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Cinders & Gems: Stones of Sorrow

Broken glass and burning breath

Broken glass and burning breath

Feb 28, 2026

It was a dark but beautiful night. Cameras clicked. People, mainly teenagers and girls and boys between 20-25, squeaked. The whole city seemed to have gathered in front of Regal Times Square. All for one reason: Sterling Vance was coming to town and everyone wanted to get a closer look at him.

"HE<S COMING!" shrieked a girl standing in front of his poster, "HE<S COMING! HE<S COMING! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!"

"Easy Clara!" said her little sister standing beside her, "everyone knows he is coming! Don<t shout!"

But Clara was no way the only one. Everyone in the crowd shared that energy.

No one knew what was going to happen.

"DAD!" screamed Sterling, "DAD! WAKE UP!"

They were stuck in the car. The glass was cracked. And his dad was no longer moving. Somehow, Sterling was out of harm. "Dad!" He pleaded, though he knew it was no use. "please wake up! please!" His father did not wake up. He was gone.

Tears were escaping his eyes. He was stuck. His father was not moving. and the driver... where did the driver go? Sterling looked around. On the driver seat there was sitting...no one.What the hell? Did that guy leave me?

"Hey!" He shouted at the top of his voice, "someone there?"

No one answered. No one came. He felt... left alone.

"They left you" said a voice, a cold, steely, freezing voice "Sterling Vance, they left your side when you needed them..."

Now, Sterling felt really scared. He didn't know why but he was hearing disembodied voices in his head.
Am I going crazy? He thought dramatically.

"You are not going crazy, Sterling Vance" said the voice. "I am real. As real as you can imagine. And I have an offer."

"Who,re you?" ha asked, "What do you want? And How do I know that you are real?"

"I am no one." It said. "I am just a spirit who was left alone in times of need. Just like you, Sterling Vance. All I want is to help you because I'm the only only one who can."

Huh? What is it talking about? Left alone in time of need? He can help me? he thought to himself, meaning it to stay private.

"Yes Sterling," said the voice, "I can help you. I can give you whatever you want. You can get revenge on those who ran away...You can DESTROY them"

"Why would you help me?" Asked Sterling, "and how do i know you won't turn your back at me when I need you?"

"I will never turn back," It said. "because I am not human."

"Then what are you?" he asked, "and how do I know that you're real and not just in my head"

"I am real," said the voice, "I am not inside your head. Because mere thoughts don't offer help"

" What do you want in return?" asked Sterling.

"Join me." said the voice. "Join me and be powerful. Join me and get eternal life. Join me and destroy those who Destroyed you. In return, All I want is that you become my follower."

It was a tempting offer. After all, What had fame given him? he was still left alone. Power, Destruction, eternal life, all in return of service?

"How do I know that you're legit?" he asked, "You are not human. You said yourself. How do i know You won,t run away too?"

"I ask for something in return." it said, "You will pay me off on what i give you. What do you say? Join me and become a cinder."

Sterling thought for a moment. It all felt strangely legit for some reason. The voice hadn't given a real proof, but it felt that he will not be betrayed. But something also felt off. The place was a wreckage for so long but no one had come for the resque. Slowly, his doubt increased. So, he took a deep breath and said, "No. I won't join you. I can't."

"Oh yes you will!" said the voice fiercely. After that it started to chant something. With every word it said, Sterling felt extreme pain in his whole body. It felt like every part of him was on fire.

"I will never join you! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"

"I said, LEAVE ME ALONE!"

WILL STERLING GET HELP? OR WILL HE REGRET SAYING "NO" TO THE VOICE AFTER ALL?

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