Shadow Word: Pain Novels & Stories

Her smile, laced with blood, looked haunting. A Haunt swept in, scattering the cash and gold bars from the car. Sparks flew, and the flames roared to life with a loud whoosh. I pulled a gold bar from my pocket. "Hear me, infant spirits, it's time for our final showdown!" The winds howled as I watched my mom wail in despair. Her tears were for her wealth, not a shred of worry for me. I spun around and plunged into the swirling darkness without a second thought.

I clear my voice and took a deep breath as I mentally prepare myself to read this monstrosity. ’I love you. I know for a fact that I will never be able to understand why you question how much I do... But you have given me something I’ve never had. And that’s my shadow. Love isn’t selfless, sweet, or innocent. Love is dark, selfish, and passionate. And I wouldn’t have known what love genuinely was without you. Love is a dangerous drug with intoxicating feelings as side effects. You may think being my shadow is terrible, but what is light without its darkness? What’s a life without the inevitable death? You must realize how much you mean to me, right? I even made this sappy speech for you. But

Suddenly, my hands started shaking and the plates I was holding fell on the floor and shattered into pieces. I forcefully opened the door so I could help myself upstairs but suddenly fell on something. I lay down screaming in pain but no one was coming to my rescue. I turned around to try getting hold of something I could stand with when my hand suddenly hit a glass and everything shattered into pieces on me and pierced through my skin. A few seconds later, I felt the omegas gathering around but no one dared to offer me a helping hand as they would be severely punished. I was still struggling to get up when I heard a familiar voice screaming my name.

At last, Shane looked pleased. He adjusted the blanket around me with a gentle touch and murmured, "I'll be right outside. If you're not feeling well, just call out for me." However, in the dead of night, a sharp pain ripped through my belly, jolting me awake. Without thinking, I cried out for Shane. At the sound, Shane snapped to alertness, ready to burst through the door. However, before he could act, a heart-wrenching scream echoed from Joanna's room.

It was quiet for a few minutes and he finally said, “Tilly and I have absolutely no secrets. People like you and me … we can’t be with just anyone. It’s either one night stands, fake short term relationships or nothing. You don’t just find a Tilly on every corner. A woman that will accept you, that if you are totally honest with her … won’t be afraid of you. I never had someone to … to help me. To direct me, and it damn near killed me. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. I call it my dark shadow … it’s a part of me, but it’s a part of me I can mostly keep hidden, that I can control.

My muscles ached not from physical exertion, but from holding it together for too long. I stepped into the shower and let the water sear my skin. Scalding heat. Purifying pain. I tilted my head back and closed my eyes, hoping—foolishly, quietly that the steam would blur the sharp edges inside me. And then, for a moment, I saw her. In my mind. In my memory. In the part of me I couldn’t seem to cauterize.

Pain flared across his body, energy sputtering. Azrael! I screamed, lunging to shield him. The First’s core pulsed violently, energy erupting, and for a heartbeat, I saw it the First was vulnerable. But just as quickly, it adapted. Shadows twisted, coalescing into new tendrils, aiming directly at our bond. A massive shadow claw pierced the air, aimed at the exact center of our bond. I screamed as it connected, energy ripping through us, and the world went black. Darkness. Absolute. Silence. My wolf screamed inside me, clawing at the void. I could feel Azrael faintly, weakly pulled away by the shadow’s force. Pain surged, energy pulsing violently, threatening to tear us apart.

The power wasn’t just in their hands—it was within their very beings, stitched together by their pain, their victories, and their unyielding desire to protect one another. Kai’s voice cut through the air, fierce and determined. "We've fought too long to let this end with him. We finish this, now." In a moment of synchronized harmony, they released their combined energy in a wave of light so intense that the Shadowframe trembled. Aurex screamed as the light tore through his form, cracks appearing in his molten body, revealing something beneath the layers of code: fragility. The godlike figure that had once been a manifestation of their fears and regrets faltered, its glowing eyes dimming with

Rowan’s palm blazed white, and through it all, I could see the pain that screamed across his face silently as I watched him in awe. Light spilled from him suddenly in a rush, brighter than any of the flashlights, the raw ancient power of his bloodline flooding the ward. The shimmer snapped upright as if forced to stand at attention, and the shadows shrieked and peeled back, ripping off the barrier like smoke pulled by a storm. For a moment, the stench in the air seemed to thicken, strong enough to force the majority of people here to gag, before it tore away with the disappearance of the shadows.

shadow told him sternly. I almost smirked as I felt angels temper flare. My head felt a lot better but he was right, I did feel a little tired. Less than moments ago, and I no longer felt weak. Shadows warlock side is extremely powerful, if he wanted to cure cancer from everyone in the world he could with one simple flick of a wrist. But that would be cheating fate. I opened my heavy eyes blinking a few times to focus properly. I looked at black, a giant smile spreading across my face.