Novels by Karma

Levi steadied his breath, willing his muscles to obey, and his focus to hold. He was racking his brain, planning out what little tactics he could, preparing himself mentally for a clash that seemed like it'd bring more pain than victory.Out of nowhere, a haze of dark mist slowly crawled out from the bushes around them. slithering across the ground like smoke searching for something to consume.“What is it this time…” he muttered under his breath, voice low, laced with weariness. He was already having trouble with what was in front of him, another additional problem was the least thing he needed at the moment.His eyes ran accross the bushes, trying to pin down the origin of this dark mist. But at that moment, the mist wasn't the immediate threat to him.It was what it distracted him from.The air cracked like the sound of cloth slicing through wind. The masked man was already on the move. Out of reflex, his head snapped up, but he had already wasted too much time. All he saw was a b

Violet crashed into a pile of grasses, her chest rising and falling in shallow bursts. She was quite out of breath, but obviously drained. The kind of exhaustion that showed someone had stressed themselves physically.Laying a few feet opposite her was something that almost resembled a corpse Telling what it was, wasn't exactly what one would call an easy task It was hard to say what exactly it was. The figure was twisted unnaturally with its limbs looking shriveled like a dried up leaf.What remained of its face was just dried up lips and clenched teeth. The only features that hinted at it probably being a human figure at the very least was the faint trace of a nose, and a single intact eye.Beside it, half-buried in the dirt, was the remnants of a plasma spear. Its energy core flickered weakly in the broken shaft.Letting out a heavy breath, Violet pushed herself upright. Maybe it was instinct, but her hand pressed against her side where the stab wound had been. But the wound wasn'

As they digested the cost of the errors they had made, Layla and the others heard a sudden impact a few feet away from them. Four figures descended from the sky, their descent releasing a small dust cloud that blinded everyone. Just then, a male voice echoed throughout the island, with a sinister laughter and delight."All players are gathered. Good... Welcome to our playground, Teachers, Sentinels, and if I may say, future Sentinels."None of teachers and Layla hesitated. In the blink of an eye, they vanished from their initial position which was a few feet away from the students to now standing in front of them. They were each standing upright, but their muscles were tensed, ready to counter any sudden movements at any time. "Lian..." Layla called her name, glancing back at the students.Lian didn't need more. She immediately understood the assignment. She conjured up barriers with two layers around the students like a dome, glowing under the sunlight.Now they all fully set the

"Talk about having a terrible day," Kyle clenched his teeth as he forced himself up.A sharp pain flared in his left shoulder where he landed on. It was like an organ beating with pain, but he paid little attention to it."We really should've just stayed at home today," he groaned, hitting his shoulder gently like he was trying to slowly fix a bone back in place.He looked around, scanning his new environment. It was still the same island, so not much was different. But he had to make sure there were no traps in place. There could have been a chance that their ambush was planned down to the very spots they were separated to. He eased up the tension in his muscles, letting out a heavy exhale, "I have to hurry and find the rest.”Just as he took one step forward something instantly flashed in front of him. A palm, flat and fast, being thrust toward his face, already at point-blank range.If he wasn't much of a fighter, it might have as well been the end for him. At that moment, it was

It wasn’t the voices that made Reinhart pause. It was what he couldn’t hear anymore.For a second, everything went still.The leaves became calm, and even the wind itself had seized like it was holding its breath and trying to hide its presence.This was how tense Reinhart's gaze made the atmosphere.His eyes remained on the students for a few long seconds, then he exhaled heavily, relaxing his shoulders a little and shaking his head. "I'm getting paranoid..."“Are you just gonna stand there all day, or are you coming out?” a deep and familiar voice came from the other side of the bush, breaking the silence he had created.Reinhart recognized it immediately.Garrion.He let out another sigh—but this time it wasn't a sign of weariness, or frustration, but relief— and he pushed aside the wildflowers gathered in front of him.The scent of saltwater was the first thing that greeted him like a welcome from the Island. His eyes followed the sound of waves lapping gently against the shore. F

Just like it came, it left.The pressure in the air and the tension in their muscles, it all vanished and the Like a colony of ants that suddenly scattered into cracks in the ground, the moment they saw a threat approaching.Except, their hidden assailants didn't vanish because of fear. Why did they then? Levi and his friends didn't know.Levi slowly lowered his shoulders. “They’re gone,” he muttered.“They left?” Kyle asked, as they all turned round in a circular pattern slowly. “Weren’t they just—”“There were only three,” Violet cut in, still watching the treeline with narrowed eyes. “They kept circling fast, changing position constantly. Their energy signatures overlapped and that made it feel like more.”They all eased up, dropping their stances and standing properly. The forest around them had gone quiet again. No birds or rustles. Just a still tension lingering in the silence.“So…” Levi turned, brushing a leaf off his shoulder. “Anyone got any idea where we are now? Or if we’r