Aether Beasts Novels & Stories

S academy. ***** Claude's hand shot into the air as he was more than confident in his answer, Prof. Raizen directed his attention to him giving the boy the greenlight to answer the question. "i'm pretty sure we'll be assisting the local Skylight Guild in dealing with invasive Nightmare Beetles in the Skyhaven Redwoods." Prof. Raizen served him a thunderous glare from beneath his thick eyebrows, ".....Your incorrect Claude...again, and you have damned your class to a lengthy session of hellish training."

"Inside the lattice of the light, I found echoes. Not just energy signatures, but neural patterns. The Jade Isles aren't 'distilling' the sun, Elora. They are siphoning the collective consciousness of a race of beings made of light—the Aetherials. They trap them, compress them into cores, and burn their essence for fuel." A cold rage, sharper than any frost I had ever summoned, settled in my chest. "They are burning souls to stay warm." "And the Aether-Born children like Lyra?" Thane asked, his voice a low thunder as he joined us. "Are they connected to these beings?"

Like I was something he had been waiting centuries to find. Behind him, the ancient beast that had nearly destroyed us struggled to rise from the rubble where Aetherion had thrown it. The creature snarled, massive wings trembling. “You should have stayed sealed!” it roared. Aetherion barely glanced back. With a small flick of his fingers, invisible pressure crushed the creature back into the wall. Stone shattered around it. The monster roared in pain. But Aetherion’s attention had already returned to me. My silver aura burned wildly around my body, reacting to his presence like fire meeting wind.

“The Forgotten almost destroyed the world. We won’t let that happen again.” Aether’s eyes hardened. “Then you leave me no choice,” he said. He lunged, his starlight sword clashing against Cole’s crystal. The impact sent a shockwave through the city, and the western tower’s light nearly went out. The other guardians rushed forward, but Aether waved his hand, and a wall of starlight pushed them back. “It’s just you and me,” he said to Cole and Lila. “The heart of the balance against the God of Stars. Let’s see which is stronger.”

Power. Not the cold, silver threads of my Weaver heritage, now severed and silent. Not the warm, borrowed strength of Kaelen’s Alpha might. This was something else. Something foundational. The Aether was the raw stuff of creation, the magma beneath the crust of reality. It did not flow into me; it unmade me and remade me in its passage.

They hurried toward the windows and shut them one after another, blocking out every trace of sunlight before quickly scrambling out of the room. They knew better than to leave the windows open around me. I was a beast condemned to live in darkness. A curse placed upon me by a powerful witch had taken away my ability to withstand sunlight. It was not merely an inconvenience. It had stripped me of the freedom to rule my own kingdom as I once had. A hundred years ago, my own Beta, Scott, betrayed me. He divided my kingdom into two factions and took half of it for himself. But betrayal was only the beginning of what he did to me, he killed my mate.

"Number 5 lies my company, Gun Company. Number 4 lays the Bugaboo Company; they specialized in bombs, kinds of bombs like nuclear, missiles, and others. Three, the Vortex Company, specialized in computers, hacking, tracking. Yeah, you could say they're trolling too. Second, lays the Cyan Cascade Company, specializing in technology; robotics, transportation, machines, and many more." "There's one more, what's on top of technology?" I can't think of anything, Zion won't be there, after all, swords are old-fashioned and less used in this contemporary world, unless there's something special with it like the products of this company. "Lastly, Oblivion, who experiments the human mind, specifically

Not only that, Aefar's howl as a *Sapphire, had also summoned the wild Wolf Hordes that were around the valley to come at Aefar's call. Aefar is an Alpha Wolf. He was also a *Sapphire who could command wild beasts of the same race. With the arrival of several groups of wild wolves, it was enough to help dispel the Pigs who had continued to attack earlier. The Bat Clan used thousands of wild Bats, and Aefar used hundreds of Wolves that were around the valley as well to help him. Each of the two groups that were currently fighting in the valley had a *Sapphire who could command Wild Beasts that were of the same race as them.

Iris. Lightning. Blinding lightning cracks across the sky, and that’s when I see it. A monstrosity. A towering werewolf, drenched in rain, muscles taut and rippling with barely restrained rage. Each limb looks sculpted for violence. Its fur is slick, dark, and matted from blood and storm. Its breath steams in the cold air. Plumes spiral around its snout. Its eyes, blazing gold. My heart stops. God… I just fell into another creature’s war. All of them, beasts of the moon. Beasts of the night. Oh no!

"Let's go. Never seen that kind of performance before." … When I arrived at the center, I realized my life had been dull until this moment. The center, like its name suggested, was filled with all kinds of beastfolk. Adorable rabbits, seductive foxes, imposing wolf-dogs, outgoing and cheerful puppies, and more. This was heaven. The beastfolk were performing on the stage with all they had, showing off their charm as best as they could. The performer with the highest votes would be crowned Best Beastfolk Star, and they'd be awarded with a handsome amount of prize money.