Amina Of The Lamp Novels & Stories

She could not shake the sense that whatever words lay inside were not meant to bring her peace, but to unmake her. Elsewhere, within the quiet walls of the Sunlit stronghold, Liam sat alone in his chamber. The fire before him was little more than embers now, glowing faintly against the dark. He cradled a cup of wine untouched, his thoughts drifting further back than he had allowed them in years.

She paused as the page loaded. "I thought as much" She said as she zoomed into the page before looking at me. "Over ten Miranda Smiths in Memphis, Tennessee. You're going to have to specific" She said as she clicked on a photo of one. "She never said a third nam-" I paused as I reached for the laptop from her grip. "I know how she looks. I saw her picture on her necklace" I said as I scrolled through the pictures before I sighted her. "She's definitely blonde and it's not that one that looks Asian" I said as I clicked her name.

A whisper of words, that's what it begins as. Then slowly, ever so slowly, it creeps, then crawls into a formidable tempo that can turn heads. A smile bright as any street light in this crazy city Suns up Amanda's face. Resplendent in its rays, beaming directly on my face. I wonder why they even bother with all these solar powered lamp posts lining the alleys and walkways, when a single person can make-up the whole town in glowing, scintillating shades o'brown and white.

Then he sees her. Lumina stands beneath the water, her back turned. Her wet, dark hair clings to her slender back, droplets of water running down her spine like silver. A birthmark in the shape of a flame curves at the right side of her waist. It wasn’t there before—or maybe he hadn’t let himself notice.

was no mere metaphor: the Montrose protectors’ magic had been drained, leaving only an empty promise. “We must revive it,” Alexander said, voice resolute. He drew from his coat a brass lantern filled with powdered amber light drawn from the Ember Circle’s own archives. “Inside Saint Brigid’s crypt lies a brazier. But the fuel must be true fire: one born of conviction, not fear.”

“Yeah. Thank you.” She moved purposefully to a small cabinet near the fireplace, pulling out two old-fashioned oil lamps. Her fingers deftly struck a match, bringing each lantern to life. Soft golden halos expanded around them, illuminating more corners of the cabin. Shadows shrank away, no longer oppressive but dancing gently against the walls.

Brilliant light shot down from above, piercing the dimly lit room. I shielded my eyes from the fierce glow. And there she stood, annoyance etched across her expression. The Moon Goddess.

CHAPTER 102 "Amaria? The bulb—it’s glowing." Luthiel’s voice cracked through the Hall of Ascendancy like a whip. Amaria, standing at the high end of the chamber, turned immediately. The crystal bulb, nestled in the mouth of the sacred basin, pulsed with an unnatural crimson light. "That’s a death flare," Samael whispered from the shadows, his wings folding in tight. "Only one person had a tether to that bulb." Amaria was already descending the steps.

Chapter 12 We were both soaked already when we were able to find the old hut around. It was not big, but it can save us tonight. There's a small bamboo bed, good for two, and a lamp on it. “Do you have a lighter?” I asked when I found it. I was already shaking, starting to feel cold. “Yeah,” he said and quickly lit up the lamp. I blew a heavy sigh when I finally saw a light inside the hut. I paused when I noticed how he looked away from me, as if it would be a sin to stare at me right now. I became anxious in the back of my head. Do I look awful right now? I didn't even wear makeup today aside from my lipstick that is waterproof.

The kiss ended the way it began, soft and unhurried, and Aeryl drew back first. She found the candle stubs in a crate by the corner of the cellar and lit three of them with the last coal in the brazier. The flames pushed the dark to the edges of the room, gold against the stone. The bedroll lay at the center. Aramisius watched her from it, his eyes catching the flame. His eyes were still too bright in the candlelight, but they were his now, the silver-red fading to something that looked almost like amber.