I squeezed my eyes shut and instinctively jumped clear of the creature’s path. I rolled, bracing for impact. My body was still tense when I heard laughter. Confused, I opened my eyes, and Brayden was embracing the creature like a pet. It had tackled him to the ground, and he was scratching its belly as its tongue lolled playfully out […]
“Come along and don’t fall behind,” the stranger said. “This place is dangerous if you don’t know where you’re going.” I was too exhausted to ask any questions, so I placed my feet beneath me and pushed myself to stand. It was then that I took my first real look at this South Island. A fog surrounded the entire shore, […]
Damp moss squeezed through the cracks in the stone, finding a way to grow in the dank cell I was in. That moss has more of a will to live than I do I thought to myself in the darkness. In the distance, a torch flickered the only minuscule source of light in the dungeon as far as I could […]
Rain pelted the ground as Lyra made her way towards the daunting doorway of the abandoned mansion, the note she held with the address was getting soaked, the ink spreading with the water droplets becoming illegible. She sighed, but based on the description she was in the right place. It’s not like she hadn’t done this before, being a researcher […]
The full moon glistened in the night sky, smears of deep purple and twinkling stars its accessories. The brightest moonbeam lit a seemingly endless garden of various flowers and plants that radiated a magic of their own. An enormous stone crypt was at its center, and as the moon reached its highest point the large stone door opened with a […]
It was me. I was chosen, and I was still reeling from the realization. Well, chosen is the pretty way to put it. I was unlucky enough to have my name drawn. Now I will be the next sacrifice. It’s normal, and always to be anticipated that you may be the next one, but it doesn’t lessen the fear that […]
After escorting Ailsa and her mother to the Siren Sea to place their offering I met up with Fina. “How did the young one do?” She inquired. I chuckled and responded “Very well the Sirens did not scare her one bit, she was in awe then excitedly waved to them. She will fare well here, her mother on the other […]
A crinkled-skinned man looked around with glistening dark eyes, and drool slowly dripped from his lips. “Yes-yes all according to plan!” His face stretched into a too-long smile, cracks in his lips opening further a path for blood. The sky was dark above, a dense fog stretching past all sight. Contorting shadows littered every inch of the ground, their moans […]
When Lyna plays for her fans the music comes to life. You can see it in their faces, as her voice flows through the audience, their eyes alight with awe as if they were shining stars, their hair practically floating, and a soft golden aura surrounding them in the warmth of her music. Lyna loved playing music and adored her […]
