To Shatter The Night Novels & Stories

Pulling one of the frame pieces out of the mess, I heaved it with all my strength and shattered the glass. I could get in now, but the snake could also get out. It dropped to the ground and headed for the opening, then shied back, moving slowly and gingerly. The broken glass cut at its scales. It was so desperate for food, it came at me anyway and let the glass slice it to ribbons. That gave me an idea. I picked up a particularly large shard of glass and waited.

And just like that… Everything shattered.

The darkness shattered. The ancient thing screamed—a sound that echoed through the night, ancient and terrible and utterly defeated. Its form flickered, the shadows that had sustained it beginning to fail. The cracks that had once healed began to reappear on its form, splitting its shadowy skin like shattered porcelain. The darkness that had surrounded it shattered like glass, fragments of shadow scattering across the balcony. The darkness shattered. And I— I stood. I stood, and I was ready. "Come, ancient one." My voice echoed through the darkness.

Lies and deceit. I storm over to the table and slam my fists down on it causing it to split in two. My anger still not satisfied, I take the two broken halves and hurl them through the glass window. The two broken pieces fly off into the distance never to be seen again as the glass wall that makes up the front of my home shatters into pieces in front of me. How apt. A perfect depiction of my life right now. Another stupid mistake and now everything is shattering and falling to pieces around me. Again.

Unknown number: “Heard she’s the one who set Sara up. Shameful.” Then there was June. Sweet, brave June. “Guys stop. Don’t say what you’re not sure about.” It kept going. The pings, the jabs, the dirt. I didn’t cry. I didn’t feel shocked either. I just sighed, tossed the phone back on the bed, and pulled my blanket to my chest. Somewhere deep inside, I knew what was coming. But for tonight, the glow of my room felt heavier than usual. And I let the silence hold me.

The echo screams, “no no stop ” Too late. “Aria” I breathe, “break it with me.” She nods. And together we shatter the barrier.

Shattered glass. The world turned white. -

The sound of rain swallowed her words, carrying them into the night — a quiet promise, and a warning. The dawn would come again. And this time, it wouldn’t break her. It would break them.

That maybe love really is stronger than fate. The crystals outside continue their slow dance of light, painting the ruined room in shades of rainbow, and the city sleeps around us. But we're awake to our new reality. Bound, united, unbreakable and ready for whatever comes next.

I screamed. They both fell out of the bed. He fell out of her as she screamed in terror, and they fell to the floor. I ran from the room in heartbreak. Shattered and broken, I started to scream hysterically. I looked around the home we had built. I began to take everything that he every gave me. I threw it at them, and I threw it into walls and windows. Owen and his lover were dodging pots, pans, and anything breakable.