Darkthorn’s Blog

Julia fell back into the dream. She ran, her legs barely carrying her into forest. She tripped and fell, breathing heavily. Escape. She couldn’t escape. She crawled towards the base of a tree, noticing that her skin was weeping blood from the scratches on her arms. She couldn’t remember opening the cuts. She felt a [...]

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By candlelight Blackmain searched his clothes chest for things requiring mending. There wasn’t much, he mainly wore only three sets of clothes, one to wear, one to wash and one in reserve incase the job was messier than he had predicted. Julia had on a set of garments he had gotten from a rag dealer, [...]

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In the capital, Cimon and the Queen were continuing their illicit affair. As they were still in mourning for the king, it would not be appropriate for the Queen to marry again so soon. Anyway, she was quite content, she still had her position as head of the household, and Cimon was not yet instated [...]

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Ishton emerged from the bedroom several hours later, still feeling drained. He felt for Julia’s non-presence. He must really look into that, one day when he had the time. It wouldn’t do for too many humans to have these cloaking powers, it could destroy their only method of protection. The reason elves had been able [...]

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Blackmain and Ishton fell onto the bed in a tangle of limbs. For modesties sake, in case Julia was to look in on them, the two left their clothes on even though they were sweaty and crumpled. Blackmain angled his head to see Ishton already asleep, his breathing deep and even, almost like a stone [...]

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The garments flowed about me, their unfamiliar silky softness caressing my skin. It was so ironic how I was standing in the wind to protect the others from the invasion. I should have been enjoying my morning cup of soothing green tea about now, with my feet being massaged back into shape after the cold [...]

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The wind blew though the valley, whispering sweet promises into the ears of the dwellers. All except three. They watched the rich oasis below, wondering how to obtain its waters without being caught. Every year, more people came and it was harder to survive. They had been left orphaned by starvation and slavery, their only [...]

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Sarah dragged her feet down the stairs. The school had hired a couple of bouncers to keep the yet unworthy from its lower levels. This would be the real test. The actual results didn’t matter so much, she just needed to proceed downwards. “Halt.” The bouncers were just automations after all. Sarah had never been [...]

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Julia drifted off to sleep, still tormented in her dreams. She ran, her legs carrying her quickly though the forest. Suddenly she tripped and fell, breathing heavily. Escape. She couldn’t escape. She crawled towards the base of a tree, noticing that her skin was beginning to weep blood from the scratches on her arms. She [...]

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Julia was awoken by voices. A deep but beautiful voice was speaking from the next room where she could not see. She didn’t move as she feared that they might be the men that were meant to kill her. The man in the room turned and looked straight at her. “Hi,” said Blackmain softly, ‘You [...]

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