Run Towards The Light Novels & Stories

A cozy, welcoming glow. My feet took me in that direction before I could do anything about it. Not being able to see anything only made me stumble and run into trees, hitting my head at least once before I got anywhere close to the strange light. It may not be my smartest move to run blindly towards a strange light in the middle of a forest, but it wouldn’t be very intelligent to stay in that one space all alone waiting for help. Not when no one cares that I'm missing.

The headlights behind me flared brighter, closing in, like a predator about to strike. UNKNOWN: You can’t keep running from me.

Now that my eyes are open now I looked around, and found myself in a room, a room that was not much different from what I saw behind my closed eyes. Everything around me was dark. Except for a little ray of light coming from my left. Finding a ray of hope, I took my first step, hesitation, and then not wanting the last of hope knowing where I am, I ran from where the light was. The more I ran toward the light, the more the distance seems to be increasing as if I am chasing a horizon. After a while, I felt tired of running. Hence, I stop and bend with my palms on my knees, I take the needed amount of oxygen and once again I start the chase.

The deafening roar behind them propelled Sarah and Alex into a frenzied sprint, their hearts pounding in their chests as they fled from the encroaching darkness. Sarah's breaths came in ragged gasps, her legs burning with exertion as they raced towards the distant light. "We have to keep moving!" Alex shouted over the din, his voice strained with urgency. But as they reached the safety of the light, a chilling realization washed over them. The darkness wasn't just a physical threat; it was a manifestation of their fears and doubts, a formidable foe that seemed to know their every weakness.

||Zander|| I scrutinized the darkness behind my eyelids. The darkness around me was oddly, very mollifying, but it was not long when suddenly I saw a flash of purple light ahead of me and the sound of a woman screaming. Raven Run! Echoed through the light … I froze. “ What is that light and where is that voice coming from?” I speculated. Realizing I was alone in my dark thoughts, I decided to follow the voice into the light, proceeding towards it, charily.

The light in front of Jo was much brighter now that she was nearly right on top of it than it had been when she’d first started running in this direction. Her heart was beating against her ribcage as she finally reached the location. It was at the end of a hall, so she had no other place to go; it was either find a way to get beyond the light or turn around and go back. But just like the light in the floor had appeared to be inaccessible, so too, did whatever was behind the black wall in front of her that was leaking the bright light into her eyes.

The silver light that had helped us had also marked us to anyone who knew how to look. Run, Nyra whispered, urgency sharp. Run like your life depends on it.

"Are you sure --" "Yeah, I'm . . . fuck, they're moving." She cocked her head. The shapes were moving oddly, moving back and forth as if . . . "They're trying to get over here," she said. They're shying away from the light, and . . . why not just fly through the sky? If they're afraid of light --"

The bond flared on her wrist, bright enough to burn. She ran. The mountain path blurred beneath her, rocks crumbling, trees snapping under the force of the unseen storm. The mist clawed at her boots, but her silver light resisted, slicing through the darkness. The world narrowed to a single purpose — reach Kael before the shadow claimed him completely.

This path felt more endless than the pit that got me into this strange place. I squinted as I thought I saw the light up ahead. Call me foolish, but I started running. It could be my way out or a trap. I don’t care. I want to feel like I got somewhere. The closer I got, the larger and brighter the light became. This has to be the right way. I’m going to get out of here!