Paris Calling
I have never known love like yours, Selene. I want you to have the pearl along with a key to my home and heart. For now and then forever!
Artemis
Nashville: CTA
His skin matched his jeans, rough and stained from manual labor. I looked up at him, taking in his aura, and offered a genuine smile. This is the epitome of a diamond in the rough. I can work with this.
Bow with Honor
Bri’s question brought back memories from the island, and with it came the guilt and shame. I had forced Seli to use the dagger on me. It was unfair.
Sayeh – My Shadow
The drakon slightly nudged the egg, and it rolled down the treasures, landing by my feet. I picked it up and nestled it in my hands, instantly feeling a kinship to the egg.
Fox Pause: Waning Moon, Part II
I began to glow in sheer joy as my heaviness and exhaustion began to lift. I caught a glimpse of Persephone’s face out of the corner of my eye, her love and comprehension evident. “Maybe I don’t need to find my own place. Maybe I already have…”
Helios’s First Day of Freedom
I tried to pull away from his touch, but not with much effort. I looked up to catch his eyes and showed him the battle. He pulled me into his warm embrace and held me for a while. I didn’t cry, but his warmth filled me, and I felt more whole than I had in centuries. When I pulled out of his arms, we were both glowing slightly.
Into The Deep: Dragon Heart
The swirling fire traveled to find her heart, shining through the dark cavities of her body. Shadows danced against her scaly skin as her spindly veins reached out, grasping at their life source.
Into The Deep: A Quest’s End
I placed my hands on the smooth scales of Sayeh’s back and took a deep breath. As I let it out, I tried to call back the stone that ran over her body, but it resisted. I pulled harder, fighting against an unseen force. Her body had been wrapped in the stone for too long, and it didn’t want to let go.
Into The Deep: The Golden Spindle
Reacting to the flame’s loss, several geysers burst open at once, raising the temperature within to melting point. Thunder and rumbling reverberated off the walls. Cracks grew across the bridge and the ceiling as liquid earth simmered and roiled around us.
Into The Deep: An Obsidian Shield
I heard the sound of my heart shattering, taking with it the last glint of hope. I fell to my knees, letting out a howl from the depth of my soul. Selene cradled me in her arms as we rocked back and forth together. Sayeh was lost to me forever.
Summoned, Part III
I opened the folder. On top was a contract. I scanned it and a few words stood out. Proprietary…holder…board voted…Nike of Olympus will now be the legal blah blah blah of Dark Sparks. My eyes grew wide as I scanned the document again before looking up at him. “Dad, seriously? You’re giving me the company?”
Into The Deep: Bound by Love
The bane of a curse affects both the bearer and the one who laid it. It is too much of a burden to bear. Equivalent to burning yourself to spark the fire of destruction.
Into The Deep: Whispers of a Curse
“And if you don’t, then not only do I lose you forever, but I will have to live the rest of my immortal life with the weight of your death through my hands!” Selene paced back and forth on the shore.
Into The Deep: Cursed Love, part II
I turned to leave as a cool breeze blew through the cave with a haunting howl, sending a violent shudder through me. The curse. The curse is now mine to bear, I thought as I made my way back up and out of the cavern.
Into The Deep: Cursed Love, Part I
As I retreated from her, I heard her dying breath curse the pearl. That anyone who possessed her precious gem shall perish. The curse would remain until it was returned to her.