Novels by D F X

The stairs creaked under Axel and Chloe’s feet as they walked deeper into the darkness. The air grew colder, and the sound of dripping water echoed off the stone walls.“Axel… where do you think this leads?” Chloe whispered, her voice shaking.“I don’t know,” Axel said, holding the torch higher. “But if the curse started here in Ravenswood, then maybe the answer is down here.”The stairs finally ended, and they stepped into a wide chamber. Chloe gasped, her eyes wide.It was a library.Shelves stretched from floor to ceiling, filled with books that looked older than the school itself. Dust floated in the air like tiny ghosts. The smell of old paper and smoke clung to their clothes.“Wow…” Chloe whispered. “I didn’t even know this was under Ravenswood.”Axel slowly walked to the nearest shelf. The books were cracked and dry, some pages half-burned. Strange symbols were drawn on the covers—moons, wolves, and shapes that looked like people turning into monsters.“Look at this,” Axel said

“Axel, please fight it!” Chloe cried, holding his arm tightly.Axel stumbled, his body shaking. His eyes looked far away, as if he was listening to something no one else could hear. His breath came fast, his lips whispering broken words.The whispers inside his head grew stronger. Command them… they are yours… make the dead bow to you.“I can’t… I can’t stop it,” Axel gasped, clutching his arm where the black marks had spread. His fingers dug into his skin as if he wanted to tear the curse out.“Don’t give in!” Chloe shouted, her eyes full of tears. She shook him harder, desperate. “You are not like Damian. You are not a monster!”A deep, cruel laugh echoed in the chamber. Damian stepped forward, his eyes glowing red in the torchlight. “Not like me?” He smirked. “He is exactly like me. The whispers call him because he is chosen, just as I was.”Chloe’s heart pounded. She pulled Axel closer, as if her presence could shield him from Damian’s words. “No! Axel is stronger than you. He doe

The night outside Ravenswood was dark and heavy. The moon hid behind thick clouds, but its red glow still managed to pierce through. The silence aboveground felt uneasy, broken only by the cries of distant creatures and the echo of chaos spreading inside the school.Rowan stood at the broken window of her office, staring at the blood moon. Her face was pale, and her hands shook as she clutched the edge of her desk. Evelyn entered the room, her steps firm but filled with fear.“Rowan,” Evelyn said. “Tell me the truth. This is not just a sickness. I can feel it. What is really happening here?”Rowan’s lips trembled. “You don’t understand, Evelyn. Ravenswood was never just a school. It was built on ancient ground… a burial ground. Long ago, a cult worshiped the blood moon right here. This sickness… It is not a sickness at all. It is a curse.”Evelyn’s eyes widened. “A curse? You mean… everything we’ve seen, the dead rising, the whispers, the bites—this is not science? Is it something da

“Axel, they are everywhere!” Chloe shouted as the skeletons closed in, their bones clattering loudly in the dark chamber.The skeletons moved fast, too fast, their chains rattling with every step. Their empty eye sockets glowed faintly under the light of the blood moon that shone through cracks in the old ceiling.Damian stood at the center of the chamber, his smirk wide and cruel. “Do you see now?” he said, his voice echoing. “This is the truth of the school. The hidden past. Every failed student was sent here centuries ago. Their bodies were broken, but their souls never left. Tonight, under the blood moon, they rise.”Chloe grabbed Axel’s arm tightly. “What do we do? They’re coming closer.”Axel’s heart pounded. He spotted a rusted metal bar lying on the ground. He snatched it up and swung it hard at the nearest skeleton. The bones cracked, the skull went rolling across the floor, but the skeleton only rattled, bent down, and picked its skull back up before standing tall again.“T

Damian fell to the ground. His whole body shook as if something was tearing him apart from the inside. His fingers clawed into the dirt, his jaw clenched, and his breath came out like growls.“Damian!” Axel shouted, trying to step forward.Chloe grabbed his arm hard. “Don’t! Don’t go near him, Axel! Look at his eyes—something’s wrong!”Axel froze, his heart racing. Damian’s body stopped twitching for a moment, and then it went still. His chest did not rise. His skin turned pale. For one terrifying second, it looked like Damian was gone forever.Chloe whispered, her voice trembling, “He’s… dead.”But then Damian’s eyes snapped open.They glowed red.Chloe gasped and stepped back, dragging Axel with her. “No… oh no… not again. Not like Mason.”Damian pushed himself up slowly. His movements were unnatural, too sharp, too strong. But when he spoke, his voice was steady, cruel, and mocking.“Well,” Damian said with a twisted grin, “it seems I’m not as dead as you hoped.”Axel felt a shiver

“Something is wrong with the blood,” Nurse Evelyn whispered, her voice shaking as she leaned over the table.“What do you mean?” one of the students asked, his face pale.“The blood changes… look at it.” Evelyn pointed at the sample under the glass. The veins of red inside were glowing faintly under the light of the moon shining through the window. “It’s not normal. The blood turns darker… and it shines under the moonlight.”Up above Ravenswood, the sky was covered in a strange red glow. The blood moon had risen. Its light spilled across the town like a curse.Evelyn gasped. “The moon… It’s waking something inside them.”The halls of the academy echoed with coughing at first. Students leaned against walls, clutching their chests. But then, one by one, they collapsed on the floor. Their bodies twitched. Their eyes snapped open—now glowing red like burning coals.Lena peeked from behind the library door. Her breath caught when she saw it.“God, no…” she whispered, covering her mouth.He