A Big Black Sky Ao3 Novels & Stories

Philip glanced at the members of Big Dipper Palace who paused in their tracks and sent another message to Verdant. Then, he looked up at Heia and the others in the sky. A black great path appeared in the sky and passed through the barrier set up by Holy Lexie. The four men in black instantly surged with energy, their eyes were filled with bloodlust. One man in black chuckled. “Haha, do you really think the four of us are here without any preparation?”

"Bastard! You're not qualified to speak to me! I have already given you face by thinking so highly of your body! Back off." Bang! With an even deeper sound, in an instant, a black Devil Aura also soared into the sky! The next second, the sky, which had been covered by the golden light, was filled with black air. Rumble! There was a muffled thunder in the sky, followed by lightning flashing. It was as if the heavens wanted to devour him.

The obsidian sky of Emberfall bled crimson as the sun dipped behind the jagged peaks of the Dragon’s Spine. Below, in the courtyard of the Iron Citadel, the air was thick with the scent of fear and the metallic tang of blood. Aria Blackwood didn't cry. Tears were a luxury she had been beaten out of years ago. Instead, she stood bound in heavy silver-dampening chains, her knees hitting the jagged gravel as her 'father,' Alpha Fenris, kicked her forward.

"You shouldn't be here, Lady. The 'Black Jackets' come through here at 2:00 AM to clear the alleys. They don't care if you've got a kid or not. They’ll throw you in the back of a truck and you won't come back." Sari’s heart plummeted. "The Black Jackets? Who are they?" "Private security. Payrolled by the big shots in the hills to keep the 'trash' out of sight." The man spat into the rain. "If you've got somewhere to go, go now. If you don't... find a church. Or a doorstep with a light on." "A doorstep," Sari repeated. The word sparked a memory. "You okay, Lady? You look like you’ve seen a ghost."

"Something is deeply wrong." "I know." I replied. "But we can't do anything about the atmosphere. And there seems nothing wrong..." I trailed my hand through my hair. What the hell is going on in my pack? "Can it be black magic?" Vanessa asked. "Black magic doesn't affect the atmosphere. The sky certainly wouldn't turn dark like this because of it." I told her. "This seems...bigger." "I don't have a good feeling about this." Vanessa looked scared. "It feels like death in here." She took deep breaths. "I need to get out of here."

We didn't get to sleep for a week. We barely got an hour. The sun crested the jagged skyline of the Onyx City, pouring unforgiving white light through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Vantablack. The black glass floor drank the light, but the glare off the silver trim was blinding. I found Ashren standing by the glass.

Her black eyes glowed for a moment before she placed her hand on his throat and pulled him closer to her. "You are weak, like your father. You fall to your knees before a woman in the name of love. It is despicable. I care not what runs in her veins for soon it will run at my feet!" As she hissed in his ear, black tendrils ran through his veins, rising starkly against his pallid skin. His head fell to the side as the darkness enveloped him. #### The midnight sky was brilliant as they soared through the soft clouds. Saffron stretched out her arms, letting the clouds drift over her hands. There was something about the moonlight that made her blood sing. She felt weightless and powerful as they

"The woman you loved is a cage. The thing inside is the key. The 'Return' has begun. Every second you spend grieving is a second the Shadow King uses to pull the stars from the sky." Above them, Rhea hung suspended, her hair trailing upward like silver smoke in water. The ultraviolet radiation pulsing from her skin was becoming a physical weight, pressing the survivors into the dirt. The sky wasn't just dark anymore; it was tearing. Jagged, bleeding rifts of violet light were appearing across the firmament, and the colossal eye was blinking, its pupil expanding to swallow the sun.

Gray POV The sky turned black at noon. Not from clouds, but from the dark energy that spread across the entire territory like spilt ink. I felt it before I saw it. A presence so massive it made the air itself feel heavy. "He's back," Aurora said beside me. Her face was pale. "Malachar is back." Through the pack link, I felt every wolf in my territory react. With fear, confusion and panic. "Stay calm," I commanded through the link. "To your positions. This is what we prepared for."

Dust rained from the ceiling. Outside, wolves howled in panic. Killian rushed to the window. “The sky Alpha, you need to see this.” We moved quickly to the balcony overlooking the territory. My breath left me. Above the mountains, reality itself tore open. A massive silver-black fracture spread across the sky like broken glass. Lightning moved inside it. Not natural lightning. Living energy. And from within the tear a silhouette began forming. Tall. Graceful. Terrifying. The Veil Queen was no longer hiding.