Noctis Caelum Novels & Stories

She screamed. The ground trembled. Mikhail stepped closer, his pace almost lazy. “You cannot save them from here,” he said calmly, his voice carrying as if the wind itself bent to him. “This is the path your pride carved.” The moon above us—what little of it had fought its way through the dark—cracked. A fissure split its surface, spreading like a spiderweb across a dying star. The sky bled red. Hybrids raised their heads as one. Howls rose—wrong, layered, corrupted.

“Everything... about Vespera Nightingale.” Logan nodded, hurrying to keep pace. He pressed the elevator button as they reached the lobby. “I’ll get on it right away, sir.” But as the doors slid open and they stepped inside, Logan hesitated, the name feeling oddly familiar on his tongue. “Vespera Nightingale... Vespera...” His eyes widened as the elevator began to descend. “Hold on... isn’t she the newly announced female lead for Jerry Gray’s series? The Darkness Behind Me? Wait... is that her? That’s Vespera?”

Leo cried, pointing upward toward the first ring of floating islands. ​From the mists, a hundred streaks of brilliant white light descended like falling stars. These were the Sentinels of the Sky. Up close, they were breathtaking and terrifying. Their wings weren't feathers; they were translucent membranes of solid resonance that hummed with the same frequency as the Aero-Node itself. They moved with a predatory grace that made our ground-based movements look like the flailing of wounded insects.

Sophie The moon hangs high in the night sky, casting an ethereal glow over the fairgrounds. The usual joyous atmosphere twists into an eerie tension as Damian's secret unravels before my eyes. I stand frozen for a moment, my fascination momentarily overpowering the fear that should consume me. The tales of werewolves have always been distant echoes, whispered warnings from from my grandmother to keep curious minds like mine at bay. Yet, here I am, on the front lines of a supernatural battle, witnessing the transformation of humans into majestic, fearsome creatures.

She opened the laptop and started to present. “As per your wishes, it will be held at the next full moon, which will be about three weeks from now. I plan to hold it outside on the clearing, but I will place some tents and heaters in case of rain. In terms of colors, I will go with natural and for food, I will scout the local caterers in the coming days.”, Enora presented calmly, while the men were watching the pictures. Sebastian’s expression was unreadable, Lucas didn’t look too interested in what she had to say, but Adam looked relieved. “Good, it won’t be too fancy.”, he muttered.

A golden light seeped on over the edge of a stone lip that wouldn’t denote what lay beyond. “What . . . what is this place?” Flavius asked, knuckles white around the shaft of his lance. “I think we found what we were looking for.” August shot a look back. “Douse those torches, I see lights up ahead!” Reaching out to give him a cautious touch, Flavius hissed, “What do you see up there?” August held up the index finger of his left hand and waved behind himself with his gladius. “Silently.” He then unstrapped and removed his helmet. “Stay low. I’m going take a look.”

The flower that blooms in the middle of the night sky is also soaked in the white petals by the dew drops, a little soft and gentle makes people's hearts move. In the room, the weak light emanating from the bedside lamp, the floor was littered with men's and women's clothing, the sparse light trail was not enough to make the scene appear clearly. But the sound of men's gasps and women's soft breaths were continuous and endless. Tinh Ngoc doesn't know how much “love” this is tonight. Perhaps because they were about to be apart, Dinh Quan was especially intense tonight. All over her body were traces left by him, but the deepest part of her was also invaded and disturbed by him.

"We should know what it looks like; now it's the time to give us the details." Jippies share the look at his siblings, and they nod in agreement. "Hexia's pet's name is Noke, and...I think it's better we wait until nightfall. The sun doesn't do any good for it. It's probably hiding underground where the sun doesn't shine." "Is this creature that scary?" I scoff a bit of chuckle. "Remember, I've dealt with the ferals, and let's just say they aren't that scary looking."

Luna, attuned to the ebb and flow of celestial energies, recognized that the night held a special resonance—one that echoed the celestial transformation that had unfolded. Agreeing to stay the night, Luna became a guest in the Blackmoon palace. The Blackmoon chambers, adorned with celestial elegance, welcomed her with a sense of cosmic hospitality. As night descended upon Blackmoon, Luna and her hosts gathered under the luminous glow of the moon, sharing stories and reflections on the transformative events that had transpired.

No wonder Maura was finesse; she was probably royalty. We decided to introduce ourselves individually to the Calma household staff. Amid the exchange of pleasantries, we were interrupted by a strong gust of wind that felt heavy in the heart. A figure appeared before us; it was a huge shadow in a shape of a cloaked man with no identifiable facial feature. It whispered in a gravelly, eerie voice, "Darkness has risen. Soon, hell shall rise; the dawn of darkness approaches." Then, it vanished in a cloud of smoke, leaving all of us coughing. Noah was yelling, "Moros, you coward! Face me!"