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The Kingdom That Forgot Its Name
Once there was a kingdom so proud, they believed their name alone granted power. Every wall, every coin, every song bore that name. But when the last king died without an heir, his advisors decided to erase it — believing the next ruler must earn the title anew.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Painter Who Stole Time
In 1854, an artist named Elias Dupré became famous for portraits so lifelike, they seemed to breathe. His secret was simple: every model vanished after sitting for him. He claimed they merely traveled. But when his studio burned years later, investigators found something horrifying — 27 paintings, each with eyes that followed light.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Last Candle in the Castle
After the fall of the kingdom, the castle stood silent. Only one candle burned — a relic of the queen’s last night. It never melted, never went out. Travelers said the light moved as if breathing, following them with warmth or warning.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Clockmaker’s Bride
He built her from time itself — a woman made of ticking veins and brass bones. Every heartbeat a mechanism, every sigh a calculation. For years, they danced in perfect rhythm, until her gears began to slow. He replaced her parts with gold, then silver, then his own heart.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
Ash and Bone
The prince and princess were wed under a sky that burned red. But the kingdom was starving, and the wedding feast consumed the last of their grain. That night, while they slept in silks, the people began to die. The princess woke to find her husband gone — and in his place, a note written in ash:
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Girl Who Swallowed the Sea
She was not a princess, not even human — just a girl who envied the ocean too much. When the sea whispered to her, she answered by swallowing saltwater every night until her veins turned brine. They said she was cursed when her voice changed — not gone, but deep, echoing like waves.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
