Mk Edenia Novels & Stories

“Shit—I mean shoot, Trevor, didn’t see you there. How you doin’?” “Good. I don’t hafta ask how you’re doin’, seein’ the smile on your face is a mile wide whenever you look at this sweet thing.” Eliza whapped Kade in the face with the tassel on her hat. He patiently lowered the furry pink cap. “True. I’ve never been better.” Kade’s gaze zeroed in on Edgard. “This is my old ropin’ partner, Edgard.” Kade gave Edgard a quick nod. “Nice to meetcha. I’m Kade McKay. Forgive me if I don’t shake your hand, I don’t have enough hands these days.”

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.

Once Eda was sound asleep, we left her for a moment to speak with the ship’s expert doctor. I had requested something from him earlier in secret, making sure Eda didn’t hear. We went to Earth because we discovered we were compatible with humans. But we forgot that Andromeda isn’t fully human—she’s a shifter, a half-wolf—and we don’t know if we’re compatible with her kind.

“We were all wrong. The consortium, Vane, even your father, Commander. We thought the Eden protocol was a lifeboat. A Terraforming system to re-inhabit the earth after the war.” Silas looked up at Kael, and a show ran over my back. "The 'E' in E.D.E.N. is not for Earth, Kael. It's for extinction. Extinction Direct and evolutionary neogenesis.”

Thank you. #one_love

So, yes, she was quite excited to be able to do this herself. “Maybe we should split up, cover more ground”, Lena suggested. “Good idea”, Dawn agreed “holler if you find it”. “Will do”, Lena promised and headed off in a different direction. She strolled through the graveyard, glancing from stone to stone, searching for MD. The young witch stopped when she saw a gravestone with a name of McKenzie. It wasn’t her parents one but it was enough to bring back painful memories. Her mother and father screaming…the flames that consumed her house…Lena let out a sob, tears rolling down her face.

She looked at the screen and narrowed her eyes. It was Caelus. Whenever Caelus called, it usually meant something bad had happened. Eden frowned and answered, “Speak.” “We’ve got a situation…” Caelus sounded anxious as he quickly explained what was going on. Eden paused for a moment, then pulled her cap down instinctively. “Give me the address,” she said, her voice cold—cold as the breath of winter. After hanging up, she handed her sling bag to Joy. “Tell the teacher I’m heading to the Median Continent.”