Chapter 48 Time, some may say, is perceived as an abstract dimension of the universe. A corridor that exists inside and outside all things in simultaneity. However, the consensus in these parts perceived reality as many different processes, some complete, some that were still unfolding, and some that had yet to be. When he first […]
Chapter 46 “We should not linger here!” protested Ash Vani tremulously. She looked around with dread. The small threesome crossed a knot of old, broken trees. As the natural light dwindled. They trampled through ferns, breathing in the air thick with pollen. They well knew it to flummox minds, and it weighed heavily on […]
Chapter 45 “Are you sure this will succeed?” asked Jai in an ambiguous tone. “Not really, no!” replied Vee, throwing on a shade of the intellectual in the mundane hope that his remarks could fork some lightning. Una, the not yet fully mended, was quieter than was customary. As all she managed to […]
Chapter 44 Cold and sweaty, the man woke. He sat bolt upright in the still of the quiet night. There was silence. It wasn’t just the fact that it was hushed. It was the peculiar realisation that there were no other sounds at all. He gazed upon his bedsheets; they were Saturated with perspiration and […]
Chapter 41 Moon blossoms peppered the air as Min paddled the makeshift kayak toward the coastline. The surface of the lake was exceedingly still and reflected the cloud strewn pink sky, heavens most faithful of mirrors. They ploughed slowly beneath the tresses of some river-willows and were snared by an outcrop of reeds that held […]
Chapter 40 It starts with one. One with the desire to endure beyond prudence. A lone blade of grass that refuses to lie down in the breeze, as the wind boisterous and undaunting is tested. Deep within the caverns of Lifrin, two forgotten burial mounds of stones remained overlooked amongst the craggy […]
Chapter 37 Quietude, an uncomplicated word. Esmie once wrote That the beginning of wisdom is the ability to state facts precisely. If words are not correct, and what is spoke, is not what is meant. Then what remains is fractured. Morals, Art and Justice, the people’s perception of them, is damaged. Make no mistake, the […]
Chapter 36 Faraway overlooking Mārin village, a small coven congregated. descant figures in black robes, wearing conical hoods. The noir shapes wore terrifying occult masks and flocked queerly for a black mass. They held their lanterns aloft and softly chanted their demonic whisperings as they trafficked their light onward into the bleakness of the night, […]
chapter 35 Ash vani looked on from the dark corner of the tent. A spectator, she witnessed Min approach the blind Queen. She appeared to recognise her presence as she turned her ear and her gaze to roughly where her eyes sat neath the blindfold. “Is there someone else here?” she inquired in an uneasy […]
Chapter 34 The crisp morning had broken, the first strands of light had begun to diffuse the horizon, as the two sisters sat comfortably, perched Up high in the bough of a once-mighty sendel tree. The aged tree Stood princely in the desolate corner of the now quiet municipal campus and watched down upon the […]