A tense whisper echoed in the dimly lit alley. “We need to get out of here, now!”

The speaker was Jessica Aynes, a sixteen year old girl who was sick and tired of being prodded and poked at, studied for ten years of her life. She was one of the rare people who had magical powers— chikamago, if she remembered the term right. She recalled the day she was taken away quite well. She was sitting in th...

The next day, was just as exhausting. I was rushed around through tea parties and meetings with Houses. None of them were the House of Vampire. After yesterday, my father probably figured that Damian was more of a bad influence than a protector. I couldn’t agree more.

Yet, his and Elle’s absence through the day made me frustrated. I missed having her by my side and I guess that Damian’s annoying ...

“We need to get out of here, now!” Sam’s rushed whisper seems to echo in the dimly lit alley.

I hesitate for a beat and look around. The hair on the back of my neck stands up and I break into a full sprint. Someone saw us.

My feat beat against the pavement panting as I run full speed to the meeting point. I need to run more when I get back to the compound.

I use the shadows to my advantage a...

The air in the alleyway was thick with tension, every sound amplified by the darkness that swallowed the narrow space between the buildings. The only light came from a flickering streetlamp at the entrance, casting long shadows that danced like ghosts on the damp brick walls. The scent of rain lingered in the air, mixing with the stench of rotting garbage, creating a nauseating cocktail that clung...

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“Jonas!” Joseph urgently whispered. “Just dig the flower up and get back here! I thought I saw–”

At that moment, Jonas was knocked out by the shadowy figure that had been seen before.

“Trying to steal flowers, eh?” The man began dragging Jonas’ unconscious body towards the huge house that loomed in the background. “I was just gonna destroy them anyway, but the point is, ya shouldn’...

If someone witnessed these teens for one moment, they would think they were old vagrants.

Stumbling into the darkness, wearing loose, dirty clothes, the four teenagers scurry to be out of sight. Police sirens ring out, making their pace even faster. A tense whisper echo in the dimly lit alley, “We need to get out of here, now!”

“Yeah, we know, dumbass,” a gruff voice responds.

The glares sent ...

The whisperer’s footsteps are quick as I hear them run out of the alley into a false sense of freedom. Follow, my mind shouts at me to move but I stand still, looking around at the garbage and taking in its rancid scent. My body has given up although my fight remains. It’s been weeks since they’ve come, whatever they were. We only knew the symptoms they inflicted and the signs of their approach.

...

It echoed in dimly lit alley:

"We need to get out of here, now!"

The alley of dreams and stations,

The alley of truth and lie

Forgotten, crossed from memory

Left alone to seek

New paths and re-discovery

Will make your sanity weak

Across the trails of misery,

Between the highest pines

Light steps to lake of mystery,

Heavy pressure from angry sky

Where sun is drowned in solace,

Where moon is ble...

In the world when your scared and

Alone everybody’s stolen your throne

You have enough one to turn to its

Dark and lonely and your slowly dieing

In your heart there’s a devil in a cage

Trying to cut the corners always felling

Low down in your tombe no one comes

To visit you get so desperate you‘d even

Want your worst enemy there just to

Stare at you feel unwanted sucked of

Such great happines...

A whisper in the night.

A shadow in the darkness.

My eyes are like an eagles, I can see them in the dark.

My ears are like a bats, I can hear them through the traffic.

“Where is Eugene?”

“I know as little as you, Joan.”

“Sigh. Why is he always late?”

“It must be for a good reason”,

“Oh it better be… well did you at least get the layout?”

“Of course I did Joan, you don’t have very much confidence i...