Chapter 97: Advancing Beyond Tomorrow
With daylight starting to fade off into the horizon and the emotional day at the beach starting to settle, we made our way into the heart of one of the more prestigious institutions in the entire state.
No one really said much on the drive there. Lyra had dozed off, while Livia w...
2025-10-08 10:56:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 96: You Weren’t Wrong
The beach was quiet. Not too many people stayed to see the sun set. It was a weekday, so I guess it made sense.
Noah’s blade had disappeared, but the scent of blood lingered faintly in the air, mixing with the salt and sea spray. Lyra had stopped fussing as soon as I took her into my...
2025-10-05 13:07:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 95: A Mother’s Fury
I was halfway through finishing up Noah’s shoulders, showing off the smuggest of smiles. When I felt someone lingering at the edge of the towel
Gazing up, I saw Elowen standing there while fidgeting and biting her lip like she was debating whether or not to even speak.
“Is some...
2025-10-02 03:36:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 94: Shallows and Red Flags
After all the work getting my school off the ground, I was finally enjoying myself, laughing with Livia and Elowen as they began to relax. We stood ankle-deep in the surf, and I’d started a splash fight more than once.
Three beautiful girls in wet swimsuits would inevitably draw a...
2025-09-29 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 93: Embrace of the Sea
Before we thought about signing any leases, there was one thing we absolutely had to do first…
Enjoy the beach, of course!
It didn’t matter how many streets we crossed or how many apartment ads I skimmed at red lights. None of it compared to the view that unfolded as we reache...
2025-09-26 18:10:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 92: Sand Between Her Toes
After about twenty minutes of slowly driving in circles, Noah eventually got the hang of it. The car moved smoother, less like a twitchy beast and more like a docile machine listening to its master.
I watched him in awe for a moment at how fast he adapted and how serious his face loo...
2025-09-24 04:06:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 5: A Present for Batman
The docks smelled of salt, rust, and gun oil. Penguin’s men milled about nervously. Their rifles clutched like lifelines. While their headlights cut harsh beams through the fog, illuminating crates stacked high with smuggled goods.
Penguin himself stood in the middle, puffing irritab...
2025-09-23 04:53:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 91: A Night of Sparks and Sugar
As we stepped off the Ferris wheel, the sky behind us was painted in shades of lavender and gold. I stretched my arms and turned back to my wide-eyed crew: one noble, a head maid, a baby, and a very patient husband.
“Alright,” I said, throwing my hands up in mock surrender,...
2025-09-20 19:22:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 4: Enter the Penguin
Bruce Wayne drove home in silence, the growl of the Batmobile lingering in his ears even after he had traded it for the subdued hum of a civilian car. His mind replayed the encounter in the alley.
That speed and power… No ordinary meta-human had ever closed the distance on him quite lik...
2025-09-19 22:40:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 3: Enter the Dark Knight
The morning sun had only just broken through Gotham’s haze when Nox found himself drifting lazily above the city, the wind rushing past his ears stretched outward. He had learned to wield his hearing the way a pianist used their fingers.
Each note and sound was tuned until he could ...
2025-09-19 22:19:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2: Tower of Valen
Nox cut across the night sky, the last traces of battle lust simmering in his body. The neon sounds, smoke, and shadows of Gotham stretched below.
In the distance a single destination gleamed like a beacon.
A tower dominated the skyline, its sharp edges cutting through the haze, its li...
2025-09-19 21:48:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1: To Challenge a Legend
The sky split with a thunderclap as Nox Valen plummeted toward Smallville. He didn’t stumble or crash by accident; he chose to fall that way. Arms spread, body cutting through the air like a spear, he let himself slam into the dirt road just outside the Kent farm.
With a deafening c...
2025-09-19 21:31:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 90: High Above the World
We strolled away from the ride like champions. My throat was raw from too much screaming, while Noah on the other hand was flush with messy hair as he grinned like a man fresh from battle eager for more.
I spotted the two party poopers by a bench with Lyra’s stroller. Livia stood wi...
2025-09-07 19:45:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 89: The Sound of Fun
Since Elowen was right in front of me, I couldn’t help but whisper into her ear as we went through the darkened tunnel.
She jumped every time and squeezed my hand even tighter. It was far from comfortable, and I found myself wishing we had just left her off the ride altogether.
I ...
2025-09-06 19:18:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 88: The Theme Park Experience
So… it turned out he did have the full amount.
After rummaging in the back for far too long, the shopkeeper finally returned, grumbling under his breath yet looking oddly pleased, carrying a shiny black briefcase stuffed with bills so crisp they practically reeked of smug satis...
