Failure Frame Light Novels & Stories

Mara said as she grabbed the remote and turned the tv up. It was a late night news broadcast covering an accident that happened the night before. All three of them had their eyes glued to the tv while the newscaster spoke. “As you can see Tom, we are at the site where a young, promising business owner died yesterday in a head on collision with the light pole located directly behind me. Johnathan Brightstone, heir to the Brightstone Construction firm, died on impact. His family is devastated and refused to comment on the situation. Investigators are saying it was a failing brake system that caused the collision, but they confirmed the investigation is still on going.” The womans voice ended w

Everyone stood watching in anticipation behind the tempered glass wall. The lights started to flicker as the equipment drained the power. The turbine generated a few sparks and it looked like it was about to ignite a beam that would hit the wall. Then everything went black and the team heard the equipment switch off. The generators kicked in, and the lights flickered back on. It had failed.

Thirty minutes. !!!!!CRASH!!!!!

Then,the emergency lights flickered red. Nathan stopped instantly. “…Wait.” Damian’s eyes narrowed. “What is it?” Nathan looked toward the security panel at the end of the corridor. The blinking system light had changed colors. From red. To white. Nathan frowned. “That shouldn’t happen.” Adrian looked around sharply. “What does white mean?” Nathan’s expression shifted slowly. “…system override failure.” Silence. Damian immediately understood. “She lost control.” Almost instantly,the building lights surged back to life.

Bryan's drone descended quickly, crashing to the ground with a thud. The dying lights flickered with an ominous red colour.

Before I could ask which was worse, the shed light flickered. Once. Twice. Then died completely, drowning us in darkness

I yelled at the omega, who wobbled to our side. “Together!” I yelled as Hope and the omega grabbed their end and me mine, tossing the tool at the car. “Not my contractors saw!” Frank cried then as we heaved it through the air, the wheels on its stand tuning in the wind. It was a successful toss as it hit the drivers side square, causing it to lose control and crash. The wolves started to fall behind then, more than likely just following until they could get more orders. “Frank, bro, we’re not gonna make it with the van.” Fritz looked at the dashboard of the vehicle, the engine had all of the warning lights on and was smoking badly.

Transitioning system interface to low-light mode. The fluorescent bulbs flickered as they buzzed loudly like bees before dropping in brightness. The white light turned into a yellow hue then died completely. "LUS can we see the city from the roof access?" I asked, walking toward the metal ladder. [Yes Host Eva. The roof perimeter is secure. The reinforced hatch is locked from the inside. I will monitor the camera feeds while you are above.]

In the center of the frame sat the lock box—an old, square cast-iron housing that had a single red neon indicator bulb pulsing on the top panel like a small, wet eye. The bulb wasn't dark. It was a bright, solid crimson that lit up the rust on Damien’s fingers with the color of fresh beef. "The fuse isn't at the base," Elias said, his voice cracking as he leaned his forehead against the wet iron mesh. "They re-routed the line through the grain elevator sub-panel during the '22 upgrade. The short won't blow the fuse, Damien. It’ll just loop back through the frame."

SECONDARY BREACH ATTEMPTS IN PROGRESS… STATUS: THREAT NEUTRALIZED… FIREWALL WEAKENED. The light stayed on for some seconds before the screen timed out and plunged the room back into total darkness.