Hermit Edens Zero Novels & Stories

"Opening the portal." "Energy levels look good," Zahaynei replied. "I'm upping the electrical current to support the demands of the vortex. We should be ready for them. I've sent word to my men at High Palace. Once we have him through the portal, we can recover the memory tapes and we'll have them." "Right," Blackridge acknowledged nervously. "No problems with the systems. Everything's running according to plan. Execution looks fine. All tech is sending properly. Kallida, your power levels are high, but so is your expenditure. Please, watch that for me."

she whispered and smiled happily. “Mon amour, you gave me the entire Universe. Tonight, I’m going to take you to the edge of Heaven. Again, and again.’ And that was all that needed to be said. - THE END -

Ren said, his eyes burning with the cold fire of a revolution that had just gone global. He looked at Leo and Kara. "We wake every player. We arm every NPC. We turn Aethelgard into an impenetrable fortress." Ren slung the rifle over his shoulder, his posture straightening into that of a true commander. "Server Zero is officially online. And we are going to burn their entire network to the ground."

In their place was something cold, smooth, and terrifyingly sharp. ​"Good," she said softly, her lips curving into a slow, merciless smile. "Because tomorrow morning, Sterling Heritage Capital acquires thirty percent of Vance Global’s European supply chain." ​Before I could answer, my phone buzzed violently in my back pocket. ​It wasn't a standard call notification. It was a high priority, encrypted alert tone from the dark web listening post I had set up to monitor Lucian’s personal communications network. ​I pulled out the phone, my thumb swiping rapidly to open the decoded transcript.

Emma’s breath caught. “…What name?” The girl smiled slightly. And said: “Genesis Zero.” The forest went still. Even Mercer stopped smiling. Rachel looked horrified. “That designation was sealed.” Mercer’s jaw tightened slightly. “Apparently not.” Genesis Zero. The original. The prototype. Emma’s stomach twisted. “Where have you been all this time?” Genesis Zero looked past her. Toward the forest. Toward the hidden infrastructure behind it. “The world,” she said simply. Emma frowned. “What?”

A document buried in a hidden folder marked only with a single character: E. Inside was a report. Name: Eden Kade. Status: Active anomaly. Purpose: Nullify Dormer Protocol if subject exhibits autonomous divergence. Directive: In the event of Dormer fall, Eden Kade to be monitored and either dismantled or recruited by Tier Zero command. Eden’s heart slammed in her chest. She wasn’t just created to continue Valeska. She was built as her fail-safe. A living contingency. Her breath caught as she saw the last line: > If Eden Kade survives protocol rupture, initiate contact with Lucien Black.

“These past few months I have been working closely with your friend, Eden. He has not provided me with any co-ordinates, he made it clear that if he did, the witch would find out he is watching her so I had to get other Information from him. He told me his closeness to the witch, told me about her magic and about her undead nature. Piecing all that together I was able to establish the timeline for her birth, death and rise from the dead. As well as where she has been to learn her magic. It turn out…” “Em, Zulu, could you hold that word for a moment?” “As you wish my Luna.” He bowed his head, in courtesy. I flash him a loving smile, then I looked towards Zephyr whose eyes were already fixed o

*"A god of order." Eden hesitates. The melody in him stirs, dissonant and hungry. "Eden," I warn. He takes the shard. --- **The Tempering** The crystal spreads. It crawls up his arm, encasing his skin in iridescent armor. His scars dissolve, the melody smoothing into a single, perfect note. He turns to me, his eyes now faceted prisms. "It's... quiet," he says, wonder in his voice. "No more screaming."

I say, shaking my head. " You want me to tell you what to do? Fine, here it is. Man up, Mason. Face the music. You have been living in fantasy land for way too long and it's time to come back to reality. If he is who she said he is, Hera won't stop until she has him. If you want to save your brother,get him before she does."Zero says before standing up. Hera POV

Leo said, pointing to a skeletal structure on a distant ridge. The tower was covered in vines, its "Zero-Point" emitters repurposed as nesting grounds for hawks. It was a "De-materialized" god, a reminder that the "Gilded Cage" was a fragile thing when faced with the "Recursive" power of nature. The Encounter at the "Zero-Point" Pass