Shadoworld Adventure Novels & Stories

Then it was tears I was holding back, not laughter. 10. None of us was particularly good at shadow control, but we all tried to shroud ourselves nonetheless. It was a small thing, something that, if successful, could give us a bit of an edge against our opponents. We wrapped the shadows around us like jackets, twisting them and molding them to disguise us as we waited. Slowly, we made our way to the other side of the maze, stopping here and there to regroup. If we went on undetected, we decided to slip out without conflict, leaving Shirley unfulfilled but very much safe and alive. However, if we were detected while we hunkered down, we would use surprise and our superior physical abilities

So, Adrian was the one armed this whole time. But that was a thought for another moment. I followed, my eyes darting around, alert to every shadow, every sound. The car loomed in front of us, silent except for the intermittent groans coming from within. Adrian glanced back at Dr. Collins and me, his expression tense, a silent question in his eyes. We nodded, bracing ourselves as he reached for the door handle. The suspense was palpable, every second stretched thin by the anticipation of what lay behind that door.

“Signal Ghost. Tell him to use the Pennsylvania decoy route. Make it look like an ambush.” Zayn types quickly. “Done.” The team we hired is ex-military—mercenaries with no allegiance beyond money. I don’t trust easily, but Ghost’s crew are ghosts for a reason. No trails. No names. No mess. As the second feed flickers online, we watch headlights appear in a secluded part of the Appalachian highway. Two semi-trucks, loaded with Dante’s merchandise. A black SUV intercepts them. Tires screech. Men shout.

I love that he loves to cook. He carried me to the bed, propping me up with some pillows, handing me a book to read. It was one I had gotten out of the library we found yesterday. It was about the different kinds of shadows in the shadow realm. Shade is an official, apparently. Extremely strong, intelligent, and a direct descendent of the original shadow.

Orange Street lights illuminated the bellies of the grey clouds that hung above and in the distance were the lit signs of stores and restaurants. Chloe didn’t recognise the place but something in the back of her mind told her this was a human settlement of some kind. It wasn’t in the same state but was also close enough to share the same kind of weather. The shadows circled around her legs, rubbing their pitch black pelts over Chloe’s naked skin. The fur was as cold as ice but as soft as silk and it tickled her fingers as she Idly reached out to touch them. It were the shadows that coaxed her to follow some invisible path set out just for her. Chloe wasn’t sure how she knew this, but the sha

the heir ordered, but the ground shuddered as the beast slammed into the nearest rider, hurling man and horse aside like toys. Another cage burst open under the strain of whatever was inside—this one spilling a swarm of shadow-thin creatures that clung to the snow like smoke given shape. They didn’t choose sides. The first they tore down was a Creed spearman. The camp dissolved into chaos—soldiers screaming, arrows flying at anything that moved. Eolan felt the shadow at his back surge forward, eager to meet this new darkness. He didn’t hold it back. Black tendrils erupted from his hands, striking at the swarm, shoving it away from his own. But each touch left him colder, as if they were leec

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.

“You’re drooling, Little River.” He teases lightly, and I flush. “Sorry” I murmur, but before he can say anything, something moves beside him and moves towards me as if coming in for a hug. I scream and jump back, only to take a close look… What in the Dr. Facilier shit, is this? Is that his shadow casually coming my way? “I-uh-I…” “Back.” He says, and the shadow seems to deflate sadly and then retreat into his actual shadow.

The stranger knew that it would not take long before these dark shapes transform into menacing figures intent on seizing the most coveted object in the whole of Sendorra. The stranger descended the sand dune and did not take long before reaching its base. With feet planted firmly on the sand, the stranger slowly raised a hand and opened it to reveal a round featureless stone. The stranger dropped the stone a short distance where it was partly covered with sand and then took out a small waterskin. With arm outstretched, the stranger slowly poured water over the dark stone.