En un ambiente lleno de prosperidad y tranquilidad, Ian es un joven con un corazón lleno de bondad que vive en Puerto Estrella junto a sus padres y un amigo muy singular. Pero oculto, y bajo la ignorancia del chico, se encuentra una fuerza que amenaza la tranquilidad de las tierras de Terradamar, el continente del elemento tierra.

Ante el descubrimiento de más de una verdad sorprendente, el muchacho decide que debe afrontar un viaje para cuidar de su mejor amigo en compañía de una misteriosa chica que cayó del cielo.

Juntos también enfrentarán las amenazas de dos reinos enemigos que buscan apoderarse del mundo, al mismo tiempo que la oscuridad y el destino se van revelando ante ellos paso a paso.

Dicen que, cuando dos fuerzas opuestas se atraen, darán lugar a la creación de una nueva. Caos y Orden, se encontraron para dar vida a un joven.

Brent es un chico que vive en un mundo moderno en el que la magia se expresa a través de distintos elementos de la naturaleza, o de fuerzas todavía más dominantes, como son la compañía de seres especiales.

Con el anhelo de despertar sus capacidades, este jovencito se ha sentido apartado de este sueño desde muy pequeño, estigmatizado como alguien ordinario a pesar de que esconde un mundo en su interior, una dicotomía como una llave a puertas misteriosas.

Y entonces, su vida da un giro.

A causa de múltiples eventos que desbordan su alma, atraerá una fuerza peligrosa que ha estado esperándolo. El torbellino de sucesos provoca que Brent adquiera un deseo para descubrir más sobre su doble legado, y lo impulsará a aventurarse por el mundo, a la par que siente el llamado de un misterioso artilugio.

Life is collectively referred to as a dark fantasy, although many of us attempt incorporating ideas in our head, searching for ways to escape reality. I for one believe anything that can befriend you, can kill.

Every creature has a dark side but mine doesn't have my best interests at heart, I mumble short prayers, locking all the doors and windows shut.

Every step I took upstairs, made the wooden stairs creek, I keep having this feeling am been followed but every time I look back, am left with goosebumps and my head increasing in size.

I swallowed an imaginary saliva down my throat and continue walking up slowly otherwise I will freak out and run upstairs, that will mess up my night.

If you know anything about darkness, you'll know it leaves no room for the weakest heart. This foreign presence happens whenever am home alone, I made a research on the life beyond and discovered that the level of one's fear determines how far we're willing to let the darkness in.

I gently crawl under the duvet and sleep on my right side facing the door, my heartbeat was accelerating, you could hear every beat of it. 2,3,4 minutes later, the gruesome feeling was gone and I accidentally took a nap that lasted for two minutes until my ears picked a creaking footstep 👣 approaching in the direction of my room, dragging a metal object on the wall,  I froze on the bed.

I searched for my phone under the duvet and my eyes found it far on the table which was close to the door, this wasn't a normal circumstance so,  my mind is blank.

"Do you wanna play", the voice said, sounding distant but very  near. That was when I remembered all the short phrases used in horror movies, I stupidly find myself screaming them one by one.

Is anyone out there?

"Who the hell are you?"

Show yourself coward.

"What do you want from me?"

The noise died down and just when I thought it's over, the door to my room was kicked open with full force.

Idulon is a world where you’re born with no freedom. Everything- watched over, and if you stray off the path even the slightest amount, you won’t even live till the next day.

With everything controlled, it also means citizens of Idulon are born with specific jobs assigned to them that they cannot change.

Kaine Arca, an 11-year-old boy who works as a trainee for Idulon’s military, is told he has to go to Earth, a mysterious place that’s never been discovered before. Of course, there are rules once he gets there, but he realizes he has more freedom than ever before.

(I’m not the best writer and I’ll try to be consistent with my uploads, sorry😅)

The battle begins! Viraa informs Alissia and the others of a unique method that may help even the odds against Avarice and his group. Meanwhile, Avarice and his group finally begin the final phase of their agenda. Can Alissia and her friends prevail against such a powerful force or will they fall, unable to prevent the disaster to come? Either way, the epic conclusion to the Earthly Ties Saga is promised to change the world forever.

