All Chapters of THE LAST BELL : Chapter 31
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The forsaken queen.
The night was cold. The sky glowed red under the blood moon. Shadows stretched across the ruined land. The smell of ash and rot filled the air.Sophia stood tall above everyone. Her body was thin like bones, her face hollow, and her wings were made of sharp white bones that spread wide. Her eyes burned with dark fire. She looked like a queen of the dead. Around her, the infected fell to their knees and began to chant her name.“Queen Sophia! Queen Sophia!”Their voices echoed like drums in the empty night.Lena stood in front of her. Her chest rose and fell as she held the glowing sword. The light of the blade shone brighter as her anger grew. Her hand shook, but her eyes never left Sophia.“You will not win,” Lena said.Sophia tilted her head and gave a cruel smile. “Child, I already won. Look at them. They kneel for me. Soon, you will even kneel.”“I will never kneel to you!” Lena shouted. She raised the sword and ran forward.The blade sliced across one of Sophia’s wings. A crack s
The Blood Altar.
“Mason, stop this!” Chloe shouted, her voice trembling.The altar pulsed with black energy, shaking the tunnels around them. The stone glowed like a beating heart, alive with darkness. Mason’s hands pressed hard against it, and his whole body shook as if the energy was eating him alive. His eyes turned dark red, veins crawling across his skin.“I can’t stop now,” Mason groaned, his voice deep and strange. “This power… it’s mine.”Chloe stepped closer, though her fire flickered weakly in her hand. She wanted to pull him away, but the mark on her chest burned and dragged her forward like chains pulling her to him.“Don’t do this, Mason,” she whispered, her eyes wet. “You don’t know what it’s taking from you.”From the shadows, Axel charged forward. His body was covered in shifting black mist, his claws sharp, his eyes glowing with fury.“Get away from the altar!” Axel roared. Shadows leapt from his hands, slamming into Mason’s chest.But Mason only laughed. The energy swallowed Axel’s
The Twin Curse.
The night was filled with screams, fire, and the sound of bones cracking. The altar glowed with a strange red light, and the air smelled like ash and blood.Axel knelt on the cold stone floor, holding Chloe in his arms. Her skin was pale, her breath was weak, and her eyes fluttered as if she could not keep them open.“Chloe, stay with me,” Axel whispered, pressing his forehead to hers. His voice shook. “Please don’t leave me. Not now.”Chloe gave him a faint smile. “Axel… it’s too late. I can feel it. The curse is taking me.”“No!” Axel shook his head, tears falling on her face. “I won’t let it. I’ll find a way. I swear to you, I’ll find a way.”From across the altar, Mason laughed. His laugh was sharp, cruel, and it echoed like the voice of a demon.“You see, brother?” Mason spread his arms wide, his eyes glowing red like fire. “I told you this day would come. I told you I would surpass you. You were always the weak one. And now, you hold a dying woman in your arms, while I stand as
The sinking Depths.
“Hold on, Chloe!” Axel shouted, his voice breaking as the ground split beneath them.The altar shook and began to sink into the pit, pulling Mason, Axel, and Chloe down with it. Rocks rained from the ceiling, dust filled the air, and the sound of stone grinding against stone drowned every breath.“Axel!” Chloe screamed, clutching his arm as the altar dragged them deeper.Mason laughed, the sound twisted and hollow. “You can’t escape now. The curse wants us all. It wants blood.”Above, Ethan grabbed Lena by the wrist and pulled her away from the collapsing gym floor. “We have to move!”“But what about them?” Lena cried, looking back as the earth opened wide, swallowing her friends.“They’re gone!” Ethan shouted, choking on dust. But then both of them froze. A chilling, inhuman scream rose from the rubble. Sophia’s spirit burst through the air like a banshee, her hair floating, her mouth open in endless rage.“She’s following us,” Lena whispered, trembling.“We have to run,” Ethan said,
The white flame.
Chloe lay on the cold stone floor, her chest rising and falling slowly. The air around her felt heavy, filled with the smell of smoke and blood. Mason stood in front of her, his veins black and crawling like living worms under his skin. His smile was cruel, his eyes glowing with hunger.Axel tried to stand between Chloe and Mason, but his own body shook with weakness. His shadows, the power he always trusted, flickered faintly around his hands. He could barely keep himself steady.“Stay back, Chloe,” Axel said, his voice rough. “Don’t force yourself. I’ll hold him off.”But Chloe pushed herself up, trembling. Her skin started to glow faintly, as if a small fire was burning under it. The light grew brighter and brighter until it wrapped her whole body.Mason froze, his eyes widening. The black veins in his arms began to twist violently, as if they were afraid.“What… what is this?” Mason growled, stepping back.From the shadows, the Keeper whispered. His voice was low but clear. “This
The final eclipse.
