Zapped Book Novels & Stories

Enni's POV My heart pounded like a drum as I picked up the call from the mysterious lady, Zea. Her voice was hushed as if she held a secret of utmost importance. She wasted no time, urging me to meet her at a specified location within a mere two hours. The question echoed in my mind: What could this meeting possibly entail? Would it be a perilous adventure or an exhilarating experience? I tried to rein in my imagination, but my thoughts spiralled out of control, refusing to be tamed.

How long has this been decaying under my nose? “And yes. It was me all along. Ah… it feels exhilarating to say it aloud. You have no idea how long I have waited for this.” Zapier closed his eyes briefly, savoring the feeling. “Daemonikai mad or dead—either worked. Vladya long gone. Then there would have been only me. But that little human kept intercepting my plans at every turn.”

It looked harmless, but he knew better. “That thing," he swore. “We have to get rid of that book, before it does something else." Alexa pulled back, her eyes swollen yet surprisingly dry. She hesitated, her eyes narrowing on the book. "You're right!” She swallowed. "We should get rid of it.” Together, they approached the book. Zephyr reached for it, his heart pounding in his chest like it'd fly out the very next mimite. The second his fingers grazed the cover, the room shuddered.

I hissed. I ran at Silas. I didn't use a punch or a kick. I grabbed the leather-bound book from my pocket. It was still glowing with the purple and green light from the last chapter. I didn't throw it at him. I shoved the blue microchip, the one I had pulled from the Bryan-machine into the spine of the book. BZZZZT. The book didn't just grow this time. It opened a hole in the air. A massive, black vacuum started to suck in the gray dust. It was a "Delete" command, but it wasn't coming from the sky. It was coming from me.

I don’t have time for this. The soft ding of the elevator announces my arrival, and I step out, heading straight for Zoe’s room. My hands push the door open, and what I see stops me in my tracks. Zoe is lying on the bed, propped up on pillows, flipping through a book. She looks calm, completely at ease. And then I see it—the book in her hands. It’s the book. The same one I stole from the library. The werewolf book. My stomach twists as memories flood back, all the questions, all the warnings.

He is an idiot on a whole other level; common sense doesn’t seem common to him. I see the demon prince of Greed grabbing the book and flipping through it. He doesn’t find anything interesting about it; he starts biting the spine of the book. Belphegor is out and trying to scold him about putting it back. My heart almost stops when a student stops, seemingly looking at them before shaking their head. “Miss May, Zayne is using levitation on the books again!” “ZAYNE!” Miss May, the librarian, yells somewhere behind one of the shelves.

My nose led me to a drawer, and when I opened it, I saw a giant black book inside. This must be it. I thought as I examined the book. Next to it, I saw a jade necklace that I knew belonged to Zira. I hurried and pocketed the necklace. The book, on the other hand, would not fit in my pocket. I hesitated before touching it. I felt a presence coming from it.

Gehennam ignis, tandem venit de miser libro! The woman let out an exasperated sigh before her eyes hovered on Bonnie, who froze at the eye contact. She then smiled and loomed over. Videtur quod te salvum me. Qui ut tibi sit, –she said but Elizabeth remained stiff on her spot. The woman tuts and hums before clearing her throat. She stared at the child’s temple and straightened, as if realizing something. “It seems that Latin is no longer a widely spread language. No wonder the bats got your tongue.” She bowed. “Greetings. I am Zai. I have been trapped in this book for decades, but now I am free. You freed me.” A smile.

Then Zara noticed something. "Adrian." He turned. "What?" She pointed at the bookshelf. "That book." He walked over. "What about it?" "It's upside down." Adrian stared at the shelf. Most of the books were old business journals. One was facing the wrong direction. He pulled it out. A small compartment opened behind it. Zara's mouth fell open. "Okay." Adrian looked at her. "Don't." She smiled. "I wasn't going to say anything." "You were."

Jake stopped, getting back to his matter, “never mind. I wanted to show you this...” He slid out the book and placed it at the large table which was furthest in that part of the library. “Great, you joined a cult!” Matt scoffed. “What is it?” Gabriel asked, observing the strange symbol on it. “Well, I don't know, yet.” “What do you mean, you don't know?” came Gabriel, “I think a book’s supposed to be opened to know what it is...” “Ok,this is going to sound insane but when I opened it, fire came out of it, literally!”