Fantasy
Lullaby
Chapter 1. Lullaby The baying of the hounds carried faintly up the mountain, spiralling into the canyon where the woman – more of a girl, really – and her companion had paused. Both were scratched, cut and bruised from passing through the thick forests leading into the wash, but there was no time to tend these small wounds. She carried a child in her arms – a baby so small that it couldn’t possibly have been a burden – and the child needed feeding. While it nursed, she cast her exhausted gaze around the dry wash where they sheltered, taking in heavy, rounded boulders and walls carved smooth by the movement of water over millenia.
By Jill Harper-Judd2 years ago in Chapters
The Sara Chronicles: A Journey of Triumph
Chapter One: Roots in Humility In the quiet, unassuming town of Meadowville, where the sun cast long shadows on the narrow streets and dreams seemed as far away as the distant hills, Sara's story began. Born into a humble family, she knew the cadence of hard work and the rhythm of perseverance from the very beginning. The modest farmhouse, nestled amidst rolling fields, bore witness to the echoes of laughter, but it also bore the weight of unspoken aspirations.
By Abdulrahman Mahmoud2 years ago in Chapters
Thank You for Not Fighting for Me: A Lesson in Love and Letting Go
The year is 2023, and I find myself writing a curious thank you letter, not to someone who stayed, but to someone who walked away. You, the one who once danced on the edge of my universe, leaving behind a constellation of promises whispered in the moonlight. Your absence, though initially a supernova of heartbreak, has become a supernova of clarity. It's in the quiet hum of this newfound understanding that I pen this unconventional gratitude.
By Mohamed Gamal2 years ago in Chapters
FATED: Part 3
Councilor Ambross leaned back in his chair and gazed out at the warm, flickering night lights of Haven. Decades ago they had once imposed a mandatory curfew when crime ravaged so severely it felt as if they were in a war-zone. But then order was restored and the curfew was removed. People were free to live their lives in peace and without fear. There were still criminals, he supposed. It was inevitable. No matter how advance the civilization, there would always be those who enjoyed wreaking havoc. But then again, he realized, there would also be those labeled criminals due to circumstances. A knock sounded from the door though he continued to stare out into the City.
By Taylor Rigsby2 years ago in Chapters
Zymbac Saves Christmas. Part Two.
Chapter Five. As the night wore on, the blizzard showed no signs of slowing down. Icy wind howled outside like a pack of hungry wolves, shaking the windows with its fury. Inside, little Timmy watched with growing unease as the snow piled up past the sill, sealing them inside a frozen dome.
By Tanya Doolin2 years ago in Chapters
Songs of the Silver Wizard . Top Story - December 2023.
COMPENDIUM “It is a wizard’s duty to be the armor of those who cannot wear it.” The thought struck Thaddeus as his staff of fine white birch whirled around his head. A wall of fire raced down the walls of the stone tower and incinerated the approaching siege tower full of Gothinians. Bodies tumbled twenty feet as the tower became a bonfire. The wizard found it comical that this was the moment the words of his late master bubbled to the forefront of his notedly extraordinary mind. Coddgery old kook.
By Matthew J. Fromm2 years ago in Chapters
