Nightwatcher Zero Novels & Stories

The night broke like glass. Mara’s eyes snapped open at the sound — not the soft tapping she’d grown used to, but something sharper. Wood groaning. A latch giving. Her breath caught in her throat as the door shivered against its hinges. The First Watcher stirred beside her, knife already in his fist before his eyes even opened. His instincts were coiled steel. He froze, listening, the blade gleaming faintly in the moonlight that slipped through the curtains.

ACCESS DENIED. "I'm going to access her anyway." THEN YOU WILL BE DELETED. Something moved in the shadows between the shelves. Something large. Something that had been waiting for exactly this kind of intrusion. The Watchdog. It wasn't a dog, not really. It was a visualization of protection protocols—an AI designed to guard the network against external threats. In the digital space, it had taken the form of something that Jack's mind could process: a massive, shapeless thing made of teeth and eyes and endless recursive code, its body shifting and morphing as it processed his presence.

I growled turning on the ignition and revved my engine. 'If something happens to her Lucien I swear to goddess,' I didn't dare finish that sentence. I don't want to think negatively for now. But my wolf can't blame me. He knows as much as I do how dangerous it is to be out in neutral territory during the night. Especially since packs were given fair warning about the raise of nightwalker sightings in each territory. I glanced at the time on my dashboard. It's been thirteen minutes past one and everything's pitch-black. If not for the artificial lights standing along the sidewalk, the area would seem like an eerily dark place.

/Normalities detected. AS and Transmigrator detected...…. To be dispatched... Integrating command...….. Identity formed...….. The pair will be transferred in 5..... 2..... 1/ Dina watched with wide eyes as she and Zero-one turned into flicks of blue lights and varnished, her last thought was- 'I will be bound with you for now... so apart from being an eye candy, take care of me, acquaintance!'

said Zero, as if his decision could not be contested. Zeva thought, "Well, turns out he's loud as well as Sis Runa and Bro Gamma." "Wait a minute, it's 15:39 here. That means it's already 02:39 in the morning there," said Zero, which made Zeva imagine that Zero was checking his watch. "Oh my gosh Zeva, you are already eating unhealthy food, and even staying up late again. Hurry up and sleep, don't stay up late!" ordered Zero.

Soon, Marco and Jessica entered. Marco settled in front of the computer, diligently connecting various devices to aid in his quest to locate the source of the email. After three grueling hours, each attempt led to a frustrating dead end. Marco finally stepped back from the laptop, defeated. At that moment, Zion entered with a peculiar device in hand. Sky inquired about its purpose. Zion explained that it was designed to detect hidden cameras. As he moved around the room, the device's light alternated between green and red. Approaching specific spots, the light switched decisively to red, uncovering three locations where cameras were concealed.

"Nobody moves through those routes without an escort until these are out." He was already standing. "Done." I turned to Lira. She was looking at the device on the floor with an expression I recognized because I had worn it myself, the first time I understood the Watcher was not a distant threat but a specific and patient one. The specific look of a person who has just understood that they have been watched for longer and more thoroughly than they knew. "It knew exactly where I was," she said. Quiet. Not a question. "Yes." "The whole time."

I looked back one last time. Malik was surrounded. He was fighting like a demon, deflecting plasma bolts with invisible shields, ripping the armor off the troopers with his mind. But Kazi was still there. The Hunter had pulled a massive combat knife from his boot—a vibrating blade made of white ceramic that wouldn't rust. He was circling Malik, waiting for an opening. "We have to help him," I said, stopping. "He's going to die." "We can't," Eliana cried, pulling me into the darkness of the tunnel. "If Kazi gets you, this is all for nothing. You are the Zero, Baraka. You are the one who matters. Malik is buying us time!"

With that I fell into a deep slumber. I woke up with a pain in my neck,it wasn't easy sleeping on the bare floor. Also it seemed I had caught a cold, I sneezed and my eyes watered. I checked the time on my Watch..it was one of my most prized possession, it was given to me by Christine as a birthday gift. It was 6:30 AM. I quickly arranged myself, I was hungry as hell,but there was no way I could get anything to eat. The restaurant usually opens by 7:30AM, it would be a very long time but I have no choice.

The store owner said, taking the Life Cell from Natasha and giving it a look, confirming it was nearly drained of power. "Can I also get help with this?" Natasha asked, showing the store owner her damaged alarm beeper. "Sure! We got a ton o' those right over there," the store owner pointed to one end, "lemme go get you a new one and maybe you can pick out another beeper for yourself!" "Okay, thanks," Natasha nodded and moved towards the section filled with alarm clocks, watches and beepers. She found the beeper she was looking for, next to a set of watches—hologram watches. Natasha recalled Carter had one of those back at the lab as she took out one. It resembled any other ordinary digital w