**_I. La Strega dei Fantasmi_**

Nelle torri remote dell’Accademia di Lunargentea,

dove magie danzavano tra luce e tormenta,

viveva Elira, dal cuore gentile,

ma temuta da molti per il suo dono sottile.

Parlava coi fantasmi, i custodi del passato,

anime perse, nel silenzioso contrasto.

Li aiutava a trovare la pace perduta,

ma agli occhi del mondo, era strana e temuta.

Elira studia...

**_I. The Shadows and the Forest_**

Seran was born of the ancient bloodlines,

A vampire shifter, cursed to roam time.

Through eons of darkness, his path was unclear,

Bound to the night, his soul knew no peer.

Deep in the Vale where the moon never waned,

He ruled with cold logic, his passion restrained.

Until one fateful eve, 'neath the silvery light,

A howl split the silence, both ...

The legendary adventures of Cree Hightower are ones that shall be told in Aniral for centuries. His epic defeat of the Formless One pales in comparison to his final victory over the Destroyer himself. Legend has it that the Final Battle would not have been won if not for Cree's heroic sacrifice. His life, for the healing of the world seemed a fair trade in his selfless eyes....

O, daughter of Zeus, Urania, my star

I beseech you as a worthy servant

I’m a good boy, Open this blasted kitty treat jar

Sorry ‘bout that broken clock

Behold Salmon bites

Tender chicken delights

Or Savory grill

Catnip scented thrills

Forget not Turkey gravy

Please dear muse don’t deny me

Sat in boxes regardless of size

Survived the carrier evils

Am I not worthy of a prize?

Goddess Mafdet rew...

Evelynn was a fighter at least that’s what she said** **

**After she started to read to enlighten her head**

Every day she would practice using her crossbow****

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**She’ll be one with nature, one with the flow**

Out where she’ll have to find water

Shouldn’t be a bother

Where she’ll find shelter out with the trees

Oh I need fire and food please

While she gathered water she found home

Under the ...

Quit was not a word found in Faye’s vocabulary.

Within the petite girl’s expansive utility belt was an arsenal of experience.

Now in her shriveled elderly state that belt was tucked under her bed, gathering dust.

How did she get here?

How did she get so comfortable?

Faye fought fiercely for fortification.

Leaving her home behind at 19.

She had been on the run for many a years prior to toda...

Barbra walked through the halls of college, still a child with an adult attitude. She was just short of eighteen. She held her books tight and walked with confidence and a wicked good smile. Her posture was always straight just like her grades. Fortunately or unfortunately, her sexuality wasn’t quite the same. She wasn’t afraid of being made fun of, for she knew her confidence would deter the teas...

Alyce

The dark Grace

Surrounded by arrogance

Struck by love

I will do anything

For you

Long nights

Practicing magic

Long nights

Reliving trauma

Long nights

Casting spells

To break the curse

Many attempts to be

unsuccessful

Till that night

O that night

That long night

Where they broke

The curse

Then

The depression came

The king

Locked up the Grace

The princess

Snuck her out

Till anxiet...

My life should be an epic

Is what my dad would say

Because he wants the best for me

He wants me to always seize the day

But every time I bring up ogres

Or demons that shot at me that day

He diverts back to my achievements

Eager to turn the other way

He was wounded long ago

So he works to keep his pain repressed

So he has zero interest in finding out

That I’m damsel in ...

In the realm where gods and monsters reign,

Where heroes rise to face their bane,

There dwells a demigod of great fame,

Percy Jackson, his tale I proclaim.

Born of Poseidon, god of the sea,

With courage vast, he faced destiny.

From his youth, he sensed a calling,

To embark on journeys, never stalling.

With sword in hand and heart so bold,

He ventured forth in quest untold.

From Camp Half-Blood t...