2025-08-25 02:06:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 87: Pawned Off
Noah couldn’t even hold in his laughter at the two girls' expressions as we sped off into the darkness.
Elowen clutched the seatbelt like it was her only lifeline to survive this ordeal, and Livia muttered every curse word she’d ever heard under her breath.
“You did that on purpose,...
2025-08-22 05:51:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 86: The Think Tank
That evening, I decided it was time to stop daydreaming about everything I could accomplish and start making it happen. There was so much to do, and we still had no idea about the Southern army’s progress.
So, we gathered.
Of course I was there. Like anyone would dare meet without m...
2025-08-19 04:50:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 85: Invitation to Another World
“So, let me lay it all out,” I began while settling onto the edge of my oversized lounge chair with Lyra cradled in my arms. “I used to live in another world, but one day… I died. Somehow, I ended up here, in this body. The soul that originally owned it also died, but she did...
2025-08-13 20:12:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 84: The Inner Circle
I took a deep breath and stood tall, one hand resting protectively over Lyra’s carrier beside me, the other gripping the edge of the war table.
The room was silent; every one of Noah’s most trusted men focused on me.
It was time to reveal the impossible to people who probably wo...
2025-08-12 06:55:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 83: The Red Chariot
I had focused hard, really hard, on where I wanted us to appear in Elarion.
Just outside the fortress was a quiet clearing, a place rarely visited yet open enough not to cause any trouble. The last thing I wanted was to risk appearing in the same space as someone else.
Whatever divin...
2025-08-10 02:01:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 82: Behold, My BMW That Bends Worlds
"In my past life, I drove a Nissan Altima," I declared with pride, chin tilted upward and eyes gleaming as if I’d just introduced my trusty warhorse.
The thought of my old car filled me with nostalgia.
Noah looked at me from the motel room chair, where he sat quiet...
2025-08-08 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 81: Comfort First, Chaos Later
Once we had the money, our first stop was a place to finally buy ourselves some much-needed clothes.
Nothing fancy, just one of those big chain department stores with racks of everything you could ever need. “I just gave birth, and my sleep was currently lacking; it was time t...
2025-08-07 15:10:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 80: Shopping Spree, Car, Milkshake
“Go ahead,” I said, gesturing toward the bathroom. “Take a shower and be amazed; you’ll never want to go back to our primitive one ever again.”
Noah glanced at the stream still flowing through the air, then back at me with a smirk.
“You’re sure?”
...
2025-08-06 12:07:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 79: He Never Saw It Coming
As Noah started walking in the direction of the gas station, I crouched low beneath a nearby tree. I kept Lyra close to my chest; our heartbeats synced as we both waited in anticipation for Noah’s actions.
Then we heard it.
Pop… Pop… Pop…
It was a sound I had hea...
2025-08-04 18:45:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 78: Welcome to Earth… I think.
We settled on a bench nearby, the low hum of electricity washing over us like a reminder… This wasn’t a dream.
I smiled and looked towards Noah as I cradled our baby girl in my arms. “First things first, Noah, we need to welcome our daughter Lyra into this world.”
<... 2025-08-02 08:24:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 77: A Gift Upon Her Birth
Everything had happened so very fast, and yet… somehow, it wasn’t fast enough.
After getting the doctor’s attention, Noah sprinted back and carried me from the balcony with more urgency than I’d ever seen in him. He barked orders, summoned guards, and instructed the servants ...
2025-07-31 10:51:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 76: The Calm Before Her Arrival
At my request, Livia and Elowen were placed in the same ward, making it easier for me to visit them both.
After everything they had endured, the least I could do was provide them with a comfortable, luxurious place to recover. Keeping them together also ensured they had someone...
2025-07-30 07:34:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 75: Where I Draw the Line
Noah kept holding me, his voice low as he whispered that I was safe and he had everything under control.
But I wasn’t listening… Not really.
Because all I could see was Livia bleeding, Elowen unconscious, and a blade meant for my child less than ten feet away from where I s...
2025-07-29 03:25:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 74: A Shield of Flesh and Fury
“Livia,” I groaned as I waddled across the castle’s eastern hallway, my hand braced against my lower back, “you know what’s not fair?”
She looked at me with that skeptical expression of hers… the one that always looked like calm disapproval but somehow still manage...
2025-07-27 23:36:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 73: We Will Endure
An hour later everyone that mattered was currently present in the war room.
Tension hung in the air, weighted by the realization that our near future could be fatal. These were men that have sworn their allegiance to Noah, so I’m sure they were willing to see that to fruition.
The e...
2025-07-27 04:21:48 +0000 UTC View Post