A Burdensome Beast

“If you try to escape this purse one more time, I will…I will…” What will I do? What do you do to a mythical beast that is three times your size? She couldn’t just show up at a shelter. Hey, have you heard of kitsunes? Well, there’s one in this purse you can totally have. She laughed. Then she sighed. […]

Fate – Part 3

This is the conclusion to Clever’s short story, “Fate”. Be sure to read Part 1 and Part 2 before continuing. … You shall tame the greatest creature known to man, and become a legendary Beast Master. The Premier was wrong: I did not mishear the whispers of Fate. That I knew. What I didn’t know was why they were seemingly […]

Fate – Part 2

This is a continuation of Clever’s short story. If you haven’t read the beginning of “Fate”, click here. … I landed the griffin near the dock on Ironwing Isle. It had been a long flight, and I wanted to allow the griffin to rest and take a moment to compose myself. I had spotted the Premier’s Keep from the air, […]

Fate

If you listen carefully, you can hear the whispers of Fate. Those were the words Ernas used to tell me. They were meant as an encouragement – I could do it if I only kept trying – but I took them as chastisement then. I wasn’t trying hard enough. I needed to do more.  Eventually, I did learn to understand […]

The Shadow Grotto – Part 3

Welcome, Fantasy Nerds! This is the conclusion to my short story. If you haven’t read the first two parts, you can start the story here. I hope you enjoy! After convincing the man that I was also interested in finding a chimera of my own, he gave me more details about the location she was found. Between that information and […]

The Shadow Grotto – Part 2

Welcome, Fantasy Nerds! Thanks for coming back to read part 2 of Clever’s story. If you haven’t read part 1, you can find it here. I pull into the now dark parking lot in front of “Puppies and More” at 5 til 9. The sound of my car door closing seems too loud, and I try to soften the steps […]