Bastion Novels & Stories

Nikola brought up the rear, his broad shoulders tense, his eyes scanning the treeline for any signs of movement. They reached the edge of a clearing, where a massive structure loomed in the distance. The bastion. Twisted spires jutted into the sky like jagged claws and blackened stone walls pulsed faintly with an ominous red glow. The air seemed to hum with power, a steady thrum that vibrated through the ground. The gates of the bastion, enormous and wrought from a dark metal that shimmered like oil, stood firmly closed. “It’s worse than I imagined,” Sara whispered.

It was mid-afternoon, the violet sun casting long, beautiful shadows across the canopy, when the illusion was tested for the first time. Mwajuma and Zuri were conducting a standard patrol of the Lower Bastion—the deepest, thickest ring of interlocking roots that formed the foundation of the floating city. This area was not bathed in sunlight or decorated with hanging gardens. It was functional, damp, and heavily fortified with hardened petrified wood and heavy iron gates. It was the only barrier between the Cradle and the chittering, dark nightmare of the Savage Wilds thousands of feet below. As they walked past a massive, reinforced door set directly into the

yes, it's true sometimes I became frightened but he can't do anything other than forcing his self on me. " You know what Kashvi. I have dismissed every security from here means there is no more security around the building. even no lock on the entrance gate. no lock on the windows. you can roam anywhere even can go out from here. you can run anywhere you want but you still can't fly out from here. Do you know why? " He said without turning but taping his index fingers on the glass of the window. " Why? " I asked not giving a shit to his game right now I want clothes to wear.

he said and he stood up from his position, “but we shouldn’t camp here, it’s too open.” We all stood up and Ezekiel helped Petra by carrying Desmond. We all followed Sebastien as we went back to the darkness of the Dark Woods. We walked for a couple of minutes with our eyes readjusting to the sudden darkness. Sebastien finally stopped in front of a large limestone that towered above us. Some vines hang around it with moss that covered the rest of its body.

“Care to share why you’re smiling when you have a weakened firewall? Most people would be calling for backup.” Beck shrugged, his fingers already dancing over the keys as he began to clear the alerts. “It’s not weakened, Jared. Well, it is, but by design. I left a back door cracked open. A very specific, very tempting back door that looks like a vulnerability in our internal server. I wanted to see if our friend was bold enough to try to walk through it.” Jared’s eyebrows shot up. “You used your system’s security as bait? That’s a hell of a gamble.”

"This here is my best friend." 'What are you up to, Kinski?' Dunreft murmured audibly. "This little computer has access to Sybil's mainframe." Lieutenant Kaine stepped beside Dunreft. "What does he mean, General?" But Dunreft was speechless, surmising very well where Kinski is going. "That's right," Kinski went on. "This has access to my Barrier System." "General," Kaine spoke again. "He's not thinking of--"

"But they'll need time to heal." I nodded, grateful for her expertise. "Thank you, Isabella. I don't know what we'd do without you." She offered me a small smile. This is my home son, don't forget that. "This is my duty," she said simply. "But we need to remain vigilant. Damien may have retreated for now, but he won't stay away for long." I grimaced, the weight of responsibility settling heavily on my shoulders. "I know," I said, my voice determined. "We'll be ready for him.”

“ That’s the first time I’ve ever heard that, “ I said sheepishly He flashed his fangs. “ It’s the façade you put up. Everyone puts up one, but you’ve built a wall too tall for anyone to climb over, “ he explains watching my every move. My hands started to shake. He pinned me to the side of the house. “ W-what are you doing? “ I ask He states deeply into my eyes. Making a shiver go through my whole body.

“The sky just woke up.” Samuel looked at her. “Now what?” “Now,” she said, voice calm but electric, “we get into position and pray Tunde doesn’t try to improvise.” ……………. INT. CITADEL MINERAL OPERATIONS HQ – SURVEILLANCE BAY – NIGHT Rows of holographic monitors flicker in a cold, sterile room lit by harsh white LEDs. The Citadel emblem rotates slowly on the wall. The air buzzes with the hum of servers and data streams. A woman in a sleek dark uniform, OFFICER ADETAYO, leans over a projection table. Her eyes glow faintly with HUD overlays.