The Mystery City Novels & Stories

This was an extenuating circumstance, and Christopher would want me safe. Further ahead was what looked like the top of an enormous snow globe, only without the snow. Upon closer inspection, I was shocked to see roads and buildings within. "You seeing what I'm seeing?" Gabe asked, his voice filled with wonder. "I see it. It looks like a - a city," I said, blinking my eyes several times to make sure I wasn't hallucinating. "Is this real?" Gabe asked. "As real as you and me," Abernathy said. "The city is known as Atlantis by some, but is actually called Mizu Atlantica, or the City Under the Sea."

"How do you mean?" Sophia's investigation had led her down a dark and twisting path, and as she dug deeper, the secrets she uncovered threatened to consume her. The murder of Senator Davis Cole had been a shock to everyone in the city. The senator had been a popular and influential figure, with many enemies and just as many friends. But as Sophia combed through the evidence, she began to suspect that there was more to the story than met the eye.

During these last days, the wicked monsters showed up increasingly more every now and again. "Speedy, fast, speedy, look … what is this?!" Abruptly somebody yelled with sickening dread. Cara glanced shock in like that, turning out to be promptly paralyzed out of frightfulness. There was a city flying overhead! The sky was as yet dim, and the snow was all the while dropping out of the extremely low mists. Yet, inside the mists, there was a city, mostly covered up and part of the way noticeable.

I disappeared, taking with me, all the spoils and riches in his vault. I knew Magnus would never forgive me for leaving him with nothing, but I knew he would be able to earn back everything I took. Especially, when I gave him the formula of the 'No-Scent' elixir to mass produce and distribute among the rogues around the world. After a few years, I had heard that he purchased a big area of land to build his own city. Now, Wolf City as it is called, is a thriving entertainment and recreational area mostly inhabited by rogues. It is located along the boundaries of California and Nevada about fifteen hours from Montana by car which wasn't very far.

Under the night sky, castles and towers in the capital city of the Great North are strangely luminescent, glittering like the stars themselves, while the rest of the establishments are in the dark. Mayhem City is a combination of contradictions, the light and the dark, the rich and the poor, and the oppressor and the oppressed.

It all started in the summer of 2018, with the mysterious disappearance of the two wealthiest men in Seattle. As written by Seattle Daily, “An unidentified body was found in the apartment of the richest most eligible bachelors in Seattle, The Hudson brothers who at this point are presumed the main suspects in this investigation whose whereabouts are currently unknown..”

To get some items from the market, the young girl and some other women travelled to the city, a few kilometres away. Nero and Dray's senses couldn't possibly penetrate that far. There were others who were terrified besides Mason. Additionally, anxiety permeated the entire city. Residents have already dispatched groups of individuals to scour the city. In addition to helping and looking for her, the refugees went in search of her with Roland and Aldo. I followed suit. I was flying over the city. The city was named Red Light City, and I could immediately sense a huge conspiracy building. Niara vanished in the market, where she last was seen. The women's group had travelled there in order to pu

,I murmured to myself grinning from ear to ear,I love this girl so much. Gosh,it's already 10:15pm,I had gotten so engrossed in the files I was going through that I had forgotten that Linda didn't bring her car to work today. I called my secretary to ask about Linda and she told me that it seems she's still sleeping and I gasped. Linda is supposed to go home at 8:00pm and it's already 10:15pm , my secretary and my personal assistant are the only ones allowed to stay at work with me till 10:30pm and that is if I have lots to do that I could not go home early.

The city felt alive — full of promise, mystery, and adventure. And then she noticed him — a figure walking along the street, tall, dark, and striking, pausing under a lamppost. Their eyes met for a brief second before he disappeared into the crowd, leaving a flutter of curiosity and something unnameable in her chest. Emma shook her head with a small laugh. Paris was full of surprises. And perhaps, she thought, some of those surprises were already waiting for her. She returned inside, closing her laptop but leaving the balcony door open. The city hummed softly beneath her. For the first time in weeks, Emma allowed herself to hope.

the senior officer began, "we've checked all your bank accounts and payment platforms. There's not a single transaction linked to the New Year's Eve ticket purchase. This completely clears you of any suspicion." I exhaled, finally letting the tension in my chest loosen. "So… who paid for the tickets?" I asked, the question burning on my tongue. "We traced the payment through the organizer's account," the officer said. "The 1,500-dollar payment came from a third-party account we didn't recognize. Following the trail, we identified the account holder." He paused, scanning the parents in the room, before landing on Mr. Murdoch's face. "The account belongs to Rupert McKinney. He owns a small con