Scorched To Ash Beneath The Blazing Sun Novels & Stories

She smiled. The heat here reminded her of her summer in Johannesburg, she thought of the cool water at the beaches she had visited and suddenly became thirsty. She ran her wet tongue over her parched lips and wished it would suddenly rain but then she groaned at the thought, it never rained in the desert. She rolled her head and jumped in frustration, upsetting the sand beneath her feet, sending dust particles up in the air.

“I HAVE THEM! I HAVE THEM!” The voice isn’t familiar. It grates through me, however, igniting a sharp pain in my back that threatens to split my spine. Suddenly, the light is too much. The pain ebbs before exploding with heat. Searing, blistering heat. The smell of scorched meat. My skin. I’m–I’m burned– My breath comes in a rattling whoosh as hands reach for me, and I’m lifted, naked, into the sunlight, through feet of rubble.

The bodies were piling up so fast as I tried to reach Solem to kill him, but the wolves kept coming. Suddenly, a blast of what looked like a sunbeam shot out of me and I admitted that the shit was hot, and I was not prepared for it. It felt like I had been burned by the sun itself. I am still able to hold off some wolves, but I know I'm about to go down shortly if I don't heal myself.

Planes flew overhead, dropping red smoke to combat the black rising from the forest. Trees went up, burning like torches, lighting the sky. Thick black smoke rose, cutting into the morning's blue sky like an evil sword, the sky losing ground to the murky haze. The flames screamed and grew larger, trying to reach the sun. Ash fell from the sky like gray rain, settling like soft snow on the burnt ground. ***

Sephora was alive. The flames died down, clearing their way ahead, to reveal a sight of chaos. Corpses and charred remains lay all over the dusty ground, parts of the earth scorched and glowing red from the force of the flames. Smoke and ash swirling and entwining through the wind, bringing with it the stench of death and burning flesh.

The inferno's intense heat radiated, causing the ground to tremble beneath Visenya's feet. Lucian had already taken flight, his eyes scanning the vast lands below in search of Visenya. Suddenly, a colossal tempest of flames erupted high into the sky, its fiery tendrils reaching towards the heavens. The intense blaze painted the landscape in shades of orange and red, casting an eerie glow upon the land. The blazing cyclone dispersed like a scorching tsunami, obliterating everything in its path. Lucian quickly circled back, his strong wings straining against the sheer force of the flames that threatened to engulf him.

The air crackled with energy as our powers collided, leaving nothing but a haze of chaos and destruction in our wake. Trees were ripped from their roots around us, the grass below my feet obliterating into dust. My heart ached at the destruction. But that was the price of war. I screamed as the searing heat of Asmodeus hellfire hit my shield of yellow heavenly fire. But my shield stood strong, unwavering as it protected me from the worst of it all.

Alpha Noah’s POV The sun blazed mercilessly over the pack, casting its fiery rays down on the bustling pack. The air shimmered with waves of heat, making everything in sight appear hazy and distorted. Under the scorching sun, people sought refuge in the shade of buildings or huddled under umbrellas, trying to escape the stifling heat. The pack was unusually quiet as the oppressive temperature deterred most from venturing outside. The few brave souls who braved the blazing heat scurried along with sweat trickling down their foreheads.

It wasn’t the sun, but it shone just as fiercely, radiating unbearable heat. It came faster than she thought. Delilah screamed and bolted, heart pounding in her chest as the ground trembled beneath her feet. She didn’t know what it was…divine, cursed, or something entirely unknown…but it was chasing her. The light grew hotter, wilder. Her robe caught fire. Delilah shrieked and rolled into the dirt, extinguishing the flames. Her skin sizzled with heat, and her vision blurred. Still, she pushed forward, tearing through the undergrowth as the beam of light roared behind her.

Three blistering suns positioned at the north, south and east of the desert plain poured their hot red rays on me, the heat stinging the cuts on my skin. My lungs burned with every air I took in and Kael only made it worse by constantly shoving me forward. The Odyssey lay in a twisted heap of smoking metal and burning debris as we walked away. The green smoke curled toward the copper sky and the cracked, red ground threw the suns’ heat back at me, pulling whatever liquid was left in my body. My legs shook under me and every step I took felt like I was wading through sand. Still, Kael kept ordering me forward.