Fantasy

Mirrored Ripples
There was an endless ocean of luminous light, almost blinding in its lustre. Sailing effortlessly through the sea, there was a feeling of weightlessness that took over Avea, as though she were no longer bound to any physical form. The heavy burden of reality couldn't anchor her to the ground.
By KEATA7 months ago in Chapters
So it's soon to begin
Every night at midnight, the purple clouds come out to dance with the blushing sky. An uplifting rhythm fills the air. However, once every ten years, the clouds part for the rhythm's source to escape the heavens. Just like the night is only weeks away. The village was overcome with anticipation and whispers about who they hoped would humble them with their presence on the arrival of their ancestors. However, one woman, in particular, spends her mornings under the sun's overwhelming energetic embrace as she eagerly polishes the steps for weeks before. Committed to please the heavens that she knows will never allow her the answers she so desperately craved, but brought such wisdom to all her fellow warriors. Was this her fate to forever watch as others grow and be reminded she was always only ever going to hold a Shaman's heart within, never have their blood run through her?
By NPR7 months ago in Chapters
“The Room with No Name”
She walked into the room like a question begging to be answered. Barefoot, half-robed, skin tasting of lavender and doubt. Her name was Elizabeth — soft lips, storm eyes, and a tension in her step that betrayed everything she tried to hide.
By Randolphe Tanoguem7 months ago in Chapters
The Raven at the Window
“Better to use the gales to your advantage to conserve energy. A slight breeze will allow the airfoil of your wings to allow you to soar. Back drafts allow you to hover in place.”
By Sabrina7 months ago in Chapters
The Paradox of Piety: Embracing the Heart’s True Nature
The word "piety" carries the weight of spiritual grandeur, promising a path to divine elevation. Yet, beneath its revered surface, it often conceals a deeper struggle—the defeat of the self, a rebellion against human nature, and an unquenched thirst of the heart. History stands as a witness: in the pursuit of asceticism and piety, humanity has repeatedly crushed its innate needs, only to find those suppressed instincts leading to the darkest alleys of sin.
By Mehmood Niaz7 months ago in Chapters
Songs of the Silver Wizard
COMPENDIUM “The thing about dangerous friends is that they are dangerous, even if they are your friends.” Flames licked the air, dancing like tendrils of smoke that still carried the warmth of the fire. Thaddeus slammed his staff into the ground, and the courtyard shuddered as the wall of water met the unholy bonfire.
By Matthew J. Fromm7 months ago in Chapters
Sophie's Colours
It was surprisingly inexpensive to acquire one—but after that the real work began. Supplies, repairs, figuring out how the hell to make bread. But that first loaf that came out perfectly…
By Sabrina7 months ago in Chapters
The Enchantment
It happened I became enchanted, and my spirits rose, and my heart was filled with love. It was as if magic had entered my bloodstream and flowed through me like a stream of enlightenment.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 7 months ago in Chapters
No Trace
Avea felt her heart lurch into her throat, as soon as her feet leapt off the ledge into the dark abyss below. As she felt herself become weightless, and the moonstone locked in its beautiful capsule glowed before lifting off her chest. A beacon in the dark, and just like everything else in the outlands the trench wasn't what it seemed. The mystic air around her caught her, and carried her gently to the ground. Avea felt her feet hit the ground below to the sunken depths where no other living soul could be heard. She didn't feel scared, instead she could feel the hum of the portal like a subtle melody echoing out to her. "Alright let's find where you are" she whispered closing her eyes, the moonstone around her neck recognising the call of power guided her through the narrow escape towards the end where she saw the opening of the dome.
By KEATA7 months ago in Chapters
The Weapon
Avea Maxwell unleashed a triumphant howl into the roaring winds, embracing the sensation of flight and unbridled freedom. The makeshift sand skiff rattled against the powerful gusts of wind, a testament to the scrap pieces she had ingeniously fashioned together. Flimsy goggles flapped wildly on her face, and her lean arms stirred up and around the dried cracked planes. The distant wail of sirens and the piercing spotlights from guard watch towers erupted around her, shining outwards from behind the wall, but she was too far gone. While Guardwatch could remotely destabilize hovercycles from a distance, the unique design of her stand skiff left them powerless. An ancient relic relying on nothing, but the steady winds and silent prayers. The echoes of the chase faded away, leaving Avea and Bebop alone in the vast outlands, gliding past the skeletal plants that stood as a memorial to her mother.
By KEATA7 months ago in Chapters
The Echoes of Unbending will
The air in the mountain town of Naro Moru, at the foot of Mount Kenya, always carried the scent of pine and damp earth, a promise of the wild untamed beauty above. But for Elias, it carried the intoxicating aroma of his own certainty. He had climbed smaller peaks, navigated treacherous forests, and faced down swirling blizzards. Each triumph had chiseled away a silver of doubt, replacing it with an unshakeable conviction in his own abilities. He was, in his own mind, a titan of the high places, and mount Kenya, with its twin peaks reaching for the heavens, was merely the next challenge awaiting his conquest.
By Tallgirl7 months ago in Chapters
The Siren's Curse- Chapter One
When I walk through the door of my home, I don't bother to yell to my wife that I'm home. She won't say anything back. Oh, how I miss the early days in our marriage. When I'd come home and Lucy would greet me at the door, eyes shining as she throws her arms around my neck and kisses me.
By K. R. Young7 months ago in Chapters