The air was thick with anticipation as the sun dipped below the horizon, surrendering the world to the shadows that awaited. Nightshade Academy loomed before me, a twisted masterpiece of gothic architecture etched against the deepening twilight, its spires clawing at the sky like the fingers of restless spirits. I, Aurelia Ravenshade, stood at the threshold, feeling the weight of the night settle ...

She froze as the crimson liquid streamed wildly over her white knuckles and dripped down her clenched fists onto the ground. The stark contrast of the dark red against her pale skin was a fervent reminder of the desperation and fury she was holding inside, each drop falling like a silent display to the conflict waged within. It was too late now to change anything, she knew that much. There he lay,...

The city of Demoran sits centered on the wall of Harondo, northern most line to the Starspire. The city expands out from the center most tower of the wall, a former turret turned residence for the Steard of Demoran. From this perch more than two hundred feet about the River Harondo and adjoining valley, the steward keeps a keen eye on the lands to the south.

“There are far worse things to the n...

(Warning: domestic violence and gore, also it is very long)

_“This can’t be happening, not today anyway._” Dom thinks as she walks into the city square. She tightly grips her younger brother's hand, as they walk into the town square. The town square isn’t normal, one with markets, where festivals take place, it is a place of death; it is where witches get burned. 

The square stings of smoke, ...

CHAPTER ONE

Eden

Tuesday, February 3

I wasn't the most normal person and even as an adult I'm still not.

“Leave me alone!” I shouted. I was sitting on the grass at the park, I had a graze on my knee from where Elizabeth Lewis decided right then was the time to push me over. I had a cut on my elbow and mud all over me. Tears were streaming down my face as she just stood there looking down on me...

It started off with a gullible, weak, not that smart, little girl, who believed in princesses, faries, mermaids, and unicorns. The older she got, the more she changed and went through trials and tribulations throughout her life. She learned from the troubles she went through. They were hard and at one point she broke and became depressed but that didn’t stop her. She kept fighting. Now, is where t...

What happened to me?

What happened to who I used to be?

What happened to that girl?

The one who was all smiles and positivity,

The one who was kind to everyone she met,

The one who was always happy.

The one who was silly, and funny, and messy, and sweet.

The one who wasn’t even capable of hatred,

The one who couldn’t be angry.

The one who didn’t have shadows pressing in on her heart,

The one who w...

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟴

𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥 (standing under a canopy outside a hospital while rain poured heavily around her joined by the sound of ambulance sirens in the distance.): Good morning. This is Linda Jones, reporting live from St Thomas’ hospital, where there has been a sudden increase in sickness and doctors are struggling to keep up with patient demand.

(Cut to insid...

(This is not the full story, I’m currently drafting the full story write now)

Chapter One

We arrive in the center of the kingdom square for our “Mission” as the Emperor, Lord Avalon likes to call it, when really a public execution is held every once in a while, when he senses unrest in our kingdom.

We file into the lines, the lines of separation, the poor could never stand next to the wealthy, ...

Once upon a time, a long time ago, in a palace far away, lived a beautiful princess. That’s how it’s supposed to go anyway. But instead the crown sat on another’s head. Someone a lot less beautiful in Sarah’s opinion. People like that did not deserve to be princesses. Sarah did though. And Sarah believed those like Aurora deserved to die instead. That was to be kept a secret of course. Sarah could...