Enshrouded Novels & Stories

My door was already open. Emberlyn hunched over a cauldron of silver liquid, bubbling with the viscosity of something not quite chemical, not quite alive. Cornrow braids glowing faintly. Bioluminescent strands sparking static. Glasses fogged with steam, lenses opaque. The look of someone who'd gone blind from staring too long at what shouldn't be seen.

My hands still tremble, gripping the bottle like a lifeline. Suddenly, headlights slice across my face. I duck instinctively, stuffing the bottle back into my bag. My palms are still shaking. The hoodie clings to me like a weighted blanket, trapping warmth I don’t need. The wind is cold despite the forecast’s promises of a warm night. I wipe my hands on the thick fabric and push forward. I walk fast, unevenly, scanning my phone for the map. Ten percent battery. Of course. I curse under my breath, eyes flickering between parked cars and uneven sidewalks. Tonight, the drivers are perfect shields, unaware that I’m darting through their shadows.

My eyes locked on the needle as it slowed, slowed… and clicked to a stop on a simple, hooded cloak. S-Tier Artifact: Shroud of Unseeing Description: Renders the wearer completely undetectable by visual, auditory, and low-level psychic means for durations scaling with user stamina. A perfect infiltration tool. A predator’s tool. My smile turned sharp. “I can work with this.” The System’s voice, bland and final, echoed. “Rewards delivered. Player extraction in 3… 2… 1…” The white void vanished. I didn’t even get a chance to open my virtual inventory.

Behind Robert the circle grew smaller and some drew weapons, which flashed electricity at the tip. Alisha recoiled when her paw touched the edge and some stones fell into the void. -Blaren what do we do? - He said through his mind touching his neck with his nose to get his attention. -Do you believe in something? - She mentally denied and didn't think it was the first time she did. "You know we have no other alternative," he said, stepping back until he was at the top as well.

she said to herself in tears. She kept leaning on walls, trees and every other thing she could lay her hands on to enable to her stand since she was finding it so difficult to stand on her own. "Erica you are strong, you can do this" she said to her self shutting her eyes. She took a deep breath and crawled into the zombies dirty room through the open window. "Gush! This place stinks" she cried out in a whispered covering her nose with her finger. Their were dry bones, blood and bits of human flesh lying around everywhere.

Casey’s car was super tinted and no one would be able to see in. “We are going somewhere private.” he smiled. “Private. It better be.” Ava murmured. “It will be. We will have time to ourselves and no one will be able to disturb us,” he said in a promising tone. “Can’t you just tell me? The effect of the surprise will only last for a couple of seconds, so you should just tell me.” “Nope. You will have to wait and be surprised. Well, that is if you haven’t been there before. You told me that you don't really do much. So I’m hoping that this place is included in the things that you haven’t done.”

Treat me like a queen, and I'll treat you like a king. Treat me like a game, and I'll show you how it's played. ATHENA Tangerine gold glimmered through the glassy window, specks of yellow sunlight splashed with floating cotton balls handing in the ominous sky. The unforgiving sun at the head of the universe and far from the horizon made it clear that it was late noon. I fluttered opened my eyes and groaned as my body was squished under a heavy weight.

The hooded woman halted, frozen, she has been corned by two people, her enemies that wouldn't mind putting a hole in her heart, she gazed back and forth at each of them that were now having their both hands stretched wanting to jump on their prey, her, Shit, she cursed again, what was this? Would she be caught here, she has fought Renji and he was quite skilled, although she hasn't fought with mike, the aura he was emitting was enough to melt a soul, Ooh God, she whispered and shook her head slightly in frustration.

he shook his head in regret, "Because you knew how much I needed the contract I thought maybe you'd put in a good word for me but no you stabbed me in the back" Robert dropped his arms and the look on his face changed as though he had multiple personality disorder. A mischievous Loki-like villainous smile-This is the last time am quoting marvel I promise-on his face made George whimper. It was true, Kikulacho ki nguoni mwako-swahili proverb for your greatest enemies are the ones closest to you. "You're seriously asking me about why? When I have lived in your shadow all this while" "What are you talking about?"

Their masked faces concealed any hint of doubt or hesitation as they forged ahead, hoping to reach their destination unnoticed and accomplish their mysterious objective. The forest stretched out before them, a labyrinth of towering trees and tangled undergrowth. It was a place where one could easily become disoriented and lost, where the path forward appeared obscured by an endless maze of foliage. The air was thick with the scent of damp earth and the chorus of nocturnal creatures, creating an atmosphere both enchanting and foreboding.