Tag: fantasy
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Day One: Onyxdrift
The air was dense here, and heavily saturated with moisture from all of the rich vegetation. All of the growth created a thick canopy that blocked out a majority of the intense sunlight. Kasper and his team had been on planet for 19 hours now, and there had been no visible change in the amount…
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Destination: Onyxdrift
The lord of the realm, Samael, sat indifferently on the throne peering over the top of the glasses perched on the end of his nose. Documents rustled in his hands as he looked for the appropriate resume and then shuffled them back into place. “Let’s see…you’ve been working in portal maintenance for the last fifteen…
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Gobnat’s New Friend
The earthenware cup sat on the rickety three-legged table steaming with herbal tea while Tullia busied herself at the fireplace, toasting a slice of bread for her breakfast. When it was golden she pulled it away from the flames and dropped it onto the wooden plate, slathering it with blackberry jam. Her wiry curls of…
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The Cottage in the Maze
The hedges started at the edge of the patio and grew up from four to eight feet gradually as you entered the maze. In the center stood a building, quaint and cottage-like. Curiosity was drawing me and I took my first steps off of the patio and entered into the maze. I wandered slowly as…
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The Dinner Guest
Dusk drew long shadows from the objects of the quaint suburban neighborhood. Yards were fenced with white picket fences, and a pack of unsupervised children rode their bikes down the street hollering to one another about the fantastical games they were playing even as they headed home. They paid no mind to the well dressed…
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A Boring Breakfast
The inconsiderate sun was shining brightly through the glass panes of the windows where the drapes had been neglected. The air was stuffy inside of the closed room, stale from the long night, and the birdsongs that should have filled the air were muted beyond the stone walls. Carina, huddled under a quilt, stared about…
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A Precious Gift
Eadgar grunted as he tightened the last bolt into place. The duke had commissioned this automaton months ago and tomorrow it was expected to perform at his estate. He ran a hand over the smooth flanks of the new metal creature, admiring the sleek form that disguised a complex array of gears and springs that…
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Pearls of Thetis
Corin’s mind was churning dark thoughts of torturous ways to kill these monsters who had captured him. The ropes that bound his wrists chaffed and the deck of the ship they escorted him onto smelled like salty vomit and rum. The breeze that blew in from the bay was not enough to mask the stench…
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Dreaming Elsewhere
Simon breathed deep as he waded through the golden field of hay and wildflowers. Acres of glittering hills spread out before him as they swept up towards the base of the snow-capped silver mountains. Dark coniferous trees fenced the fields. Birds called from within those trees, but there were no other signs of wildlife. “It’s…
Paper and Rabbits 