Heavy winds bar my way as I slug my way onwards in the storm of ice and snow, my every step depleting energy at an alarming rate. Never have I seen a storm of this type and magnitude, one that comes from nowhere and blurs my vision to the extent of me being blind to … Continue reading The Storm

“Explain yourself,” Arliden says, looking down from his jewel-bestowed throne onto the poor beggar standing underneath. He has ragged clothes and sweat-streaked hair, making the contrast with the object he holds all the more apparent. The beggar fidgets with a small and colorful cubic box, intricate patterns woven across each side. “Th-this is something for … Continue reading The Box

“Scram kid, you have no business dilly dallying around in my backyard! “ The agitated old man reloads his shotgun as he walks toward the frightened child.  “I am so sorry Mr Jones, I will be off immediately” “Hmph be off then, and if I catch you here on my backyard again…” The man points … Continue reading The “Mean” Old Man

Somewhere along the passing of time in a small town's ramshackle tavern, that is where a particularly bright young man can be found, bound by the invisible shackles of a promise. #InProgress lay composed on a balm of hay, flipping through the pages of "Come here boy and help me untangle the rope", says a … Continue reading The Everyman’s Squire

The sky darkens, harmless white clouds turning into something much more sinister in a matter of minutes. Black clouds sweep over the sky, followed by the drizzle of rain and the rumbling of thunder in the distance. It all happened so fast that I have yet to find shelter from the storm, and panic is … Continue reading Human Versus Thunderstorm

"The darker the creature the greater is its susceptibility to light" Armed with nothing but a flashlight I walk the second floor of my house, stepping lightly to avoid making too much sound as I place my weight down to the old wooden floorboards underneath, all the while repeating my father's last words in my … Continue reading The Darkest Of Creatures

Somewhere along the passing of time there was a modest town, inhabited by modest people. Not in any way was it wealthy people who lived there, nor did they experience a high degree of poverty, it really was just a normal town with normal people. Their peaceful existence suddenly came to an end one day. … Continue reading Day Of Flame

Today is a day of departure. A day of farewells. However, today is also a day of elation, for at last will I be leaving this ramshackle of a town to go on grand adventures. The world is vast, and thus the opportunities are plenteous. Perhaps will I start by visiting the four grand cities, … Continue reading Journey

Temptations come in various forms. Food. Beverages. Pills. Risk. The part of which is constant is that our nature as human beings may overwrite our logic and will-power. It is common for people to fall into a trance in which one is unaware of one's actions, only to realize it afterward. Such may be the … Continue reading Temptation

Lonely souls traverse the ruined city. Lost in the shadow of who they used to be. So many souls, yet such desolation. For they must first find themselves if they are to find others. Former craftsmen, former kings, all walk the same road without prejudice. Need perhaps catastrophe be for men to see?