2025-08-30 03:06:40Mike swallowed hard before sliding his finger across the screen to accept the video call. He knew exactly what was about to happen once he answered.
Amanda’s face appeared, illuminated by the dim light of their living room. She was in her bedroom, wearing pajamas with a house robe thrown on top. Her hair was tied up, giving Mike the impression that she had spent the entire day resting in bed while he worked nonstop.
But then he saw her eyes—red, likely from crying. Her expression was a storm of fear and bottled-up fury that exploded the moment she saw her husband.
“Mike?!” she exclaimed as soon as she saw him. “Tell me it isn’t true! Tell me everything the president just said isn’t real!”
Apparently, the former model hadn’t noticed anything happening behind Mike’s screen, and he didn’t blame her. There were more important matters now than a damn accident that hadn’t left him with serious consequences.
Mike lowered his gaze, unable to hold her stare for long.
“Nothing serious?!” she interrupted, raising her voice. She was truly furious, and terrified. “I just heard the President of the United States say we’re on the brink of an alien invasion! And you—my own husband—never told me anything! You left me in the dark like some fool while you already knew what was happening!”
Mike shut his eyes tightly. Every word from Amanda cut into him like a knife.
Amanda shook her head, tears now falling freely.
Mike slammed his fist against the metal railing of the hospital bed, frustration boiling inside him as he lay back down, though he knew sleep would be impossible.
The silence between them lasted only a few seconds, broken by the steady beeping of the machine monitoring his vitals.
“I… I don’t know if I can trust you anymore.”
Mike’s heart sank.
Amanda’s hardened face was a mask of fear and betrayal.
The call ended abruptly. The screen went black.
Mike was left with the phone trembling in his hand, feeling the weight of the world crushing down on his shoulders.
The phone slipped onto the bed beside him as he lay down again. He had to rest, recover enough so the doctor wouldn’t force him to stay another night in the hospital—even though he already felt fine.
That night, Mike woke at 1:23 a.m.
The loud crash of something massive and metallic jolted him awake.
He hadn’t been dreaming, but it had been one of the best nights of sleep he’d had in ages—until that moment.
A blinding white glow, just like the one he had seen right before his car accident, flared through the window, waking him fully along with the noise.
There was movement outside the room.
Without hesitation, Mike tore the monitoring cables from his arms. Luckily, none of them had been inserted into his veins, so he wasn’t bleeding and it wasn’t painful.
His clothes were stored in the wardrobe—a simple black ADIDAS tracksuit, a light blue t-shirt, and black running shoes. In a rush, he got dressed, shoved his wallet into his hoodie pocket, grabbed his phone, and left the room.
His expectations of what he might find outside were far too low compared to the grim reality.
The president had been right about everything he revealed in his broadcast that night.
Unfortunately, armed with powerful laser weapons, humanoid figures like the one Mike had glimpsed before losing consciousness in his car accident had invaded the hospital. They were slaughtering people, leaving not a single trace of their victims. When they fired their alien guns at a human, an emerald-green beam burst forth, and upon impact, the body evaporated instantly—no blood, no remains, nothing left behind.
Horrified, Mike watched one of the aliens kill a nurse who was holding a newborn baby in her arms. Before she vanished, the nurse looked at Mike with sorrowful eyes, as if lamenting she couldn’t survive.
Mike’s heart broke. He regretted not being able to do anything to save them. That innocent baby had no fault in any of this—born at the very moment his world was collapsing into chaos.
Mike ran for his life. He had to descend four flights of stairs since the elevator was dead, but if he wanted to survive, there was no time to hesitate. Yet, even as he fled, the alien hurried to chase him.
They hadn’t come to Earth without purpose. The aliens had two goals: first, to prove their existence and erase humanity’s doubts once and for all. And second, to hunt down people like Mike, individuals with exceptional genetics, to breed a new race—a hybrid between aliens and humans.
Mike pushed himself with the little strength he had left. Even though he had rested, the accident still weighed on him. His body ached more than ever, perhaps the real consequences of the crash only now setting in.
Right now, the only thing that mattered to Mike was staying alive and strong enough to save his family.
