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ASHES DON’T LIE

Author: Haily Scott
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-05 20:54:48

The world burned.

At least, that’s how it felt when Lila opened her eyes — choking smoke, flickering light, the sound of a fire devouring everything around her. The ballroom that once glittered like a dream was now a ruin of molten glass and screaming heat.

She coughed, dragging herself across the scorched floor. “Cade—”

Her voice broke.

He was slumped beside a collapsed pillar, his arm bleeding, half-conscious. The fire roared closer.

“Cade! Wake up!”

He stirred weakly, groaning. “Lila…”

“We have to move!”

She pulled him up, her palms blistering from the heat. They stumbled toward a side exit, but the flames licked higher, trapping them. Every escape was closing in.

And then — a cold gust of air.

A door behind them unlocked itself.

Lila froze. “Did you—”

“No,” Cade wheezed.

The door creaked open. Beyond it — only darkness.

Harper’s voice slithered through the smoke.

“Do you trust me now?”

Lila’s heart lurched. “Not again…”

Cade blinked at her. “Who are you talking to?”

She didn’t ans
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  • CHAOS COLLEGE    THE AWAKENING (2)

    The silence that followed the chaos was heavy—too heavy.It wasn’t peace. It was the silence before another storm.Lila stood at the center of the wrecked warehouse, her aura flickering red and black, pulsing in uneven rhythms. The floor beneath her feet was cracked and steaming, debris scattered in every direction. Harper’s presence coiled inside her mind—restless, whispering.You think you’ve won? Harper hissed, voice like velvet and venom. But you’ve only caged me tighter. Cages break, Lila. And when I’m free again, I will make you beg for mercy.Lila shut her eyes, drawing in a ragged breath. “You’ll never control me again. You’re a part of me now—nothing more.”We’ll see, Harper purred.Cade stumbled toward her, blood trickling from a cut on his forehead. “That… was insane,” he breathed, awe and fear mixing in his tone. “You just took down Evelyn and Riley—and whoever that… thing was.”Adrian’s gaze didn’t leave the cloaked figure, who still stood amid the smoke, eerily calm. “He

  • CHAOS COLLEGE    THE AWAKENING

    The warehouse trembled under the weight of the night. Every shadow seemed alive, stretching and twisting unnaturally as if reacting to the tension in the air. Sparks danced across shattered concrete, and flickering lights cast jagged patterns across the walls. Lila’s chest heaved, her aura pulsing red and black like a living storm. Harper’s voice slithered through her mind, venomous and insistent:You cannot control me forever… You will falter… You will fail…Not tonight, Lila thought, aura flaring brighter, energy spiraling outward like fire. I am in control now. I survive. I fight.Cade’s fists clenched as he stood beside her, eyes scanning every flickering shadow. Adrian hovered slightly behind, his psychic energy coiling protectively around her like a living shield. The two were her anchors, steady against the chaos threatening to rip her apart.Then, at the far edge of the warehouse, a pulse of energy illuminated the darkness. Lila froze, every instinct screaming danger. The puls

  • CHAOS COLLEGE    SHADOWS UNLEASHED

    Chapter 25 — Shadows UnleashedThe warehouse trembled as Evelyn and Riley surged forward, their combined auras radiating power that made the air itself hum with tension. Sparks danced across the cracked concrete floors, and twisted shadows flickered across the walls, like the remnants of a storm clawing at the edges of reality.Lila planted her feet firmly, aura flaring red, pulse racing. Harper’s whispers were insistent, a low, venomous hiss: You cannot win. You are mine. Submit, or fall.No, Lila thought, aura spiraling brighter, I am me. I fight. I survive.Cade and Adrian flanked her, both tense, prepared for the onslaught. Cade’s hands clutched the makeshift metal weapon, ready to strike. Adrian’s psychic energy coiled around him, subtle but sharp, ready to reinforce Lila at a moment’s notice.The mysterious newcomer, the guide who had taught Lila to contain Harper, hovered at the far edge of the room, energy crackling, observing and directing her movements.Evelyn struck first.

  • CHAOS COLLEGE    THE HIDDEN THREAT

    The night was deceptively quiet. Outside the warehouse, the city slept—or at least it seemed so. The distant glow from the ruins of the base still smoldered, a faint reminder of the chaos that had almost claimed them. Lila’s body ached, but her mind refused rest. Harper’s whispers were low but persistent, like the hum of electricity in a dark room:You cannot escape me. I will find a way. I am inevitable.Lila shivered but held her ground. You are weakened. I control you now. You exist because I allow it.Her aura shimmered faintly, red light curling around her like protective flames. Cade sat near the edge of the warehouse, sharpening a metal pipe with meticulous precision. Adrian pored over maps and device schematics, his focus absolute. The three of them were preparing for the unknown—but the unknown had arrived sooner than expected.A sudden pulse of energy radiated from the far end of the warehouse. It was faint at first, just a flicker in the darkness, but it quickly intensified

  • CHAOS COLLEGE    AFTER MATH AND SECRETS

    The night air was thick with smoke, ash, and the lingering scent of burned metal. Lila, Cade, and Adrian stumbled out of the ruins of the base, their lungs aching from the heat and suffocating smoke. Sparks still flared from scattered debris, creating a chaotic staccato of light that flickered across their exhausted faces.Lila sank to the ground, her chest heaving, legs trembling. She had survived—but only barely. Harper’s residual energy still pulsed within her, faint but dangerous, like a coiled snake ready to strike.Adrian knelt beside her, carefully examining the red aura that shimmered around her, weakened but not gone. “You’ve done incredibly well, Lila,” he said softly. “You’ve managed to push Harper back almost entirely. But she’s still there. You need time to recover.”“I know,” Lila muttered, wiping soot from her cheek. Her hands shook slightly as she flexed them, feeling the lingering psychic tremors. “But she’s not gone. Not really. And Evelyn… Riley… they’re still out t

  • CHAOS COLLEGE    AFTER MATH AND SECRETS

    The night air was thick with smoke, ash, and the lingering scent of burned metal. Lila, Cade, and Adrian stumbled out of the ruins of the base, their lungs aching from the heat and suffocating smoke. Sparks still flared from scattered debris, creating a chaotic staccato of light that flickered across their exhausted faces.Lila sank to the ground, her chest heaving, legs trembling. She had survived—but only barely. Harper’s residual energy still pulsed within her, faint but dangerous, like a coiled snake ready to strike.Adrian knelt beside her, carefully examining the red aura that shimmered around her, weakened but not gone. “You’ve done incredibly well, Lila,” he said softly. “You’ve managed to push Harper back almost entirely. But she’s still there. You need time to recover.”“I know,” Lila muttered, wiping soot from her cheek. Her hands shook slightly as she flexed them, feeling the lingering psychic tremors. “But she’s not gone. Not really. And Evelyn… Riley… they’re still out t

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