Beyond The Skies Comic Book Novels & Stories

They crashed onto solid ground, skidding across something that looked like glass but felt like warm skin. Lyra rolled over Liora instinctively, absorbing the shock with a guttural cry. The boy landed hard beside them, sword skidding away across the strange surface. For a second, none of them moved. Then the ground breathed. Lyra froze. “Tell me that was the wind.” The boy pushed himself up slowly, eyes scanning the horizon. “That was not the wind.” They were standing in a vast, endless plain of fragmented skies. Above them hung broken halves of worlds, oceans suspended sideways, mountains floating upside down, stars trapped beneath translucent layers of shadow.

He fumed, poised to retaliate, but Levi's steely glare daunted him. Levi noticed my bleeding ankle, fury igniting in him. I shook my head. "Let's go." He lifted me effortlessly into his arms and carried me to the car. Steven hollered from behind, "Our wedding is canceled! Don't you dare come begging later!" For once, I left without a glance back.

***MAYA'S POV*** My eyes fluttered open, struggling to adjust to the glaring light overhead. As the brightness faded into focus, I was met with stark white walls that felt more like a canvas hauntingly devoid of color. The sterile smell of antiseptic mixed with faint whiffs of medication filled the air, suffocating me. A nearby machine beeped in a steady rhythm, the sound foreign and mechanical. Suddenly, it all came rushing back. I shot up in bed, adrenaline coursing through me, only to feel a firm hand on my shoulder, gently but insistently pulling me back down. I turned to find Christi, her face etched with concern, eyes brimming with unshed tears.

I am hopeless. “Mine” he growls My vision gets blurry and I can barely see. “Please don't do this, I beg…” ignoring my pleas he breaks through me and I feel a mix of pleasure and agony flow through me. “Mine” he growls and his eyes bleed black before marking me. The triumphant smirk on his face is the last thing I see before I slip into a thick darkness I have nothing left, lost my mother, lost my father's affection, lost my best friend Madison, lost Eva and now I have to spend my whole life being a shadow of myself. What else do I have to live for?

Scribbles of stars above the figure’s head. “What’s this one called?” I asked gently. “‘Sky Fire.’ It’s what a superhero wears. She doesn’t fly. She just makes people feel better when they’re crying.” My throat thickened. I kissed his forehead and stared at the drawing long after he curled up in my lap, eyes drooping. Sky Fire.

So bonny and immensely beautiful. Trayaksh continued to hold little Aranya and lifted him up into the air *The baby boy let out a soft giggle and a small squeal of delight, his tiny body now suspended a few feet above the ground before Trayaksh lowered him back down to the air. The baby's eyes were wide open now, his small face looking up at his father with a mix of surprise and excitement, as if he couldn't quite believe what had just happened.

The screen flashed with mocking symbols and a progress bar showing the data extraction in real time, accompanied by taunting messages from foreign hackers. "What—what do I do?! I don't know how to handle this!" Her voice cracked as she stared helplessly at the screen. "It's over," Julian muttered, his voice hollow. "It's all over." Watching the data drain away, he swayed unsteadily, realizing just how doomed he was. In desperation, his gaze fell on me, standing calm and composed to the side. A spark of hope flickered in his eyes as he yanked me toward the computer. "Skye! You know this stuff—you can fix it, right?"

She barked, "Is that how you apologize? Bow down!" I took a deep breath and bowed deeply, saying sorry once more in front of Jack. Jack, looking pleased as punch, waved it off. "Marvin, I'm totally fine. No need for all that, really." Hannah did not even spare me a glance, her back to me as she said nonchalantly, "You'll need to find another place to stay for a while. Come back once Jack's better." I grabbed my suitcase and walked away without looking back. Just then, my phone buzzed with a call from my leader.

"Jeff? Is he your husband?" "No, he's a stranger." With those final words, Cecilia stood up and walked out without looking back. Zephyr City was known for its endless rainy days, and today was no different. Cecilia walked through the rain with her head held high, quickly vanishing into the crowd. Goodbye, Zephyr City. She had no ties to that place anymore...

I sipped my tea and turned the TV on. “You never did like Blake much.” Helen’s tone was matter of fact. My lips parted. “What?” “Oh, it's obvious,” Helen said and shrugged. I sighed. “Everything about me is, isn’t it? I literally can’t talk about the situation with River. It’s not that I don’t want to.” I stood up and walked over to the window. There wasn’t a star in the sky. Dark clouds rolled through the dark sky. It made the sky appear darker than it was.