Soukoku Dead Apple Novels & Stories

He demanded. "Her,” Maverick corrected sharply. “Her name is Diana.” “It talks.” “Of course I talk!” I snapped. Nicholai shot me a glare before turning back to Maverick. “Please tell me you plan on killing it, brother.” Brother. The word confirmed what I already suspected. “And why on earth would I kill my mate?” Maverick’s voice was low. I watched the color drain from Nicholai’s face. “Please tell me this is some kind of cruel joke,” Nicholai said with a dry laugh.

I heard him on the phone in the kitchen, speaking in clipped sentences. “…No, make sure it’s handled before sunrise. He doesn’t get a second chance. You know the rules.” When he noticed me in the hallway, he ended the call abruptly, slipping his phone into his pocket. His expression was unreadable, but his knuckles were tight, his shirt sleeves rolled up just enough to reveal the faint outline of a tattoo I’d never noticed before a symbol inked into his skin, sharp and deliberate. Not a random tattoo. A mark. Something told me it wasn’t the kind you got for fun.

I grabbed the bag, thanking him with a nod, and closed the door back without saying a word. I opened the curious wrapping and looked carefully, each piece. I saw a white short-sleeved shirt with a few buttons, a black vest to wear over it, the gym symbol on the left side of my chest, the same one I had seen stuck to every corner of this place. A black skirt, knee-length. A black shoe, simple, without any heels. Two complete sets. That's all. Pathetic, I thought, touching my skirt and then I took a deep breath, I had to accept that, that's what I was here for. I would be out of here soon, when I have the answers and my revenge. I thought.

"The coastal station is compromised. There’s an old subway tunnel five miles from here that leads to the 'Dead Zone'—the ruins of the first city. That’s where Life Zero began." ​We ran. ​The five miles felt like five minutes. With the Scythe active, my physical limits were gone. I was a blur of violet light, and Julian—connected to me through the bond—kept pace, his movements fluid and lethal. We were no longer a doctor and a patient; we were two halves of a single, devastating storm. ​We reached the entrance to the "Dead Zone"—a rusted iron gate swallowed by overgrown vines that pulsed with a strange, sickly blue light. This was where the "Modern World" ended and the "Supernatural World" be

The voice accompanies my vision as clear as the midday sun: where I can witness Cassian's death at the hands of a black-haired Alpha. "Impossible! Cassian dead? By that Alpha? But who is he? Who could make an Alpha as powerful as Cassian die so easily!?" This is the first time I desperately want to disbelieve my own foresight. In my future vision, Cassian's fate if I don't leave this room is vividly carved out. He will die. At the hands of a black-haired Alpha with such immense power. The Alpha's eyes are as red as blood. His face smiles in front of Cassian's bloodied body. His laughter is as fierce as a storm, his demeanor repulsive in my eyes.

It’s made from a whole apple pierced with a stick at the base, coated with warm liquid sugar, and left to cool until it forms a thin crystalized sugar layer on the outside. “Two, please!” Akiko held up two fingers in front of the vendor. “Just one,” Kenji corrected her. “Huh? Why?” Akiko looked at him, puzzled. “It’s too sweet for me.” Kenji paid for the candy apple and handed it to Akiko, who immediately took a bite, breaking through the sugar coating to the apple's sweet flesh. The hardened layer of sugar mixed with the fresh apple’s taste created the perfect flavor combination, in Akiko's opinion. Kenji held her waist as she stomped her foot, savoring the deliciousness.

“Serena… I need to ask you something.” Serena turned to her, instantly wary. “What is it?” Rachel hesitated, then met her gaze. “Zone’s death… Luca went there with some group of boys…” “Oh no, is he okay?” Serena said worriedly. “Yeah he is. The red blood moon pack, their alpha, he seemed remorseful about Zone’s death, there was something to his face that Luca couldn’t quite place when he told their alpha that he was Zone’s son. Something like a realisation.”

Every move was hurting me This man was strong and ruthless. Then I saw death approaching. "You hurt my partner and now you deserve punishment." he approached Jack with his gun, who was standing and barely watching. He had been crushed by a fight. "Please dont." I began to cry inconsolably as hard as I could. With all the strength I had left. "I'll take away what you love most." he laughed and smashed my life to pieces with a thunderbolt. He killed him. He killed my future.

I had taken Audrey's hand and started running, it was funny how I thought we had escaped and suddenly she dropped down beside me. Time seemed to slow down as I watched blood seeping out of her head, I just stood there like my brain had gone on lockdown watching as she died. All I knew was that I was suddenly pulled into a car and later I found myself at the institution again but I still couldn't focus on anything apart from the fact that Audrey was dead just like I took people's lives, she was taken from me. -- "What do you think is wrong with her? She gets like this after a mission and it's getting worse".

Chapter 03 In the depths of a dimly lit apartment in Palermo, Arthur Cage Nicastro lay sprawled across a bare mattress, his designer suit wrinkled and stained from sleepless nights. His arm draped across his forehead, attempting to shield himself from memories that haunted him even in darkness. The million-euro watch on his wrist—a Patek Philippe that could buy several lifetimes of comfort—ticked away seconds that felt like centuries.