Mystery
The House is a Club
“Happy New Year!” The shout of jubilation echoed throughout the hallways and passages of the house. It was actually a club but no one seemed to care. Or maybe it was a house passed off as a club? Either way Fresno Linnel. He was tallish with light brown features and a curly ‘Fro. He was thirty-six. He wandered around, the crackle of fireworks bursting and flashing in front of his eyes in this masterpiece in architecture that drove his mind.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
Sender Unknown
Objectively, there was nothing suspicious about the package. Delivered by drone, with an innocent looking return address, no sender's name, and plain brown packaging, there was nothing to set it apart from thousands of other packages delivered daily to doorsteps around the country. No suspicious noises from inside, no unexplained movement, odd smells or ominious ticking. No warning signs whatsoever. Just a single parcel delivered to their house by an unidentified drone.
By Natasja Rose3 years ago in Fiction
Hidden Room Under the Sphinx
The Sphinx. One of the largest - and most mysterious - monuments of the ancient world. But what secrets does this massive stone beast hide? And could there possibly be more than one out there? When most people think of Ancient Egypt, they probably think of the Pyramids - and they’re the biggest attraction in the north African country. But if you think they’re the oldest evidence of Ancient Egypt’s archaeological prowess, think again - while the Great Pyramid of Egypt is estimated to have been built during the Fourth Dynasty around 4500 years ago, it’s believed the Great Sphinx of Giza might be even older. How old?
By Jayveer Vala3 years ago in Fiction
Not Just Fairy Tales
It’s been centuries since people believed in dragons and “fairy tale” beasts. But long ago, fairy tales weren’t just stories to entertain children, they were warnings. Cautionary tales to keep little ones from straying too far from the safe glow of the hearth and the watchful eyes of their families. Nowadays though, when their children are frightened of tales of witches and monsters their parents soothe them. “Don’t worry, it’s not real,” they say, “it’s just a story, make-believe,” they insist. Forgetting the old warnings and making simple stories of these warnings was the first big mistake modern humans made.
By Renehta Wilcox3 years ago in Fiction
The Dragon-Born and the Witch
It was very early in the morning when a small child, around the age of two, wandered off into the misty forest while their mother was outside tending to her herbs. The sunlight was just starting to peak through the tops of the trees while the ground was still eerily dark. At the edge of the trees fog was still visible as the sun hadn't yet touched it to disperse it in the first light and warmth of day. The mother was humming to herself a merry little tune as she went about her task. Her intuition began to itch that something was amiss and so looking up she noticed the child was nowhere in sight. It was common for her curious little one to wander off- after all, they were starting to take after their witch mother's own curious tendencies and were quite the independent child. However, she was always very strict to tell them that the forest was forbidden and off-limits for there were strange and mystical qualities about the forest, most of which were unknown. There were also rumors of a myriad of creatures living in it, of which many myths and legends arose among those who lived on their island, just off the coast of the mainland.
By Caitlin Porter3 years ago in Fiction
Satori and the Town of Good Fortune
The black dragon of magnanimity hermetically concealed itself amongst the tall trees. It observed the small boy alone in the middle of the forest and strategically followed the youngster as he continued to walk on the outskirts of the mysterious town called “Great Fortune.”. The Alchemist named Nirva gave these orders. After vigilantly watching, It suddenly flew right beside the boy.
By Anthony Weir 3 years ago in Fiction
No Where They Could Run
Chapter 1 From The Eye and Ears of a Dragon A mother dragon was gathering food for feeding her newborn young when she found what appeared to be an abandoned toddler wondering alone in the forest. Immediately her motherly instinct was to take it and protect it from the robots or the male dragons, but out of fear that it was a trap she stopped herself. Robots were known for luring and trapping mother dragons so they could capture their babies only for them to never be seen again.
By Ruby Estelle 3 years ago in Fiction
Malenda
And there he was - a bare beast with taloned, varmint hands clawing at this young girl. Why, she was only 3 years of age. Her folds of fat, waiting to become longer limbs. Her teeth longing for a home in the crevices of that child's mouth, impatiently hoping to some day learn the word: Help.
By Sophie Wakefield 3 years ago in Fiction
Sixth Degree Burns.
Before I tell you the details of our plan.. I’ll tell you our “villein” origin story. My sisters & I are an anomaly, if you wana call it that. We all carry active dragon genes. Which SHOULD be impossible (the government says). The norm is one active gene dragon per woman. That’s how it’s been for..for-ever. My sisters and I are all active dragons. Not just one kind of dragon but each one of us has our own clan, our own colors, and our own powers. There’s Red Dragons( Me),the Green/Emerald dragons(Casey) have powers like acid breath & toxic talons, the Gold Clan(Derrey) controls and manipulats electricity, Blue Dragons(Ash) have the gift of cloneing, Purple(Faye) can use absorption and fusion,Black or white dragons (Britt), can read minds & control illusions. I don’t know what caused this to happen but the breeders were sure it was our mom. She Herself, a dormant dragon, should never have been capable of making us. Let alone 6 different clan dragons. They took her from us. As soon as my youngest sister Casey, opened her emerald/green dragon eyes. She was no longer our mother. She belonged to the city. It was her duty to make more dragons. I guess our mom knew what was to come. She didn’t fight or plea. She looked at all of us one last time and said “stay together”. Which was easy for a while. They let us stay together since “none of us were of age.” So Since we couldn’t use our powers or make more dragons we were considered useless and not a threat.
By Tasjanah Anderson 3 years ago in Fiction
