short-story
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The Ritual of Coming Home
The brass chimes above Matthias Brightforge’s workshop door sang their familiar farewell as he secured the last lock, their melodic notes carrying across the Artisan Quarter like a prayer of gratitude for work completed. Another day of coaxing magic into metal had passed, another collection of commissioned pieces awaited their destinies in the homes and Continue reading
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The Living Depths
Personal Research Log – Day 17 aboard Grandfather GraniteExpeditioner: Professor Cornelius Rockgnawer, Cave Diving Institute of Greater LumenvaleSubject: Preparatory observations for Deep Core Expedition The mountain’s heartbeat woke me again before dawn. Not the metaphorical pulse that poets write about, but an actual rhythmic thrum that travels through every stone surface, every carved chamber, every Continue reading
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The Dragon’s Lament
The ancient cavern breathed with the rhythm of sleeping stone, its crystalline walls catching and reflecting the amber glow that emanated from Seraphina’s weathered scales. She arranged herself with the careful grace of one whose joints had witnessed three centuries of mountain storms, her massive form creating a protective crescent around the clutch of hatchlings Continue reading
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The Dreamer’s Choice
The iridescent scales on the parchment seemed to pulse with their own inner light as Rosalina traced her fingertips across the dragon-marked certificate, hardly daring to believe what lay before her on the worn wooden table of her cramped apartment. Two passages aboard the legendary Skyward Express—the premier dragon flight service that connected realms most Continue reading
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The Riddle of Sustenance
The evening mist rolled through the ancient arches of the Eternal Library like the breath of sleeping gods, carrying with it the scent of aged parchment and forgotten wisdom. Aethys the Riddlekeeper settled her massive leonine form more comfortably among the carved stone pillars that had supported this sanctuary of knowledge for over three millennia, Continue reading
Chadwick Rye 