Aether X Everyone Novels & Stories

By the time I stepped into the lower conference lounge at Ardent Towers, I was composed, crisp, and clear-headed. The Aetherstone delegates were already seated—two men and a woman. All dressed too casually for a business meeting, which didn’t surprise me. They were unregulated tech sharks with ties to crypto laundering and decentralized logistics chains. Shady as hell, but brilliant in execution. The kind of people my father would never do business with. Which made them perfect for me. “Ethan Grayson,” I said, extending a hand to the man in the middle. “Dax,” he said, shaking firmly. “This is Vano. And she’s Ro.”

(Guard 1) Aeternum radio news, is the only thing that made everyone connected to the entire world, and the only source of entertainment that many have waited to listened to, just to feel that their day were complete. For many days the Alemia people as felt disconnected to the world and depression has settled in, in their lives, so when the news came back on, it was a welcoming situations for everyone. Even the Guards wanted to just sit back and enjoy the news, reluctant to do anything other than just relax.

Of all the members in our group, I am the shortest, everyone else towering like skyscrapers. Damon turns into a gated national park, finding a spot Xander’s car pulls in next to ours. We spill from the inside like clowns from a tin can. Circling around, Matt and Fletcher flank me as the intercoms and earpieces get passed around. Since we cannot all mindlink easily, we use these to communicate in these kinds of situations.

I replied. I swung open our front door to see Xander and Lillith standing at our door. "You are slow." Xander said with a smile. "Don't make me punch you again." I muttered. "I am a little confused." Jackson said. "So am I." Lillith added. "I sort of explained everything but we need everyone here with us and I need to go and check on Pythia." I said looking at all of them. "No need to come to me, Athea told me I needed to be here." Pythia said making us all lift our heads to see her and Tye standing just below the steps. "Call everyone. We need them now." I said looking at Xander. He nodded his head before pushing by me to get inside. "Pythia, how are you feeling?" I asked. I was met with a

The Reverent doesn’t threaten. It doesn’t need to. Then the fracture widens. The Crown collapses. Midnight follows. Silence crashes down around us. The pack watches. The Unbound wait. The forest holds its breath. Ethan presses his forehead to mine, voice raw. “I won’t let this kill you.” I close my eyes, tears burning. “I won’t let it kill them,” I whisper. And as the Crown shudders, broken and afraid, and the Reverent waits with infinite patience, I realize the truth—

He spoke very seriously, and his dark eyes were unusually solemn. Candice did not expect him to talk to her about this. After a pause, she suppressed the strangeness she felt in her heart and said, "So, we need to seize this opportunity?" Alex's eyelashes fluttered slightly. "Not 'we,' but 'you’,” he said casually. Candice pursed her lips. Aether was different from Burning Star. No matter what, Aether was a big player in the industry. Even if they were targeting Alex, they would still take into account Daniel Elysian's reputation.

His expression flickered—curiosity, maybe even doubt. Sophia continued. “You talk about inevitability like it’s sacred. But we’ve seen what people do with truth. With transparency. They don’t always choose the lie.” Aether tilted his head. “Some do. Enough do.” “Not all,” she said. “And that’s enough for us to fight.” --- Raven moved quickly, setting her spike into the server port. “I’m triggering a purge. Every node that hasn’t yet synced to external forks.” Aether watched calmly. “You’ll set progress back years.”

Naomi glanced down at the file again. She really should get going. Instead, another thought surfaced. Aelion. She looked back at him. "Actually, there is something I wanted to ask you." Aiden's expression shifted. "That sounds ominous." "It's not." "That's what people say before asking ominous questions." She smiled. "The owner of Aelion." His eyebrows lifted. "What about them?" "Who are they?" Aiden looked genuinely confused. "I don't know." Naomi blinked. "You don't know?"

“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.”

But then, just as they thought they had seen it all, another image appeared, one that made their hearts skip a beat. Another picture slowly materialized, and the council members' jaws dropped in unison. It was King Raphael, the reigning monarch of the planet Xanthea, a being of unparalleled power and wisdom. But it was the words beneath his image that left Aethon stunned, his eyes wide with shock. "Mate bonded to Raven Delacroix," he whispered, his voice trembling with emotion, "not yet unlocked." The room fell silent as if the very air had been sucked out of it. Aethon's gaze remained fixed on the screen, his mind reeling with the implications. "What does this mean?" he breathed, his questi