Liminal Monsters Novels & Stories

He peeked around another hallway corner. There she was, Selena Collins, fiercely bargaining with a ghost in the elevator. The ghost appeared to be a former finance manager still arguing about budget cuts, and Selena was matching him line for line with increasing irritation. Yin blinked, tilting his head thoughtfully as he watched the elevator doors slide shut with a soft, mundane ding that somehow felt dramatically final. “What could it be, Selena Collins?” he murmured, tail twitching faintly beneath the illusion. “Why’d Nexus choose you?”

Connor spoke in a low voice as if he expected someone to hear him. Pete had a nice smile and warm inviting eyes but when it came down to it he was a monster of the worst kind, Glory had a weak smile on her face as she looked to the house then the car that rested alone in the driveway. Like a sleeping beast dead to the world but with a simple touch could be rumbling in seconds. There were plenty of times that they wished for nothing more than to run away but they knew no matter how far they ran they would find them. “What would be the point? They are monsters but they are monsters that own us the moment we try to make a run for it we will be dead there are more of them than they are of us.” G

Erica's Point of View: I took a deep breath as I took in the creatures that had emerged from the pyramid stone. "Those creatures are called to as 'Kanlinos,'" Remus responded to my question. "Kanlinos are rock monsters that use their eyes to emit a laser beam of fire. Because their bodies are so hard, weapons are worthless against them. " Remus provided bits and pieces of information regarding the animals in question. Because of what Remus had said, I couldn't keep my knees from trembling a little. As the monsters peered at us, I backed up a few steps.

His hair was wet from a shower and from the bare forearm of his left hand; I could see a tattoo peeking out just below his elbow. The red I had seen today in the office was gone; his eyes were back to their usual gold color. For the first time, I felt myself looking at him from a different prospective. Incubus. A different species. Until a few moments ago, I didn’t even know that term existed. “What are you?” I whispered, not being able to form my voice. I knew Mary had already told me the answer to that, but that wasn’t the answer I was looking for. “A monster.” Lancelot shifted from the wall and started walking towards me. “Someone who feeds on the life fore of women to stay alive and isn’

“It’s not meant to feel right. This world is… in-between. A bridge between realms, where time and reality blend.” Aria turned to him. “How do you know?” Lucian hesitated, his expression darkening. “Because I’ve read about it. This isn’t just any place—it’s the Liminal Expanse. A realm where choices become consequences, and everything we do here shapes what comes next.” Kael scowled. “Great. Another cryptic place where the rules don’t make sense. Just what we needed.”

I said as I pull my sword from my holster belt when I feel that dark aura coming towards us. Vlash look around and when he sees those moving bushes he pulls his sword. “What the… what ARE those?” I utter in disgust when I clearly see who or what are those approaching creatures. I see some small looking naked ugly little creatures like dwarves but look so scary and their bodies look like of those zombies. Their faces are covered in bandages, their eyes are orange, they have long sharp ears, no nose and they are holding weapons and spears as they run towards us. “Those are ‘limpets’ they are like the dark opposite of dwarves. They are scary and they kill people. They serve the black goddess.”

I needed to feed my monsters or there would be consequences. “Hi, handsome. Would you like some company?” I turned and saw an attractive blonde standing next to me. Perfect. I thought to myself. She wasn’t my usual but she would do. So I started my game again. Within thirty minutes she was walking out the door with me. We walked over to my car and I held the door as she climbed in. I smiled to myself as I climbed into the car and drove her to her death. This wasn’t how I wanted the night to end at least not with this woman but it would hold off my demons for now.

Most of the assassins in my graduating class have died already, and I had attributed most of their deaths to a lack of intuition. “Room 502 is this way.” Caleb starts to move left. He hasn’t picked up on anything unusual. “Hush,” I say, listening with my lycanthrope hearing. Room 502 might be left, but I hear the silence that way. To the right, however, I can hear heavy male voices. I ignore Caleb’s whispered protests and start my descent down the hallway. Caleb follows me with his gun drawn like he’s finally catching on.

Oh no, not again. "Fuck!" Erix caused, apparently seeing the mist at the same time I did. "Come on!" Alix shouted, jutting me from my frozen state, but didn't budge, I was strangely suddenly calm and filled with the need to move forward instead, just as the swirling mist expanded and suddenly began dropping six feet tall monsters with hoofs and forked tails, along with other monsters I had never seen before. "Shit!" Erix's voice sounded far away.

“Each one looks like they are fight scenes. With people and animals fighting… monsters. Good grief, how could I forget that? Those monsters. The little ones looked like smoke and tentacles. There were so many types of monsters and it got confusing seeing some attacking each other. We need to look at them in a fresh perspective.” “This all on this whiteboard you are talking about?” Larin clarified with Gemma and Becky, who bother nodded. “The next thing we have to discuss is where have we got the Fear Mongers cornered? I know we have some in the attic and basement of the main house and in the crypt there’s a room we’ve locked them in. Hugo, did you and Angelica find any?”