Karim Sissoko is the author of the book series Lightning. He lives in Florida, is of Haitian descent and is attending college for “a piece of paper that proves I’m smart”. He enjoys his passion of writing, particularly the fantasy genre but he also enjoys science fiction. He plays a lot of video games, watches a variety of anime and enjoys making art. You can find him on social media, but he is most active on his Twitter. 

Before there were humans, there were Astrals. When Storm Hinato is branded an assassin by the queen, his own guardian, his world falls apart. A masked man chases after him, a war god longs to test his strength and he finds himself caught in a war that spans across the worlds. Will he find the strength to press on? Or will he fall to the chaos like those before him?

Lightning

Solana's smile faded for a short instant before giggling and turning her head. She wiped her face very quickly and hugged Angel.


"Let's not talk about that! We're getting along, now!" Solana said, giving Angel a hug.


Angel was not used to affection. Solana knew this, and yet she did it anyway. It was the only thing she knew how to give anymore. She didn't know how to cook, she didn't have any special skills or dreams. Smiling and making people feel better was what she felt like she was good at. She always tried to smile and look at the bright side of things. Angel could feel her sadness masked behind her smile and she began to question herself. 


She didn't even see Celeste before she left for this world. Her mother died when she was young, and her father disappeared, so Celeste was all she had. She took her from an orphanage when she was three, and that was all she knew. Celeste was her mother, her guardian, her caretaker. 


Chapter 32: Pitfall, Part 2