Noctis Cloud Novels & Stories

Then stepped closer. “Final.” He repeated it slowly. “That’s interesting.” A pause. Long enough to make her uneasy. “Because version 3.2…” Another step. Now there was barely space left between them. “…was never stored locally.” Silence fell. Heavy. Immediate. Nicole blinked rapidly. “It—it was accessible—through the system—” “Through a secured cloud node,” Kael finished. Quiet. Precise. He stepped forward again. She stumbled back. “That node logs everything.”

The Hunt Begins III It was still late at night, the moon, a thin crescent casting a ghostly pallor over the silent city streets. Claud moved with effortless stealth, his steps silent as he navigated the labyrinth of rooftops and fire escapes. His senses heightened, attuned to every sound and scent that whispered through the urban landscape. The air carried the faintest hint of impending rain, mingling with the sharp tang of metal and concrete.

She then began to look for a way to open the skylight. She looked under the bed for a remote that might have dropped, but could not find it. She then searched the dresser, recliner, and closet, but still, nothing was found. She soon began to touch the small buttons on the windowsill. She heard a soft hum and looked around to see what had changed. A beam of light shot from her right and it began to grow. Hae Mina stepped back and watched the walls retract and reveal the night and ocean. She climbed on the sill and used the headboard to rest her back on as she watched the moonbeams dance on the waves.

With wide eyes, she looks up at mine, searching and probing. “You’re a Nero?” she asks in a breath. I nod, but realize that those listening can’t see it. “My name is Nova Ainsley. I grew up on Korpillion. I worked for Horne Energy, but for lunars before I escaped the planet, I was making illegal Neron weapons.” “The weapons maker?” Arden asks, and I can tell, her mind is reeling from all of the revelations.

“Then what do you want?” Silence. “I don’t have all day, Caius.” “It’s the Nocturis, your majesty. As I speak to you, they are currently standing by the border and I fear it is not for a good thing.” My eyes widened a little. “The Nocturis?” He nodded. “Although they haven’t done anything out of the ordinary, I just thought to let you know about this.” I clenched my fist tightly beside me. Those damned blood sucking earthlings again.