Hidden Star Village Novels & Stories

One evening, as the sun set over the horizon, casting a golden glow over the village, Luna and Asher stood at the edge of the village, watching the stars begin to twinkle in the sky. “This is just the beginning,” Luna said, her voice filled with hope. Asher took her hand, squeezing it gently. “It is. And with you by my side, I know we can achieve anything.” Under the starlit sky, they made a promise to each other and to their village. They would continue to protect their home, nurture their community, and build a future filled with hope and possibility. Together, they were ready for whatever challenges lay ahead, confident in their strength and unity.

When we reach the top of the hill, I turn back to the village, plopping down on my ass with a dramatic sigh. “This is what I wanted you to see.” He stands beside me for several moments before sitting down a few feet away, his eyes reflecting in the moonlight. Silverhide sprawls out in a wash of soft, flickering amber light and raised stone buildings nestled in fields of wheat and barley that shimmer in the light of the moon. The mountains rise around the village, the highest peaks still topped with snow, and above them? Stars fan out across the night sky in shades of the purest white to the richest blue. Violet waves of light dance against the backdrop of stars like ribbons of silk.

There's a custom in our village. Before getting married, every man has to bring his girlfriend to the chapel to pay their respects. If they come back out safely, it means the couple is destined to live happily together for the rest of their lives. Both of my younger brothers are married at 20. Meanwhile, I'm 30 and still single. It's not that I don't want to settle down, but every girlfriend I bring into the chapel ends up breaking up with me after she comes out. Some even try to kill me. My new girlfriend thinks our village is hopelessly backward and insists on going inside. My father, the village chief, brings her in himself. When they come back out, she pins me to the ground and tri

“I’ll find you, no matter what.” She smiled, her eyes shimmering with tears. “I know you will,” she said. “You’re strong, Cain, and I believe in you.” Before I could respond, she leaned in and pressed her lips against mine, the brief kiss filled with love and longing. Then, like a wisp of smoke, she vanished into the night, leaving behind only the glowing star-shaped symbol. I took a deep breath, my mind focused on the task ahead. With the guidance of the star, I set out on my journey back to the village. The forest seemed to come alive around me, its branches whispering secrets and its creatures watching me with curious eyes.

AVA R. -*- The journey to the village is quiet, the rhythmic crunch of my steps the only sound accompanying me. Just ahead, the cobbled roads emerge from the mist, marking the end of my long trek. Nestled far from the relentless hum of city life, the town is an ideal sanctuary—a place where werewolves can vanish into the crowd, their existence masked by the mundane. A perfect execution of "hiding in plain sight," if what I've read is to be believed.

Tiny diamonds formed a ring of stars, cradling a silver crescent in the center. My breathing stopped. I had sketched that design when I was fifteen, in the corner of my old sketchbook. The day Ryan confessed to me, he had pointed at that drawing, his voice shaking. “Jane, one day when I have money, I’ll make this for you. “Stars always stay beside the moon. “Just like I’ll never break my promise to you.” Now he had finally made it. He just put it on someone else. On screen, Wendy touched the pendant at her collarbone and smiled shyly.

He occasionally looked back, maybe to make sure Ciara and Scott didn’t cause trouble. Torches were set every few meters along the passage walls, illuminating their way. When they came to the other side of the cliff, a village stretched out in the valley, so beautiful with grassy fields, a blue river running through the middle of the village, and the snowcapped peaks of the mountains in the distance. This place reminded her a bit of the Black Stellar territory but with a unique beauty. They continued walking towards the center of the village, becoming a spectacle for the villagers, who never seemed to see anyone other than their own kind.

I didn’t realize how badly I’d wanted that kind of connection. Star whistled. “Seriously. I don’t know what’s going on with feral shifters, but I’ve never seen this much goo.” “Goo?” I asked. “Sentimentality,” she said. “Yeah, we’re pretty awful,” I agreed. “Maybe we should just do the spell and move on?” “Please, and thank you,” Star said. “There’s a gazebo through here that will be perfect.” How about that, there was a white gazebo nestled in a circle of trees. The river that flowed from the waterfall ran around the back of it, making it possibly the most peaceful looking place I’d ever seen. “Do you still have fairies living here? Cause this place is magical.”

But with a green one. Ion pinned it gently. And beside it, they wrote: “We were never loud. But we were always here.” On the third evening, Kaya wandered to the edge of the village alone. The stars in Shenló came out faster than they did back in Cyprus. No city lights. No satellite clutter. Just raw sky, stitched in silver. She sat by a crumbling stone wall, once the foundation of a home, now overgrown with moss and wild fennel. A brass plate was half-buried near the roots no name, just the faded outline of a symbol.

I asked because I’ll have to relocate. She smiled. “Well, everyone, they’re just too polite to let you know that they know. We’re not a poor village, we have decent TVs, we’re just small. You’re always on the TV, especially on the news and as topics in talk shows. Nobody outside this village knows you're here. It’s cool, it’s like our village has its own little secret.” I stopped because she was nearly following me into the forest. “If you want to stay a secret you shouldn’t leave. Your dragon is pretty recognizable and a few of the neighboring villages are noisy, they’d give up your location.” I didn’t understand why the people of the village didn’t give up my location.