Hinc Itur Ad Astra Novels & Stories

She dialed a number she knew off head and called. "It takes great talent and skill to veil great talent and skill. Little Lotus, how is the brighter side of the world?" A crooked old female voice answered the phone. "Only psychopaths and manipulators can achieve hiding their talents and skills Elder Hoshi. Everything is going as planned thank you for asking. Oh, but a Hian Ji attacked me at my home and knows everything about me. I thought I died and my existence was erased with you and the other Elders' help. What's going on?"

she added later. “Well I will wait and see where this harmless relationship leads to” saying that, he stood up and began to clear the table while aurora stood there deep in thought, was that actually what was happening?

She was sure of that. “Well, I could compare you to the stars as well. Should I?” he chuckled and then went on. “Sometimes so distant and far away they seem so untouchable. However, the lights they shine are timeless in the way we understand time here on earth. Sometimes they make things out of nothing, and others, they can destroy everything around them, but that doesn’t change how they look as they sparkle against the darkness around them. They are also a beacon of hope and have a calming effect on people like me and you. Knowing that we once came to this planet as nothing more than spots of dust on a rock. Their beauty is everlasting, and people will see them in lifetimes before and after

At 9 PM Hana sends a single message to both Celeste and me. The contact Adrian positioned in Paris has been identified and intercepted. Yuki's team has him. He was carrying physical hardware — a relay device designed to interface with Laurent Axis's primary server architecture using credentials from the penthouse access point. He's talking.

Luca's voice sounds firmer, more strong, and I almost sag against him. "...from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer..." Luca repeats after the priest and I can breathe easier. The tension that had filled me is loosening its chokehold. "...in sickness and in health, until death do us part." Luca finishes, "...in sickness and in health, until death do us part." "I will love and honor you all the days of my life." Almost there. Only one more phrase and then it's my turn.

I sat with my legs crossed just as she'd directed. “Repeat after me: 'Astra descendit, Tenebrae ascendit'.” Meaning - “The stars descend, darkness ascends” I hesitated, feeling at a loss. Something about this felt wrong, but I couldn't tell what exactly it was. That was a Latin word if I'm not mistaken and it doesn't seem like a good spell to practice. But I couldn't stop myself, I felt hypnotized as I repeated, my voice barely above a whisper, “Astra descendit, Tenebrae ascendit,”

Totally and utterly cynical. After a few more agonising moments and Max growling some things I shan't be repeating in front of my kids, he finally let go and cut a slit in my arm with the Preaesidium Deae Astra. Blood flowed out of the tiny wound but apart from that nothing. "Did I forget to mention that it only works when the Luna of the Stella pack wants it to?" I growled as the wound on my hand glistened for a few seconds before healing and disappearing entirely.

A single word, flickering through every console, every satellite, every piece of Mira’s forgotten design: > ASTRA.ROOT

34: when i'm away from you. ZÜRICH, CH. Six hours. All it took was six hours for them to pass right under the landmark that Zachary could very well recognize. From that night. And just like that, sharp memories hit his head. He remembered he was in a bus— “Katharina” He remembered yelling as he stood. And he saw the pairs of eyes that shifted towards him as he continued shouting. “Please make sure you stay somewhere safe”