Adventure
Of Sin & Sigil. Runner-Up in Fantasy Prologue II Challenge.
The river ran backwards the day the Queen vanished; That’s what the rumors spreading throughout the kingdom had said anyway. Ashbel discovered truth in these rumors as he now witnessed the odd phenomenon firsthand. What the accounts failed to mention was that all four of the kingdom's cardinal rivers followed this trend. He’d walked the city and found that each flowed back to their origin — the Tree of Salvation, Yggdrasil. Even on its lone island at the center of the city the mountainous tree dominated the scenery, casting shadows on the districts below.
By Vagabond Writes2 years ago in Fiction
A Sword Among Dragon
The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished. Yet, it was not the only occurrence in the realm of Chatrice. This land was plagued by such incidents since the dark magic entered the land when the sorcerer entered the kingdom. He had been caught and killed, yet the evil magic endures. Darkness has come to this kingdom, yet Queen Pourpora stood against it. King Kyron was inconsolable as the situation continued to spiral out of control. A hush of snow fell on the land for the first time. The seers were searching for a way to defeat this evil, spreading like a disease across the land. The lords were slowly turning dark and embraced the evil methods. One seer finally saw a vision and prophesied that a destroyer of magic would enter the realm. The sword will cut the power of the dark dragons and restore the peace of the land. The destroyer will be known as a Sword Among Dragons.
By Sarah Danaher2 years ago in Fiction
After the Falls
After the Falls D. A. Ratliff “I watched the waterfall, hoping to ease my nerves about what was coming.” I looked up from the book I was reading to see life imitating art. Before me, an idyllic waterfall flowed into a plunge pool along a quiet stream. The vibrant colors of the leaves glowed in the sunlight—a spot where anyone should feel at peace from the soothing sound of the falling water.
By D. A. Ratliff2 years ago in Fiction
Prophecy of Reflective Memories
The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished. In Cirmol, a city where mourning bells toll, no one even noticed. Their queen, beloved by her people and guardian of the ancient seals, had vanished—her existence removed from the minds of those under the bells’ sway.
By Panda of Pandemonium2 years ago in Fiction
The Door That Shouldn’t Exist
Oliver had been living in the same old apartment for years, a quaint, creaky place that held more charm than comfort. He liked the familiarity of it all—its worn wooden floors, its perpetually stuck windows, and the peeling wallpaper with faded rose patterns. It was home. But one night, something changed.
By Parth Bharatvanshi2 years ago in Fiction
The Locket of Lies
Margaret shivered as she stepped through the gates of her grandmother’s mansion for the first time in years. The sprawling house had once been beautiful, but now it was a husk of its former self, covered in layers of dust and shadow. Her grandmother had passed a few months back, leaving Margaret the mansion, along with one simple request: to find the family locket that had been lost somewhere within the house.
By Parth Bharatvanshi2 years ago in Fiction
The Endless Stairs
Callum had heard of the old Bellamy Building for years—a forgotten office complex deep in the city’s industrial zone. Abandoned in the 80s, it was rumored to be haunted, cursed even, with a strange architectural anomaly: a staircase that supposedly had no end.
By Parth Bharatvanshi2 years ago in Fiction
