Zero X Puppeteer Novels & Stories

“Zach, I only did all this because I love you! When we were children, you said you’d marry me when we grew up! But you broke your promise and fell in love with another woman... “I never intended to break you and Coco apart, but after I came back to River City, you came whenever I called. You fixed my plumbing, changed my light bulbs, and hung my curtains. If you didn’t have feelings for me, why would you help me?” “You gave me hope. And after that night when you got drunk and spent the night with me, I came up with this plan...” Pain flashed across Zach’s face as he shut his eyes. “No! That’s not true! I only helped you because I saw you as a younger sister. It was no different from helping

"Xander, don't you dare." "I am the Sovereign, Sara," he said, a sad, beautiful smile touching his lips. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the small, gold coin the girl had tried to trade. He tossed it up to me. "Keep the change. I’ll see you at the Red Ledger’s end." "Xander!" The boiler room door exploded inward. Three Processors stepped through the smoke, their visors flashing. Xander didn't run. He stood his ground, his arms spread wide. "I am Xander Thorne!" he roared, his voice echoing through the basement like a challenge to a god. "I am the Sovereign of the Zeroes! Come and collect your debt!"

Zeno answered, “I need at most an epoch of the outside world.” “Be quick, then. I need to work on preparing for my plans too.” Zeno resumed the puppet-making process right away. He tried his best to restore the skeleton to a better condition. Furthermore, he even used the treasures he had collected from ancient cities and ruins to help produce a powerful puppet. At long last, Zeno successfully transformed the skeleton into a puppet. “It’s done, James.” As Zeno snapped his fingers, the skeleton walked toward James and stopped before him. “Hello, Master.”

His mom sobbed beside him, calling his name over and over, but he didn't even blink. I walked over, crouched down, and looked into his eyes. "Hi there, I'm Dexter," I said gently. "I'm not here to give you commands. I just want you to know that you aren't a machine. You're a human being." His eyelashes fluttered. It was a slow blink, as if it were a function he hadn't used in a long time. "You're safe now. No one can ever hurt you again," I reassured him.

Instead, he muttered to himself again and again, "Where's my cheat ability? Why did it disappear? Why can't I see the future anymore?! What's going on?!" His expression was twisted with madness, like a rabid dog gone out of control. [That skill was a limited-time quirk for the newbie male lead, and it was bound to be retracted after a week.] [Even if he stocked the wrong supplies, he should've at least gotten food too. But this guy stocked only ice?] [Another brain-dead male lead, abandoned by the system.] At that moment, the signal cut off. I shrugged again, before continuing to eat my grilled meat.

"That's incredibly generous of the company." "We take care of our top assets," Vance said smoothly, his eyes flashing back to Ren. "And Squad Zero is currently our most valuable asset. The viewership numbers on your Scourge raids are astronomical. The board of directors is absolutely thrilled with your kill-to-death ratios." Vance sat down on the white leather sofa, popping the biometric latches on his briefcase.

My company let employees clock paid hours while petting the office cats, take unlimited vacation, and skip the time clock altogether. For a while, people called us a dream company. Then one of my employees posted online and accused the whole thing of being a kindness trap. He filmed the office as if it were paradise, but the caption told a different story: [Don't envy us. All of this was bought with our low pay and our youth.] The post went viral, and overnight, I became the fake-nice boss who bled his employees dry behind a mask of small kindnesses. The entire internet told my employees to run. Fine. I let them. I rolled out a new policy. Effective immediately, every flexible benefit

Her wild movement lifts her top up and the branded burn I see almost makes my knees buckle. I can't believe what I'm seeing but after I see it again my eyes widen, there's no doubt what it is. Zero lifts her up and crushes her to his chest. “Sssshhh, Beauty, I got you, it's me Zero, you need to wake up now, okay, wake up Beauty. Sssshhh.” He is so strong, his words soothing, his voice firm, but I see the horror on his paled skin. I see it as I feel mine.

"Ano... anong tinawag mo sa akin?" ​"Don't make me repeat it. It's embarrassing," sabi ni Liam sabay iwas ng tingin, pero nakita ni Xander ang pamumula ng tenga ng bata. "Pero... thanks for being a shield. Zero rating ka pa rin, pero maybe... I'll give you a 0.5 for effort." ​Natawa si Xander kahit masakit ang kanyang sugat. "I'll take that 0.5."

ORIGIN SIGNATURE MATCH MOTHER ZERO DESCENDANT CONFIRMED Lucas whispered, “What does that mean?” Architect Zero looked at him. “It means Mother Zero didn't create me as her final child.” The countdown reached: 06:02 Zero stared at Lucas. “She created you.” Lucas's face went pale. “But she never met me.” “No.” Architect Zero looked toward Elena's motionless body. “She didn't create your body.” Then toward the Crown. “She created the possibility of you.”