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Memory Of The Future // The Mission
The notes rang high in the school auditorium ceiling as Elizabeth’s hand glided gently over the ivory keys. She played softly, a variation on Vivaldi. She let herself feel the music and found herself swaying back and forth on the bench. Before she knew it, she had carried herself away and her young tutor-student was reluctantly tapping on her shoulder. Tre had waited through a whole minute of her demonstrating the piece to him. Elizabeth let up and cleared her throat.
By Eli Chamley4 years ago in Fiction
Angsty Teen Dragon
There weren't always dragons in the Valley … It isn’t like they never existed. But they lived out of sight, in the shadows, blending in with the likes of mortal sapiens, such as you. You know those shadows. The ones that make you flinch when you’re walking home at night. Once you turn around, ready to whack the intruder with your soft, cushiony purse, you realise it’s just a bush. You find yourself foolish because you were about to go all Hannibal Lecter on a shrub that has greyed from the night, making it seem somehow more vulnerable. In the wind, its leaves rustle a mocking turn of phrase. But I am pleased to tell you that in fact, you are right to wield your wouldn’t-hurt-an-intruder weapon. Okay, fine. A purse would hurt if you slammed it with your full force of adrenaline. Happy? Well, back to me. It’s never a bush that startles you.
By Issie Amelia4 years ago in Fiction
The Dragons of the West
There weren’t always dragons in the valley. Old Bart even claimed to remember when they first appeared, but there were too many in the village who had grown up with Bart’s tales of watching mountains grow from planted pebbles to give the old man’s tales much credence.
By Will Tudge4 years ago in Fiction
McCourt's Posse
Elmer McLean had been running security for freight stages for the last twenty five years. He constantly found pit stops in small towns a wonder with new inventions from the East. The latest was a shower, which flowed a seemingly endless stream of steaming hot water. It beat out regular bathing in cold creeks in every way.
By Jacob Robinson4 years ago in Fiction
Guns and Dragons
Agent Ergo Opt. Transmission AZ*PT: Humans and dragons Begin transmission: "There weren't always dragons in the valley. There was once a time of great peace and love among the human race. Once the dragons came, life changed and as a direct result, the humans were doomed. These dragons are powerful and abundant. They can move freely and quickly from one area to the next. These dragons seem to have one goal: to maim or kill. Not all of the dragons are bad though. Through research, I found that there are rescue dragon lords. These dragon lords wish to, and often actually do fight fire to fire and nose to nose until one side is eliminated.
By Latoya Giles 4 years ago in Fiction
The Kingdom of Come Again?
There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. Nor, for that matter, were there any now. In fact, you could go up to just about any Valley dweller while they were going about on their merry business and ask them: “So, what of these dragons, eh?” And quite likely, they would scratch their nose and respond with something like: “What’s a dragon?” or “Come again, mate?”
By Hans-Manuel de Biekieper4 years ago in Fiction
Unveiled
There weren’t always dragons in the valley. Once, they ruled the world. In the ancient days before the War of the Gods, The Great Mother and Father Dragons governed Above and Below with Fire and Water. That was before jealousy and betrayal tore the Garden of the EA apart.
By Jill Vinci Quinn4 years ago in Fiction
