Mysterious Skin Book Novels & Stories

He even took a whiff of the unique fragrance, and the divine power in his body became particularly active, overflowing with Buddhist zeal. ‘What is this tea? It seems to contain the taste of laws. ‘I wonder if I can drink it?’ Alex thought about it, then looked around him. Invisible to others, a row of old bookshelves full of books was at the side of the shrine. At first glance, there were remarkable, ancient books made of the skin of mythical creatures. There were also immortal books made of multi-colored ancient jades, golden books covered with dazzling, lustrous golden lights, and even strange books enveloped by lightning.

The author assures you that this is not a typical or cliché type of mermaid story. While El Nido, Palawan exists in the Philippines, all characters and events in this book are products of the author’s imagination and have no relation to any namesake. All incidents in this body of work are entirely fictional and are in no way related to anyone who is known or unknown to the author. Plagiarism is a crime and therefore, punishable by law. Copyright, Nihc Ronoel All Rights Reserved 2020 MYSTERIOUS OBSESSION “Where can your obsession finally lead you?”

Erika couldn't answer what Lei said to the two of them, telling them the real story of the war that had killed Erika's parents. "My niece will help you get over what you're going through with your daddy before I help you awaken your powers. I hope that in time you'll accept who you really are. I know that won't be easy for you," Lei said, turning the book back to normal and handing it to Erika. Lei said that normal people couldn't read what was in the book because the book she gave him was not ordinary. "That book is only for deities except for my niece and I, so we can read it because we're not ordinary," Lei replied.

They came from the same family name and probably from the same bloodlines, too… of the unusual ones… Wanting to prove that I was right, I tried holding her hand that time, only to release it as fast as a flash because her skin was so hot I felt like my hand could be burned by it! "Why was your skin so hot? Oh goodness! You could almost cause me first-degree burns!" I continued reading further. Noticeable change in the color of their eyes, long fingernails and claws, hairy, furry, hot hands and skin… Dangerous… different… I closed the book after reading it all. I knew it!

At length, he came across another old book, covered also by a thick film of grime. The words "The Mystic Diabolic Enchantment" were on the face of its cover. Xiao Chen's brows furrowed with curiosity. As he was once a student of a Cultivators' sect, his interest was piqued at the "Diabolic" word he saw on the cover of the book. He flipped opened the book. But when he opened the book, the rest of the pages swiftly turned as if being blown by a strong wind. The words from the book floated off its pages and melded together into a black mass of smoke which suddenly shot into his forehead.

Viktoria’s POV I scanned the books, and I wanted to be careful with them as they didn’t look fake old. They were really old. As I pulled one off the shelf and I felt the texture of the cover, I dropped it on the floor! A shiver ran down my spine as I looked at the book. The cover was made out of skin, not leather! It wasn’t human, and it wasn’t an animal. I couldn’t place what kind it was, but it was definitely skin! I carefully picked it up and shivered as I put it back. I would have to be more careful and was lucky that the book didn’t tear or get damaged. No longer able to slip my finger over the backs of the books for fear I might touch something else I didn’t want to know about, I tried

I extend my claws yet again, narrowly missing its random grab as it struggles to get away from me. I land right on it, finding purchase in the groove of its muscles. For some reason, I expected its body to be hard with muscles and structure, but my nails pierce right through as though it's made of jelly. I take a closer look as it clumsily tries to grab me, and I see some strange spores on its skin. Almost like mold. They're black and nasty-smelling, clustered in so many places like barnacles. Unable to take the mystery, slice its chest, breaking off its skin.

Probably because the shelf was old and creaky; any part of it could be affected if I touch any other. As I raised my hand to put back the book in its shelf, I noticed the book seemed different from the others. It was blue, and had blue stones on it. “hmmm.” I opened the book, and what I read, caught my interest. *MYSTERY WORDS CAN’T BE SEEN, BUT CAN BE BROUGHT TO THE PAGES, BY FIRE.* It was weird, but I turned to the next page, and it was blank. I turned to another, and it was also blank, until I flipped the pages until the end, and realized everything was blank.

Its cover bore a sigil she recognized from his ring a crescent moon entwined with a wolf’s head. She nodded obediently, but curiosity clawed at her like an itch under the skin. When he left the room, she stared at the red book until the shadows grew long. Then, unable to resist, she touched the cover. The leather pulsed beneath her fingers alive. The latch came undone with a soft click. Inside, the pages were filled with hand-drawn diagrams of moons, human anatomy, and wolves mid-shift bones cracking, bodies half-transformed. Beneath one sketch was a name scrawled in ink:

It reminded her so much of what was in the book. It was a seven-line book. But it had managed to throw her into a nervous mess. Who would write something so eerie? And why did Alexander hide it? A million and one questions ran through her mind. She felt there was something about it that spoke to her. Maybe it was the scar they talked about. Or the witches of the first order. Or the future lying in the hands of the girl. Her skin began to tingle. The cold air had seeped into her pores, eliciting a sneeze from her.