There were two rooms in the shack’s interior. The main room was where they spent most of their time talking, reading, playing games, or relaxing. The floor was a simple mat with a long wooden table meant for at least three times as many people as them. The legs were scratched and a few well […]
Metal clinked back and forth as the blades crossed in the hall. Normally it was a place for dancing but on this evening at this hour they were resting. The sun was setting slowly bathing them in soft orange and reds. And it was those times that were perfect for training exercises.
A tenseness hung on the air, making it heavy like the calm before the storm. Before the thunder boomed and the lightning struck. Emeralda stared at the sky, the direction of what had caused her unease. She chuffed letting out two short streams of fire and narrowed her eyes trying to get calm.
Flying across the desert. Sofie thought she would get used to it eventually. The rolling waves of sand and dunes. Navigating the tall dark clouds to avoid wind and storm. It wasn’t like the parts of home she’d been able to see. Emeralda wasn’t used to it either and she’d seen more than Sofie had.
Xye. Silva read about the country in her professors’ book but she had never fully grasped how different the country was than her own. For one there was so much more water. Rivers, ponds, streams, and more. It was like Izarious but so much more. The bubbling of the water was something that took a […]
Coming back was like waking up from a dream. But coming back to the temple like this was a nightmare. The sky was torn open like it was stabbed with a serrated knife. Black and purple bled out from the wound, infecting, and covering the blue sky previously.
Cancer stifled a yawn, a yawn that his twin was more than happy to pick up. Gemini looked at his brother and then pointed laughing at him. Cancer pointed back and the two gave another tired laugh as the afternoon sun greeted them through the trees above.
“Oof” Dumping the large bag of rice on the ground Vincent cracked his back then wiped his forehead. Flicking the sweat away he put his hands on his hips and looked up toward the caravan wagon. Standing in one of their open drop zones in the Free City he watched as Monica came forward slowly […]
People running away screaming from danger and monsters. That was normal. Almost to be expected really. Most people valued their lives and anything strange and different was to be killed or run away from. It was survival 101. Something that didn’t need to be taught. But this was different.
Silva had barely been eight when she saw her first nil. It had been a camping trip with her father. Silva had been more than excited about it. They hadn’t gone anywhere special, just enjoying the forest outside of the castle. It had started out amazing. Hiking, animal watching, and ending the day with fireworks. […]
The Harlequin Library 