The scent of cherry blossom trees filled the air as I lied atop the rocky ground. Pink petals drifted, some falling over my bloody hands.

The pain was unbearable…unbearable. I was stabbed and left to death, but here I am, fighting to live.

I try to open my mouth to yell for help, but I am silenced by pain.

Maybe the royal guards from the castle will come my way, searching for their lost princes...

Castles crusted with diamonds along balconies and doors. Candles glowed through the windows rimmed by lavender trees and glowing green grass. The clouds framed the speared points of the roof.

I closed my eyes and breathed in the crisp air. Deep in the distance I could hear a waterfall thudding against the rocks at the bottom of the bay.

“_Payton_!”

I loved the way the trees with their thin tru...

As Lucian lay on the roof, lost in his thoughts, a scrawny bat with a ragged wing and a missing ear flitted into his view. With a soft rustle, Lucian’s bodyguard, Boris, perched beside him, his feathered form becoming a shadow against the pale moonlight.

"Running from your responsibilities is not solving them, young prince," Boris remarked, his voice a mix of concern and frustration.

Lucian sat ...

Back at the border, anger crackled in the air as a furious vampire strode toward Lucian, his eyes blazing with outrage. “What the hell, young prince?!” he barked, his voice sharp as a blade. “You draw your weapon against your own kind? I swore an oath to protect you from danger, not to see you defending dogs!”

Lucian’s heart sank further at the reprimand. He felt the weight of his decisions crash...

One upon a time there was a big old castle, right next to a bit waterfall. Inside the castle lived a royal family. Even though there were no other people living nearby to rule over, they were officially the rulers of this beautiful kingdom. The king and king had a son and daughter and since there were no other children living in the are, they were each others best friends. They loved doing togethe...

The clouds were closing in and the winds blew violently. The kingdom of Illyria had fallen to the Dwarves. People all around the kingdom screamed and ran for cover. (write what happens next in the comments)...

“You look-“ I stare at the incredible suit my brother has made in only two months.

“Do you think it’s too much?” He smooths down a nonexistent wrinkle in the light lavender silk.

“Absolutely not. Don’t even. You look fabulous and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. That includes yourself.” I flick him in the forehead and laugh.

A knock on the door cuts me off and Clade stiffens.

“Go get it.” I n...

Shaded cold grass pricks my skin. The castle, from a distance, looks beautiful and majestic. People like me aren’t allowed in the palace but my brother is. He got an invite months before.

*You’ve been invited to the annual echo ball! In honor of the young emperess’s 15th birthday please bring a small gift*

“Wait. Veren, where’s yours?” Clade asks, concern growing over his face.

I offer a small...

_ <two days before the annual ball>_

_ “Atlas, do you ever wonder what would happen if you got picked as offering?” _

_ I remebered the dream I had had last night. I had been seeing through the eyes of last year’s offering, a petite dark-haired lady named Enzia. When her name had been called, I recalled being overwhelmed with a sense of panic. I wondered if that was what it felt like to be pic...

Today is a particularly foggy and misty day.

The sun in hiding behind the thick clouds and everything feels gloomy. The chill seeps right through me all the way to my bones. I’m standing near the edge of the cliff where the waterfall runs down, the crashing water creating all this cold dampness in the air. I feel very damp already, even though I was only out here for about 10 minutes. Where I can...