The Bone Code Novels & Stories

Andrew says from behind me. “I’m out man” I tell him giving him a bro hug. “It’s only fucking 12:30” holding two fingers in the air I say peace and head home.

Yet, no matter how furious he became, the relentless force continued to strike at his skeletal frame. Clang! Clang! Clang! The sound of impacts echoed continuously, and the elder’s bones shimmered with a faint, silvery light. Adrian observed, slightly surprised. “I didn’t expect your bones to be this ancient, with such a peculiar quality. Truly impressive.”

I stand, not wanting to spend another second in a chair, and wait for Bone and Austin. Moments later, I can hear loud booming voices and blow out an irritated breath when I see Bone walk up. He looks like shit, skinnier than normal and more haggard. With everything going on and him hitting the bar a lot more lately, I haven't really noticed his decline on fatigue and appearance. Bone reaches me and plops down on the end chair. I can hear him mumble to himself but we both remain quiet as we await Austin. After a few moments I hear him mumble himself and choose to ignore it, until I hear Abby's name. "What did you say?"

There was still a barrier that stood between her and these piles of codes even though she should have recovered her memory. It felt surreal even after she finished writing a line of code. She couldn’t help but wonder if the code she wrote was nothing more than a line of nonsense. However, her fingers continued working as if they were moving on their own, surviving on motor memory that was seared into her brain. Things became clearer as more completed code began to appear on the screen. Her confidence grew as time went on until her fingers were dancing swiftly over the keyboard. Caroline was lost in the moment.

"Your bones are where they belong. Now stop thrashing like hooked fish." Zeyric slumped forward, resting his forehead against the cool wooden table as cold sweat dripped from his chin. "You said the bond is permanent. There has to be a way to dampen the trauma, or we won't last forty-eight hours against Malakor's enforcers."

He sits again, keeping my hand in his, and I soak in the feel of his calloused fingers wrapped around mine. The doctor clears his throat. Zanthe pushes forward in my mind, alert and bristling. He flinches when he sees the shift in my eyes but recovers quickly. “Cadets, one of your test results was…. significant.” My stomach fucking drops through the floor. Zanthe’s hackles rise. The doctor clears his throat again, likely sensing the spike in aggression coming off both me and Max. “It appears that your bone density is lower than expected.” What. The. Fuck.

"Sam, is Kristen hiding because she doesn't want to donate her bone marrow to me?" Violet asked pitifully. She looked like she was on the verge of tears. Samuel ruffled her hair affectionately. "Don't worry. It's just leukemia. Even if Kristen doesn't donate her bone marrow to you, I'll search the entire country to find you a match." Violet pouted and said, "My body didn't show any signs of rejection upon receiving Kristen's bone marrow. The doctor said he's never seen two people with such a high level of compatibility."

I would come back to him. Julian rose to his feet, swaying. He stumbled to the corner and wrapped both hands around the heavy steel pipe. He closed his eyes. All he could see was me carrying him through the rain. He clenched his jaw, raised the pipe high above his head, and swung it down with every ounce of strength left in his body -- straight into his own left kneecap. *CRACK.* The sickening, brittle snap of shattering bone echoed through the tiny basement. Blinding pain ripped through his entire body. His kneecap was smashed to pieces. His lower leg twisted at a grotesque, unnatural angle.

"Are you serious right now? After everything—the team meeting, Coach's ultimatum, Ethan's rage—you think you should have handled Jules differently?" "I think I shouldn't have lied to her face and called what we had a mistake." "It was a mistake, Cross. You broke the bro code, destroyed team chemistry, nearly lost your scholarship. That's the definition of a mistake." "It didn't feel like a mistake when I was with her." "Jesus." Tyler runs his hand through his hair. "You're still hung up on her. After everything she's cost you."

Bone manipulation Lv 5 (20 AF) (v) Change the bone structure of the user without lasting consequences. The number of bones and time of the change varies with skill level. [Affinities]: None The second one appeared right beside the first one, it was considerably smaller but didn't look as decrepit as the bone vulture. It had a healthy complexion, blood-red feathers, bright yellow pupils, and sharp talons. "And you'll be Max E. Mumm!" declared David, feeling proud of his naming sense. [Name: Max E. Mumm]