The Originals: The Awakening Novels & Stories

As though whatever was coming… Was coming for me. Then Evelyn stepped in front of me. Protectively. The same way Damien always did. The same way Ethan had. And quietly— Almost fearfully— She said the words that made my blood run cold. “He’s awake.” Silence. Then she looked directly into my eyes. And whispered: “The First Origin has found us.” The tunnel shook again. And somewhere in the darkness ahead— Something enormous began moving toward us

“What kind of claim?” “The Awakening ignited the power and desire of an Apex Omega. Any alpha who responds to it marks the Apex Omega as his mate, whether he intends to or not.”

Power surges beyond anything we have held before. The obsidian ranks begin retreating. Not defeated. Strategizing. The Custodian speaks one final time before withdrawing beyond the widening tear. “Cycle breach acknowledged.” A pause. “Primary origin awakening.” The words freeze everything inside me. Primary origin. Dylan’s hand tightens around mine. “What does that mean?” I whisper. Before he can answer— The Arctic ice shatters completely. From beneath the ocean, something colossal begins rising. Not obsidian. Not luminous. Physical.

He froze when he saw Tyla sitting up, the last remnants of silver fading from her arms. “Oh dear gods,” he whispered, voice quivering. “It’s begun.” Arthur’s tone sharpened like a blade. “What’s begun?” The healer stepped forward cautiously, like he wasn’t sure Tyla was entirely… safe to approach. “The Awakening,” he said. “The return of the dormant blood. It only happens when the lineage is threatened—or when the wolf comes of age.” Tyla blinked. “I’m twenty-one…” “Yes,” the healer said grimly. “The exact age White Moon Wolves manifested their true power.”

The warning in the Obsidian Archive hadn't been a metaphor. It was a countdown. Three days after the discovery of the First Originals, the sapphire sky of the True Real began to bleed. It didn't turn red or orange with a natural sunset; it turned a flat, lifeless grey. The vibrant colors of the valley—the emerald moss, the violet geothermal vents, the deep amber of the stags' eyes—began to wash out, as if a giant hand were turning down the saturation of the world.

Home. Large, compared to the other houses around this part of town. A size my mother could be proud of, brag to her ‘friends’ about and lord over the other ladies at church. It smelled different and yet exactly the same. Or maybe it was me who was different, so much had changed in so little time. In all of three days I was assaulted, tried and executed, then reborn as an immortal creature of the night. A blood drinking vampire, who had taken the long way home, to kill my parents, who’d actively participated in my murder.

"He's changed hasn't he. I hadn't noticed it until the other night when you left. He lost control but not in the way that you think. You did something unexpected beyond his gaze and it infuriated him." "What are you talking about? Just tell me already," I raised my voice slightly, feeling frustrated and agitated. I just wanted somebody to say the words that I had been in denial about since the moment his knee connected with my father's skull. "Prime has awakened," he said the three dreaded words. "How do you know that," I asked slowly, watching the swirls of the mark on my arm. It vaguely resembled the at symbol but had more swirls that formed more letters. There was an 'a' and what looked l

a man's furious voice rang out behind me. I turned to see a handsome man slap a document before me. It was a divorce agreement. Carissa Winton? Suzanne? Mrs. Faust? Weren't those the important characters in a popular stereotypical melodramatic romance novel I'd just read? So, I'd transmigrated into the body of Carissa Winton, the poor female lead of the novel. She'd aborted three children for the male lead, Lincoln Faust's sake, and was dying of bone cancer.

I began to link our top warriors to come to Stars hospital room immediately. Stars POV- Felix had left awhile ago so me and Axel decided to just lay here in my hospital bed and watch some Tv. We had been watching this show he put on called The Vampire Diaries, it was honestly crazy to me how the humans made these shows when we actually did exist but they had no real idea. I really liked the sexy guys named the Salvatore brothers they were really hot. “Okay so this is Elena’s best friend Bonnie she’s a witch!” Axel was watching the show intently while unknowingly rubbing my inner thigh.

⸻ 🌙 The Awakening The darkness below the mansion started moving. Not like smoke. Not like shadows. Like something alive. 🌑 Something enormous. Something ancient. 💀 Thousands of glowing eyes appeared in the darkness. 👁️👁️👁️👁️👁️ Watching. Waiting. Hungry. 😨 The man in black stepped forward. For the first time, fear appeared on his face. 💔 “It’s awake.” Aariz looked toward the staircase. His silver eyes filled with panic.