The World Requiem Novels & Stories

The house is still, but everything feels unsafe. I stand on the deck, moonlight bouncing off the water like shards of glass. Aria joins me, wrapped in my robe over her nightdress. She’s pale, vulnerable. “Reyes shook my world,” she says softly. I wrap an arm around her. “We’ll handle it.” Rays of moon cross her face. “What are you hiding?” I swallow and look away. “Phoenix Requiem. It’s built from everyone’s sins, including mine.” She stiffens. “Are you one of them?”

"One, the Dark World is our base of operations, and we know it best. "Two, the Tai Chi World requires a culling to rub off its rust and canker. It's also how I will face my Solemnity Tribulation. "Third, the past form of Wuia Reincarnation Soremsia is hidden in the Dark World's River of Time." The reasons shocked Thea. She also noticed that no one from the Doom Race was in the connected light balls, and she turned around. "The Doom Race isn't joining the exodus?" "No," James shook his head. "They have a more important mission here."

but only time will tell. "They didn't say. You know how much they love speaking in fucking riddles. I read between the lines, though. They insisted that the reclamation of Ikraseon is the first step at preventing this 'end of the world' event. And, thereafter, the reward for saving the world would be our mortality."

"Give me one more chance… I've already sent Demi abroad. If you come back with me, we can start over…" "You can't go back," I cut him off. "Everyone only gets three chances to cross between worlds. You've used all of yours." The color drained from his face. He went still, like something had locked around his throat. "That's impossible… You're lying…" "If you don't believe me, go try." Before I finished, he was already on his feet. He stumbled out into the night, chasing something that no longer existed. After that, Liam never showed up in my life again.

No matter what she pleaded after that—even when she wept, admitted she was wrong, swore she never wanted to let me go, and begged for a second chance—I didn't flinch for a second. Some wounds are simply too deep to ever be made right. The End

I answered nonchalantly, "Maybe he can explain things to you." With that, I stepped aside. The smile was still playing on my lips. Ronan walked in just then and stepped out from behind me. There was a very grim and solemn expression on his face. "Ms. Richmond, you have breached the terms of the contract by secretly switching out the project manager on your own accord, and therefore, we will be retracting all of our investments and refuse to participate in your plans to get the company listed!"

About doom and consequences and the world burning. Let it burn.

Just once. “Let the world burn.”

" What he did made her more certain that leaving him was the right call. "What should I do to get you to forgive me?" Asher asked, his eyes full of pleading. "Do I have to die for you to forgive me?" Suddenly, he pulled a knife and sliced his wrist. The cut was deep, and blood came pouring out. Gwyneth froze. Then, she stepped back while shaking her head. "You're insane. You didn't just revisit all the places we used to go. You also begged anyone you could for money to pull your company out of bankruptcy.