1st To Die Novels & Stories

Death. Everyone was about to die.

She claimed she had more to confess and insisted on seeing Henry. When she met with Henry, she immediately retrieved the hairpin that she hid and stabbed it right into Henry's heart. Henry died on the spot from excessive blood loss. Nora was soon executed as well. I heard that before she died, she kept apologizing to me. However, I no longer had any feelings for her. With the approval documents in hand, I took the train back to North Westonia. I was going to spend the rest of my life there, devoting it entirely to national defense.

I saw myself curled up on the pile of hay. My body lay there, my face pale, and my lips purple. I had forgotten that I was already dead and couldn’t touch anyone anymore. The witch was right. Bella would die at sixteen. It was just that no one expected mine would end first before Bella’s time ran out. I died on Bella’s sixteenth birthday, when my mom said, “Just bear with it.”

“Anything to say now?” His eyes rolled back in his head as the last heartbeat pushed what little blood out of his system and he died. The other two looked at each other in fear. “Can’t do it, man!” “How about this? First man that talks, get a painless death. Whoever doesn’t talk, I will make small cuts all over your body. Then I will bring in rats and let them eat you alive until you die…. with my dull knife.” “Wedon’tknowhisname!” the first guy blurted out so fast.

And I can't really place my hand on it at all. What is going on? How is this so complicated? She was so full of energy today, and now she is dead in the worst way possible, but how… Who could have done this? “Who was the first person to see her?” I asked, seeing that Charles was too stunned to say anything. “I am the one, ma'am!” A young man raised his hand, and I looked at him.

“Then what do you want?” The first one pointed at her. “We want her to remember.” Elena's stomach tightened. “Remember what?” “Her first death.” The room went silent. Elias's face became pale. “No.” The first one smiled. “Yes.” Elena looked at Elias. “What aren't you telling me?” He didn't answer. “Dad.” Nothing. “Tell me!” Elias finally whispered: “Your first death wasn't an accident.” Elena froze. “What?” “You were killed.”

"I thought I saw the sheen of armor." "It's probably just our own men, advance, but do so with caution." "Yes sir." The man grumbled biting his lip as the officer began retreating backwards. 'Easy for you to say.' A rule that stands true for both the old times and modern combat, is the highest chance of death is always the first or second man through the door, in this case a good chance the first or second man in a wall of soldiers will die, though some would've called it a position of honor, death wasn't exactly on most people's to do list and it was generally the commanders who weren't in that formation, that saw it as such an honor.

After pondering for a while, he said, "Mr. Gulley, I heard that the first person who died as a child?" "That's right," Darren confirmed. "It was Mack Leary's son who died in the well. He was a smart boy who did quite well in school. It's such a shame he died young. Mack and his wife have been crying their eyes out since then. But why are you asking about that, Dr. York?" He looked at Cassian doubtfully. "I'd like to take a look at all the places where they died, starting from that first child who died, right up until Tate. I need to inspect all these places myself," Cassian said.

There was still a smile when she added calmly. "You must die first." ***

It felt just like—death. Meanwhile, my family waited anxiously. Seeing the doctor return, they quickly donned their helmets without hesitation. Somewhere beyond my dying breaths, the machine's cold melody wrenched the last light of my mind back into memories.