Novels by Aurora Sky

The cold from the stone walls of the old library beneath Aethelgard Academy crept up Kenzo’s arms. The pitch-black crystal key Instructor Hauer had given him felt strange in his palm, seemingly draining the warmth from his fingertips. The dim blue light of the Eye of Origin illuminated dusty bookshelves crammed with ancient manuscripts and worn data tablets. The scent of decaying paper mixed with a faint, sharp chemical odor that made Kenzo shudder. This was the heart of the Empire’s lies, and he was incredibly fortunate that Hauer had granted him access."System, initiate archive scan. Prioritize data related to Project Chimera," Kenzo ordered quietly, his voice a whisper that carried clearly in the stillness of the room.The holographic interface, visible only to him, flickered, projecting threads of data and blurred images pulled from every scroll and tablet he touched. Thousands of years of information were embedded in these stone slabs and magical fibers. It was no wonder the Gol

Shortly after the official announcement that the Forbidden Forest graduation exam had ended, an inexplicable aura of emptiness blanketed the silver area that had just witnessed the duel between Valerius and Kenzo. The students of Class E, with the exception of Kenzo, Mia, Hans, and Fenris, collapsed to the ground as if every ounce of their energy had been sucked away. The toxic smog from Hans’s Plague-Shadow Rat still swirled, partially obscuring the face of Kenzo, who had donned his tattered gray cloak once more.Kenzo picked up Valerius’s golden badge from among the fallen leaves. It was crafted from Sun-Stone, a crystal said to grow only in the core of a dragon's power. Yet, instead of seeing a mark of honor, all Kenzo saw was an encrypted code from the Eye of Origin. Something about frequency resonance with the Genesis Core. Something he had been hunting."Subject Yulian, survival success rate 98%. Lowering the standards of the Elite class infected by the plague." The Academy narr

The Jaeger units moved first. Ten silver Mechanical Eagles, gleaming under the carrier’s spotlights, sliced through the forest canopy with the roar of mana-propelled blades cutting the air. In each Beast sat an Imperial soldier, sitting upright, their tactical helmets covering their entire faces. Each was equipped with magi-thermal sensors capable of scanning for a mouse behind twenty layers of steel plating. They were no ordinary soldiers; they were anomaly hunters, a special unit sent to purge genetic stains too dangerous to leave behind.In the middle of the ruin-strewn battlefield, Kenzo Julian did not panic. His eyes, now burning a deep, crimson red after manifesting Nihilus, analyzed every shadow and shift in the air. The defensive net woven into this forest was no longer a secret. Everything had been scanned and logged into his data."They aren’t just any hunters, they’re chasing the Void frequency trace that Nihilus is emitting," Kenzo muttered to himself, speaking to Nihilus,

The sky above the Forbidden Forest was not blue, but a deep, somber gray, choked by a canopy of ancient trees that towered like skyscrapers. Every student’s navigation sensor activa badges ted automatically the moment their feet touched the ground. There was only one goal: collect the group scattered throughout the central region, the very place where the Goldenthorn clan’s Golden Dragon resided in a specially isolated chamber as the ultimate challenge."The rules are simple," Instructor Hauer’s voice echoed through the microscopic speakers implanted in every student’s ear. "You Class E losers don't have much of a chance. Just stay hidden. Anyone who survives until sunset without losing their badge will be declared a pass."Hans snorted, pulling his collar up. "Listen up, guys. Hauer always tries to act like he cares, but he just wants us to die quietly so our class reputation stays in the gutter."Kenzo didn't answer. He stood at the edge of a misty ravine, his eyes locked onto the m

The Class E dormitory was not a building, but a series of underground cells located behind the school's mana waste disposal pipes. The atmosphere was stifling, a musty odor dominating the air, mingled with the poor-quality mana residue from heaters that were constantly breaking down. There were no light crystals there, only cheap, flickering magic torches that cast desperate, dancing shadows against the damp concrete walls.Kenzo pushed open the creaky metal door. As he stepped inside, at least twelve pairs of eyes, hollowed by malnutrition and stress, turned toward him. The room was vast but packed with rusted folding cots squeezed tightly together."New loser," muttered a gaunt, skinny man who was busy trying to repair the mechanical spider legs of his Beast. "Take bed number 24. The only one left is near the main vent. The air from there will sting your eyes if you don't wear goggles."Kenzo did not respond. He walked to the designated cot and tossed his backpack, which contained o

The iron gates of Aethelgard Academy towered ten meters high, welcoming a throng of youths dressed in opulent finery. Kenzo Julian stood amidst a sea of magical silk and jewel-encrusted light armor, wearing a tattered gray coat faded by the dust of his travels. Inside his pocket, his hand gripped a piece of forged identification with edges that were beginning to peel."Your name, young man?" the administrator asked in a bored tone. He wore mana-powered optical glasses that glowed with a faint blue light. In his hand, a mechanical quill recorded everything onto a holographic sheet."Yulian. From the Western outskirts," Kenzo replied flatly. He kept his voice low and unremarkable.The officer raised an eyebrow, scanning the holographic display showing Yulian's data. "A fallen noble, eh? How classic. What kind of Beast did you bring? If it is just some low-grade insect, you had better turn around before our detection machine crushes your psyche."Kenzo did not answer immediately. From be

