Novel With A Key Novels & Stories

"It's breaking." Kieran nodded grimly. "It won't survive another attack." Nova looked around desperately. "There has to be something we can do." "There is." Kieran pointed toward the nearest pillar. "The first seal." Nova followed his gaze. The pillar stood only a few yards away. Its light was fading rapidly. "What do I do?" "The dagger." She looked down at the ancient blade. "What about it?" "It's a royal key." Nova frowned. "I don't understand." "It wasn't made to kill."

It was no ordinary key—the design was intricate, engraved with symbols of unity and strength, and it radiated a faint, mystical glow. Alph stared at it, feeling the weight of the decision crushing down on him. This was the key that could open the gates of Hampton - they had been the gates securing their territory for generations. Once opened, though, they could never be closed again: the magic that bound the gates was total; the decision was irrevocable.

There was something inside. I dropped the book in my arm and opened the back. There was a key inside What made me gasp wasn't the fact that the key was golden and it shone as I pulled it out. It was the fact that the moment I held the key, I went back to that moment again.

None was needed. My thumb traced the edge of the key, the metal cool and solid against my skin. The numbers 4492 flashed through my mind, the code he had given me weeks ago still burning in my memory. I had kept the first key buried in the lining of my winter coat, so deep that Shane's hands had missed it during his search. This second key was different. Heavier. The kind of key that belonged to a door with real locks and real walls between me and the man who tore my certificates into confetti. "Rough night?" Lena asked, rolling her chair over to the edge of the partition with a mug of tea in each hand.

Mason came to me first and tap me on my shoulder. “Buddy, everything is original and authenticated!” Kyle said as he shook his head vigorously. I feel like my heart stops beating at that instant. As I saw my friends get speechless, I reach for the sofa and sat down as I feel like all my energy got drained. My tears started to fell. My greatest fear is going to happen I will lost my family! “I want to know everything about Natalia Novello! From her birth until now. I want you to dig any thing that could bring her down, including her whole family!” Mason said over the phone. He is sitting beside me and I’m just grateful for these two persons beside me.

I lifted up the soft mattress and retrieved my red velvet journal with a gold lock. The matching key was always hidden in my favorite book on the bookshelf. I ran over to it, removing it from the dark shelf and lifting the cover. It lay in a dent of cut out pages that matched its shape. I took out the gold key, put the book in its respective spot, then unlocked my precious journal.

" Okay. She came to my office today and handed over the Key to the underground room where All the books, books from before our grandparents, even those before they were born were kept. She gave it to me. Here it is." Jacquard opened his briefcase and brought out the key. " Wow, it is really the key. I can't believe she really gave you this key. The last time I saw this was during my first day in the library. It was the Chief Security officer that showed it to us. We were instructed to kill anyone. Not to arrest you. I mean, we should kill anyone who holds this key except the King, The Director, and himself. Anyone else seen handling this key must be killed on the spot. I think I will have to

"The Veil is breaking. That was its cry." Elior tightened his grip around the Second Crown, his mind racing. The Hall of Kings had given them an answer, but not a solution. The First King had locked something away with the Crowns, but the key. The key was still missing. No. Not missing. Stolen. "The Forgotten Hand took the key," he muttered. "Back in Dawnfire. They knew before we did. They’ve had it all this time." Rael exhaled sharply. "And now, they're using it."

He doesn’t walk like an elephant. Marie emerges from the dissipating smoke. She doesn’t look happy. “That’s why I asked him to hit your head.” I take slow steps backwards. I should be running, but I am curious. “What is the connection with the book? That book was fiction. I completed the game and came out of it. Why do you want to kill me for that? I don’t mean harm to anyone in this world.” “You didn’t come alone,” She replies as she bends down, putting her fours on the snow. Then, she stretches her neck again, moving her jaw in a clockwise direction. “The key. The key.”

"What?" "There's something else." Ava reached into her pocket and pulled out a small silver object. Aria recognized it. It was the Key. The same Key that had disappeared when the Author fell. Her eyes widened. "Where did you get that?" "I found it beside Cael's bed." Aria took it. The moment her fingers touched the metal, a sharp pain shot through her hand. She dropped it. A voice whispered inside her mind. The last gate remains. Aria looked at Ava.