Halo Ghost Of Onyx Novels & Stories

The curse will be erased from him, it has to. As the third demon guarding the wild and protecting its heart, the three halos are the holders of Xorax's powers. The weaker she becomes, the lesser the halo and vice versa. A glinting and glowing red energy shone from behind Xorax and as my gaze diverted towards it, I felt my eyes widen, almost popping out in disbelief. From afar was a narrow path that travelled all the way up to a blood coloured rock, the stone glistening in the darkness and illuminating the wild alongside the moon light.

"I was getting tired of the quiet anyway." Leo stood up between us. He looked at the relay, then at the stars beyond. He didn't look like a toddler. He looked like the first of a new species—a god born from a massacre, protected by a murderer, and loved by an Architect. "The Eye is watching, Mama," Leo said, his voice now a perfect, human clarity. "But it doesn't see us. It only sees the ghosts. It doesn't know that the ghosts have teeth now." The Vanguard-01 exited the slipstream, a silent titan of glass and light, emerging into the cold dark of the abyss. We were 9.3 billion miles from home, and the real war was just beginning.

Rax shouted. The rebels surged. Their boots created a rhythmic thudding against the stone. They swarmed the gun crew, baring fangs and swinging blunt metal. The Onyx Guard did not break. They were the final biological defense for a King who had promised them immortality. They formed a shield wall at the base of the Celestial Keep. Their energy pikes hummed a lethal violet note—a sound so sharp it made my inner ear throb. They pushed back. I saw an Iron-Jaw Rogue fall. A pike entered his chest, and the smell of burning flesh hit my sinuses. I saw a Null sniper tumble from a statue. His ribcage was a smoking ruin.

The ghosts of the past screamed in his veins: Lyra's death, the war, the betrayal and Rey. Rey. The ache of her absence cut deeper than any blade. The bond that had once burnt bright now pulsed dull and hollow through his blood—not broken, but fading. He hated himself for it. For what he'd done to her. For driving her so far, she'd rather face death than him. That pain, that gnawing guilt, became his weapon. He lunged again, jaws clamping down around Iver's throat. The brown wolf thrashed wildly, claws carving through snow and air, but it was too late. Orion's growl deepened into something final, a low, vibrating rumble that echoed with primal authority.

CHAPTER 66 — Awakening of the Ghost The blue light erupted from the orb, filling the shattered church with a brilliance that burnt my retinas. Every shard of glass, every splinter of wood, trembled with energy. The air vibrated, thick with raw power, and the smell of ozone made my lungs scream. Luca… no, the vessel inside the orb—he screamed. Not a scream of fear, but of awakening. Every pulse of light was his heartbeat, every crackling surge a cry of freedom.

Still nothing. Onyx growled. “It’s odorless.” A frown crept up on my face. “You sure?” “Positive,” he said with certainty. That wasn’t helping. Onyx could identify hundreds of scents. Poisons. Plants. Blood. Illness. Most things left traces. Whatever had been mixed into these drinks apparently didn’t. “There’s no smell,” Onyx muttered. “Wonderful.” My sarcasm wasn’t appreciated. I set the glass back onto the table and looked toward Kael. “Have the contents examined.”