fantasy short story
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Before the Web of Whispers
Do you remember life before the internet? The morning light filtered through Lysander Quillheart’s study windows, illuminating dust motes that danced like memories suspended in amber air. His weathered fingers traced the edges of a leather-bound journal, its pages yellowed by decades of careful preservation. The book lay open to an entry dated forty-three years Continue reading
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The Art of Invisible Truths
What are you good at? The crystalline chimes of Lumenvale’s evening bells echoed through the Merchant Quarter’s cobbled alleyways, their melodic resonance masking the softer sound of Adrian Nightwhisper’s boots against wet stone. He pressed himself against the shadow-draped wall of the Gilded Rose tavern, his breath steady despite the rapid pulse of anticipation that Continue reading
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The Trophy Hall
Do you have any collections? The Trophy Hall The afternoon sun slanted through diamond-paned windows, casting prismatic rainbows across the polished oak floors of Gideon Blackthorn’s study. Dust motes danced in the colored light like tiny sprites, and the air itself seemed thick with stories waiting to be told. From every surface, shelf, and shadowed Continue reading
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The Heartstone Keeper
How do you balance work and home life? The workshop rang with the delicate chime of crystal meeting crystal, a sound both musical and precarious. Tharion Emberspark winced as his cutting tool slipped a fraction of a degree off its intended path, sending a hairline fracture through the heartstone he’d spent three days preparing. Not Continue reading
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The Price of Dawn
What sacrifices have you made in life? The sacrificial bowl sits before me, obsidian surface drinking what little light filters through the stained-glass windows of my tower. Crimson petals from yesterday’s ritual still cling to its rim, withered now but no less potent. I trace my fingers along the ancient symbols etched into its base—symbols Continue reading
Chadwick Rye 