Nine Light Door Novels & Stories

She thought Edwin was judging me for being pregnant and she was smirking with satisfaction. Edwin glanced at the cardboard box on the floor, and when he saw the broken frame with a picture of me and Matthew, his smile vanished. "Why keep this junk around?" I laughed too, and as I walked past the box on the way, I gave it a kick. "Right. Once you toss out the trash, there’s no need to pick it up again." With that, I ignored Matthew's scowl and slid into the passenger seat of the Porsche. I had to say, riding in that car worth over three hundred thousand dollars was really comfy.

I take a deep breath. “The door is not actually hard to find. It is a metal door insulated with electricity, no one can touch it without getting burnt. The password on the keypad is 9-4-1-2. The truth is my father has a single systematic key that can revoke requests so it's up to you to be smart about it, depending on the information I just gave you. I just don't want to be involved in the Landmines issues and I don't care if my father loses money.” “You didn't have to tell me all this but thank you, Mason,” He pressed a soft kiss on my lips, lingering to leave more tiny smooches like he couldn't get enough.

What used to be solid metal walls had now opened up to reveal three ancient black doors. Each door had a row of heart-shaped locks, the number varying from one to four. Mine had four locks. The student girl, Susie, had one. The fitness coach, Finn, had two. I already had a bad feeling about what this meant. Each door bore the player’s name and their Terror Index. Mine read: Nina – Terror: 0 The girl’s: Susie – Terror: 99.9 The coach’s: Finn– Terror: 90 They both turned to stare at me, shocked and confused, as if wondering how on earth I had kept my terror level at zero.

Lavi pushes Anna aside, shielding her but both of them are staring wide eyed at Nine. Her short dark hair has turned white and her eyes are glowing in a violet shade. Raising her hands, she shoots another purple blast at the men, separating them from Anna and Lavi. But Nine is on the other side of the barrier, trapping herself with Damien and his men. “Go!” She exclaims. “Just go!” “Nine-” Anna yells but Lavi pulls her away. “We have to save her!” Anna demands. “She will be fine!” Lavi assures her. “She knows what to do.”

“But I’ll take that since it’s coming from you.” The elevator pings and we step into the corridor. There are doors on each side of the corridor. I count ten before we stop. Ben opens the door to room number nine and ushers me inside. The smell of new leather welcomes me in and I stop behind a couch. The couches are covered in a plastic film. Some of the items are still in their boxes but the television has been fixed. Standing in the middle of the living room, Ben sweeps his hand over the place and my eyes follow the movement. “What do you think, babe?”

The door stares back at me with it’s imposing nature as if mocking me. It is locked. I find the panel beside the door, small, black, blinking a single red light at me like it's mocking my situation specifically. I press a few numbers, guessing, Edmond's name in numbers, random numbers , just anything. The light flashes red each time, an angry little buzz following it. I try the back door next, sprinting through the kitchen, my socked feet sliding slightly on the tile. The reinforced glass door stares back at me like the front door.

It was the Nine Netherbird's natural flame. The Nine Netherbird was able to release the Nine Serenities Fire. Although the Nine Netherbird's strength had been greatly reduced at this moment, and the flame it released was clearly not the real Nine Serenities Fire, it was still extraordinary. In an instant, the black-colored flame rolled up and formed a sharp blade that ruthlessly tore through god ray. "Bang!" With the burst of the black flame, the stone door suddenly emitted waves of mournful cries. In just a moment, the stone door was broken, revealing a dark entrance.

In case my daughter hadn’t woken up… “There are three levels of gates here,” Niustra went on, pointing at the rock that I had misjudged. It was in actuality the first of the three aforementioned gates. Mistra worked her way through each locked gate, teaching me how to align the numbers from the outside. Once more, I committed each code to memory. “They’re really just an extra precaution if he wakes up early,” she said. “Early?” “Yup.” “Has he ever done that?”

But why had no one noticed its existence before? The masters from the Divine Central Continent and the Southern Wilderness only discovered this building after news about the Sacred Hall ruins spread. It was as if it had never existed before. There were eight sides to this celestial tower. There was a square mahogany door on each side. Above each door, there were round shiny nails arranged neatly, gleaming with a golden glint. There were nine nails in a row, and nine rows above a leaf of the door. There was a total of 162 gold nails above the two leaves of one door. He did not know if there was any special significance to this number.

She pointed discreetly as we skirted the corner, now devoid of guards. We continued, our footsteps echoing softly, until we reached a nondescript door secured with an electronic lock. "Memorize this spot, this door," Nadine said, her fingers deftly working her smartphone. "At the right time, our hacker will disengage the lock. Notice the light on the lock—red signifies it's secured. But when it flickers to green..." As if on cue, the light switched from red to green. "Exactly like that. It's your signal to enter." She pushed the door open, revealing a hidden garage. "Through here, you'll find the car for your escape."