Fresno Night Crawlers Novels & Stories

The night of the full assault The sky turned crimson at midnight an unnatural blood red haze blotting the stars, the moon a bloated, angry eye.The wards screamed a high, piercing wail that rolled through the valley like a physical wave, shaking leaves from trees, rattling windows in the lodge.Elara woke with a gasp, clutching her belly as the pup kicked frantically hard, urgent, almost painful.The air in the cabin was wrong heavy, metallic, tasting of old blood and rot.She stumbled from bed, robe clutched around her, heart pounding so hard she could hear it in her ears.Outside the window, the coven’s violet wards flickered wildly dimming, flaring, dimming again.Vines along the riverbank blac

Not while he was out there somewhere—maybe hurt, maybe worse. I pulled out my phone and opened the last message from A Friend. If you want to find him, follow the Seraphim shipments. One leaves D.C. tomorrow night. Henderson will be watching. I stared at the message until the words blurred. Then I packed a bag, loaded the flash drive, and slipped out before dawn. The sky was pale gray as I walked to the car. The cold air bit at my skin, but I didn’t care. I wasn’t afraid anymore. Just angry. Determined.

“I bet these people built this village atop that network of tunnels. Whoever came before and made such circles and things were far brighter than these Pict peasants.” After a belch, Porcius held his gut and stood. “Take guts or no brains to crawl through that and see what ya can see. These people are scared of the things in the earth, right kid?” He reached out and slapped Rufus on the shoulder. “Aren’t you afraid of such things?” Rufus stepped away from him, and said, “The children of the night could dwell down there. They are tiny.” Porcius laughed. “I’d fear some Karkinos, big ol’ crabs. They pop out of tunnels in Greece not even near the sea.”

It was exhausting, but it was worth it to witness the end result of our efforts, and I couldn't be more pleased with everyone on the set. Jessica flirted with me for four days even after telling her I wasn't a lesbian, but she persisted. Because of how Jessica treated me, I saw Andrea's frequent murderous glare, which led me to believe that they were more than just friends, but also lovers. When we arrived in Manila, I was exhausted, from working hard for the previous four days to Andrea's constant hostility, so instead of riding my motorcycle home, I chose to hail a cab. When I got home and didn't see my mom or Dustin, I opted to rest my exhausted body on our couch in the living room.

My voice caught, and I dreaded him walking away. “Did I earn your phone number?” he asked. I smiled at him and patted his chest. “And a blow job,” I said before rattling off my number. He leaned forward and pressed his lips to mine with soft, languid kisses, savoring each second of connection. “I had a wonderful evening, Natasha.” “So did I.” The cab driver yelled out, asking if we were ready. Reluctantly we pulled apart. “Jenna, get that ankle looked at as soon as you can,” Richard said.

One night before all the madness started, back when Janice and her friends were looking for something, anything, to break out of the doldrums of day-to-day life, they had stumbled upon a film festival. It was being held in a shady, dirty, independent theater, one of the final 42nd Street dives that had somehow survived the New York cleanup of the early nineties.

Nick's p.o.v; Finally, I completed my work and got out of the workplace successfully. When I attempted to book a cab as usual, I realised that my phone had been turned off. Now I'm looking for a bus station for a bus to head to my place. Anaheim is experiencing a frigid night it seems. The streets were illuminated with bright lights from billboards and shops, while others flickered with dim lights, causing me a headache. It's been three weeks since that night, and I know that seeing her again is impossible, but I'm still hoping to see her. It's crazy, I know.

“Let’s move to the back. “ I whisper to Alex and he hums, silently following as I lead the way. We take our seats at the far back and I drop the popcorn between us as my eyes move to the screen. “We missed a few minutes, but I bet it’d still be fun. “ I smile as I dip my hand in the popcorn to grab a chunk of it. No more than ten minutes into the movie and the popcorn is scattered around, almost empty in the paper with some on me and Alex. “Why did you choose this one, knowing you can’t handle scary movies?” Alex chuckles as I pull him towards me. “I didn’t know it’d be this scary. “ I murmur, peeking through my fingers and he shakes his head. I watch as the woman goes further into the fores

“Valen, no! It’s freezing!” “You’re a Nero!” he says, pulling me another step into the water. “Warm the water around you!” “Valen!” I protest, but a smile pulls on my lips and I scramble to kick my boots off. They land in the sand with a soft plunk. Realizing he isn’t going to let me go, I crouch before leaping into the air and wrapping my thighs around his hips, clinging to him, trying to climb higher and avoid the freezing water. “You cheat!” he yells. His hands come to my hips, holding onto me tightly, but he keeps walking back into the water, sending splashes over me. I scream, but the water isn’t freezing anymore. It glows as it ripples around us, turning Neron blue.

However, not long after, some of the customers also began staring at their screens with shocked looks on their faces. Avery was curious, as she stared at the shocked expressions on their faces, completely lost. She wondered what was going on. What were they all staring at or watching? Out of curiosity, she tried to inch close to one of the customers but Jeffery approached her, grabbing her hand and pulling her back to the counter. He dropped his phone on the counter. “There.” He said to her while she picked up the phone. A live stream was on, showcasing a very badly damaged military camp, with several mutilated bodies lying all around. There were puddles of blood all around, coming together