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32 — Arena of Blue Fire
The blue fire churned like an ignited ocean as it met Mike’s silhouette. For a moment, the pilot felt as if his entire body were being torn into thousands of fragments and hurled through an endless tunnel. Then, suddenly, he found himself standing in the center of the arena.The place seemed built outside of time: columns of energy rose into the void, and beneath his feet the surface shimmered with ancient symbols that lit up with each breath. Above him, thousands of creatures watched from floating stands, roaring and howling, demanding blood.The Alpha appeared on the other side of the circle, walking with the calm of one who knows victory already belongs to him. With every step, his living armor contracted and expanded as if it were breathing with him. In his hand, the energy spear burned like a captured lightning bolt.Mike had no weapons. Then he felt it. The same power that had saved him in the Bermuda Triangle awoke in his chest. His veins blazed with a bluish glow, and the air
31 — Threat of Power
Mike looked at his family, but they remained silent, staring at him as if they were waiting for the answer only he could give.The pilot had no other choice but to accept. If the man on the skateboard was telling the truth, then there was no reason to refuse his help. On the contrary, it was better to take it, since he had no idea what exactly awaited inside that place, nor what kind of expertise he might need.“Yes, we accept. Go ahead, guide us to rescue our son so we can get out of here.”The man on the skateboard said nothing. With a small tap of his foot, the device descended smoothly to the ground and, once it landed, it simply powered off. He removed his helmet, and Mike was stunned to see his face—he recognized him instantly. It was the freak, the very coworker who had made his life a living hell before this entire apocalypse began.The freak had changed too much.He was no longer that weak kid who let everyone beat him up. Now, he was a brawny man, radiating an inexplicable b
30 — The Gatekeeper of the Unknown
The Hamilton family climbed down from the ship when its engines finally shut off.Mike asked to be the first to get out, then let the others follow, since he wanted to make sure everything was in order outside the ship and thus avoid any unexpected mishaps.Mike scanned the area like an eagle perching on the highest branch of a tree to ensure that everything was in absolute order. When he confirmed it was safe, Hamilton signaled to his family, and one by one they carefully disembarked, keeping their eyes fixed on the place that lay before them.Stanford suggested they walk together as a small group, with Mike and him leading; Emily and her mother agreed, taking refuge behind the men who accompanied them in the rescue of little Matías, who they believed had been kidnapped and was supposed to be there.Little by little, they approached the large metal door that awaited them and would allow them to enter.Mike had a bad feeling about it; his skin went cold with goosebumps, making him dou
29 — Heading into Hell in Sector X-13
The house breathed again, but it was not a calm that brought peace; it was the calm before the storm. Mike rose with effort, every muscle aching, but determination gleamed in his eyes like a weapon ready to strike. There was no time for regrets, no time for words that could further break what was not yet shattered.Stanford placed his hands firmly on the table and unfolded a small parchment map he always carried with him—since the invasion, one never knew when a map would be needed, and now was the right moment to use it. On the screen appeared maps, coordinates, and a red trajectory. The device flickered, restrained and solemn like its owner.“I have the exact coordinates,” he said. “Sector X-13 isn’t marked on any commercial map, but there are access routes. It lies in restricted territory, protected by cloaking and defense networks. If we go, we must be quick and silent.”Amanda, her eyes still swollen, entered the room. She walked unsteadily until she stood before Mike. Her voice,
28 — The Revelation of Sector X-13
Emily opened her mouth to begin, but she barely spoke the first words before Mike cut her off, raising his hand abruptly.“Don’t continue,” he said, his voice rough and his eyes burning with contained fury. “I don’t want to hear it… I don’t want to… I don’t need any more details about what that bastard did to you…”His breathing grew heavy, as if each inhalation carried tons of anger and pain. Amanda tried to approach, but she stepped back when she felt the energy beginning to emanate from her husband. It was as if the air itself vibrated around him, charged with an invisible electricity that made the windowpanes tremble.“Mike…” Stanford whispered, in a warning tone, hoping his father-in-law would hold his temper—because although he understood perfectly that Mike wanted to explode with rage, this was not the time to do it, or things would end very badly for them.But it was already too late. The magic in Hamilton’s veins woke like a beast that had been caged for too long. His pupils
27 — A Truth Burning in the Shadows
The silence that settled in the living room was suffocating. The only sounds were Amanda’s and Emily’s ragged breaths, mixed with the insistent ticking of the wall clock which, surprisingly, was still working normally—and would only stop once its batteries finally ran out.No one dared to speak; they were all trapped by the same question that was devouring them from the inside: where was Matías?Mike buried his hands in his head, pressing his fists against his temples as if he wanted to rip out the pain drilling through him. The vision of the emerald light devouring his son played again and again in his mind, like a punishment he couldn’t escape.“They took him…” he muttered, his voice hoarse, almost inaudible. “And I… I couldn’t do anything.”Amanda, her eyes swollen from so much crying, gripped his hand tightly.“Don’t say that. It’s not your fault. That thing caught all of us by surprise. If we had known about it before…”Emily, however, was trembling. Her lips barely moved as she
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