Catching Genesis Novels & Stories

The heavens opened. Golden light poured across existence. Not the silver radiance of the Silences. Not the darkness of the Void. Something older. Something greater. The golden crack stretched from horizon to horizon, illuminating the dying City of Lost Possibilities with a brilliance so intense that even shadows disappeared. Nobody moved. Nobody spoke. Because every instinct screamed the same warning. Run. But there was nowhere to run. The voice echoed once more. Ancient. Calm. Absolute. Genesis has awakened.

The Custodian walked toward an old filing cabinet against the far wall. Unlocked it. Pulled out a single yellowed folder. The paper looked ancient. Decades old. Carefully preserved. The Custodian placed it on the desk. Nobody touched it. Not yet. Finally— the Custodian said the words that changed everything. "Genesis wasn't created by Cross." Silence. Heavy silence. The Custodian looked toward Seraphine. Then Elias. Then Lyra. Then Oliver. One by one. "Cross was created by Genesis." Nobody moved.

A pause. "The Genesis Network awaits your command." And suddenly everyone understood. Orion hadn't just built Genesis. He had become its leader.

My phone goes off and I immediately open the group chat GUNNAR: HEY EVERYONE! COME OVER TO OUR HOUSE IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU FINISH YOUR CLASSES. WE HAVE SOMETHING TO DISCUSS WITH EVERYONE. DON'T WORRY THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF FOOD AND DRINKS. TRY TO CARPOOL IF YOU CAN SINCE THERE ARE A LOT OF US AND THE DRIVEWAY IS ONLY SO BIG. BEAR: 😎🍕🍔🥨 CHASE: We're already here bro trying to get ahead in our assignments. We will be out whenever people start showing up.

Authority said, but Genesis was already running, laughing, trying to understand games. The child tagged another pup, but the touch turned grass beneath them into clouds. Everyone briefly fell through before Protection caught them. "Sorry!" Genesis called, concentrating hard. The ground solidified, but now it was made of softness—still solid but gentle to land on. "Cool!" the pups decided, bouncing on ground that shouldn't exist. Through Connection, we felt pack's gradual acceptance. Genesis wasn't threat but child—impossibly powerful but genuinely innocent, desperate to understand mortality.

It should be a downhill stroll at this point except for one major kick in the nuts—the last batter is the other team’s best hitter. I can tell the second I hear the crack of the bat that this is going to be a hard hit. I race to catch it, all of the adrenaline and focus I’ve been storing up propelling my body forward, faster than I thought I could run. Every thought of the past few months that I’ve used to motivate me comes racing along with me—Jane above everything else. I make a diving catch, snagging the ball.

The cracks spread further. Stone crashed onto the chamber floor. A hand reached through the opening… Then another. The Board’s operatives began forcing the doors apart. Samuel turned to Sophia. “There isn’t any time left.” “What do we do?” Gabriel looked directly at Sophia. His voice was calm. “The Covenant was never meant to survive.” Everyone turned toward him. He looked at Damien. Then at Daniel. Then at Elena. Finally… He met Sophia’s eyes. “We are Genesis.” “Not the paper.”

Ethan took the photograph instead. The moment he saw the symbol, his expression darkened. A curse escaped his lips. "What?" Emma demanded. Ethan looked up slowly. "That building shouldn't exist." A chill ran down her spine. "What building?" Rachel answered this time. "The Genesis Facility." Silence. The name alone felt wrong. Dangerous. Haunted. Emma remembered hearing it before. In fragments. In memories. In nightmares. Genesis. The beginning of everything. The project that had destroyed her family. The project that had taken her children.

Genesis says in a begging voice. Creasing his brows at Genesis's words, Craig fires back at her. "Why didn't you tell me that they are missing? Are you planning to keep me ignorant about them?! Huh!" Craig argues, rotating his hands out of Lady Genesis's grip. 'PAK!' Suddenly, Craig feels a stingy pain on his left cheek as his face turns red. He was caught off guard, and his body stiffened. Without taking a moment, Lady Genesis builds up her courage.