Infernal Devices Novels & Stories

“Destroying such devices may not be simple. They’re bound by sigils and wards. Some are part of monuments, hidden in plain sight.” Bastion’s gaze tracked to the mural’s center. The spiral had tightened, pointing to a place marked with a sigil we’d seen before — deep in the territory beyond the forest, in ruins that matched accounts of an old beacon. The sentinel said, “The vault points you toward the source of manipulation. There you will find evidence of intent — and perhaps the instruments themselves.” Kael’s tone was immediate. “We go there. We find whatever those devices are and take them out of play.”

He immediately inspires confidence and security. Henry is almost as tall as Santo, but he is much more slender in build. He has curly blond hair cut short and sky-blue eyes that shine with kindness and gentleness. What's more, Henry is a hopeless romantic who believes that he will find the love of his life at the corner of a street. Henry is an angel of kindness, and Santo is a demon that the Lord has placed on Earth to remind us of the existence of purgatory. And my husband, Elio, is the only person in this world who can control this demon.

“I came prepared.” The vampire was wondering what it was when the beeping stopped and he exploded in the next second after Anthony had pierced it into him. Anthony, sparing no chance, retrieved a handful of the devices from his pocket immediately after he fell off the dead vampire’s grip. He tossed the devices at the vampires. The devices pierced into some vampires, while some parried. Blood painted the walls in the spot as the vampires exploded a second after the devices pierced their flesh. Four of the vampires that weren't affected by the devices sped toward him at a time.

--- Hunters’ Headquarters Security Level A. Deep beneath Valenfort, Alaric Graves stood before a massive machine sheathed in silver. Ancient vampiric script was engraved along its flank: Seraphim The Flame of the Holy Blood. An elderly engineer, hands trembling as he wired the energy conduits, said, “Sir… Seraphim has never been tested. It… it uses anti‑matter holy energy. If activated, not only vampires but humans with mixed bloodlines will” “Silence.” Alaric cut him off coldly. “This world has gone past its limit. If I must burn the city to end the cursed line, I will.”

And while they completely overwhelmed the devastator’s power system inside, the thick layer of nanites voraciously ate through the chitin outside. It was clear that the Einherjar’s devastator was far from done, and kept on throwing mortars at it even after it started seeing the exoframe. Many who were paying attention on the battlefield watched with horror as Thanatos literally flooded its enemy with dozens and dozens of ravenous mortars. The Imperial devastator shuddered and shivered as it was struck over and over again by Thanatos’ unrelenting barrage. It began to list and fall as its internal systems were chewed out and emptied at a frightening pace.

We had them. POV: Maya I found the largest device in the East Wing. Sophisticated. Military grade. Designed to collapse the entire structure and kill everyone inside. My enhanced senses let me see the wiring in detail. The Mother Below's blessing gave me the knowledge to understand what I was looking at. But knowledge and execution were different things. I had ninety seconds before the timer reached zero. My hands moved faster than human perception could track. Pulling wires. Bypassing circuits. Disabling fail-safes designed to prevent exactly what I was doing.

The enmity between the hydra and other creatures stretched back millennia, long before his rebellion. Xerxes had always believed that if any species were to uncover the secret of his people's night of weakness and breach their defenses, it would be those cunning creatures. Certainly not humans. “Traitorous animals.” He cursed under his breath. “ Sire? " Thinking that his master was talking to him, Kaeden, who was a few steps behind him, answered with a not too sure tone. “ Not you " Xerxes hissed, increasing his strides, for he could feel the restlessness of his demons.

A sigil marked its surface, signifying that it had been crafted by a sigilmaker—enchanted for a particular purpose. The guard clamped the device around Aktaeon’s thigh, just above the knee of his uninjured leg. It snapped shut with brutal precision, and Aktaeon grunted as the lethal teeth sank deep into his flesh. Araheen could see blood starting to drip. Her father turned his head slightly. “Do you know what this device is?” he asked, his fingers idly tracing the griffin hilt of the sword propped against the armrest. Theobald began to speak, “It’s an Iron Maw, Fa—”

The device, once a symbol of Genevieve’s hidden power, was now exposed for all to see. "This device," Davina continued, her voice filled with a quiet authority, "was not a security prototype. It is a frequency emitter, designed to destabilize Wisteria’s entire power grid and digital infrastructure. It is a tool for total chaos, Lady Beaumont. A tool you intended to use to bring this city to its knees, all to facilitate your hostile takeover of the Mack Group." A gasp went through the crowd. The media cameras zoomed in on the device, then on Genevieve’s rapidly paling face.

But I was not going to correct Julian's version because it was more useful and also because under the table Darion had found my hand and was holding it in that quiet way that meant he was proud of me and was not going to say it out loud in a room full of people and I needed a moment to manage what that did to my ability to think clearly. "The other three," I said. "Tell me what they are planning. Specifically." Helene's expression shifted. "They have a device," she said. "Built over seven years. It disrupts supernatural energy at a concentrated level. Not lethal on its own but combined with the right compound it—" She stopped. "It was designed specifically for you. For what you are. It inter