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Map's Edge: Aletrias
On a morning fair, in a city old, there stood a mighty Oak. Many mornings stood this towering tree in the center of the square. A great many of those mornings led to days of joy and plenty. Some led to pain and sorrow, but through it all, under flame and frost, Aletrias endured. The rising sun revealed this day that it did not stand alone. Here, Cassandra entered, motionless beneath the oaken branches. Entranced by their sway, she noticed not the sea’s chill rolling over the city, nor did she notice the light growing about the ever busying square. The crack of a cart against stone broke the moment’s enchantment and her senses returned. An instant of pause passed, then she set off with all haste. Cassandra was late.
By Noah Hayden8 years ago in Futurism
12 Blackened Petals Chapter 4
Chapter 4: 24 Hours Later This again. He thought he would never wind up here after the last time. In fact, it had been almost five years since he was here. He hated this place. Everything about it was uncomfortable and painful. Especially when he first got here. It was as if he went through the same bullshit every time.
By Brian Taylor8 years ago in Futurism
Why I Practice Witchcraft
I got sick in the Catholic Church with my mental health symptoms, every time we went to Mass. I got anxious, manic, neurotic, wound up, stressed out, and feeling terrible since I grew up without medication helping me treat my schizophrenia. Church made me all kinds of OCD, in addition. I wanted to escape from the age of 12, but I wasn’t able to escape until I was 20, and got some meds to try out. Church made me stressed; the whole concept was stressful to deal with. I was an out-of-control empath growing up who had no idea how to filter out other people’s energy. This is why I was constantly sick in Mass.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Futurism
12 Blackened Petals Chapter 3
The third floor, right at the end of the hall and 4th door on the left. He could find his way to it blindfolded. The first time he came here, he made sure to memorize exactly where this was. Julia’s apartment has always been in the same place, at least for the five years that he had known her.
By Brian Taylor8 years ago in Futurism
Who Is Luke Skywalker?
You've seen the movies. You've read the books. But you've always wondered. Who is Luke Skywalker? Why are all these nerds arguing about him and what does he represent? Well fret not for it is time for a lesson. I am here to explain to you in the most basic (pardon the pun) terms who Luke Skywalker is and what he represents to the Star Wars community. Part 1 will be a recounting of the tale of Mr. Skywalker from the new Disney canon and part 2 will be a recounting of the Skywalker legend from the old, non cannon expanded universe (or EU as we colloquially put it). These are two very distinct and different people so bear with me on this. This article will overlook only the Legends of Luke Skywalker book as it has still not been clarified what's myth and fact in that book. So let us begin with the origins of the humble man who would become a legend of great power...
By Abdullah Masood8 years ago in Futurism
12 Blackened Petals Chapter 2
Chapter 2: A Dark Side Sam loved walking through the city. It was a unique place that was always busy and full of such diversity. You could be as loud as you wanted and no one would care. He could be invisible. These walks always gave him time to think. Time to reflect on the goals and matters at hand and time to reflect on how to repair the cracks in his inner walls before anything else seeped through.
By Brian Taylor8 years ago in Futurism
Straight Talk About the Annunaki
As the oldest civilization on record, the ancient Sumerians gave us models for future civilizations on this planet. The Earth we know came to be from a collision with the planet Niburu, and the planet Tiamat over 450,000 years ago, which caused Tiamat to break in half, also causing a moon of Niburu to hit another half of the new planet now called Earth. Ancient legends also speak of a race of giants that walked the earth, Goliath being one such giant referred to in the Bible. Sumerian deities included Anu and Ki, which is where the name Annunaki came from. The giants were also called Nephilim who slept with the women of earth, creating a hybrid race.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Futurism
12 Blackened Petals Chapter 1
In our ignorance, we thought our only option was to fight. We thought that if we killed him, we would protect ourselves, our way of life. However, it was through this violence that we brought great misery upon ourselves. No one knew that self-preservation would bring such horror to us. Millions died. Millions more were never found.
By Brian Taylor8 years ago in Futurism
Old Woman in the Woods
I saw the woman's cat before I saw her, so I knew I’d found the right place. A small, greyish thing that animal was, with glass-green eyes, matted fur and half its right ear missing. Whenever Mother or any of the other women spotted it hanging around the village, they would whistle a few stones past its ears to send it running. Some of the older boys once tried to catch it and put it in the well, but without success, only bitten hands and clawed faces.
By Deanne Adams8 years ago in Futurism
