The butler, old yet strong, carried the weight of his religion alone. In years' time, the writings, stories, scars, will die with him. But, for now, he "enjoys" the company of his child charge, a runt of an eight-year-old Boy child with the soul of someone much older in His tiny body. The butler watched … Continue reading The Boy
For weeks, the lone figure stood outside the walls of the city, ignoring the titters and belly laughs from citizens and visitors. As months passed and the weather changed, the figure stood in the rain, the heat, the snow, staring up at the tall tower that housed the person that destroyed everything they ever knew.Their … Continue reading The Curse of Green City
The alarms went off a good thirty seconds before the thick wall between the staff bathrooms and the safe exploded into a fine dust. Six people rushed into the room, packing duffle bags with cash, gold bars and expensive paperwork. One of them signaled that time was running out, so each grabbed two fistfuls of … Continue reading The Dash
"Oh, sweet little hungry baby... Tell me that this is my end..."Adira couldn't feel the baby chomping at her swollen belly. Her body was long dead but her soul still sat in the corpse, forced to roam the earth with no purpose.Her eyes couldn't move to face him, but she could hear her king sobbing. … Continue reading 10.2
"Your Highness, it has been three months since we have seen the Imperial Bride," an aide had whispered into his ear as he watched the screen on his desk flicker through channels, looking for any news about them. "They may actually be dead, Your Highness.""Bullshit," he murmured, the screen going black, his cool eyes looking … Continue reading 10.1
The rain had been going on for three weeks, the rising waters around this religious town meant no travel until the rain stopped. The monks that wandered around the streets, helping the elderly by bringing them fruit produce from their temple, mending the clothes of the growing children that ran the streets, chanting outside of … Continue reading 9.
The baby did not look like a normal baby upon further inspection. The normal cries of a human newborn were replaced with throaty growls. The baby had nearly black eyes that darted around the room as Dr. Tory held it up by its foot. It had no tuft of hair on its head. As Dr. … Continue reading 8.
Purple eyes watched the sunset once more, envious of the rays that disappeared behind the never ending wall of mountains. It was day three of four, and she just wanted it to end. She missed being able to stand and enjoy the outside without people rushing to check on her. She missed being on horseback … Continue reading 7.2
Purple eyes stared to the sky, watching the red ring they were meant to venture to once the sunset."Are you scared?"They jumped up, scared at the voice that spoke louder than the owls in the trees."No..." they replied, scooting over on the fallen tree they sat on to make room for the man with blue-grey … Continue reading 7.1
Spring brought new life once more, the marigolds and geraniums shedding their last bit of winter snow off their leaves before opening their flowers to the sun. However, the neutral but stunning beauty of spring was dulled as His Majesty terrorized his home.His Queen was heavy with pregnancy but her body was shutting down. She … Continue reading 6.
Robin's Writings 