Most people think that thirteen is too young an age to die. Sadly, what was chasing me disagreed. Imagine being hunted by twenty-five hundred pounds of solid muscle, barbed spines, razor-sharp claws, and foot-long teeth. Shoving people out of my way as I ran through the city, two thoughts flashed through my head. How did […]

Their captor tugged hard on their chains, and the two prisoners fell hard to their knees. The manacles encircling their wrists cut deeper into already worn away flesh, and the feeling of flames licking at their raw skin was evident on their contorted faces. They had drawn their eyebrows and with eyes screwed shut– a […]

  The clock strikes midnight. The usually busy streets are strangely silent. The only sources of light are the full moon and stars overhead which sing a lullaby to all of the dreaming citizens below. All of a sudden, a single room in the midst of the sleeping city brightens. A girl appears behind the […]

Concealed inside of my cloak, I peered out through the narrow holes in my mask. I waited for my eyes to adjust to the dark, and dimly perceived an orb, positioned above a stand. Lustrous webs encircled the sphere, and the distinctive hum of magic occupied the air. I noticed intricate engravings carved its sleek […]

He was drowning. Drowning, drowning, drowning. Freezing water filled his lungs, and he thrashed wildly in the murky depths. Suddenly, a pale, glowing hand emerged from the gloom, followed by an arm, followed by a person. Through his blurry sight, he discerned the figure of the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. He saw […]