E.B. Mahoney
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Aspiring author, artist, and sleep deprived student. Based in Australia, E.B. Mahoney enjoys climbing trees, playing a real-world version of a fictional sport, and writing in the scant spare time she has left.
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Verses of the Black Sands. Content Warning.
TW: Themes of violence and gore. The following is a work of fiction. The world beyond the ruins had quietened and made for an easy setting in which she could light her fire. It lit readily as she struck her stolen knife on the flint, licking at the grass, then taking a hold of the larger pieces of wood.
By E.B. Mahoney2 years ago in Poets
Verses of the Black Sands. Content Warning.
TW: Themes of violence and gore. The following is a work of fiction. Urla’s eyes widened as she turned to look back upon Belfin. In moments her people, men, and women and the few children of Belfin were killed with the blunt skill of the men they had shown such kindness. The cry of anguish left her lips as she watched them fall. after she had crossed half of the one hundred yards to reach her people’s attackers. She drew a long curved knife from a hidden fold in her robes and attacked.
By E.B. Mahoney2 years ago in Poets
Verses of the Black Sands. Content Warning.
TW: Themes of violence. The following is a work of fiction. Her reaction had been to take the opportunity to draw his sword. He had no doubt she would have tried for his life. Perhaps he should have left her people living. She hated him now. He had sensed a cool interest from her as they had spoken, moments before he had given the signal that his men kill her kin. Some of his men thought he should have killed her, spiteful for the death of their fellows whom she had killed with such ease. But Laukey respected that she had acted as he would. He killed her people, she killed his. And she would be useful eventually, he knew.
By E.B. Mahoney2 years ago in Poets
Verses of the Black Sands. Content Warning.
TW: Themes of violence and gore. The following is a work of fiction. For three days, they had travelled directly south. The camels steadily trekking over satiny dunes. The beasts had belonged to Belfin. Although the Capelli were known for their fine desert horses, they did not thrive at Belfin and there was no need for them. The camels did not need as much water and could live off the sparse pasture, giving milk and a means of travel. The marauders, as Urla knew them to be now, had stolen the lives of so many of her kin, along with the black furred camels that were so precious to them. Had been so precious to them.
By E.B. Mahoney2 years ago in Poets
Verses of the Black Sands. Content Warning.
TW: Themes of violence and gore. The following is a work of fiction. Urla was forced to share the black camel with the murderer Laukey. He said he wanted to keep her close so he could be sure she stayed out of trouble. His reasoning was good enough. Give her a knife and there would be two murderers riding the camel. One living, the other dead.
By E.B. Mahoney2 years ago in Poets
