Long Way Down Symbols Novels & Stories

I just lowered my head and kept working, shutting out all the gossip. After my shift, I went to a flower shop and bought a bunch of white chrysanthemums, plus a birthday cake. At the cemetery, I put the flowers down and set the cake in front of the headstone. My dad's smiling picture looked back at me. I crouched down in front of the grave and softly sang "Happy Birthday." "Happy birthday, Dad," I said quietly. "I ran into her today. I don't think she knows you're gone yet.

“Then why are you sweating? I am pretty sure your face isn’t the only part of your body wet ”he said in a whisper. The phone ranged again 🎶Could you find a way to let me down slowly? A little sympathy, I hope you can show me If you wanna go then I'll be so lonely If you're leavin', baby, let me down slowly Let me down, down, let me down, down, let me down Let me down, down, let me down, down, let me down

“I think it means…uh, sunrise? Or sunset? Something to do with the sun.” “What does that matter?” Greyson is clearly getting anxious. He crosses his arms and looks around. “Sterling isn’t here. We should get going.” “Hold on,” Nash says, squatting down to more closely examine the symbols embedded in the floor. “This one is like the sunrise symbol, but it’s…different. It has the rising part, but I can’t figure out what else it’s supposed to mean.” He reaches out, then, tracing the symbol with one finger. As soon as he finishes, we hear a grinding, creaking noise, and the floor starts to move, lifting us higher and higher.

The construction workers came and broke the spot Kayson had marked into pieces. Soon, a yellow paper with a charm drawn with blood floated down. Jason was greatly startled. “What the heck is that!?” Kayson said, “Hypnosis Charm. It will cause dizziness if one gazes at the charm location from a specific spot until they are unable to say anything. “Those few construction workers were of almost similar heights because the shorter or taller ones were incapable of gazing at the specific spot with their eyes.

Also, I decided to rent a room elsewhere and stay there instead. I started gathering my belongings. Derek was always busy with work. There were often days when he would be away from home. There were not that many things in the house that linked us together. The ones that actually did were the nine pairs of earrings stored inside my jewelry box. I finally realized what these nine pairs of earrings signify. Derek would give me a pair of earrings each time he cheated on me. The nine pairs of earrings indicated that it was already the ninth year Derek had been doing this.

"You've always dreamed of stargazing in Omaraine, right? After the party, how about we go there, just the three of us?" The peaks of Omaraine's Green Mountain soared over 2000 meters high, a perfect canvas for the stars. It was Jessica's dream destination. However, that dream felt hollow then, especially after the email she received yesterday from Brittania. "Mrs. Sullivan, it's with deep regret that I must tell you, the observatory has confirmed your blue star is set to fall in three days." The love once believed to be unbreakable was then scarred and battered. Even the stars, once thought eternal, were on the brink of collapse.

Worn edges. I don’t search long—I remember the symbol marking the chapter. A simple circle, like a full moon, and beneath it a short line: “Whoever sees this, remember: this is neither blessing nor curse. This is power.” A chill runs down my spine. I read faster than I should. The language is old, but the meaning is clear.

Confirm. Just like that.

I should watch what I'm saying next time. "She's cute," the artist said. "Who's she dating between the two of you?" I gave him a 'mind your own business' look. He seemed to have understood and he looked away from her. It just felt wrong having guys thinking things about her. "What about a flower? Or a butterfly? Girls like those stuff," he suggested. I shook my head. Those are too mundane. I was looking for something symbolic. "How about a cat? Does she have any pets?" he asked again. I know he's just trying to be helpful but it's starting to get annoying.

--- The descent was treacherous and tasking. Using ropes and Kaelen’s keen sense of terrain, the team lowered themselves into the ravine. Lyra was the last to touch down, her boots crunching against brittle stone. The air was colder here. It felt heavier. As though gravity had deepened, not just physically—but magically. There were markings on the walls, crude carvings that pulsed with faint light when Lyra passed her hand near them. “What are those?” Halden asked. Ardyn stepped forward. “Ward symbols. But reversed.”