Downfall Novels & Stories

Luckily, Dayton and Guillermo dodged quickly, and the ashtray fell to the ground. The old man roared, "Did you all want to just watch the Hill Group go bankrupt? If the Hill Group goes bankrupt, will you all end up like Nathan? Are you all willing to accept that?" Once a prince with boundless glory, now reduced to a subordinate, being sent around at will. The shame of falling from the clouds is terrifying to Dayton and Guillermo. Dayton finally wavered in his determination. "Alright. I'll go." Guillermo had no desire to beg Theo for forgiveness, let alone live a life without dignity like Nathan.

[The Reflection of Blood] The world did not end with a bang, but with the roar of ancient water and the groan of shifting stone. As the floor of Ta Prohm collapsed, swallowing the moonlight and the jungle air, Panni felt the terrifying weight of gravity. She fell into the dark, the scalding sulfurous steam of the Angkor Vault rising to meet her.

It must have fallen into my pocket when I was distracted. I was about to throw it away when Rosalie suddenly asked, "What's that, Cameron?" "Just a paper crane. It's worthless." "No. It's not worthless. Let me have a look." Tears began to stream down Rosalie's face as she cradled the paper crane. I had gotten so used to her lady-boss persona that her tears caught me completely off-guard. Harry fixed a heartbroken expression on his face as he tried to comfort her. "Don't cry, darling. You're tearing my heart apart."

The air grew heavy with the scent of burning circuits. The floor exploded in a storm of sparks. The lights turned a blinding, soul-searing white. "Is this the end?" Chalida shouted, pulling Pim behind a marble pillar as the floor gave way beneath them. "It’s just the beginning of the crash," Pim replied, watching as the entire system—their life, their name, and their fortune—began to disintegrate in a cascade of terminal data errors. The floor collapsed. They fell, not into death, but into the dark, churning heart of the city’s underbelly, the roar of the crumbling tower drowning out their final, synchronized laugh.

she said defeatedly while Jules quited down. "Falling game is a couple game. You need to actt like a real couple. Where a man chooses his partner among the participants, only days are given in the game. There are activities and attendance. There is a punishment for those who are not active or caynt follow the rules. The price is high but that game is very dangerous. They give letters to the people they choose to participate in ", she explains almost whispering to me. "I think they started giving the letters yesterday in the lockers", Jules inserts.

Jasmine went flying into the basement falling down the stairs from the drawback force. Gabriel could sense she was in trouble and bit through the pain of lifting himself up. It was as if The Almighty himself was giving him strength because the Guild member holding him down looked worried as to how he was able to move him. A blast came from the corridor blasting through the walls as if a bomb exploded. The drawback knocked the Guild off of Gabriel then, causing him to worry for Jasmine.

Younger frowned, catching a hint of stray tears in other's eyes, but he wiped it off as soon as it appeared. "What a waste for such beautiful eyes?" The young demon spoke a little playfully with fake annoyance in his tone. Asa flinched, not actually realizing the playful tone in his voice. Being already emotionally disturbed from the conversation with his father, he dropped his gaze to the ground. His voice wavered with emotions, "I k-know, right! But y-yours are really p-perfect."

He has given up getting me to walk faster, and I trudge slowly, following his lead, gripping the life-saver and I whisper to myself that I am strong and will make it to Imperator Seth’s estate. I was born strong, my very name, Dawn, meant to strike fear into the hearts of men. I became brave, realizing that I had seen something that none at the palace had gazed upon; daylight. The closest they would ever get would be whispering my name that demands respect. I smile at the thought of this Just Ray stops, interrupting my plans for dominating the court once I arrive. I bumped into him and we’re at the edge of the forest, which for him is the edge of the world. I pity Just Ray, the skinny, filth

He smiled. After meeting her, he started to smile more. Then his mind replayed something and his face lost the smile. His Nano was so wrong. How can a fragile, something so sacred be the reason of his downfall? He can't let his grandfather's words take over his head. She is worth every price, every risk. ******

But then I always remembered, his panic-stricken face after and the fact that he hated me, just like they all did. “I’m sorry” I said as I detangled myself from him and stood straighter, adjusting my tie in the process. He said nothing. He didn’t even acknowledge the fall or the awkward moment his arms had been wrapped around me. Maybe he did this often, letting his male personal assistants fall into his arms. It hit me then! A scandal, Don involved with his male assistant, a gay relationship. It would ruin a respectable family like his. The doors dinged when we got to the ground floor. I walked after him making sure to put a decent space between us. I’ll rather fall on my butt than into his