He Will Tear Your City Down Novels & Stories

“Did we lose him?” “No.” Jor told her and was just waiting, clouds were coming over the city and lighting was starting to arch across the sky. “He will lay waste to this city if it means having a chance at killing me.” She jumped when there were several strikes that clearly hit ground. You could feel the earth shake slightly from it.

He said so matter of factly I know he could see the shock on my face. He ran his fingers down my cheek and smiled, "Sunshine, I will burn this whole city down to protect what's mine."

For a second, it looked like he wasn’t going to answer. Then.. “The city you left behind,” he said. “It’s not just damaged.” A cold feeling crept up my spine. “…What do you mean?” His eyes locked onto mine. “It’s spreading.” My stomach dropped. “No,” I whispered. “That’s not possible.” “It is,” he said. “The cracks you created didn’t stop when you left. They’re growing. Consuming everything they touch.” My head shook before I could stop it. “No. I closed them. I saw it. I fixed it.”

Paler than any of them had ever seen. "It doesn't matter." "That isn't an answer." "No," he snapped. "It's the only answer that matters." The ground shook again. BOOM. A nearby building collapsed into the street. Echoes scattered in every direction. Some vanished completely. Others dissolved into silver mist. As if their existence itself was being erased. The duplicate watched them disappear. His expression darkened. "It's consuming the city." Thomas frowned. "Why?" A bitter laugh escaped the other version of himself. "Because that's what it does."

If I helped him build it, I could help tear it down and this time, I wouldn’t hesitate, break or look back. This time, I wouldn’t be the one losing.

He walked toward the window, looking down at the glowing city streets below. “If it were me,” he said eventually, “I would destroy it from the inside.” Alina blinked. “Destroy it?” “Yes.” She walked closer to him. “You mean collapse the empire?” “Yes.” “That would trigger investigations.” “Yes.” “People would get arrested.” Arun turned slightly toward her. “Yes.” Her voice lowered. “That includes me.” His gaze softened. “I wouldn’t let that happen.” She searched his face. “You can’t control everything.” His expression darkened slightly.

“You can’t—” “I can,” he cut in, and this time there was no room for argument. “I’ll make it quiet. But if I don’t see her with my own eyes, if I don’t get her out before they decide she’s worth more as an example—” “You’ll burn the whole city,” I finished for him. He didn’t deny it. I stood, walking to the window. Outside, the night stretched dark and glittering, the city looking deceptively calm. But somewhere out there, pieces were moving fast. Too fast.

“Because if anything happens … I’ll burn this city to the ground.” And as he pushed me towards the elevator, my heart hammered with panic.

Ruin met my gaze, and for the first time, I saw something raw and dangerous there. Fear. “I’ll burn the city,” he said quietly. “But it won’t be fast enough.”

“What—?” “You heard me.” My voice was low but laced with venom. “I don’t care if I have to burn down every part of this city. I didn’t come this far to watch them smile and hold hands while I rot in the shadows. They took everything. And now they’ll lose everything.” He stared at me in stunned silence. “And you…” I said, brushing past him toward the door, “you can either get out of my way—or watch it all burn.” I didn’t wait for his answer.