakers:
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> "Bring me Steel Tiger! Or this city burns."
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I clenched my fists. There was no one else. Only me.
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I activated the upgrades hidden in Rimba. My power armor unfolded, wrapping around me like a second skin. The plating gleamed under the floodlights, coated with Ram's antidote. On my arm, my tiger shield hummed with energy. And beneath the armor, a secret edge:
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Flashzhask.
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An exo-suit, stolen years ago from a supervillain and perfected by Ashwin. It could push my body thirty times faster than normal - but only for five minutes. Five minutes to change everything.
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I needed a distraction.
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Remotely, I commanded Rimba. Tiger drones shot into the sky, firing an EMP blast. Sparks erupted, systems short-circuited - and the bomb went dead.
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Now. My moment.
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I triggered the Flashzhask. Time blurred. The world slowed. In a heartbeat, I snatched Anu and pulled her away from the crowd, dragging her to the shadows of a half-built construction site.
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Her fury was immediate.
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She fought like a storm - twin daggers flashing, their edges laced with poison. She slashed, spun, kicked - every move drilled into her by Naaga.
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I raised my tiger shield, sparks flying as steel clashed with antidote.
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"Anu, stop!" I pleaded between blows. "You don't have to do this. Please!"
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But her rage only grew. She hurled mini-explosives at me, fire raining across the site. My heart cracked. I couldn't bring myself to hurt her. I dodged, defended, begged.
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Then - a flash of green light.
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She pulled out an energy blaster.
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The blast slammed into me. My armor screamed, systems failing. Smoke hissed from the circuits. Warning alarms filled my helmet. With one final surge, I ejected - the armor exploding behind me as I hit the ground, bruised and broken.
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My breath came ragged. I lay there, helpless.
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Anu's shadow fell over me. Her katana gleamed as she raised it high.
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I looked into her eyes - the same eyes I once loved - and whispered, "Please... let me help you."
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For the first time, her hand trembled.
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But before she could answer - BANG!
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The shot echoed. Anu gasped, blood staining her side. She collapsed into my arms.
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"No... NO!" I screamed, catching her.
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It was Ashwin. Controlling one of the tiger drones remotely. His shot had saved me... but cost her.
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I cradled her, tears streaming down my face.
"Please, Anu. Don't leave me. I'm sorry. I should never have left you. Please... stay with me."
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Her hand touched my cheek, weak but warm. A tear slipped down her face as she gave me one last smile. Then her eyes closed.
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For a moment, I wanted to die with her. To end it here.
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But then - a memory. Her smile on the day I promised her forever. The first vow I made to her.
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I couldn't break it again.
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With shaking hands, I pulled out the super injector - a powerful serum, dangerous but my only chance.
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"Come back to me, Anu... please."
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I plunged it into her arm. Her body jolted. For a terrifying second, nothing happened.
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Then - breath. A heartbeat.
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She was alive. Weak, unconscious, but alive.
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I held her close, whispering into her hair:
"You're safe now. I won't fail you again."
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