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The Reader - Chapter 9

The Reader - Chapter 9

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 9 The fire was dead, the embers gone cold. Emmeline shivered in cool morning mist, her hair damp from sleeping on the forest ground. Newt and ..
Sanguinary

Sanguinary

A Poem by NonsenseTyper


Rising above metamorphosis, holding stillA magnet rings up to a sick beating shrillIn the corners of the world sit giants and antsTurmoil turning to t..
The Reader - Chapter 10

The Reader - Chapter 10

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 10 The water was frigid under her toes and Emmeline was beginning to regret her promise to bathe in the creek. At its deepest, the creek rose ..
cooked Eyes and broken Sliver

cooked Eyes and broken Sliver

A Poem by NonsenseTyper


Cooked eyes and broken silver mountains add up to a fraction of a second in the lifespan of a living organism of dust. Swifting through the endless vo..
The Reader - Chapter 11

The Reader - Chapter 11

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 11 If Beckett hadn’t grabbed Emmeline’s arm last minute she would have died. And that was no exaggeration. The small boy yanked Em..
The Reader - Chapter 12

The Reader - Chapter 12

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 12 The border of Layene was not as far as Emmeline had been expecting. She thought they would be riding for hours - the thought of which had s..
The Reader - Chapter 13

The Reader - Chapter 13

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 13 If Emmeline was asked to choose two words to describe the jail cell they were detained in, she would have chosen damp and cramped. The boys..
The Reader - Chapter 14

The Reader - Chapter 14

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 14Emmeline felt herself crumple to the ground.“What a wonderful joke,” Newt muttered, glaring at Lena. “But seriously, where..
The Reader - Chapter 15

The Reader - Chapter 15

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 15 Emmeline didn’t really have an idea of what Wiley’s “classroom” would look like, but it definitely wasn’t wha..
The Reader - Chapter 16

The Reader - Chapter 16

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 16As it turned out, the Elders were actually elders. Literally.There were fourteen Elders total, seven males and seven females. Each one was f..
A New House

A New House

A Poem by NonsenseTyper


A Walk in the mist and I can't remember who I once was. Disregard my temptations, smoked filled lungs and half broken smile. That's why I can not plac..
The Reader - Chapter 18

The Reader - Chapter 18

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 18 Wiley was extremely proud of Emmeline’s progress to say the least. Despite her lacking lessons she was really improving and could now..
The Reader - Chapter 19

The Reader - Chapter 19

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 19 The times for laughing were over. Forrest and Coral were standing with Angel, the horse was loaded with a fair amount of food. Coral’..
The Reader - Chapter 21

The Reader - Chapter 21

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 21 Luckily, Emmeline had the element of surprise on her hand. The Captain wasn’t expecting her to attack, after all, she was just a youn..
The Reader - Chapter 22

The Reader - Chapter 22

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 22 Soft carpet silenced Emmeline’s footsteps as she padded down the hallways behind the soldiers. There were three now, all of them diff..
A Chinese Legend: The Tears of Laughter

A Chinese Legend: The Tears of Laughter

A Story by The Half-blood Poet


A Western take on Chinese mythology, this story blends aspects of myths and fairy tales, carrying Western philosophical undertones while remaining fai..
The Reader - Chapter 23

The Reader - Chapter 23

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 23 Emmeline told herself Newt would be okay. But there was no telling what mental instabilities were hidden under his marred skin. “He&r..
The Reader - Chapter 24

The Reader - Chapter 24

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 24 While Emmeline was in shock from Beckett’s entrance, Baelle’s anger only seemed to grow. The full Goddess screamed and at once ..
The Reader - Chapter 25

The Reader - Chapter 25

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 25 Apparently the other carriages didn’t take as kindly to turning around just to follow a hunch of some weird prince who had spent his ..
The Reader - Chapter 26

The Reader - Chapter 26

A Chapter by A.L.


Chapter 26 “We’ll be there any minute!” someone called out and Emmeline jolted awake, yawning. It had been two and a half days since..