tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022413452547277809.post1706196731138094375..comments2023-07-06T07:33:06.262-04:00Comments on * Writers' Spark * Every story has to start somewhere *: Prompt: Nothing ahead and danger behindUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022413452547277809.post-87459714281118611942013-10-15T18:44:37.675-04:002013-10-15T18:44:37.675-04:00Oh, wow, I love the circular ending. Will she jus...Oh, wow, I love the circular ending. Will she just keep doing the same thing? I hope she can escape!Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022413452547277809.post-89580233823794654392013-10-15T18:36:06.454-04:002013-10-15T18:36:06.454-04:00Prompt: Nothing ahead and danger behind
I stumbl...Prompt: Nothing ahead and danger behind<br /><br /><br />I stumbled over roots and fell to my knees and elbows. I could hear the roar of the beasts behind us, and the yells of their handlers. So close! We could not fail now.<br /><br />A strangled scream, far behind. A wail, closer: “Rylan!” It was Evema’s voice.<br /><br />The beasts had stopped roaring and instead sickening crunches filled the forest. Gods, one had gotten him. <br /><br />“Run! Run, while they’re occupied!” Vinrot tugged on Evema, dragging her behind him.<br /><br />I vomited onto my hands as I pushed myself up and stumbled ahead. I could see the gate, in flashes through the trees. Just one of us had to make it. Just one of us needed to pass through to the Mages’ land, to deliver the message and save the world.<br /><br />“No, Evema! There’s nothing you can do!” <br /><br />I looked behind me. Evema had broken free of Vinrot’s grip and was running back towards the gastly sounds. I caught Vinrot’s eye.<br /><br />“Make it,” he mouthed, then chased after Evema.<br /><br />I wiped my hands on my thighs and kept going. The gate was bare horselengths away, deceptively far due to the thickening of the forest right before the entrance. I fell forward as I crossed the threshold; tingling magic swept across my body like a waterfall.<br /><br />It was cool. The light was grey, but brighter than in the forest. I lifted my face from wet sand and squinted. I was on a beach. I turned. A deserted beach. Sand stretched out ahead, water behind, vanishing into a grey fog. Waves lapped softly, splashing against the gate behind me. <br /><br />Where were the Mages? Their cities? The temple of which this gate was meant to be a part?<br /><br />I buried my face in my arms and wept.<br /><br />Time writing: 25 minutesAnnenoreply@blogger.com