Ten Shadows Technique Novels & Stories

Before any labeled him cowardly, please note, it was only the dead and foolhardy who remained to fight against untenable odds, and Thaddeus was anything but stupid. Whisking strands of shadows around him, a skill not all could manage, and thick enough that the younger, lesser-trained vamps couldn't pierce them, he flitted from pillar to pillar, flicks of his fingers sending out jolts of power that popped the incandescent bulbs one by one.

I hid the remaining magazine in the pants’ pocket and the gun on my back. The slender man swept a glance at me as he drove the car. I even waited for him to say something, but he didn’t. They both kept quiet as the slender man maneuvered the car out of the secret chamber. I felt like it’s better for us to close our mouth to kill the worries building up in our chest. The thick iron wall rose. The slender man used this exit to reach the very long, straight driveway. I looked back at the chamber as the thick wall closed on its own.

GABRIEL’S POV I stood in the middle of my large study, my arms folded, a grin stretching onto my face as Thaddeus and Zara scrutinized me with their gazes under the bright lighting of the room. “Are you gonna tell us why you seem like you’re going to burst out of excitement or…?”

He gave a quick set of hand signals to his men, who spread out, taking up positions along the perimeter. Enzo crouched behind a low wall, his eyes scanning the shadows. “Visual on them?” “Three at ten o’clock,” Marco whispered, nodding toward a dark corner where the fence dipped. “Two more at three o’clock.” Enzo’s eyes narrowed. “They’re splitting up. Covering more ground.” “Amateurs,” Marco muttered. Enzo held up a hand, motioning for his men to hold their positions. He watched as the intruders crept closer, oblivious to the silent eyes tracking their every move.

Carine asked, nerves jangling at his tone. “It may be the only way,” Horann said. “You, yourself stated you were useless like this.” “Yes but I won’t do that,” he said sternly. “What? What won’t you do?” Carine asked in utter confusion. “There’s an ancient technique we were both taught years ago,” Vanadine told her. “In the most dire of circumstances, it’s possible to take life force, argan, from another to heal wounds.” “Okay...So, like a succubus?”

I exhaled deeply. I could do this. I was a coward once, running away from things I thought mattered, but the truth was that I was scared. I was a scared little girl. But I could do this! I rubbed my sweaty palms on my shirt. From the rooftop, the town looked small. It looked so fragile, it was almost laughable. Almost. It looked like a dollhouse you could crush if you leaned too hard. The lights had been dimmed intentionally, to not give our positions away. Only a few flickering lanterns remained, casting long, stretching shadows like ghosts trying to warn us.

But this time he was unlucky, as he encountered several individuals in the Golden Core Realm whose speed matched his own. “Tch! Let’s bet,” Xiao Chen said, using his shadow technique to split his shadow into three. The guards chasing him were immediately confused, as all three had the same life aura, and they couldn’t distinguish which was real and which was fake. “Divide into groups, don’t let him escape!” shouted one of the guards’ leaders. “Alright!” They immediately split into three groups and scattered to chase the three shadows of Xiao Chen, unaware that Xiao Chen was still there, specifically inside a room whose window had been open earlier. And the three shadows Xiao Chen had created

He pinged test signals, used dummy traffic to mask entry, and injected mirror loops. 8 minutes in: core breach. Final 90 seconds, live override countdown. Tolu leaned back, one eye twitching. His breath was steady. “All cameras blink in 3… 2… 1.” Complete blackout window. 10 minutes. Clean loop reinstated after. THE AFTERMATH Milo exhaled. “You’ve got nerves.” Tolu grinned. “Can’t fake shadows in a feed.” Antonioni’s response (texted later): “Deploy him for East route surveillance ops.Fast-forwarded

Alpha Sebastian. “All of that is true but we also don't know what promises Aiden has made to them. He could have promised them land, reentry to their former packs or even war which is what will happen if his plan succeeds.” Beta Kira. “Exactly, which is why we need numbers. If each of you could spare 20 of your stealthiest warriors. We'll be able to use the element of surprise by blending in with the crowd and identifying all targets. Rogues will most likely be hiding out of sight, they will also most likely have a signal in place so we either have to stop them before they can give it or we need to be prepared to fight.” Jessica.

Not just a push, not just a shove, an invisible current that clawed at their minds, at their instincts, at the fear they carried in their corrupted hearts. Behind her, the Enforcers moved with precision. Eli and Riven anchored the western flank, their movements sharp, decisive, a choreography that complemented Selene’s energy. Talia and Lyric cut off the enemy’s scouts, their strikes swift, exploiting the confusion that radiated outward from her pulse. Sable stayed close, murmuring corrections, her hands steady, her gaze unblinking: Selene’s rhythm, her control, her breathing, everything she needed to maintain.