The Echo Of The Shadow E-Book

Paula Levendig

• Herausgeber: Clube de Autores
• Kategorie: Fantasy und Science-Fiction
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 115

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025

Beschreibung

📘 The Echo of the Shadows In a world divided by secrets and ancient oaths, a young girl named Mira discovers that her destiny is tied to the guardians. Forgotten voices call to her from the darkness, revealing truths that will change her life forever. A journey of identity, courage, and hope begins with the first echo of the shadows.

Leseprobe

The echo of the shadows  

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Of  

Paula Levendig  

THE SMALL TOWN  

The town is called Silber Grund, after the crystal clear  

waters of the nearby lake. It used to be a mining  

center, but after a mysterious accident in the mines  

decades ago, the city is all but extinct. Many  

buildings are empty, and the forest has begun to grow  

on the outskirts of the city.  

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The lake is the heart of the Geschichte.es is avoided  

by the locals, as it is said that people were sacrificed  

there for ritual purposes.  

THE CITY OF SILBERGRUND  

PROLOGUE  

In a world full of secrets, prophecies and ancestral  

powers, follow the story of Mira, Lea, Eyron and  

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Carla, 4 young women connected by a mysterious  

destiny. When they uncover clues about a prophecy  

that speaks of an "Echo of Shadows," they embark on  

a perilous journey to uncover the truth behind this  

dark power.  

The road leads to a spooky one, whose water has an  

ancient, hidden power. There they will face the truth:  

the echo of the shadows is not only a key to power,  

but also a test that will demand everything from  

them: courage, confidence and sacrifice.  

But the road is full of dangers. Dark forces, betrayal,  

and their own fears test the group time and time  

again. As they delve deeper into the mysteries, they  

realize that the truth they seek will change not only  

the world, but also themselves  

Mira and Lea were like night and day: 2 contrasting  

personalities who lived on and off  

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Watch & Read  

explainable continued to be found. Their friendship  

was surprising to many, perhaps even strange. But  

for the two of them, they were a natural place, a  

refuge in a world that was often too noisy, too  

demanding, and too incomprehensible. explainable  

continued to be found. Their friendship was  

surprising to many, perhaps even strange. But for the  

two of them, they were a natural place, a refuge in a  

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world that was often too noisy, too demanding, and  

too incomprehensible.  

Chapter 1  

WATCH: THE CALM AND THE  

REFLECTIVE  

Mira was a girl who preferred to observe rather than  

place herself in the spotlight. His thoughts were rich  

and deep, often filled with stories and dreams that he  

didn't tell anyone. He loved books,  

long walks and the silence they had on the shore of  

the lake  

Found. For Mira, the lake was more than a piece of  

nature, it was a mirror of her own soul: calm,  

mysterious, and full of unexplored depths.  

But Mira's restraint was often misunderstood. At  

school, she was considered the "funny girl",  

who rarely spoke and preferred to occupy himself  

with drawings or notes, while others spoke in groups.  

He didn't have many friends, but that didn't bother  

him, until Leah came into his life.  

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READ: THE VIVACIOUS AND BRAVE  

But Leah is the complete opposite of Mira. They were  

full of energy, a whirlwind that could never stop. His  

voice was loud, his laugh contagious, and he had the  

rare gift of being the center of attention in any room  

without even trying. Lea loved adventure, she was  

always the first to sign up for a prank or accept a new  

test of courage.  

But beneath its cheerful façade was a longing for  

freedom. That they often felt constrained by their  

parents' expectations, the rules of the school, the  

unwritten laws of village life. The lake was a place of  

arrival for them. He always said that there was a  

breath there, that the water gave him a freedom that  

he could not find anywhere else.  

THE BEGINNINGS OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP  

Their friendship began one rainy afternoon when Mira  

sat alone by the lake and wrote in a notebook. Lea,  

who had passed by on her bicycle, had stopped to  

protect herself from the sudden rain under a tree.  

"What are you doing?" Lea asks bluntly as she wipes  

the rain from her hair with her jacket.  

Mira was startled with surprise. "I write."  

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"Writing? About what?  

Mira hesitated. She wasn't used to anyone showing  

interest in her, let alone someone like Leah. Finally,  

he murmured, "Across the lake." and.... About  

dreams".  

Leah sat next to Mira uninvited, her eyes shining with  

curiosity. "That sounds exciting! You know; I once  

dreamed that I could breathe underwater. Maybe I'm  

a mermaid.  

Mira had to smile; And at that moment something  

began to grow between them. It was as if Lea had  

broken through the invisible wall that always  

separated Mira from the others.  

TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN  

From that day on, Mira and Lea became inseparable.  

They were like two sides of the same coin,  

complementing each other in a way that even they  

couldn't understand. Lea gave life and adventure to  

Mira, took her out of her comfort zone and showed  

her that it was fun to take risks.  

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Look, on the other hand, was Leah's anchor,  

someone she could let go. While others only saw her  

happy façade, Mira recognized the quiet moments  

when Lea showed her insecurities. She listened  

without judgment and gave Leah a space where she  

could be herself.  

THE LAKE: THEIR COMMON REFUGE  

The lake became their secret meeting place, a place  

that belonged only to them. They spent hours there,  

They told each other stories, threw stones into the  

water and talked about their dreams. Lea had a  

special connection with water: she always said that  

the lake, that it was alive.  

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"Sometimes I think he wants to tell us something,"  

Lea once said as she waded into the water.  

"Maybe hidden secrets that only we can find."  

Mira found this idea terrifying, but also fascinating. I  

didn't know if I should believe in those things, but  

Leah had a way of making even the craziest ideas  

believable.  

THE LAST DAYS BEFORE THE  

DISAPPEARANCE  

In the days leading up to her disappearance, Lea had  

been different. She was quieter, more thoughtful, as  

if she had something in her head that she couldn't  

share. Mira had noticed, but Lea dodged her  

questions.  

