Those Beyond Novels & Stories

CHAPTER 4: Murder (To Glory) The evening was most luxurious, the paparazzi lurking around, ready to seize the capture of their career. Aron and Lila, who had slipped away from the event, walked to a corner of the building far from the world but in full view of the most determined photographers. They could be seen from the roofs of the buildings next door. -So tell me how do you find the view? -Quite sublime, very captivating and its splendor is the effect of a divine, eternal art.

“It’s breathtaking. Do you really think there are other lands out there beyond it?” I glanced at her curiously. “What? Didn’t you believe the explorers from Near Shore who claimed to have been to the Great Beyond?” She only shrugged. “I’m not sure. I know they returned with artifacts, proving they’d been elsewhere, but the artifacts could’ve come from Corandra for all we know. The explorers were so sick and delirious, and they died soon after arriving home. It makes me wonder if one can truly believe the ramblings of crazy men.”

Then she said, "I suppose you, children, have been taught to disbelieve in magic?" "Well...we used to but..." said Cassandra. "Of course you have! And rightly so. Because there is no magic — or precious little of it — in this impure world, anymore. But that doesn't mean there never was. The world where magic originated is called the World Beyond. And it is, or was, connected to countless mortal entrances." "Wait a minute, the World Beyond? Is it like another dimension or something?" Cassandra asked.

We would have never crossed paths again in life. I don't know but I felt those days were better than the one I am living right now. I always traveled on the same road but I never tend to see his car but that day I did. What should I call this. Fate? or Destiny? "What are you doing here?" Aadhvik's voice echoed. I turned back but it was dark so I couldn't see his face. "Simply, I came to get a good view." I said

The booming sound of the intense qi explodes out of the Heavenly realm portal, destabilizing it, but it’s not enough to destroy the portal. “You damn ant! you will PAY!!” The mysterious expert roared in fury and tried to force the portal open using his own strength. The power of the beyond immortal realm leaks out of the portal making all the people around the portal feel like a big rock just pressing on their bodies. While Tian Xiulan was just feeling a bit uncomfortable, this pressure was enough for Tian Xiulan to know that the ones coming are at least at the realm beyond the Immortal. There are only three realms beyond the immortal realm that were recorded and known to only a handful of e

We are singular, unique. There were dichotomies in the world before The Incident, as the terrible event in San Francisco has come to be called, but they were more general: good and evil, night and day, hot and cold. They all still exist, of course—especially good and evil—but more specific pairings have emerged as well. The Befores are everyone born before December 21, 2021—the day of The Incident. Naturally, the Afters were born later—much later. I’ll get back to that in a moment. Inside means within the District’s boundaries, where although life can be perilous, it’s a bucolic paradise compared to the dangers that lurk beyond the fences. Outside is the world beyond the barriers, where life

He ran his hand through his hair as he let out a frustrated sigh. Alicia gave Adams a worried look, then she looked back at Mike. "Maybe you're overthinking this, Mike. You know people do have doppelgangers, and what if you meeting her is just a mere coincidence? I really don't think you need bother yourself with this. She may look like May, and also bear the same name as her, but you must know that she isn't our May. May is—"

This classmate continued enthusiastically, "You see, I'm right! Looks like fate has smiled on us. We’re borrowing Chloe and Ivanna’s glory. We have someone to rely on now." "To be honest, it's nice to know that we have a connection with you two. We'll be counting on you to help us if we run into any problems in the future." "Think about it. If Mr. Atlas wasn't around to help Beatrice, she would have been in big trouble." His words resonated with everyone, and they all nodded in agreement. "Unforeseen events can happen at any time. Who knows when we’ll be the next victims? So, let's raise a toast to Mr. Atlas and Mr. Jared! Thank you for treating us like family. We're truly grateful."

he asked. Potential smiled, holding out the empty key. “Existence has grown as far as it can within itself,” they said. “But there is more beyond. Some places do not exist, not non-existence, not even potential. Places that have never been touched by choice or certainty or anything else we know.”

Sophia stood outside the glass doors of St. Clair Industries, staring at her reflection. The woman looking back at her wasn’t the same one who had walked through these doors weeks ago. Her face was pale, her eyes hollow, her once soft features now sharp with exhaustion. Grief had stripped away every ounce of warmth she used to carry.