Bone Deep Novels & Stories

"Put them out of their misery." "Focus," I hissed, grabbing his shoulder. "If you kill them, the flow of energy stops. Heriberto wakes up. We are here for the book." We reached the third level. The air grew colder. The purple crystals were brighter here, throbbing with a heartbeat rhythm. Thump. Thump. And then we saw it. The Bone Orchard. It was a massive natural cavern. The floor was covered in bones...animal bones, mostly, piled waist-high. But in the center, a structure rose. A throne made of human femurs and skulls, fused with black glass.

"Natalie, are you sleeping again? Get up, lazybones!" What the hell is Selah doing outside my bedroom? How embarrassing... "No, Selah... I'm awake," I say. Hi, I'm Natalie... The world's most boring fifteen-year-old. While other fifteen-year-olds know who they are. I'm over here, playing it safe. Well, most of the time. I'm the most boring in my social group. I can't play sports very well. I was blessed with my mother's two left feet. When I get nervous or scared, I chew gum. I've been chewing gum a lot lately. My dentist hates me for it.

S) "[Why?… is it useful?…]". [it is…Undead Skeletal animal bone can be refined into bone dust which is the most important ingredient to concoct a high-level healing potion of all type…the Alchemy division has been exporting these ingredients from Dukedom and it's already cost us 1 gold coins per kilo…]. (T.A.S)

I could feel it in my bones as we rode closer to the ancient castle. The stone colors in the mountain side changed from a deep brown to a black void. The grass grew darker until it was black in color as we approached the outer castlegrounds. "You're still sure you want to do this?" Gideon asked me, as we approached. I looked at him, and nodded. I was on the seemingly endless search for answers, and I was going to get them. As we got closer to the walls of the outer garden, I could see vines that looked like they were dripping with black ink. I reached out to touch one, only to get my hand slapped down by Gideon. "Don't touch those! You'll be asleep for a century, easily." He told me, realizi

"God! I'm a doctor. I'm not supposed to be scared like this, but I can't help it. This is my son!" "Shanty, wait. Lucas is my son too. Wifey, please, explain it to me," Evan asked. Shantelle took a deep breath and said, "Bone marrow is a substance found in the center of our bones. It manufactures bone marrow stem cells and other substances, which in turn produce blood cells." Shantelle gulped and added, "Lucas, is not producing enough of these healthy blood cells. It's not severe, but the fact that his results are below the normal range means we need to have him checked further."

"And that is all that you need to identify the DNA?" "Yes." I am actually interested in what she is saying. I ask her; "Okay, but you do not have any of the three things for those bones. So, how do you extract the DNA out of old bones?" "Easy. I use a special drill to remove some of the calcified blood deep in the bones and then using the same system. I basically get the same results." "Wow, that is crazy." "I know. So, while we wait, we can rejoin the party and wait for the machine to do its thing."

I could only roll my eyes in terror. One of the men brought a rolling cart into the room. On the cart sat a machine that looked like a large, industrial power drill. But instead of a masonry bit, it was fitted with a long, hollow needle made of diamond-tipped tungsten. "Bone marrow," Dr. Amani explained calmly, as if giving a lecture. "It is the factory of the blood. It contains the stem cells. If your mutation lies anywhere, Baraka, it lies in the marrow."

He adjusted the screen and pulled up the X-ray he had just taken. “Come,” he said. I stepped beside him. He pointed at the illuminated image. “This is a standard human skeletal structure.” He pulled up a comparison scan. “And this is hers.” At first glance, they looked identical. But then he zoomed in. “Here,” he said, pointing near the spine. “There is an abnormal density along the vertebral column. Almost like reinforced bone layering.” My brows furrowed. “That could be a defect,” I said.

Alex, however, asked directly, "Is the height of the bone pattern distinguished by color?" Zendaya nodded, "Normally, it seems to be the case. Within all the bone demons we have seen, white bone markings are the weakest, followed by grey. We can at most deal with grey bone markings for now. In addition, it seems that bone markings can evolve and can even be derived." Alex nodded. He now had a general idea of what it was. "Let's go catch some bone demons now and try. We didn't get enough just now!" Alex said.

He arrived a few minutes after Bhon was rushed to the Intensive Care Section and just as the doctor came out to tell us the news. “Meningococcal B.” My knees weakened upon hearing the diagnosis… The name itself sounded deadly to me. “It’s a bone disease. Malignant bacteria were eating the nutrients of the bone’s tissues. And another thing, he collapsed because of red blood cell deficiency in his body. He needed hourly observation and if we can’t do something about this as early as possible, it is deadly,” the doctor said as calm as he could. “He’ll need blood transfusion and undergo operations.”