Tag: Writer

Ancient

If the capital city shone with what felt like a bright luminiscence as sunlight caught its glittering white spires, then it was contrasted starkly by its personality during the night. The order of the daytime guard was almost immediately replaced by its nightime revelry. It came as no surprise, since layers of arcane protection surrounded … Continue reading Ancient →

Ghost

Cozily seated by the hearth of his home, with the steady crackle of firewood to ward off the bite of winter, the wizened wizard sat in a spell of mere idle reflection. The firelight warmly wrapped itself around his old frame. He had reclined in his favourite chair, as quiet collusions of thought drifted though … Continue reading Ghost →

Treasure

A storm brews inside you; a great tempest that seeks to tear you away from who you truly are... He stood on the outcropping of rock, overlooking the vast field. He had not planned on coming here. In fact, he had tried to resist it. But the irresistible pull of energy that pervaded the plain … Continue reading Treasure →

Enchanted

" ...the properties of the stone. Have you tested it before?" asked the mage, as he carefully turned the precious mineral in his hand. "Oh no, no. Certainly not. That would besmirch the quality and consequently affect its value..." Answered like a true swindler. Did the man really believe the scripts he was selling to … Continue reading Enchanted →

Build

The whip cracked against the large back of the gladiator, nearly causing him to drop the heavy wooden beam he was shouldering to the excavation site. "Faster!" The overseer was spitting his commands in ruthless succession... His hand must have ached with the lashes he dealt to the throng of exhausted labourers. That frail little … Continue reading Build →