The ground shook as Sophia’s claw slammed down with a force that cracked the stone.Axel moved fast, shadows bursting from his body, wrapping around Chloe and pulling her close. The dark shield took the blow, but the pit trembled as dust and broken rocks rained down from above.“You can’t protect her forever,” Sophia’s voice echoed, sharp and cruel. Her eyes burned with red fire as her monstrous body twisted in the dim light. “Soon she will burn out, and you will kneel before me.”Chloe coughed, her body trembling as she struggled to stand. The white flame in her hand flickered weakly, almost dying out. “I… I can fight,” she whispered, though her knees shook.“Chloe, no,” Axel growled, his arm steadying her. His shadows swirled around them like living snakes, wrapping them both. He could see she was almost spent, her body pale, her lips trembling. If she pushed harder, she would break.Sophia laughed, stepping closer. Her claw scraped the ground, sparks flying. “You’re weak. Both of y
The Blood Moon
"Axel, your eyes… they’re changing again!" Chloe gasped, stepping back as the red moonlight touched his face.Everyone stood close together on the roof, the cold wind cutting through the night. Below them, the infected roared and clawed at the walls, their hands bloody and torn. The sound was endless—screaming, scratching, and growling. But now, under the blood moon, everything felt different.The moon glowed deep red, larger than ever before. Its light painted the school building like a sea of blood.Axel pressed a hand against his chest. His heart beat faster and faster. Heat spread through his veins, burning him from the inside. "Something’s wrong," he muttered, his voice shaking.Chloe grabbed his arm. "Axel, look at me. Don’t lose control, okay? You’re scaring me."He met her eyes. For a moment, he saw his reflection in her tears—his pupils flashing gold, then black, then gold again.Ethan stepped forward. "It’s the moon. It has to be. The blood moon is affecting the infected—and
The Awakening.
Axel’s body hit the ground hard. His skin burned like fire, and glowing blue veins spread across his arms. Everyone froze.“Hold him down!” Rowan shouted, grabbing a rope. “He’s turning! We can’t let him hurt anyone!”Ethan stepped in front of her. “No! Don’t touch him! He’s not like the others!”“Ethan, look at him!” Mason yelled. “He’s infected! He’s going to kill us all!”But Ethan shook his head, eyes full of anger and fear. “I said no one touches him!”Outside, the sound of moaning zombies faded. The wind stopped. Even the birds went silent. A strange red light spread over the camp.Chloe’s hand trembled as she pointed through the broken fence. “Um… you guys might want to look at this.”They turned. Dozens of infected stood outside the gate, their glowing red eyes locked on Axel. But none of them moved. They just… stared.“What’s going on?” Mason whispered.Then something even stranger happened. One by one, the zombies dropped to their knees. Their heads bowed as if kneeling befo
The silent visitor.
“Why are the gates open?” Ethan asked, his voice breaking the silence of the night.No one answered. The metal gates of the old school compound stood wide open, swinging slightly in the cold wind. The air smelled of rust, smoke, and death. The survivors stood frozen, staring out into the darkness beyond.Maya tightened her grip on her knife. “It could be a trap,” she whispered.Axel said nothing. He just stared at the gates. His heart pounded as he felt something—someone—out there watching. It wasn’t a zombie. It wasn’t human either. It felt… different.“Axel, don’t even think about it,” Ethan said quickly. “You’re not stepping out there.”But Axel’s feet moved on their own. It was like a voice inside his head whispered his name, soft and calm. He ignored everyone’s calls and slowly walked toward the gates.“Axel!” Maya shouted. “Stop!”He didn’t. He pushed the heavy gates open wider and stepped outside. The ground was covered in dust and dried blood. The moonlight fell across a messa
The Cursed Throne.
The night was cold and silent, broken only by the moaning of the dead outside the broken school walls. Smoke from burnt books and shattered chairs filled the air. Axel stood in the middle of the hallway, his eyes fixed on the cloaked figure that had just appeared out of nowhere.No one spoke. The figure’s face was hidden, its body covered in a dark, torn cloak that moved even when there was no wind. It didn’t say a word, but somehow, Axel understood what it wanted.“It wants us to follow,” Axel said quietly, his voice shaky.“Follow it where?” Chloe asked, holding tightly to Axel’s arm. Her face was pale, her hands trembling.The figure raised a bony hand and pointed toward the school courtyard — the place where the old tunnels lay buried under years of dirt and forgotten stories.Rowan, the science teacher who had somehow survived with them, stepped forward. “Those tunnels were sealed decades ago,” he said. “People died there. Strange deaths. We don’t go near that place.”Before any