Burning Bright Novels & Stories

Luan walked into the flames. The fire did not burn her. The smoke did not choke her. The heat did not touch her. She walked through the burning valley until she reached the center of the clearing. The hunger followed. What are you doing? it asked. She turned to face it. I'm showing you that I'm not afraid. The hunger's white eyes widened. Impossible. Luan stepped closer. The gold light from her palm spread up her arm, across her chest, over her whole body. She was glowing. She was burning. But she was not consumed.

Sometimes one. With this, the stars begin to burn brighter and brighter – I shut my eyes against the brightness of them – but – do I even have eyes to shut? It does nothing against the knowledge, or what I see, as the light brightens, brightens, filling the space, until what were once pinpricks expand to touch each other with their light, and then expand further to fill the whole world around us, becoming one bright, burning world of light. It’s overwhelming, painful to see, and I gasp against it, raising my hand to shield my eyes –

Even his eyes flickered with a light that akin to a ravaging fire, but at the same time a bloodily splashing liquid that hardly boiled. He howered below to give the spotlight for the one and only Bright. This time she was feeling secure that there's answer and way to find her dearest sister. She hardly forget the stone and face the path that swaying about, a path that becomes a stormy and messy for them to cross.

’ 'There will be a lot of fire. 'Real fire, or fake fire.' 'Burning.' 'You will burn.' 'Decide what you want. For yourself or for others.' 'Don't make people disappointed.' 'The fire is inside you.' 'It will burn you, and everyone.' My breathing felt even more labored now. And in the next second, a very bright bias of light instantly hit me. And made my eyes feel very dazzled. The light was so dazzling that I immediately covered my eyes with my forearms. But after that, what I felt was not only the warmth of the light that hit me now. But it was something else.

About doom and consequences and the world burning. Let it burn.

The musty scent of old paper filled the air, but I ignored it. My focus was solely on the words I was reading as the title caught my attention: ‘Purification & Shield’. I turned the page, my eyes scanning the text. “This ability is the faint red light coming from the holder’s hands, a red transparent light surrounding the hand of the holder,” I read aloud, my voice filled with wonder. “This ability can burn anyone, capable of inflicting an incurable and excruciating pain. A kind of pain that will torture its victim.”

Broken no more. Burning forever. Together. Always.

"We can never forget the ones we lost, nor should we forget those who sacrificed themselves in our service. Battles were fought here, valiant battles in which our soldiers fought the invasion squads to try to prevent the loss of more lives. Regardless of where you stand on the issue of Koln freedom, your appreciation should be toward those brave men.” "Yes, these are times which truly do try our souls, but the Goddess is merciful. The Goddess is compassionate. She will not leave us alone in the dark night of our mourning hearts. Her embrace enfolds us all, her love warms us on the coldest of nights. Do not let your hearts grow bitter. Open them that the Goddess's healing light may shine insi

They weren't here for conquest; they were here for an audit. "I didn't play with a candle," I said, stepping forward until I was only inches from her. The gold light in my silver scar began to pulse in time with my heartbeat. "I put out a fire that was going to consume every living thing on this planet. If your sun-wells flickered, it was because the darkness they were feeding on was finally sealed."

Not ever. Because sometimes, the forbidden flame didn’t just burn — it burned brightest in the darkness.