Joel Ldshadowlady Novels & Stories

The child who had been hurt, The girl left behind, The one who screamed in the forest after Kael left her, The one no one saved. She knelt The shadow lifted its head, Gold eyes, Tears. “I’m tired,” it whispered. “You left me.” Liora reached out. “I didn’t know how to bring you with me.” The shadow flinched. “You forgot me.” Liora didn’t argue, She simply held her. And whispered, “Then let’s remember each other. Together.” The realm shuddered Mirrors cracked, The impostor shrieked “NO! She’s rejecting the gift!”

" When he heard that, Shane broke down. He clutched my hands with tears streaming down his face. "Lily, I'm so sorry, so very sorry... "I've let you down. I've let you and our little one down. I'm so sorry..." I inhaled sharply, holding back my own tears. I yanked my hands away. "You make me sick!" For covering up, among other charges, Shane got a ten-year stretch. Joanna, after her miscarriage, faced the music for her own misdeeds. After that day, our paths never crossed again. The Jackson Group was on the brink of collapse.

The Floor is a cloud of chaos, rumbling like thunder clouds beneath me. My eyes remain unfazed, lost, steadied in front of me, for I am far from present and the creatures that surround me. Not when all I see is her. The single shadow that stood upright was only a few feet in front of me. It is the shape of a woman, and it is not hard to tell who. —Shade. Shade's shadow stands before me, as the rest pool around us. It is merely a black figure, with no dimension, but it is HER shadow, I know.

There will be time to mourn after we kill those responsible. The babies, Ms. Beast laments. Our revenge will be for the babies and Shadow Warriors, I tell her internally. Kill, she whispers through me, sending added K-5 into my system. It's nice to be on the same page even though now is not the time. An eerie feeling starts at my toes and runs through my body when we enter the outpost. An old magazine, partially covered in mud, ruffles with the wind, and a few papers blow here and there. It takes nothing away from the absolute silence death brings.

He planted his feet in the soaked earth, his voice a growl of defiance. “Then you’ll have to take her over my dead body.” The shadow lunged. The clash shook the fortress. Steel met darkness, sparks flying into the rain. Joel’s blade cut deep, but the shadow only scattered like smoke, reforming in the next heartbeat. It struck back with talons of night, tearing stone apart as Joel barely dodged. “Joel!” Elora screamed, crawling across the slick stone, her nails breaking against the ground. “You can’t fight it—it’s me! It’s a part of me!”

His eyes burned with a malevolent fire that chilled even the heart of the coldest winter. “So, the flame and frost queen falters,” the Shadow Lord sneered, voice thick with contempt. “Your shadow is mine to command.” Lyra squared her shoulders, her heart pounding but her spirit unyielding. “I carry my shadow. Not yours.” With a deafening roar, the battle escalated. The Shadow Lord twisted shadows into deadly weapons, striking with ruthless precision. Lyra parried and countered, her blade blazing with fused fire and frost, sparks flying as ancient forces collided in a violent dance.

Thus, he changed his mind and nodded as if he was curious all along. Shadow clasped her fingers together and said singly. “I am Shadow, the princess of Leo, the beloved mediator. Oh la la, oh la la, oh la la.” It was terrible even for her. It was also awkward if she didn’t finish her entire made-up song so she finished it in a single breath. Shamelessly. ‘Leo?’ He didn’t know any Leo unless she was speaking about the…zodiac symbol. ‘Lion family!’ Shadow clapped. “Correct. Hurray!”

Lucia's clothes were already soaked with cold sweat. Just now, she heard this mysterious man instructing Leo to repel the vampire George, and she thought that the support called by Joel had arrived. Unexpectedly, these people who suddenly appeared were the Shadow's master who rarely showed up. If they faced Tattoo, they might have a 10% chance of escaping; but if they met Shadow, they didn't even have that 10% chance. The horror and power of Shadow were beyond their imagination and could not be faced. "The Shadow's master hasn't appeared for many years. Could it be that he showed up this time to find a sacrifice for himself?" Joel's eyes were full of despair.

He asked looking around to everyone else. "Yes, thanks to Lydia," Blake snarled and Jade's eyes flashed gold signaling his wolf, Leo, was present. "Lydia tried to attack Winter and luckily I got there in time. Unfortunately, I had to reveal Shadow." Jade growled making Winter jump a little. "I'm sorry, Luna. I didn't mean to scare you. Lydia is a piece of work." he apologized to Winter.

“No… this isn’t possible. You shouldn’t be strong enough.” Lyla staggered forward, her breath ragged, every nerve in her body burning. “I told you. You’re just my shadow. And shadows ” she slammed her hand into the twin’s chest, forcing more light through her veins “don’t win.” The shadow screamed, her body fracturing, black smoke pouring from the cracks in her skin. But before she dissolved completely, she leaned close to Eli’s ear, whispering with a smile that was all venom. “He still tasted mine.”