Shadows To Spotlight Novels & Stories

That must be the next node. She crouched, formulating a plan. The signal device had worked at the tower, but only temporarily, and only in close range. She needed to be smart this time, not just fast. Observing the shadows, she noticed a pattern: they avoided concentrated light. Spotlights, flashlights, even streetlights gave her moments of advantage. Emma dug through her backpack and found a small flashlight she had grabbed in her panic earlier. She tested it, adjusting the beam. A shadow recoiled immediately as the light struck it, writhing and twisting, disoriented. A plan began to form.

"Again. Every time you step onto the field of battle, you impress us." Shamira shrugged. "Master, you said --" "No 'Masters' for a few minutes, okay?" "Okay. You said Shadow Sight was the third Shadow Aspect. What is Shadow Sight exactly, and how many Shadow Aspects are there?" "There are five. I'll let Shane or Lillian explain the others, since my ancient lore isn't what it should be, but Shadow Sight means that no creature, magical or otherwise, can hide from you in the shadows, and it means that you can see even in complete darkness. Normally vamp's eyes just amplify light, kind of like night vision goggles, but you don't need any light source at all. Shamira, the darkness of the world is

Faster and stronger. My shield cracked. No. Focus. Remember what Miriam taught you. I dropped the shield and instead channeled light through my hands and created a pulse that pushed the shadows back. It worked for a moment. Then the shadow wielders adapted and they split their attack and came from multiple angles. I spun, releasing light in a circle around me creating a barrier of brightness. The shadows hissed and withdrew. "Better," one of the wielders said. "But not good enough."

a rough, frustrated sounding voice said, and another answered, "No! We don't have enough of the whiteshot left to be shooting at every shadow, you fool!" Lukas felt a rush of relief at that, knowing that their supplies had been heavily affected, at least. He let his shadow form stretch out, seeing where the shadows overlapped, so he might move somewhere more covered. There wasn't much choice though, the floodlight directly above the centre of the room made the shadows shorter here, and few enough overlapped that they'd predict the places he might step out and surprise them.

I just prayed that their souls would find peace. ***** ANGEL I had worked my ass off to master the sunlight that I had control over. It was not the easiest thing to control, but it was worth the hours of practice. Elle had also been really helpful when it came to teaching me ways to weaponize it. It was kind of funny that we both held weaponizable light. Mine from the sun, hers from the moon. One special move that my mates and I utilized was combining the shadows and light together. It was really damn effective. My light could travel along the shadows without harming it. Imagine a shadow being turned from simply restraining someone to restraining them while the light destroyed them.

The driver then activated the scanner of the carriage and extracted some energy from him. There were levels in terms of shadows and with each upgrade, it acquires a color. There’s a shade of pebble-black, midnight-black, sable-black, and obsidian-black, respectively. Each level-up means additional thousand to their bank account. The system was pretty tricky. They’re converting a shadow’s energy into currency and using it to acquire basic needs, which was why the levels of shadows increase and decrease day by day. “Happy?” said George after he unsummoned his shadow.

She’s great with her magic and has a deep knowledge of plants and how to use and grow them. Ezekiel had stronger shadows, barely weakened by her flames. He and Shay would give us tips on when best to shoot her flames and where. Apparently, there were certain weak spots inside a shadow. I needed to find the spots that looked the lightest, ones that seemed more gray than black. If I shot my flames there, the shadow would disappear. It seemed simple enough, but most of the time, the shadows were so fast, there was no way for me to hit it before it hit me.

Yes, I was able to manipulate and create shadows and illusions–Krys even says if I get better at it I would be able to teleport through the shadows. I place my focus on the figure I created out of pure shadow. I was trying to make it bigger than it was but it was so hard, I felt my energy draining away from me. Shadow manipulation was much harder during the day time, but it was suggested by Krys that we train when the sun was up so I get stronger at it. “Come on shadow, work with me!” I proclaimed loudly, as I channeled all my energy into making my shadow figure grow bigger.

This time, I manage to get my fingers on the cheap plastic switch before I get hit again. I’m ready for it though. I throw up an arm, batting the thing away from me before it can fully slam into me. It’s a shadow—a fourth shadow—and it skitters across the bed then disappears on the other side of the mattress. I take advantage of its distraction and slam the light on with a little more force than necessary. The lamp illuminates the room, such as it is, casting dull amber light into all the corners. It’s the first time I’ve seen the shadows in the light, and the effect is even more eerie because my brain knows they should vanish—but they don’t.

"If the Shadow-Fangs have already reached the central cistern, we'll be fighting in waist-deep freezing water with zero light." "They won't have lit torches," I chimed in, checking the alignment of my father's brass gear-wrench. "Shadow-Fang mercenaries use sight-enhancing Night-Eye potion. It allows them to see in total darkness, but it makes their eyes hyper-sensitive to sudden light flares." Julian strapped his heavy broadsword across his back, turning to look at me with a dangerous, slow smirk. "You're thinking of a flash-flare." "I brought four magnesium oil capsules from the archive lab," I said, pulling small wax-sealed glass spheres from my leather satchel. "If they are stacked aroun