Fantasy
Chapter 13: Winter’s Works
The cabin became very busy with people coming to bring supplies. It was clear to Sarah that the group of them were bedding down for the winter. Supplies lined shelves and the children sat in awe at the abundance in front of them. They were safe and secure in the cabin.
By Sheila L. Chingwa4 years ago in Fiction
The Path in the Dragon's Wake
Entry 1 Grandfather always told us that the people living in the mountains were closer to the dragon and that's why they were spared the horrors of the Burning. They never surrendered that sense of fate and awe and majesty that we shed when we reached the apex of civilization and strove, in our arrogance, to kill the dragon. We decided that we had no need of such a being and decreed that it had passed to its grave; then, on realizing our error, we tried to build a new dragon, recreating its powers without any understanding of its place in the natural order, and this mindless copy turned on us. That was what he said, and for years people brushed aside such sentiments as the muddled superstitions of the old, until that day when the elders began ordering the expeditions. My day is soon, which means my death is soon.
By Andrew Johnston4 years ago in Fiction
A Particular Night in Venice pt. 4
Delilah and Gabriella walk arm in arm. She leans in, finding comfort in the Mother of Lost Souls embrace. Some Lost Souls still live, some reside in spirit form. Many are children that met tragic ends. The Mother watches over them all.
By Brandon Hall4 years ago in Fiction
Spark
Soft music played as they descended the stairs into the great hall. “It hasn’t changed a bit,” Benji said to Avryn. She clutched his arm tighter as she lost her balance, the many skirts of his mother’s dress twisting around her ankles. Benji’s hand covered her own as he bore her weight. From behind them Ivan whistled and Kirsi hit his shoulder as Avryn fought the blush rushing to her cheeks. Benji cleared his throat and removed his hand from hers. Avryn looked over the crowd as her cheeks cooled. People chatted among each other, laughing and smiling, the atmosphere light and full of excitement.
By Rachel Rempel 4 years ago in Fiction
Witch Versus Daughter
In late spring of 269, a large party of Sutlanders (who call themselves Busina) landed on Iliapin with approximately 40 ships and estimated over a thousand raiders. They sacked several villages and the town of Whitbrook over the course of 3 weeks. In the town of Staghill, they killed some five thousand people, men, women and children, and there were no survivors reported.
By Patrick S. Smith4 years ago in Fiction
The Legend of the Selkie
The Legend of the Selkie originated in Ireland and Scotland with dozens of varieties and hundreds of stories. In short, the legend of the Selkie is Ireland’s concept of a mermaid. The Selkie also called the Seal People, the Sea People or the Mermaid is a marine legend that tells of people who are half fish and half-human. In the water, they are seals, but on land, they shed their skin and take on human form. And for some reason, they are irresistible to ordinary humans who are apt to fall in love with the Seal People. Whosoever finds the skin of a Selkie becomes the master of her forever unless the skin is returned to her.
By Caroline-StoryGirlCA4 years ago in Fiction
A Manifold Man
Tiberius limped down the Via Senatorum as fast as his crippled leg would allow, using his shield in his left hand more like a crutch rather than a tool of war and in his right he gripped his sword tightly, newly drawn throughout all this long siege and glinting in the setting sun. Ahead of him a young messenger boy lead him through the streets. Yet further forward, Tiberius would see the occasional rock or bolt from the enemy siege engines cresting the marble columned buildings of the city for which the Republic had been named as the Poenicians and Atlans vied against each other for control of the city.
By Tomos Jackson4 years ago in Fiction
Man From The Shadows
North Bound Raleek, looked at the female assassin who had raced towards the four children that he had helped get out of the tunnels and then turned his gaze to Olive, who simply shrugged and laid a hand on his shoulder; indicating that they should leave. Not caring to stick around any longer than he had to, he used his cloak to strap the twins to his chest and reached over to take the bags off her slumping shoulders. She was not used to carrying so much weight and he felt kind of bad that she had to carry them for as long as she had.
By Valdeara Wallberg4 years ago in Fiction
