Liminal Monsters Novels & Stories

Suddenly, Adrian realized that these individuals indeed harbored ulterior motives. Adrian expanded his awareness, and the sight before him left him speechless. The entire hall was now teeming with an array of ghosts and monsters. Among them were towering old men with only one eye, lanterns swaying on a single leg, malformed boys with just one limb each, women clad in white exuding a bone-chilling aura, and skeletal figures draped in human skin...

(ten years later) ROSSETE'S POV: I stared at the cloudless sky, the air was chilly yet not a sign of snow clouds. About a month was left for Libelle to give her finals . All I could hope for her to be happy and never come back to this place .

"YOU HAVE REMOVED THE LIMITER. THE BEAST IS NO LONGER CAGED. IT IS EVERYWHERE." A massive, shadowy shape began to rise from the top of the Thorne Tower. It was bigger than any monster we had seen in the Mirror. It was a Beast made of smoke and city-lights, and its eyes were as large as houses. The final war had truly begun.

“You wanted to hunt her. This is the only way to reach her without crossing the mortal border. Mona’s power bleeds into my realm now — she’s feeding off the boundaries I created. If I don’t stop her, she’ll consume everything.” I met his gaze. “Then let’s stop her.” He gave a faint, humorless smile. “You make it sound so simple.” Before I could respond, the air shivered — a low hum echoing across the barren plain. The ground beneath us rippled like water, and from it rose a figure of crimson mist. Mona’s voice followed, soft and venomous. Lucien… always watching, always ruling. Tell me — how does it feel to finally lose control? Lucien’s shadows flared in response, swirling protectively arou

Lilith was right, when the wards came down, everyone in the hunters realm would know of there arrival. The ground shook under our feet as Lilith cut through the last strands of the portal, allowing Lysander and myself to cross over the borders. The sound of glass shattering to the floor, and buildings creaking under the sudden movement beneath them was enough of an alarm, that they would soon be besieged by warriors.

Their long and thin tongue is stuck out as if they are already craving human flesh. The hole emits miasma nonstop as it stands as the portal to hell. Every moment, other creatures were materialized and given life. Goblins, Golems, Ghouls, Orge, Imps, Lich, Warlocks, you name it! To make everything short, everything related to the corrupted souls of Tartaro. I look at Phelan, and I see no fear on him despite the innumerable foes. Neither anyone in my pack shows fear. Instead, I see their excitement in their hazel orbs.

As they stepped into the cool, damp air of the night, the rain had transformed into a light drizzle, misting the surroundings in a haze. The world outside felt lush and alive, yet ominous with an undercurrent of uncertainty. George led the way, Elora and Maya close behind, each step bringing them closer to a sanctuary that felt both like a refuge and a line crossed. "Stay close," George advised, casting a watchful glance over his shoulder. "We don't know who might be watching."

“He was an aqrabuamelu. Apparently, it is a scorpion human hybrid that feeds on virgins and young women, “ “What are you doing so that explains why he wanted you so bad?” Bonniesaid. “I guess by that logic, you are the only one on the whole basketball team who knows how to keep her legs closed,” “Did you really have to say it like that? “April G said to her. “Oh, come on. We are all thinking it. Maybe that is why they gave you such a hard time in the 1st place, Chan,” “Can we please just focus? “Liz asked. “Now that we can identify these monsters, we must figure out how they keep showing up and why they keep trying to kill us,”

he said, inserting another coin, but he still failed to get the rabbit out. "I know you're an incubus, but that doesn't mean you can be perfect at everything," I said, while the man in charge of the claw machine darted his eyes between Lucian and me. He wasn't even surprised that I just called Lucian an incubus, which clearly meant that the humans here in Velmora knew about the monsters here. "Just give it up, Lucian. I don't really need it anyway," I murmured, just so he'd stop.

That was my cue to finally leave, so I reached the edge and saw Bloom levitating above the ground, her red hair raised and her eyes white as her hands sent power through the dome. “What's going on?” I asked Gabrielle right away. “They're monsters, but not ordinary monsters; they're lethal,” my Beta said with genuine concern. “Whatever Greco did this time, it seems to be working.” Bloom shouted before sending a stronger burst of energy. Then I saw the dome become transparent, and I could finally see hundreds of monsters falling. They all had blood coming from their ears and noses. It was clear that Bloom had fried their brains to the point of quickly destroying them.