Dead Space: Aftermath Cast Novels & Stories

"Francesca Thomson!" Elijah rushed toward my lifeless body, panic written all over his face as he frantically tried to cover my spurting wound with his hands. However, there was no response. All he could feel was the heat draining from my skin with every second that passed. "Francesca? Say something! Why would you do something so stupid?" Just as Elijah finished speaking, he watched my body slowly fade into nothing before his very eyes. The weight in his arms suddenly vanished, leaving him frozen in place.

…Freya's pov… The aftermath of the battle was chaotic, with wounded men scattered across the field and medics rushing to attend to them. I glanced over at Rowland, relief washing over me as I saw that he had survived, albeit with some light injuries. He clutched his wounded shoulder, his face etched with pain. As the dust began to settle, news reached us that the reinforcements we had called for had finally arrived. It was a relief, but also a stark reminder of the casualties we had suffered. We gathered near the pack house, a mix of exhaustion and sorrow hanging heavy in the air.

The explosion that followed silenced the cries. From the darkness, illuminated by the fire engulfing the train, the figure that had been waiting by the roadside approached the wreckage. He stopped before it and pulled the hood from his face. His face was a horrid affair, a decaying patch with worms crawling out of it. He raised his hand towards the train and the train shivered violently, even as it was still burning. Wraiths of bodies, translucent and glimmering a ghoulish blue, rose from the wreckage. The faces on these wraiths were confused and they seemed to be drawn to the being rather than moving towards the figure by the roadside. On sighting him, they started screaming, high-pitched,

"If you don't want to live, then you can die too." To my surprise, that one strike had not only killed Tyler but also awakened Evelyn. But Edith had already stopped listening to Evelyn's words. She stared blankly ahead, like her soul had left her body. I followed her gaze. It was where Tyler had fallen. I sighed and left the hospital.

He was crying but finally looking at her. "What happened Damien?" He didnt say anything but he cried more. Silently. She didn't even think he was breathing. It was as if he was trying to hold his breath to hold in his tears. "Oh you found- what the fuck?" Jonathan gasped in shock. Ashleigh looked at Jonathan, "Please, make all this disappear?" "Sure." Ashleigh watched Damien stare at the floor as Jonathan got rid of the pills and the blade and all of their companions. When Jonathan left to put away the stuff she spoke.

'So, Alina will prepare the hunters whose names will be called out now'. 'Sia'. 'Penelope'. 'Lucas'. 'Adrianna'. 'Noah'. 'Levi'. 'Finn'. 'Irena'. I heard a gasp beside me. 'Adam'. 'And....' She stopped for while and her gaze settled on me, her hazel eyes holding a dark secret which was promised to be revealed soon. I had been praying to be called so I could go with Irena but right then I didn't feel like going anymore. 'Maya'.

I tell him meekly as I feel my fear closing in on me again, while under his gaze. His hand grips my jaw tightly as he makes me loom up at his tall figure, "To you, I'm Death. Don't ask questions," "OK-" my door suddenly opened and he was gone as Mika entered the house She saw my dad as he lay dead in a pool of blood before looking at me. I was stunned, so stunned. What had just happened within the last 15 minutes of my life? "Oh shit, Gabi," she pulled me into a tight hug as she pets my hair as my face was squished in her chest, "You can stay with me- wait, you're not crying," she pulls my head back up

The blood had nearly stopped flowing. The position of his right hand was strange; his fingers curled as if trying to grasp something. I crouched down. In his open left hand, written crookedly in blood, was a single word: "Run". 02:14. One minute left. 02:15 came. Nothing happened. I was still alive. "Substitute death successful. Eric Dawson was killed at 2:14 in Parking Lot C. Remaining loop time: 48 hours. "Go to Parking Lot C. There’s something for you."

"Ms. Blackwood died on May 20th at Central City Hospital. If you're her friend, the funeral service is being held at Eastside Memorial Cemetery. It started an hour ago." With that, the man hung up. Marcus stared at his phone, his hands beginning to shake. A strange panic crept up his chest, but he pushed it down. This had to be fake. Another one of my elaborate schemes. "Who was that?" Celeste asked from the bed. "Nothing important," Marcus said quickly. "Just some prank call." But deep inside, a tiny voice whispered that maybe, just maybe, this wasn't a game. He knew me too well though. I loved him desperately. I would never actually leave him. I would never really choose to die.

“No… This can’t be…” I collapsed onto the floor, feeling as though my heart had been torn into pieces. Dante was really dead. The man who had once gently traced the scars on my body and promised to protect me for the rest of my life was gone forever. I closed my eyes, unable to stop the tears from spilling over. Just then, Blair steadied me. She exchanged a look with Catherine and Chloe. The three of them shared a complicated, unspoken understanding.