Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel Novels & Stories

This light shines in my eyes and I fall to the ground in the dream, then wake up in a shock. I get out of hiding to find some more firewood, run into a darkness hunter normal I know how to deal with, but the same light shows up. The blue green light shows up and the darkness can't be seen in light of anything form or see the darkness hunter in it form. I was shocked at what I saw and to find out that the darkness hunters have no weakness but the darkness only one weakness that they don't want anyone to know about. Is this what Mr. White found out and why he was killed but when the darkness hunter saw this light come from me, all the darkness hunters shocked me again. The darkness hunter hand

Her back arched off the metal surface, her mouth opening in a silent cry as her eyes rolled back—white, glowing faintly. Her fingertips sparked with light. Darian’s voice dropped. “It’s beginning.” Aarin’s heart lurched. “No—no, no—Alina—stay with me!” A crack split the air—like the sound of a massive door unlocking somewhere far away. The lights in the room flickered one last time and died. Darkness swallowed them. Not normal darkness. Living darkness. Twisting. Breathing. Watching. “Aarin…” Alina’s voice drifted out—small, terrified, and echoing as if far away. “I… I can’t stop it…”

He focused on the memory of the sunlight hitting the ridge at dawn. "Let it go," Lucien whispered into the white light. "Let it all go." With a sound like a thousand glass panes shattering at once, the light collapsed. The room plunged into absolute, crushing darkness. Arthur’s voice broke the silence, jagged and breathless. "Did... did we win?" A long, heavy breath hitched in the darkness. Then, a soft, natural glow—not the ultraviolet of the grid, but the warmth of a dim emergency light—flickered to life.

** HOURS LATER As Aaron stepped into his city apartment, a heavy silence greeted him, amplified by the absence of any illumination. The darkness enveloped him like a heavy cloak, its weight pressing down on his shoulders as he traversed the familiar space. He made no move to flick on a light switch, preferring instead to let the shadows consume him, mirroring the desolation that gnawed at his insides. Approaching the drinks table, he reached for a decanter, his hand moving with practiced precision as he poured himself a potent measure of whiskey.

Everything went dark. ******

Isabella POV I blinked against the dimness of the room, stretching slightly under the warmth of the covers. Turning my head, my gaze settled on Justin, slumped over on the sofa in the corner. His laptop sat open on the coffee table, the screen dark but still on. He’d fallen asleep there again, his tie loosened and his shirt wrinkled, one hand loosely resting near the keyboard. I slipped out of bed as softly as I could so I wouldn’t wake him.

“You thought of me.” “That doesn’t count!” “It does.” God, his voice was like velvet dipped in poison.Rowan grabbed my wrist. “We’re going to the cellar.” “Why?” “It’s the only room with iron lining.” “That’s… comforting.” He dragged me across the living room, but we barely took two steps before— All the lights in the house went out.The fire died, The candles snuffed themselves,the Christmas tree flickered, buzzed, sparked—And went black. I was swallowed by darkness so absolute it felt alive.A single glow illuminated the room.

"Initiate the Blackout Protocol. If they want to audit me, let’s see how they do it in the dark." Suddenly, every light in the county—the porch light, the SUV's sensors, even the distant town's glow—died. The only thing left was the bioluminescent blue pulsing from the "Chronicle" on the Traveler’s arm in the distance, and the terrifying, silent scream of a mother ready to kill for her child.

No way to contact anyone outside these walls. She was completely powerless. *** The light went out at ten PM. Sudden. Complete darkness. Alina's breath caught. She'd been expecting it but the reality was worse than anticipation. Absolute blackness. No windows. No ambient light from anywhere. Just void. She pressed her back harder against the wall. Grounding herself. Reminding herself where she was. That the walls were still there even if she couldn't see them. Breathe. In. Out. In. Out.

I'm met with emptiness even though my eyes stray to the darkness in the corner of the room where the moonlight streaks fail to reach. I don't see him, however, something says he is in there, in the shadows watching me. I mean, that's the only time apex predators are out for the kill; in the dark. “Theodore!” I yell towards the door with a frantic voice. It's not helping matters that my ankle is cuffed against my wish. Oh, God! “Theodore isn't here to save you. You are with me now.” The voice is deeper, darker, promising dangers more than his words speak.