Chronicles of Eden - Act V by Alexander Gordon

Author:Alexander Gordon [Gordon, Alexander]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Genre Fiction, Horror, Dark Fantasy
Amazon: B014M0R3TO
Publisher: Alexander Gordon
Published: 2015-08-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Power From Within

In the world of Eden there exists what is known as magic. Supernatural powers and abilities that monsters and even humans could learn to wield should they be able to tap into the mystical ether that flowed through the world unseen. Some could do so more easily than others, with certain monsters such as witches and fairies being able to channel the powers of the ether more naturally and easily than those who were born without the gift. Still, anyone could learn to use magic, it just depended on how much they wanted to do so. It would take a great deal of resolve to train oneself in the art of sorcery, often times being forced to do so alone since some aspects could only be learned by doing.

Of course, that wasn’t to say those around couldn’t help in special ways.

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Lucky neighed and bucked about while tied to the rickety fence near a village that had hundreds of monsters swarming around and above it. A few of them flew near the horse and hissed while moving about blindly in the dark, the echoing clicking and buzzing from them causing Lucky to whinny with fright. He scampered around quickly and yanked on the leather strap that was tethering him to the fence before a few of the swarm landed on him and screeched with their wicked smiles. Lucky bucked back onto his hind legs before fire shot out of his nostrils, his tail lighting on fire while his hair shifted to black. The swarm quickly leapt off the horse as skeletal wings emerged from the animal’s back, his eyes glowing red now while he snarled and ran back and forth with the reins snapping taught again and again. The swarm hissed and flew around him again before he finally broke free, the reins tearing off the fence as he ran as fast as he could back along the trail away from Rackleholm. The swarm flew about around the area before quickly returning to their many sisters who were flying through the streets of the village. All throughout the town it was dark with only the moonlight above showing the swarm buzzing about and crawling all over the buildings. However the village wasn’t entirely abandoned as three girls were watching the deadly monsters from inside a darkened room, safely hidden in the darkened building from the dreaded creatures that surrounded them.

“This isn’t happening,” Triska quietly prayed while watching another of the locust-like monsters crawling up along the window before passing by as it scurried up onto the roof.

“This village is infested?” Tabitha exclaimed with shock.

“I can’t believe it,” Triska said looking around at seeing the monsters literally everywhere on and around the town. “We were out there right next to swarm this whole time?”

“I think we know why the humans vanished from this place,” Tabitha reasoned. “The new inhabitants moved in.”

“Fuck, this isn’t happening to me,” Clover grunted with frustration. “I shouldn’t have to be dealing with this shit.”

“You,” Tabitha scorned turning to the elf.

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