Month: March 2021

In a blueish puddle on the desert floor lay five, what looked like, eggs. Bito picked them up, ignoring the fact that they were covered in bile. Or perhaps he just wasn’t that bothered. The water serpent cradled them in his hands and they started hatching. Five tiny, translucent snakes crawled out of them. “These three sneaky snakes will locate the Sun for you.” He put them down and they disappeared into the sand, or perhaps they had evaporated into the air. It was hard to say. “I will also give you this.” He held a vial. Jade did a…

Jade knew what she must do, the last time they had spoken to Bito, they had been in Morpheus domain. The Watergate had already commenced and there had been no way to stop it. Their homes were destroyed and they were forced to migrate to another continent. They were forced to migrate through Hell. Totems had been slain and souls had been lost. That was an experience she did not want to go through again. Not now that they had finally settled down again. Not even to wipe out the Sun. They had a better plan. Jade prayed to Bito,…

“Aaah,” said Acanhta, as they stepped out of the Zauflak palace. “Isn’t it great to feel the sun on your skin?” She reached her arms up to the sky and closed her eyes for a moment. “I need to get home,” said Lumira. “The Sloan are under attack.” “Hold on, how do you know?” Acantha turned to face Lumira. “They prayed to me last night.” Acantha frowned. “And you tell us this now?” “Well, it wouldn’t have made sense to tell you earlier,” Lumira shrugged. “Right? We were in the dungeon.” Acantha shook her head in disbelief.  “We should come…

“Let’s go,” sang Todd to Jembles. The young guard cursed and threw one last look over his shoulder. There was no one out there for miles. The two guards exchanged a glance and started to run. Mano held two silver blades of different lengths in his hands. Silver would surely cut through the illusion, Mano thought. He was pointing one of them at the screaming Chroma when the guards arrived. “Mano, put the swords away,” said Jembles. Bill, a trader with simian features whom the guards let in to the village earlier that morning, came between the two and said…