Tag: Excerpt
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I Still Remembered
I still remembered how it felt when the warm blood from my father’s last words spattered on my face. “There are infinite ways the forest can kill you.”
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Far Away from the Permitted and Well-traveled Paths of the Forest
Far away from the permitted and well-traveled paths of the forest, hidden in a grove of dark orange fan trees, I stood on a branch that was more familiar to me than any friend. The bark was smooth and worn down from all the times I sat there. I snuck back there often when I could, to…
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“You followed us?” Filix asked and his hand tightened around the hilt of his knife.
“We would not normally follow anyone in the physical sense but we have limited methods of travel at the moment and we are out of time,” Oram said.
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The roar of falling water…
The roar of falling water drowned out their footsteps as they descended into the abyss. Some of the sparkling eleron that floated down from the heavens illuminated the circular walls of foamy water that cascaded around them. Their skin glistened from the mist and stray water drops that escaped the falls.
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I am no one
“Why would you follow me? I am no one, nothing,” Luca said. “Nothing?” Janus repeated and his brow lifted in surprise. “Alethi’s words planted a seed in you. Even the tiniest of seeds can grow into a giant Dy tree, a tree that separates and connects worlds. You say you are nothing but Luca you are…
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Far away from the permitted and well-traveled paths of the forest…
Far away from the permitted and well-traveled paths of the forest, hidden in a grove of dark orange fan trees, Luca stood on a branch that was more familiar to her than any friend. The bark was smooth and worn down from all the times she sat there. She snuck back there often, when she could, to…
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On top of the Tholo…
On top of the Tholo Filix saw farther than he ever had before. There were few times he was able to sneak out, and when he did he gazed past the tendrils of smoke that escaped through holes in the ceiling, past the giant stell tree trunks that looked like they held up a gray…
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“If I cannot fly…”
Tears streamed down Alethi’s face. “If I cannot fly who am I?” Luca squeezed his hand. “We are more than just our wings.”
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“They have every right to kill me.”
“They have every right to kill me. I took them from the sea just as I took the Koma from the forest.” -Amyn
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“Spirits do not die.”
“Spirits do not die. But we can kill the mortal form they occupy and send them home,” Tox said and eyed the canopy. “How does the old saying go? ‘Be wary when spirits fall from the sky?’”
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“The only thing you ever enjoyed fighting for was a lost cause.”
“The only thing you ever enjoyed fighting for was a lost cause. Father said it was because you are strong. But I think you crave defeat. I think you want to die.” ~Dyz
A Science-Fantasy Novel 