Empire of Vipers_Althea's Curse_A Halloween Conflagration_Pied Piper of Palm Springs
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Empire of Vipers
Panicked whispers of the honoured guests hissed through the great hall like a hundred snakes. A sense of contempt washed over Captain Rothal Halrion as he surveyed the faces frozen in shock, stark white against their bright, garish garments.They’re all vipers, he thought, each and every one. They just never expected someone among them to strike at the emperor himself.Captain Halrion stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his imperial guards, forcing back the crowd that were craning their necks for a glimpse of the emperor. Captain Halrion, himself, spared a deeply troubled glance over his shoulders a...
Althea's Curse
“I just wanted to say thank you,” Dewin sputtered nervously. He was one of Althea’s regulars. It was cute how much meaning could be found behind his eyes. He truly believed in her ability to see the future. Then again, why wouldn’t he? She was part of the ancient family of Araminta, after all. “Glad I could help, Mr. Dewin. I’ve been meaning to ask, how is your grandmother?” Althea inquired, barely withholding her famously coy smile. “Fine, as far as I know…why? What didwww.onedoor.cc you see?” Dewin replied, growing more anxious by the second. Perfect.“Gee, Mr. Dewin, I would love to tell you, but I alread...
A Halloween Conflagration
Warning: story contains explicit details about violent death.I was making my usual weekly excursion to the local grocery store, WeShop, for some items when something catastrophic happened. It changed my life forever and I will never forget it. It was Halloween and that fact has also seared the event in my memory.On this particular day and whenever I stopped at WeShop, I tended to use one of the automated self-checkout lanes because the traffic moves faster and I also like the technology. I scanned four or five items on my way out and was about to insert my credit card when a mysterious, male v...
Pied Piper of Palm Springs
Little known fact, the mayor of Hamelin reneged on his contract Meave Maddox aka, the Pied Piper when he rid the small village of a rat infestation. The legend states he then turned his magical flute on the children and marched them out of town much to the chagrin of the town's folk. Taking place in the thirteenth century in Lower Saxony, his action did not cause an Amber Alert as it would have today. After the betrayal, Meave moved to Palm Springs. The gossip manuscript written and published by hand at the Therpopulois Abbey on a remote island in the Aegean, carried the entire sordid acc...