The Last Hope Novels & Stories

"It was someone who loved you, Elara. Someone the world forgot so we could live." The Last-Stand Valor had won the day, but at the cost of the family’s foundation. The sky was still cracked, and the Exterminator Fleet was still out there, but the Internal-Invasion had failed. The Haven was quiet, save for the sound of the waterfall and the soft, grieving hum of an Anchor who had lost a part of her soul she couldn't even name.

Belle's POV Our plane landed at St Louis Airport and we waited while our bags were been cleared. Christian and I had tried to live in peace during the last few days. I made sure not to mention his cheating behavior the other day and stayed away from any sensitive topic that could bring out the arguments from us. The last few days had been good and I wished it would continue to be so throughout the course of our marriage. "We are done." He called to me. "Let's go."

It’s my last link to Aiden. The paramedics tell me to hold on a little longer and I hear one of the nurses snap at Lilith telling her that now is not the time for this behavior. That’s the last thing I heard before my world went black.

I sigh and sink into my father's chair, covering my eyes with my hand as I finish. Ashe stares at me “I have heard Storm’s prophecy more than once. You and Selyna can bring about a new era of peace and prosperity..” “Or if we fail we all die and Selyna goes supernova and destroys everything! Dianna’s vision paired with Storm’s prophecy make it so clear in my mind which road we have to take, but Selyna is the one that has to decide” I grunt. “Well, fuck! You and I will be by her side. We can help her make the right decision!” Ashe’s positivity perks me up a little.

Looking at my reflection in the elevator doors, I replied, "Let's leave it to fate." As the elevator doors opened, Miles and Nora were standing there, chatting intimately. The moment Miles saw me with Carter, his expression darkened instantly. "Leilani Jabs, are you so desperate for a man that you're talking about 'fate' with someone younger?" I simply smiled faintly at him, unwilling to respond. Carter cleared his throat. "Uncle Miles, you misunderstood Leilani. Don't you have someone else now anyway?" Nora's lips curled into a satisfied smile. Then, Miles took a deliberate step away from Nora in response, his expression unchanged. Nora's smile quickly faltered.

First Victim: Analise Nesperato, 18 years old. He has curly red hair and green eyes. On probation period for three weeks. The last known associates are the following: Lestine, and Magda. Last seen, walking alone back to the barracks around ten in the evening after having drinks with Delta Selene and Delta Vicky. By eleven roll calls, she never showed up. She was found two days later beside a ravine naked, sliced open from her neck to her privates. All her internal organs are complete and intact.

Hope collapsed. “Hope!” Mia cried, rushing to her daughter. Damien checked the girl’s pulse. “She’s breathing. But the activation… it’s speeding up. We have less than twelve hours now.” Elena’s voice came through the comms, broken. “The external force is closing in. They’re bringing heavy weapons. And Hope’s power… it’s calling to them. They know exactly where we are.” As the family gathered around the unconscious Hope, the central screen flickered one last time with a chilling message:

The opening sealed shut behind them both. Silence swallowed the facility whole. Then every screen flared to life one last time, displaying a single final message: DAY SEVEN HAS BEGUN. THE ORIGINAL IS COMING. AND IT KNOWS HER NAME.

“You both can't be serious. The earlier you all stop believing in fallacies, the better for you.” “You can't just throw away the beliefs. It's something that has kept us surviving and given us hope until this day,” he replied. “What kind of hope? The hope of death?” He smiled, glaring straight into my eyes. “The whole of a better world after this suffering. A place where all these people isolated on this mountain will reunite with their lands.” “That's a great speech you've got there but I'm not being it. I want to rest and have strength for what is coming?” I said softly.