Rebel Mage: Awakening By Ben Swallow 2 8 min. 12 Is still in the middle of the night as I wake up. I frown as I look around. It is still dark and there is no one in my room. What woke me up, then? I was already falling back asleep when I heard a sound from outside the room. It sounded like clatte ... #fiction #fantasy #clean romance
The Finding By Bill Joyce 0 18 min. 2 The valley spread for many miles, protected by three mountain ranges and the Great Sea to the west. The mountains to the north, known as The Blackened Heights, stood like dark, cold shadows seemingly without life. They had always been so, yet in the ... #fiction #fantasy
Dragonsphere By Richard Fierce 5 3 min. 40 It was dark and cold. The distant sound of dripping water echoed throughout the narrow tunnel, part of a large system of interconnected passageways and caves deep in the Viss Mountains.A hooded figure navigated his way through them hesitantly, pausin ... #fiction #fantasy
Seven Stars of Midnight By Bill Joyce 0 15 min. 2 Joabh moved effortlessly through the intricate dance of the Tonla. Her long black hair braided and tied down with a black silk strap. Her blouse, jacket, and leggings made of soft deerskin died black, absorbed the moonlight and helped her blend into ... #fiction #fantasy
Deus Ex Mechina By Zach McClellan 2 60 min. 3 A dark figure crashed through the window of the saloon into the dusty street, releasing a grunt of pain. Jeers called out after him as he scrambled away. âTeach that slimeball a lesson, Sloan!â âHeâll think twice about cheating!â âWow, he had to h ... #fiction #fantasy #western
Red Wrath By Gerhard Gehrke 1 9 min. 20 I was sitting in a bar, brooding and thinking about superheroes. There was a special on the news all about them. The large flat-screen televisions mounted on the wall should have been showing the Mets game. Instead we got a fawning comedian whose fil ... #fiction #fantasy #science fiction
Destruct By 0 60 min. 3 My best friendsâ scream jolts me out of my daydream. I whip my head in her direction, trying to figure out whatâs going on. Jacinta dashes across our small room, fumbling and cringing as she tramples every piece of our belongings on the way. I try my ... #fiction #fantasy #young adult
Shadows Within Dark Places By Bill Joyce 0 17 min. 7 The two chastised children held the covers tight to their chins as their father continued the story. âThen the dark evil, Jadarr, ate the child in front of the townspeople, leering at them as they watched in terror. âThe night belongs to me and your ... #fiction #fantasy
Earthcore: Initiation By Grace Bridges 0 22 min. 7 Ko ahau te taniwha. I am the taniwha, that legendary beast called dragon by the ignorant. Some call me kaitiakiâthe guardianâothers call me mythical. Ha! As if their beliefs on the matter make any difference to the fact. I am here. My siblings are ma ... #fiction #fantasy #young adult
Phoenix By Daccari Buchelli 0 5 min. 10 Darius, can you feel that?' A tingling sensation seeped into her bones. It pulsed through her, prickling the hairs on the back of her neck. 'Darius, something feels wrong.' Violetta turned and was surprised to find Darius facing away. His tall fram ... #fiction #fantasy #mythology
Ultimas Drake By MIchael Young 2 48 min. 2 Meckule fidgeted in his ceremonial attire, wondering whose name he needed to curse for coming up with such fickle clothing. Not for the first time, he wished he had been born in the Dorian Clan instead of the Scarlatti. Then, he would have been broug ... #fiction #fantasy
The Purse By Dan Hahn 3 13 min. 4 The smell of coffee lingered lightly from lunch as warm afternoon light streamed through the windows onto the linoleum topped table. Lorine sat with her purse open, engaged in the light conversation of old lovers. Yet Stanley hadnât been in her life ... #fiction #fantasy