Hollow Mountain Photos Novels & Stories

The blue lights below began to move, and as they drew closer, I realized they were glowing orbs of cold fire, floating several feet off the ground. Behind them followed the Hollows; the high-ranking pack members who had given their souls to the mountain’s dark side. They moved with a jerky, unnatural grace, and their eyes glowed with that same sickly blue light. "Colin, grab my hand," I commanded, my maternal instinct overriding the terror. We couldn't go back to the house, and we couldn't stay in the woods. I knew there were old mining tunnels somewhere in these hills; the local legends were full of stories about miners who got lost here.

Closer to him. Eleanor suddenly realized what he intended. “Oh gods…” The woman beneath the mountain looked delighted. “He’s going to eat it.” The Hollow King smiled wider. The Throne thrashed violently above Blackwood, golden light pouring from its skeletal body in desperate waves. And for the first time— Eleanor pitied something made by gods. The tallest god raised both hands sharply. Golden symbols exploded across the sky above the mountain in enormous spirals. The Hollow King’s expression darkened instantly. “No.”

They couldn't understand why they had chosen to neglect their own flesh and blood for the sake of a stranger's child. There wasn't a trace of satisfaction in my heart, only a bottomless void. What was the point of receiving the love I had desperately yearned for but never received while I was alive, now that I was dead? … Quinn lost her marbles. Unable to cope with the reality of the horrific things she had done, she spent every day in an asylum, calling out my name. I returned to that small mountain village, the place where I had once endured endless humiliation. The dilapidated mud houses, the filthy bedding… everything felt like a nightmare.

Caitlyn's POV Bree’s note had been maddeningly vague, yet it had led me here—to the Hollow Fang Cavern. An abandoned place buried deep within the mountains, hidden from time itself. The entrance yawned before me like a mouth ready to swallow me whole. The air was thick with damp earth, the scent of old stone, and something else—something darker, ancient, watching. I took a slow breath and stepped inside. The moment my foot crossed the threshold, a chill wrapped around me, sinking deep into my bones. The walls dripped with moisture, their rough, jagged edges whispering against my fingertips as I walked deeper. My breath came out in shallow puffs, misting in the cold air.

It was a place they came to bleed. We’d set up camp just below the ridgeline, tucked behind a sloped wedge of rock that blocked the worst of the wind. Kael said nothing when I collapsed onto the ground, knees aching, breath fogging. He just dropped his satchel and walked to the edge, staring down into the Hollow. It was quiet. Not the good kind of quiet. The kind that leans in too close. That waits for you to exhale. The kind that hums beneath your teeth and presses against the sides of your skull like a whisper you almost remember.

“Lovely bedtime story. Until some fanatic uses it to light the world on fire again.” But Aria was quiet. She could feel it—not just the power of the place, but a calling. A strange hum beneath her ribs, like something familiar was waiting. --- They reached the Celestial Hollow on the sixth day. It was not marked on any map. Hidden in a cleft between three peaks that never saw full sunlight, the Hollow shimmered like a mirage. The entrance was shaped like a perfect circle—smooth, black stone rimmed with glyphs that pulsed with light when Aria stepped forward.

Jagged rocks jutted up like broken teeth, and a single arch of stone marked the entrance to a winding stair carved into the mountain itself. Kael dismounted. “We go on foot from here.” Aria followed, heart racing. The climb was steep, the air thin. But with each step, a strange energy filled her veins as if the mountain itself recognized her presence. Memories that weren’t hers flitted at the edge of her mind… a warrior’s stance, the sound of steel, a voice whispering old words of power. Lirael’s memories? Or something older still? At last, they reached a wide plateau and there, nestled against the mountainside, stood Eldhollow.

The wind over the broken plateau was no longer natural. It came in waves now. Like breathing. Lyra stood at the edge of the fractured ice, staring down into the hollow crack beneath the world. Violet light pulsed far below like a slow heartbeat. Kael stood beside her. Silent. Not because he had nothing to say. Because words felt too small now. Behind them, Mira checked the perimeter. Her frost spread low across the ground, sharp and careful. “The Hollow is still active,” she said. “It didn’t retreat. It only paused.”

Finn squealed happily. Liam toddled over and hugged Alex’s leg. Alex smiled faintly. “Bring the ice back,” he said. Jake met his eyes. “I will.” The Mountain The helicopter cut through heavy clouds toward the frozen wilderness north of the city. Brody sat across from Jake checking his gear. Elena studied a glowing compass in her hand. “We’re close,” she said. The mountain peak appeared through the storm like a black spear piercing the sky. At its summit stood a ring of ancient stone pillars.