"It's nothing, really," he had said and smiled, but the  

smile didn't reach his eyes.  

"I just have a lot of things on my mind."  

The night before her disappearance, Lea had sent  

Mira another message:  

"Dreams are sometimes more than just dreams,  

Mira. I think I'm going to discover something big. Will  

we meet tomorrow at the lake?  

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But Mira hadn't arrived. He hadn't felt well and had  

spent his arm at home. Now he wondered if he had  

guessed something, if he had been able to stop Leah.  

CHAPTER: 2 THE SHADOWS BY LAKE THE  

NIGHTMARE  

The night was quiet, but Mira tossed and turned in her  

bed. In her dream, she was sitting again on the shore  

of the lake, the one on the outskirts of her small  

town. The fog hung heavily over the water and the  

surface was so calm that it looked like a mirror. Mira  

is standing on the shore, barefoot, her feet sunk into  

the cold, muddy ground.  

The lake in front of her is motionless, a mirror-  

smooth surface that shows no depth. She feels that  

she is being watched. Suddenly, the silence was  

broken, the water began to boil, and a small figure  

emerged from the depths. She was a child. Long, wet  

hair stuck  

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his face pale. His eyes seemed to look directly at  

Mira, teaching and at the same time filled with pain.  

She looks like Lea, her classmate. The girl's eyes are  

empty, her mouth moves as if she is saying  

something, but Mia only hears a distorted whisper.  

"Help," Mia thinks she understands. He wants to run  

away, but his legs feel like they're frozen.  

Mira wanted to leave, but she couldn't move. The girl  

came closer, the water around her strangely calm, as  

if carrying her in her arms. His hands, thin and bony,  

reached out in Mira's direction.  

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Suddenly, everything changes. The air became heavy,  

the fog darker. Something moves at the edge of his  

field of vision, shadows piercing through the fog like  

predators. They  

They were brief, but their presence was  

overwhelming.  

The girl shook her head as if she had also noticed the  

shadow. His eyes widened in fear and he began to  

scream desperately, but the sound was mute.  

Then it happened: then he saw something emerging  

from the shadows of the trees on the shore: dark,  

amorphous figures that  

towards the girl. The moment the shadows reach the  

girl, she screams silently. The shadows shot towards  

the girl, entwined her like black tentacles. He  

struggled, his movements became more and more  

More agitated, but it was useless.  

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Mira is startled, sweat sticks to her neck, her  

breathing is accelerated. His heart beats as if he had  

really been in the depths of the lake.  

THE HAND  

"No! Stop it! Look, try to move, scream, do  

something. But she was paralyzed, her voice choked  

in her throat.  

The shadows dragged the girl into the depths. His  

eyes - He looks until he completely disappeared into  

the water. The last thing Mira saw was a hand sticking  

out of the water before it was swallowed as well.  

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The water calmed down, the fog settled back on the  

surface. Everything was silent again. But then Mira  

felt something cold, slippery, and thin around her  

ankle. He looked down and saw a hand sticking out of  

the  

mud and grabbed it before they swallowed it too.  

A scream from his throat, a sound that fluctuated  

between despair and fear of death, and then he woke  

up.  

Mira jumped up, her body shaking uncontrollably. He  

felt the cold sweat on his forehead and the beating of  

his heart. Her hands clung to hope as if it were the  

only thing that kept her clinging to reality.  

But even now, Mira watches her room, there was still  

something. The darkness in the  

The corners of the room felt alive, as if the shadows  

of her dream had followed her. And in his head a  

single word persists, clear and insistent:  

"Help:"  

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CHAPTER :3 DISAPPEARANCE  

The next morning, an eerie silence came over the  

school, as if the world was holding its breath.  

Mira feels it immediately when she walks through the  

front door:  

Normally, the hallway was filled with laughter and  

loud babbling of students' voices. The faces of his  

classmates are tense.  

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"Have you heard it yet?" Mira's best friend  

approached her: her voice was low, almost a  

whisper, but her eyes were wide with worry. "Lea is  

gone"  

Mira held her breath. "What... What do you mean?  

Road?  

"She didn't come home last night. His parents called  

the police. Clara cast a nervous glance over her  

shoulder, as if someone could hear her. They  

I searched the woods late into the night, but found  

nothing. Nothing, look. It just disappeared."  

A shiver ran down Mira's spine. "Was it she... Was  

she in the lake?"  

Clara shuddered as if the word "lake" had hit her  

physically. "Nobody knows. But his parents said the  

last time he got on a bike. Maybe someone saw them,  

or..."  

Clara was silent until she reached my lips.  

"Or what?" His voice was now little more than a sigh.  

"Or.... She has something. Clara whispered the  

words, but they rang in Mira's head like thunder.  

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THE LAKE  

THE LESSON: THE DEPRESSING  

END OF EMPTINESS  

Leah's place was empty, and the teacher, Mrs.  

Becker, tried desperately to continue the lesson. But  

even she couldn't hide the nervousness in her voice.  

"Please focus on the task," he said, but his eyes kept  

wandering to the empty seat in the second row.  

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Mira couldn't concentrate. Again and again his  

thoughts wandered too empty. She saw his lively face  

in front of her, his laughter,  

The classroom  

Their way of making even the most boring moments  

exciting. Lea had been the kind of person who always  

made the best of everything. Now he was gone, and  

no one knew why.  

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The other students whisper behind closed doors.  

Mira's ears caught fragments of the conversations:  

„… maybe it disappeared..."  

"...Did she see when she went into the woods...?  

„… My mother says yes... Things we don't  

understand."  

Mira bit her lower lip, the words of her dream echoing  

in her head:  

" Help