Axel took a deep breath, steeling his resolve once more. "We will build something stronger," he said to Zara, his voice cutting through the roar of the Symphony Core, which was still trembling.A violent vibration struck the Symphony Core. It was no ordinary earthquake, but a seismic rift in the dimensions, as if something were trying to tear the ceiling of reality from the outside. The darkness in the Symphony’s sky began to fracture."He hasn't come to freeze," Axel’s voice echoed. "He has come to erase everything."Harmon, his face pale, nodded. "The Absolute Nothingness."Axel looked at Zara. "We have no time. The Moment Keeper must be fully integrated now.""How? We’ve already left the Zero Point," Zara asked, her eyes fixed on the cracks in the sky."We don't need to be there physically," Axel replied, shifting his gaze to the center of the Symphony Core, where a giant crystal representing the Symphony’s essence pulsed. "We will project the intention of the Symphony. We’ll use t

Axel stood tall in the middle of the Null Point of Potential. Before him, a vortex of frozen energy swirled wildly, threatening to consume anything in its path. Zara was already in position, her hands weaving an intricate energy seal."Harmon, now!" Axel shouted.Harmon stepped forward, allowing his body to serve as a conductor for the bone-chilling current. "I'm ready! I’ll open a gap so this flow doesn't freeze us all solid!"Aethel scrambled behind them, fingers dancing in the air to stabilize the fraying data patterns. "The pattern is chaotic! If we don’t synchronize the rhythm of the Keeper immediately, we’ll be locked in here forever!""Don't stop!" Zara commanded. "Keep your focus! Don't let that frost touch your minds!"Axel felt an intense cold creeping from the floor up to his fingertips. Focus on the goal, he thought. We aren't fighting; we are building."The system is responding," Aethel said, breathless. "Harmon, keep the channel open! I'm starting to stabilize the struct

The world fractured. A gargantuan fissure beneath Axel and Zara’s feet swallowed everything, tearing them away from the Zero Point of Potential they had just liberated. Axel plummeted, his fingers brushing only the hem of Zara’s dress as she faded into golden light."Zara!" Axel shouted. His voice echoed through this dimension-less expanse—silent and dead."Don't look down, Axel!" Zara screamed back. Her body floated now, caught between the hungry pull of the void and the remnants of the Gilded energy they had unleashed. "Listen! Can you hear it?"Axel squeezed his eyes shut, forcing his consciousness to pierce through the deafening roar of the void.Thump. Thump. Thump.It wasn't a human heartbeat. It was a melody. An ancient rhythm creeping from the depths of the Symphony’s core."It’s a message," Axel whispered. He felt the walls of reality around him crumbling. "The Symphony is still singing, Zara. Even here, in the deepest point of nothingness.""It’s reminding us," Zara closed h

Axel closed his eyes, forcing his consciousness not to shatter under the weight of that horrific vision. The image of himself strangling Zara felt too real—too visceral to be a mere illusion."Zara! Don't let go of my hand!" Axel shouted, though he had no way of knowing if his voice carried through this void."I'm here, Axel!" Zara's voice sounded thin, yet laced with iron resolve. "Don't look at that future. It's nothing but bait!"Axel drew a ragged breath. He felt the sensation of falling accelerate, pulled by the gravity of a collapsing star. He opened his eyes and saw a pinpoint of light ahead, impossibly small yet infinitely dense. The Zero Point of Potential. "That’s the center!" Axel cried out.They landed hard on a floor that felt like the pure essence of time. There were no walls, no ceiling, only a vast expanse pulsing with a slow, rhythmic beat. In the center, a gargantuan mechanism resembling a gear made of frozen light spun in place."That's the mechanism," Zara murmured

Axel felt his blue shield screaming. The sound of crystal shattering echoed unnervingly close to his ears."Zara! Stay close to me!" Axel shouted."I won't let you go, Axel! But this pressure, my head feels like it's going to explode!" Zara clutched her head with one hand.Suddenly, the darkness around them erupted into a blindingly bright white light. It wasn't a scorching light, but rather one that was pure, soft, and unnervingly calm.The dimensional pressure that had been crushing their lungs suddenly vanished. Axel gasped, desperate to inhale oxygen that seemed to come from nowhere."Where are we?" Xylos asked. His voice sounded crystalline, as if he were standing right in front of Axel."Don't move," Axel whispered. He stared at the scene before him in disbelief.They were no longer floating in the void. Axel was standing in the middle of a lush green field. In the distance, he saw a familiar wooden house."Is that ... my

The ship roared. The engines, which once pulsed with a rhythmic harmony, now shrieked under the strain of a fractured dimension. Axel gripped the helm, his knuckles turning white. Out there, reality was no longer a vast, open space; it was jagged shards of glass being hurled into the darkness."We won't last more than ten seconds in this state!" Xylos shouted, gripping a control panel that was spitting sparks of electricity."Don't look outside!" Zara called back, her eyes squeezed shut. She channeled the last of her Gilded energy to cocoon the ship's hull. "Focus on our resonance. If we don't align ourselves with these fissures, we’ll be torn to shreds!"Axel glanced at Aethel and Chromia at the support stations. They looked deathly pale, yet their hands moved with frantic speed across the panels, struggling to stabilize their coordinates."I need a vector to get out of this fold!" Axel yelled."There are no logical vectors!" Aethel shouted back. "Space here isn't linear anymore. We