You Already Dead Novels & Stories

She had escaped from the crypt. "He's not dead! He's not dead!" Daphne threw herself onto the coffin, pounding on the lid like a woman possessed, her voice so shredded it was barely human. "Stellan isn't dead! He's not dead! He's not dead! You can't bury him! He's really not dead!" The chapel erupted. Everyone stared at Daphne in shock, then at the coffin, then at each other.

I took a deep breath as I felt my body giving out, and my vision started to fade to white, until I couldn’t hear, or see anything around me anymore. Everything was just… white. I’ve always heard that your life flashes before you when you die. That you relive all the milestones in your life, like a highlight reel. But I didn’t see my family. I didn’t see Alice, or my parents. I didn’t see the first time I rode a bike, or any of my birthdays. My mind only went to… him. My one and only. The times we shared together, flashing before my eyes as I relived everything.

A voice I knew all too well. ​"You forgot the most important rule of the Debt, kids." ​I froze. I turned around, my heart stopping. ​Standing in the ruins of the doorway was the younger version of me—the First Life. She wasn't drugged anymore. Her eyes were solid violet, and she was holding a Scythe that looked ten times more powerful than mine. ​"You can't have two of the same soul in the same room," the First Life said, a cruel smile touching her lips. "One of us has to go. And I like my life just fine."

His eyelids were twitching constantly, but even so, he remained completely motionless inside the coffin. I couldn't help but wonder if Mom and Dad, who were lying next to him and faking their deaths as well, would become so enraged that they would sit up. After all, they were hearing their worthless daughter slap their precious son. In the meantime, the onlookers, who were shocked by my reaction, quickly stepped in to hold me back. I took the opportunity to bury my face in Lucy Hall's, my neighbor's, shoulder. "Why did I have to be the one left alive, Lucy? Mom and Dad are gone, and Draco is dead, too. How did the Lancaster family—?"

Zayn laid hold of his shirt and snared, "Who the fvck are you all?" He laughed and sniffed with blood running out of his nose, "We are the revolution" He slowly let go of the body to the ground and the man was gone. He was dead. Zayn turned and his eyes met with that of Allegra whose fist was tightened. She said to him, "Another dead end, these guys keep dying like it's nothing" "It sounds strange but they die after saying, Hail, Alpha Ajax. Like an activator for the death or something"

Dad’s voice grounds me back to reality. “You–you are not real.” I hiss, narrowing my eyes at him. “You were dead.” “I’m as real as you are. No need to doubt it,” He says, his stoic face bringing back memories of childhood. “Then how the fuck are you here?! You were dead! Or did someone dig your grave and revive you?” I spat, worried that my assumption might be true. With how things have been, Rena finding out her supposed dead mother is alive, Nixie and Theon alive, anything can be possible. People are just dying and coming back to life, making a joke out of death.

I crossed my arm. “Dash is dead.” *silence* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

My eyes snapped open. The road was empty. My car was gone. The truck kept moving, steadily.. My breath came rough and shallow. My hands trembled against the wheel. “What the hell is happening…?” Then suddenly, “HELLO.” A voice. Neither coming from outside nor inside. A cold, mechanical voice seared into my head with the words, visuals displaying: 《SYSTEM INITIALIZED》 You are dead, Kieran. I froze. My blood went ice cold. 《SECOND CHANCE PROTOCOL ACTIVATED》

And weirdly, everyone there looked like they were dressed for something big. It wasn't until Edmond and Philip followed the van—our bodies inside, heading to the crematorium—that it hit me. Keyla had paid. Our story was over. I watched as my body, once alive and full of dreams, slid into the cremation chamber. Minutes later, it was just ash. Edmond scooped it into a small bottle and took me home. Philip did the same for Ariel. When Edmond knelt and bowed in front of me, I finally felt peace.

His breathing was rapid and his veins bulged as if he wanted to crush the phone. At the same time, the person in the seat in front of him exclaimed, "Mr. Jennings, Astrid died four years ago!" I did not hear the rest as Death had arrived. "The time has come, Astrid. Are you ready for your soul to be annihilated?" I gently stroked Nicholas's cheek and nodded slightly. "Yeah, let's begin."