fantasy

Celebrating the fantastical. Let your imagination run wild.

The Nature of Love
——The inspiration for this story hit me on a trip to Delaware with my family. I was sitting in the backseat of my dad’s S.U.V., looking out the window listening to Enya. We were driving by a field, a really green field when I noticed an unusually low hanging cloud. It was the lowest I’d ever seen a cloud go and I wondered to myself why would a cloud travel this low? And, of course having a mind inclined to fantasy, I thought ‘love’.—
By Amanda Lyons6 years ago in Futurism
Now We Are Free
Viktoria released the limp body of her once formidable foe from her blood-stained fangs. She circled the dead body surveying its matted fur, grayish black and reddish now from battle. The black panther stared into her grandfather’s dead eyes; the pale yellow had succumbed to white. The muscles in her limbs tensed with each halting step. She suddenly realized what she had done.
By Amanda Lyons6 years ago in Futurism
Shadows In The Forest
“If you defy me once again I shall throw you in the dungeon–and we both know what happens down there, don’t we?” Victor Starkbaum raised a full black eyebrow as he grinned.
By Amanda Lyons6 years ago in Futurism
THE SILURIAN
1: THE WONDER BOY CROWS gathered in great flocks overhead as we searched the battlefield through the dead and dying. Some of the birds landed on bodies and I slashed my sword at them, trying to send them back into the sky. I watched them scream again in their darkness before I turned to look for my brothers. All around me men were dying, their voices dying, already dead men, telling the crows they were ready to leave their bodies for the Otherworld. And as I waited for Cai and Medraut to reach me, as I watched them stepping over these dying men, I shook, and trembled.
By L.A. Wilson6 years ago in Futurism
ESCAPE Part 2 Sneak Peak
Chapter 1 I woke with a start, launching myself out of bed ready for a fight. Rory and Alistair just looked at me with wide eyes. Sorry we didn’t mean to wake you Freya, it was Alistair’s fault for dropping the pan, Rory chuckled. Of course, blame the cat for knocking things off the counter, Alistair quipped. Come sit down with us Freya, the oatmeal is almost done cooking.
By Ash Adams6 years ago in Futurism
ESCAPE
Chapter 1 I had never imagined in a million years that I would be forced to leave my home here in Fishguard, Wales. Unfortunately, my foster mam Merrilla has a terrible gambling problem and majority of the time she loses.
By Ash Adams6 years ago in Futurism
A New COVID-19 Fable
NOTE: To see a video of Author Lisa Suhay reading this fable on YouTube CLICK HERE . Anor and her brother Divoc were as different as could be.
By Lisa Suhay6 years ago in Futurism
Two Betrayed Chapter 6
Suqqu steeled her nerves, stopped crying and dried her eyes, she would grieve for her protector later. She first had to avenge his murder, all the two of them ever did was what the leader of their country had asked them to do. And after everything they did for him, they were betrayed. And for what reason? she wondered; I’ll be sure to ask him after I poison him, maybe let him see someone he loves die, see how he likes it.
By Ian Worrall6 years ago in Futurism
Clockwork Chronicles of Zahn
12) While the Cat’s Away Sir Markus was taking advantage of the distraction caused by the attack on the former street orphan. He made his way down some back alleys and other footpaths to a location he had painstakingly kept secret. All the while he was keeping an eye out to make absolutely sure he wasn’t being followed.
By Scott Hawver6 years ago in Futurism
Into the Oblivion
I could have done something, the mantra that repeats in my head. Could I have done anything, the second mantra, to stop what had happened to my people on that day? I could've turned back. I should've have turned back. Maybe if I stayed like Mama told me we would all still be together. Maybe we would all be safe some where in the depth that is the jungle. I miss Mother's warm hugs. My heartaches on the reality that I may never see her again. I miss Joáo. His hazel eyes always shone with curiosity. Those eyes often pulled him into tough situations. There is not a day that I don't think of them. Did they escape safely or were they captured too? Are they here, trapped like me? Or am I alone?
By Gizelle Annette6 years ago in Futurism
Ellinashia
Ellinashia Chapter 1 Alina Willowcreek lived in the village of Oakenville with her parents along with her older sister, Eva and older brother, Mason. Alina always dreamed of adventure. She would imagination places filled with nature and animals outside of her village.
By Leah Williams6 years ago in Futurism
The Survived
I got dressed in clothes that did not make me seem too ridiculous and I stepped out of the apartment with my key in hand. I found pants that were high waist and ballet flats that were black along with a short-sleeve blue blouse that we buttoned up to my neck. I still felt stupid wearing clothes. I went downstairs to find the conference room. The lobby was vast and large, there were hallways that I had not noticed when I first walked in. I found the correct conference room and I opened the door. I was surrounded by mostly men who wore suits and had beards. I recognized the man at the end of the table as the president. His suit was navy blue, he was a tall thin man with a mustache that was milk-white and his ears were pierced through and wore diamond earrings, his hair was pepper colored and it made him look weird because his mustache did not match his hair at all. He looked better on the television at home. That's when I noticed the security guards standing behind him, they were dressed in all black and had dark sunglasses even though they were outside.
By Ada Zuba6 years ago in Futurism