Appalachian Mountains At Night Novels & Stories

I looked around and noticed we were still in the forest but it looked different, thicker, more dense. "Where are we?" I asked, my voice barely audible, "your new home" she said with a smile that held sympathy. Home? Out here in the middles of the forest? How did we even get here? She must have noticed the confusion on my face because she chuckled and started walking towards a part of the forest that looked like it was edited right out of a horror movie, the Appalachian mountains to be exact. A chill raced down my spine, making my knees buckle beneath me. Lucky for me, the two strong gentlemen that had been holding me up were still acting as beams of support, thank goddess for them.

Sure enough, the Domineers were not far away. The sky was starting to brighten as dawn approached, but it would be a while yet before the morning sun was able to illuminate the woods of the great Appalachians. The Domineers were hiking through the hilly, snow-covered terrain in the form of a party consisting of over twenty men, armed lightly but dangerously. Most of them were extremely anxious about crossing back into the vast realm of no-man’s land after all the Domineers’ encounters with the Runners.

Tammy tells me that come November, the snow will start settling, and everything will be a dazzling white, and the rivers will be frozen over allowing for ice-skating. Everywhere I look; there is something uniquely beautiful and wondrous to the minds eye. As we drive deeper into the mountain, the amount of people become less and nature gets thicker. The roads are tired and cracked, and lampposts are non-existent. Dusk has started to descend, bringing with it the promise of a clear, starry night sky. Then, slowly, but all at once, it comes into view. Lupine Peak. Night has now swooped as elegant as a raven onto us, the sky a canvas with millions of tinkering, shining jewels lining it.

“Alright, let’s go back.” Nollace stretched his arm and wrapped it around her shoulders. She raised her head and looked into the sky when they were back at the campsite. “Is that the Big Dipper?” “Yeah, it is,” Nollace replied after lifting his head. “It's true that we can see the stars more clearly in the mountains and forests.” Daisie laughed. “What are you guys doing in the middle of the night? Counting stars?” Cameron came out of her tent. Daisie looked at her and asked, “You can’t sleep too?”

It was still dark by the time they arrived at their destination, a mountain range on the outskirts of Belogradchik, but that wasn’t because it wasn’t daytime. In most parts of the world, the sun would’ve been climbing the sky overhead as they reached the top of the mountain Lucas suggested they use as their first observation point, but due to the way the earth was perched on its axis at the moment, and the storm that continued to rage, it may as well have been nighttime.

I cry, clutching onto his shirt tightly. "Shh... let everything out," he coos softly, rubbing my back. --- After an hour, I am finally okay—back to my normal state. I am now sitting on the couch while Zander makes some tea for me and coffee for himself. I keep looking outside into the deep forest, watching the trees sway from the strong wind. Thank goodness we don't live in the Appalachian Mountains, or else I would have made a run for it. One of my cousins, who is married to a warrior in the Sun Down Pack located in the Appalachian Mountains, says it gets creepy after dark.

Last time I heard, immortals don't need sleep, so seeing this makes me a little wary. I drag my gaze from that, and back around the room. Wide-set glass double doors give a perfect view over the side of the mountain, showing off the lights from multiple settlements in the distance. In the darkness of the day here, it looks magnificent, like nothing I could ever imagine. From this vantage point, the moonlight on the horizon even illuminates the mountains that protect that inside of the territory. I glance down at my feet, wondering whether I should step in or not.

The mountains looked like the teeth of a sleeping giant. Black stone cliffs rose toward the night sky, jagged and merciless, their peaks hidden behind drifting silver clouds. The road winding toward them was narrow and steep, carved directly into the rock. Aurelia Nightbane had never seen anything like it. The Lycan capital stood at the heart of those mountains, a colossal fortress built from obsidian stone. Towers rose like dark spears into the sky, and glowing blue torches burned along the walls, casting eerie light across the cliffs.

What had just slapped her was too hard to accept. "Wow! Do you see it, Jewel? It's midnight, but the sun is still shining," Amber said, looking at Adam and the purple-orange sky alternately. Laughing faintly, the man put his arm around her waist. After changing camera modes, he brought their heads closer. "Are you happy?" he asked, holding the phone away for a better view behind them. The yellow ball slightly above the mountain line was indeed stunning, especially with the clouds that added to its majestic impression.

Adrian remarked, exhaling deeply as he returned to the canopy layer. Late in the afternoon, the cacophony of monster cries quieted down. It seemed the creatures here preferred nocturnal activity. Despite his ability to traverse darkness, Adrian chose not to venture out during these perilous times. He resolved to rest and conserve energy atop the large tree tonight, continuing his journey the next morning.