Beyond 5 Novels & Stories

The whole place felt quiet and empty. I had brought Justin here once before, wanting him to see the home I grew up in. However, he thought it was too cold and lifeless, so he didn’t want to stay long. Yet, compared to Dad’s new house, I thought this place still felt warmer. After Mom passed away, my stepmother showed up with her daughter. Not long after, Dad and she had a son together. Just like that, the small family Dad and I once had turned into a household of five. He was no longer just my dad, and that home was no longer just mine.

Consider it a gift from me, the godmom, for the baby who hasn’t arrived yet. "As for Zac... Well, he’s been wishing for my death. Out of sight, out of mind. He’ll probably be happy. "..." I had planned to send Anna all these instructions via scheduled texts after I died, but here I was, saying them now.

On our wedding day, my fiancée and brother died in a tragic crash, and the shock left my mother completely bedridden. Everyone blamed me, saying I brought misfortune and death to everyone around me. However, I didn't even have time to grieve. I worked myself to the bone, hauling concrete at construction sites by day and delivering food by night, just to afford my mother's medical bills. Then came the day I took a side job wearing a mascot suit for a grand opening event. One employee mentioned, "Our boss is super rich and handsome, and his wife is so sweet. Their family is so loving. They even rescue stray cats and dogs all the time!" I stayed quiet, only worried about whether I'd make it

"Needed you to understand that whatever happens during the breakthrough, you're fighting for something real. For us. For a future where we don't have to hold back anymore." "A future where we can be together without prophecies and supernatural politics and ancient suppressions," I said, understanding dawning. "That's what we're fighting for." "Exactly." He kissed me once more, this time gentle and sweet. "So you break through, you access your full power, and then you come back to me. We'll deal with everything else after." "Together," I said. "Always together," he agreed. A howl from outside signaled that the eclipse had reached its peak.

“What!? No, no. You mean if we travel back now there is a possibility that the battle was finished?” “Yes, my point! You can't go back before that. Or beyond the present here.” Nathan responded. “Oh no! then we should go back now!” Catherine demanded. “I think you have spent too long in the Land of Nod and your body craves for a return, if your going back now there is a possibility of you two bouncing back. “We should wait, Catherine, we are not risking our lives,” Sean added.

Julian was back in the room without her even noticing. He carried the chill of the morning sea breeze and a faint scent of gunpowder. In his hands, two cups of hot coffee. "Thinking I might be too expensive." Elara took a coffee, a bitter smile on her face. She met his gaze. "Five hundred million. Dante's really throwing down to get me back. Back at the Vanes', I couldn't even get five hundred bucks for spending money without them throwing a fit." Julian let out a low chuckle, stepping closer.

I say again. "It's okay Alexis, let's not mention it again." "Okay." I say nodding. "So when do you leave?" He asks. "Leave? I haven't decided yet and I might not even go." I say. "Why won't you?" Mason asks confused. "Switzerland is far Mason, what will happen to us?" I ask. "Us? Alexis we'll always be friends." He says. "Friends? Mason I think we're more than that." I say as my heart breaks.

She stared at the message from an unknown number, different from the previous ones. Her breath hitched as she read the words on the screen: "You got lucky this time. Next time I won’t miss the target."

"What is beyond that gate?" No one answered. Then Anira stepped forward. "The First Dream." Silence. Morvane frowned. "That means absolutely nothing." Anira looked toward the gate. "Before the Origin Realm, there was no creation." "No stars." "No time." "No worlds." Kael raised an eyebrow. "So basically nothing." Anira shook her head. "Not nothing." Her eyes darkened. "Potential." Liana felt the Celestial Heart pulse. The Fourteenth Seal burned brighter. Anira continued.

My tone and voice were sharp, reflecting all the feelings I had bottled up. He fell silent. His face tensed, as if he wasn’t ready to face my firmness. "I—I don’t know where to start. In these five years... I've realized something." I held back a bitter laugh. "In these five years, I’ve realized many things, one of which is that life without you has turned out to be easier than I thought." My words bit, and I knew they were painful for him. He bit his lip, as if holding back something.