Fantasy
To Honour The Spiral Goddess
Introduction Angie Livingstone is an amazing artist and has provided me with inspiration for many of my stories. To be honest, I look at her work, and think this could keep me going for six months, and she still keeps producing amazing artwork, which you can get from her Etsy store.
By Mike Singleton đź’ś Mikeydred 2 years ago in Fiction
Sunstone
The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished. Throughout the kingdom, the earth shuddered. Some said the river had grown weary of endlessly flowing in one direction and rebelled against nature, causing the earth to convulse. Others claimed the earthquake struck first, forcing the river to flee back to its source. One thing is certain: everyone was shaken out of sleep well before dawn.
By Ben Shepherd2 years ago in Fiction
The Fragmented Oath
The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished. King Colevaire dipped his hand into the warm, agitated water. He stared at the man he used to recognize. Gone was the youthful pull of his skin, the hairs on his head and chin were fading from black to gray, and the light that used to burn behind his hazel eyes was now cold and hateful.
By Josh Ripperger2 years ago in Fiction
The Shimmering Queen and The River Gleam
The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished. That was almost one hundred years ago. Few people are still alive to remember. The wealthy and royals, who have access to the lifespan lengthening potions and spells, of course. What is remembered by the masses is what happened because of it. When the river started to run backward, all the people whose lives depended on the water the river brought to the land were the ones who suffered. The river used to run the length of the continent, carrying water from snowcapped mountains in the north, washing down nutrients that fed crops, and then emptying into the Sea of Shimmers. Over the course of nearly a century, the south lost its luster, the Sea of Shimmers grew dark and crops that fed thousands struggled and eventually died. Animals too.
By CrashdLanding2 years ago in Fiction
Queen's Gambit
“The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished,” was a common adage among the village elders. Words that meant the kids nowadays didn’t grow up like kids back then. Rather, that is what the youth of the village thought until the warm, spring morning it actually started to run backwards.
By Callum Summers2 years ago in Fiction
Princess of Prophecy
The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished. Over a thousand-year long reign this had only happened once before, when she vanished for a year to bear a child. That child, now nearing his fourth century, wasted no time in consolidating control and declaring his mother dead. His reasoning was the river; when she disappeared to give birth to him, he said, the course of the river stayed true. The Elder Council, wise and long in their years, concurred with the Prince’s statement. Furthermore, the forest through which the river runs was becoming blighted, the blight seemingly being sourced from whatever foul sorcery had changed the course of the river; presumably that same magic that had caused the Queen’s absence.
By Dave Rowlands2 years ago in Fiction
