Blackfire Novels & Stories

My jaw was so tight the muscles ached. "I am the matter that displaces the air." "Then let us see if your cells can withstand the pressure." He raised his hand. He did not fire a beam of energy. He unleashed a kinetic displacement. Black Fire. It was not a thermal combustion. It was a corrupted, oily distortion of space that crackled with red static. It surged toward me, smelling of scorched protein and biological decay. My skin began to crawl, the hair on my arms standing up as the charge in the air intensified.

Seeing the code scroll rapidly across the screen, the man watching from beside me let out a derisive snort. "That architecture is from several years ago, isn't it? I have no idea what you're so proud of. I could break this in no time with just a simple script." Hearing that, I finally looked up at him. I spoke with measured calm, with just a trace of sarcasm, "Oh, so you're in the same line of work. That's how you spotted it." Before he could even introduce himself, Wendy stepped beside him and spoke proudly, "This is Asher Blackwood. I paid a fortune to recruit him from Camberford. He runs his own cybersecurity firm there and specializes in firewalls. His software is far more advanced than

He wouldn't know whether or not to pay her. With that, Blake figured that it wouldn't be too late to come clean after Flynn had paid Phoebe. … Phoebe burned the midnight oil for days before she could finally get the firewall up. She had included a set of syntax-analysis modules that could identify hidden malicious code. It was a dynamic, intelligent defense system. The higher the security level, the tougher it was to build. It was no wonder she'd taken only a day to build the patching model but close to a week for the firewall.

The monitors flickered, the servers groaned under the strain. Leah gripped Ethan’s arm tightly, whispering, “This feels like it’s tearing us apart.” Ethan didn’t flinch. His eyes stayed locked on the screens. “No. This is what war looks like.” The minutes dragged like hours. Sweat poured down Alexander’s face, his breathing ragged. Just as it seemed the firewall would push them back out, the System’s voice rang out, sharp and final: [Ironclad Securities Firewall Breached.] The red projection shattered, replaced with glowing green access logs.

The fire crackled loudly, making several people jump. “They called it the Black Stalker,” Tiona continued, her voice chillingly even. “It wasn’t a beast you could see with your eyes, at least not at first. It came as a shadow, a wisp of smoke, slipping through cracks, curling beneath doors. It didn’t roar or growl. It whispered, its voice weaving into the wind, saying things that didn’t make sense but left you feeling... wrong.” She paused, letting the words settle over the crowd.

I asked softly. Maya finally looked up, a frustrated look crossing her tired face. "I am going to need a lot more coffee for the answer,"she said, standing up and going to my coffee pot to pour more coffee into a cup. " I mean all the files outside that Impenetrable fire wall is already corrupted, this isn't FBI standard this is high Intel...... Black site level,"she whispered.

Behind him were two enforcement wolves. "Prime Alpha Okoye," Black said, his tone mocking. "I hope I’m not intruding on a private briefing." Ifu straightened, his presence instantly expanding until the room felt like it was shrinking. "Detective. You are, as always, an annoyance." "I have a warrant for the Darkwater audit files," Black said, his eyes flicking to me. "It seems someone is laundering funds into black-market wolfsbane." Ifu didn't blink. "You have no jurisdiction here."

"How disgusting. Get rid of them now." In the end, the car pulled into the most expensive neighborhood in the city. The owner of the underground fighting ring where I had spent five years licking shoes bowed in front of Rebecca, smiling. "Don't worry, Miss. Those two old husks have already been thrown into the volcano. Not even ashes are left. I guarantee nothing will be traced back to Mason." I turned and tried to run outside, but Rebecca grabbed me. "They've already been burned to ashes. What else do you want? Are you trying to disgust Mason on purpose?"

Although part of her might have been happy to corner Lucian again, if yesterday's incident really leaked to the public, it would affect the company's stock price. Blackwood Corporation was not just a company, but a business empire that spanned across multiple fields—automotive, technology, finance, and even property. Behind its great name stood four main pillars: Blackwood Motors with its electric cars and self-driving systems, Blackwood Tech, which dominated AI and cyber security, Blackwood Finance in the world of finance, and Blackwood Real Estate, which dominated property.

“Zara, this is Blackthorn. Everyone knows everything.” That wasn’t comforting. “At least tell me where you’re going,” she added. I hesitated. Then... “The Forbidden Club.” Silence. The kind that made my stomach tighten. Avery’s expression changed completely. “Wait,” she said slowly. “You’re serious?” “Why?” I asked. “What is it?” She stared at me for a second longer. Then laughed. “You have no idea what you just got yourself into.” My chest tightened. “Then tell me.”