Darkthorn’s Blog

Julia dreamt and Blackmain and Ishton watched. She/they ran, her/their legs barely carrying her/them into forest. She/they tripped and fell, breathing heavily. Escape. She/they couldn’t escape. She/they crawled towards the base of a tree, noticing that her/their skin was weeping blood from the scratches on her/their arms. As she/they watched, more cuts opened on her/their [...]

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~ Wipe them out first. ~!
The first speaker was perfect in every way, his glowing brown hair drifting off his shoulders as he spoke.
~ We cannot risk things going wrong. We must wipe him out now, and put our plans into action before this goes too far. ~
~ No. we are not ready yet. We [...]

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The scene moved on to Ruiena’s funeral. Humans stupidly buried their dead in the ground. Blackmain agreed with the elves. Burning was much more hygienic, and the loved one could not be disgraced in death. Not that elves died very often, but in the battles and infrequent duals it sometimes happened. The ashes were tossed [...]

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The elven meetinghouse was a complexity of interwoven tree roots of varying shades. As some trees had died, the elves had just maintained it by planting new trees around, not bothering to remove and destroy the old ones. The building was surprisingly low-roofed, considering the average height of its usual occupants. Elves were beginning [...]

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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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Crime unknown
His legs are painted black and blue
His eye is swollen, bottom lip huge
His face looks beaten and his ribcage bruised
His fingers are thin and nails ice blue
Yet he runs, he sings, he jumps and he
Plays in the park with the
Others of his own age
But when its time to leave
His smile fades and
Deep within his [...]

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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 have [...]

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Off Blackmain sped into the night to the place where he had seen the riders before. The tracks were fresh and not difficult to follow. He rode on for some time before he was able to see the guard posted to keep watch. He dismounted and Starless and disappeared into the undergrowth. As he slowly [...]

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As night fell the general went to take Julia from her cell. She had been drugged continuously, but the ether was beginning to wear off. He had left orders for her to be awake for the tortures he had planned. The key turned in the lock and the general walked in, grabbed Julia roughly by [...]

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The assassin had just escaped from the castle when he saw the barracks light up with inner fire. The general had just heard the news of the king’s death and was prepared to search for the killer, even as the Queen planted the false clues.
Blackmain walked out into the night, pausing to remove his cloak [...]

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