Mystery
The Chronovault Conspiracy
Dr. Lila Voss had always been a woman of science, her days consumed by calculations and theories. As the head physicist at Chronotek Laboratories, she had spent years unraveling the mysteries of time manipulation. Her latest invention, the Chronovault, was designed to observe past events with pinpoint accuracy. It was humanity's first real glimpse into its own history, an invention that promised to change everything. But what began as a celebration of discovery soon spiraled into an unspeakable nightmare.
By Parth Bharatvanshi2 years ago in Fiction
Contemplation
Bethan tried to still her shaking hands. Dave stared off, meditatively, still. He was right on the edge. Dave It all comes back to here. I should've known that it would catch up with me eventually. But so many years passed and the veil was never lifted...
By Rachel Deeming2 years ago in Fiction
The Horse King
The river ran backwards on the day the queen vanished. I was there, not in the kingdom, at the river. I watched the water take its course as only nature can, this same immovable way. At first I supposed the 'ran in reverse' idea quite poetic. When the common person had come to genuinely believe this, and as a response to the King's love lost, I found concern. By the end of her second month vanished it was still the focal point of all relevant creation. We didn’t speak of her when she was here, but the state of government has spun out.
By Collin Salajka McCormick2 years ago in Fiction
The River of Secrets
The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished. It was neither an illusion nor a trick of the light. The mighty River Ilara, which had flowed south for centuries, now surged upstream, twisting and frothing like a wounded creature. The fish, confused and disoriented, leapt into the air, only to be pulled back by the unnatural current. The trees lining the riverbank trembled, their roots groaning against the sudden, inexplicable change.
By Sazia Afreen Sumi2 years ago in Fiction
The Vanishing Queen: The First Chronicle
The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished. Pandemonium ensued. "It is an ill omen!" the people cried, wailing and wringing their hands in fear. And quite rightly, as never mind the superstitious implications of sinister powers at work and things being awry in the world, made manifest in nature's reversal, the river's flow change posed problems, as it was a practical nightmare.
By Rachel Deeming2 years ago in Fiction
Lifeblood. Runner-Up in Fantasy Prologue II Challenge.
The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished. The people of Porto Vera noticed immediately, of course. How could they not? The River Valas, as it was called in the ancient tongue, ran straight through the city like a spiderweb, splitting off into a thousand canals that criss-crossed the many districts of regal Porto Vera.
By Bailey Bainbridge2 years ago in Fiction
