This Inevitable Ruin Audiobook Novels & Stories

BOOOOOOMMMMM “Hahahaha, in that case, I’m looking forward to it! I’m looking forward to the figure you spoke of, O Keeper of the Book of Heaven!” The core of that world shattered, and with it, the world that had once resembled a lifeless wasteland crumbled along with the destruction of that blood-soaked monster. Nothing remained of that world’s ruin—no life, not even the slightest trace that the world had ever existed in that place. With the destruction of yet another world, it signaled that other worlds would meet the same fate without assistance from the upper world or the realm of the gods.

Sean's voice rang out from the side. "Fine, fine. Spit out whatever you have to say. I'll listen since you're donating your body to develop a cure for me." I gasped for breath and forced out, "I regret my choice, Sean. I'm not going to wait for you anymore. We can die together." People always said that a person's hearing was the last sense they lost when they died. I now knew that it was true—that was why I could still hear Sean insulting me and his assistant mocking me.

They didn’t understand. They thought he killed because he was cruel. But cruelty was messy. Vane was precise. He didn’t strike for noise. He struck for silence. And in her—somehow—he found both. She wasn’t supposed to be there. A job, clean. One body. One breath. A narrow hallway. A target. A life removed like a smudge from glass. But then— she turned the corner. Late, carrying a paper bag and a book with a broken spine. The light caught her face.

I finished my sherry, smiling at the ruined orchid. Checkmate.

This deliberation stretched on for over a week. "The ruins are in Abaddon. Are you prepared to venture there?" Elizabeth asked. Adrian hesitated briefly though he had long harbored a desire to visit Abaddon. It wasn't just because Ines resided there, but also due to its reputation as a harrowing battleground, where nations vied for dominance amidst unrelenting chaos and conflict. In this tumultuous history, fleeting moments of unity were swiftly shattered by various factors, deepening animosities between nations and earning the area its ominous name.