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Nick Dehler
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Several times referred to as "The Pirate"
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The Rat King!
I awoke to the sound of sharp whining. I opened my eyes and saw my brother standing over me, out of breath from wailing. I opened my mental shutters and let the roar of frogs and crickets from outside flood in like sunlight. This was the third time this week.
By Nick Dehler9 days ago in Fiction
The Eclipse
The dragon sensed an eerie presence emanating from the forest. The feeling sent a shiver down the enormous creatures hard, scaly back. Hesitantly, he rose. The dragon shuffled down from his cliff and into the forest. The trees were widely spread. His kind has been traveling through this forest for many ages, and the trees had learned where not to grow as to allow them passage. He trudged through the quiet forest, leaves crunching below his massive feet. He wasn’t sure what he was doing, really; the presence that he felt simply called to him. The thick canopy far above shaded him as he lumbered on without a clue as to his destination. Then he felt a darkness swallow his heart, and he had arrived. Jarred and prepared for a fight, he was surprised to find no apparent threat facing him. At the base of a tall, thick tree sat a small human child. His skin was dirty and his hair was the color of clouds on a sunny day. The boy was silent, but he made direct eye contact with the dragon. Despite the fact that this boy, who was smaller than any one of the dragon's teeth, sat in his shadow, he showed no signs of fear or discomfort. Rather, it was the dragon who felt intimidated. The boy's sharp eyes pierced him in a way that no mortal blade could. He repressed a shiver as he thought. The boy was hardly more than an infant. He wasn’t sure why he felt such a haunting aura emanating from him. Perhaps it was simply that there hadn’t been a human in these woods in many, many years. Or perhaps his senses had begun to dull in his isolation. Either way, this boy couldn’t be a threat. He couldn’t leave him. Suddenly, the boy stood. The dragon almost jumped. The boy stood expectantly. Somehow, he had anticipated the dragon's next move. Without hesitation, the boy followed him through the forest.
By Nick Dehler2 years ago in Fiction
The Candle
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Two young boys bore witness; it was a moonless night, just as chilly as it was dark. A harsh breeze pushed through the trees and howled at their backs. The boys had seen the cabin a few times before. Over the years, they had crossed paths with the cabin frequently enough that they didn’t think anything of it by this point; it was just the same old cabin. The funny thing about the cabin was that when they were younger, the boys had tried to find the cabin again after crossing its path. They embarked on several searches, but were never able to find it. See, they had only ever been able to find the cabin when they had no idea where they were going; when they were truly lost. It was not far to civilization from either side of the woods, so they did not typically panic when they found themselves in this situation. One of the boys would just say, “Oh look, there's the old cabin again. We must be lost,” then they would laugh and carry on their way. But tonight, they stopped. There had never been a light in the window before. The wind howled and the trees quaked.
By Nick Dehler2 years ago in Horror
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