Begin Again Novels & Stories

Sheng Chen came back to his senses. He was still standing there with his hand on the crystal ball and everyone was looking at him with curious gazes. "Are you okay?" asked Sam slowly, "What happened? You just zoned out for a bit there". "I-I was...in a different place, they showed me some images and told me a few things about this world. I don't think it's dangerous, you guys don't have to worry about it...I think," said Sheng Chen moving away from the ball. "Oh, that's good to know. Let me go next" said Shin lunging towards the ball and quickly putting his hand on it before his parents could stop him. "You!" Mr. Hung tried to stop him but it was too late. Sheng Chen left them to their

I stare at my computer screen as the thin line blinks for me to start typing. My heart is beating a mile a minute and my head is on a rampage. I shut my eyes tight and take a deep breath to keep myself from going crazy. In and out. And then it starts, just as I remember it. The words slip through my fingers like a song I know all too well. One word after the other, never ending. It's been so long that the feeling is so alien. I missed this.

They made sure she couldn't sleep. The gap between this new life and her old one was suffocating her. … A blanket of fog covered the safe zone when the first light of dawn rained on it. My teammates and I were checking our gear before we set off for an abandoned research center ten miles away. Rumors claimed the last ingredient we needed was there. We could use that to make the latest antiviral serum. Just when everything was accounted for and everyone was ready to go, Yvonne came up to us. Behind her was Yves. She dragged her here, obviously.

While I was giving the police my statement, I could still hear Zachary's voice from time to time. Once I was done, I left the police station, feeling a weight lift off of my shoulders. I saw Gary standing at the entrance, waiting for me. The clouds seemed to clear, and I looked up at the blue sky. This time, I was finally free from the shadows of the past that clung to me. Gary gave me a ride home. From that day onward, I never saw Zachary again. One week later, the new project was officially launched, achieving resounding success. Declaring that a small celebration would no longer suffice, Mom and Dad organized a grand celebratory event for me.

“Stop being mean to me! Stop being mean to me!” I break down in tears. My chest is stifling. It cannot contain my frustration. Why won't anything ever go my way? “Kael, what do I do?” Kael pats my back with an assuring look. “It's okay. This is not the end. You can still shift another full moon. Pull yourself together.” “What do I do? What do I do Kael…I'm so confused right now…” She sighs and without speaking another word, she just pulls me into her body. I stay there in her hands and my tears flow.

"What are you saying?" The strategy was simple, we just played with words; when they said ‘forgive and forget', we said ‘forgive and attack’. The Mystery- voice told me to work things out with my friend and let him trust me as much as I could, then, that’s when I`ll attack- when he least expected me to. We planned this overnight, the plan seemed perfect to me, but what the Mystery- voice didn’t mention was that the plan might take longer than expected.

Logan carefully put me down, then charged at Niles and they started fighting fiercely. My back hurt so much that I gasped for air. But just then, a bold idea flashed through my mind. Looking at Sophie acting crazy, I knew we couldn't keep the rebirth secret any longer. But more than the rebirth, I needed to create a role for myself. One that could guide Logan to the path I wanted. Logan and Niles were natural enemies. They fought many times. No one had won yet. While Logan was distracted, Niles grabbed Sophie and ran.

Why they call to me. I owe that to myself. I came here to start over, and that’s what I’m going to do. I close my eyes and whisper, more to the room than to anyone else: “I’ll try.” It’s a beginning, and tomorrow I will start again.

On the central console, a new message appeared: > Erevos Protocol Reinitiated. Tracking Commencing. And beneath that, a voice recorded long ago whispered through the speakers—cold, calm, and eerily human. > “The Firstborn was never meant to be hidden. It was meant to lead.”

Above ground, every light in the forest died simultaneously. Mercer dropped to his knees. Replacement stopped smiling. Genesis Zero whispered a prayer. Hope screamed. And somewhere beneath the earth— The ORIGIN system announced: CREATOR IDENTIFICATION CONFIRMED. PRIMARY REALITY RESET INITIATED. THIRTY SECONDS REMAINING.