All Chapters of COLD STEEL, BLEEDING HEARTS : Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

The glass shield on the chair exploded into a thousand pieces. The black hand of the shadow felt like ice it was so cold. It made the fire in the room seem like a candle.Benson jumped forward. Swung his broken pipe at the shadow.. The pipe went right through it like he was fighting smoke."Get away from her!" Benson yelled. His voice was scratchy from the smoke in his lungs.The shadow hand did not hit him back. It just rested on Mayas shoulder. Then a person stepped through the wall of fire. He was a man in a very expensive grey suit. His hair was white. His face looked like it had a lot of secrets. His eyes were as clear as the sky."Stay calm, engineer " the man said. His voice was soft. It was louder than the sound of the building falling down. "I am not here to break your things. I am here to take back what is mine."Mayas body started to shake. Her eyes flickered, trying to find their color again. She reached out. Touched the mans sleeve."Father?" she whispered. The robot soun

The glass city was not peaceful anymore. Maya felt like something was wrong. The sunlight was too bright and the smell of honey made her feel sick. She backed away from the man on the bench. The man looked like Benson. He was not Benson. Mayas boots made a clicking sound on the crystal floor.The man stood up slowly. His movements were too smooth. "Do not run, Maya " he said. His voice was deep. It sounded like a lot of people were speaking at the time. "You are the one who opened the door. You are the one who invited the fire inside." Maya was scared. She whispered, "You are not Benson. Benson is kind. Benson is human. You are covered in the Watchers marks."The silver symbols on the mans skin began to glow. They moved across his arms like living snakes. He stepped closer. The trees in the park began to turn from green to a metal silver. Maya felt a sob rise in her throat. She looked around the city. People were still waking up. They were. Hugging each other. They did not know what w

The peace of the beach did not last long. The beautiful sound of the waves was suddenly drowned out by a thumping noise. It was the sound of metal hitting sand. From the shadows of the ruined city nearby black armored vehicles roared toward the crash site. These were not the heroes from the moon. They were the Cleanup Crews. They were the soldiers who still followed the Watchers rules. They did not look happy to see a million people waking up.Maya get down Dr. Aris screamed. She tackled Maya into the sand.Then a red laser beam sliced through the air. It passed where Mayas head had been a second before. Maya pressed her face into the sand. The salt stung her eyes. The purple spark in her palm began to move. It felt like a heart beating inside her own hand. It was warm and steady.They are coming for the Pen Maya gasped. Her voice was thick with dust. She crawled behind a piece of a glass wing that had fallen from the satellite. They do not care about the people. They only want the co

The floor under Mayas knees made an painful sound. It was like an animal that was dying. There were cracks in the glass floor and they were moving fast. The cracks were glowing with a yellow light. Pieces of the ceiling were falling around them. They turned into dust before they even hit the ground. The tower was screaming. The sound was like fingernails scratching against a chalkboard. It was hurting Mayas head."The merge, Maya! You do not know what that will do to us!" Benson shouted. The tower was falling down around them. It was very loud. He grabbed her shoulders. His fingers were pressing hard into her skin. His eyes were wide with fear. He was not afraid for himself. He was afraid for Maya. "If our souls join there might not be a you or a me left. We could just become code in the air."Maya pointed toward the Sister. The girl who looked like Maya was crawling toward the center of the tower. Her white coat was burned black. Her silver hands were moving fast. She was trying to p

Maya spun around fast. Her silver boots almost slipped on the glass floor. Her heart was beating fast like a bird that was trapped.Behind them a man was standing next to some TV parts. He did not look like a god or a machine. He was wearing a faded shirt and dusty pants. In his hand he had a pen that was giving off a bright white light."Stop!" the man shouted. His voice sounded rough like he had not spoken in a time."Who are you?" Benson growled. He stepped in front of Maya. His purple eye was glowing brightly and was casting long shadows on the scrap metal walls. He raised his glowing hand ready to fight."I am the person who wrote the line of this nightmare " the man said. He did not look scared of Bensons power. He looked very tired. He pointed his pen at the High Architect, who was still sitting calmly in his rocking chair."And I am the one who can stop him from finishing the final chapter of this book " he said."Another liar " the Architect said. He sipped his tea. Did not l