“We are the divine violence.”

In the fantasy kingdom of Eldom, terror has struck. The royal family has been the target of a series of attempted and successful assassinations. Crown Prince Amir has been killed in cold blood by the group known as ECL; Eldom’s Common Liberators. Now, the children of the crown have come back to fight for their lives. As warriors. Royal Warriors. 5 of them, all still shaken from the death of their elder brother. For the ECL assassins, the death of the Crown Prince was a celebrated success. Now, they must take on the Royal Warriors to finally free their kingdom from the hands of the current royal family, the Eriksons.

The Powers. Otherwise known as the highborns are the people born with special abilities. The Powers are staples of the upper class, born into luxury and prestige. If a Power was born among the lesserborns, they’d be taken, and promptly raised and trained by the upper class, never to return to their old lives or families. The Crown believe they can find all of the Lesser Powers, but some slip right through their fingers.

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“Haven’t you taken enough from me?”

Aliyah Erickson, the new heir to the throne of Eldom, is an 18-year-old prodigy. She has the smarts of a scholar and the strength of a knight. Aliyah was the closest to her elder brother, and the one most devastated from his loss. She always thought she would be her brother’s guard, his knight, his protector. Now, Aliyah has to practically become her brother, and deal with assassination attempts on her and her family.

“Prepare to burn down with me.”

Dominique Blair, the head of the ECL, is a 19-year-old on the path of revenge and liberty. She always gets what she wants and she is quite the prosperous manipulator. Dominique is a protective, but deadly person, who holds those she cares about close to her. If anyone even thought about hurting someone she cares about, they’d be dead in minutes.

High Mage Drew takes charge of the Astral Concord Delegation to forge peace with The Luminar Concordia Universe. Amidst the ruins of a once-majestic castle, Astralith and Malacar plot revenge, revealing a universe brimming with power struggles, hidden agendas, and a quest for jewels that could alter the balance of power. As alliances form and strategies unfold, the fate of all 5 universes hang in the balance, pushing heroes and villains alike towards a confrontation that could reshape the cosmos. 'The Land of Spade Book 3-4: Celestial Alliances & The Siege of Areala' invites readers into an epic tale of adventure, betrayal, and the relentless pursuit of harmony amidst chaos.

I've been writing science fiction for a number of years now, but I noticed that the books I'd started reading were mostly fantasy. Time to switch and write my other favourite genre. I love magic and psychic abilities, so I've included both.

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Maddie can see ghosts and for that she is sent to a mental institution. Maddie Johnson is sent to a mental institution because she talks to people who aren’t there. She insists that they’re ghosts. Just as she thinks she’s convinced the doctors that she is fine now, a dark-haired ghost with dreamy brown eyes rushes in and ruins everything.

She is sent to a halfway house that helps people with mental illness assimilate back into society. But then she hurts someone using magic she didn’t know she possessed. Now she has a new problem. She will have to learn to control her magic.

She discovers that the town has secrets of its own and there are people going missing. How far are people willing to go to destroy what they are afraid of? Maddie and her handsome spirit might just find out first-hand.

© 2024 Susan McKenzie. All rights reserved.

Dizziness. The sun stabs my scalp and causes flashes to flare up on my retina. Right now I can still get to safety before I land between the hooves of the two ponies. They have been fighting each other for just ten seconds, but a kick is a kick and fucking hurts. I yell at the ponies, but they don't respond. So I save myself like a thrown-dropped rodeo rider to the other side of the gate and can't withstand the erupting tear flow.

End. Sense. Nothing anymore.

Life up here in northern Germany is so fantastic. Meadow, forest, field, air. My berth is located 15 meters as the crow flies from the horse stables, the riding lessons and food as well as lodging are free and stables, riding and teaching children on the lunge is part of my daily work. I am currently fulfilling a girl's dream with my beloved four-legged friends of all imaginable sizes.

How can I suddenly be afraid of horses? Or more importantly: How do I get rid of this panic fear?

It is not a mood and also not a moment state. It is a grueling fact that has been creeping in for a few days. And I can't do anything about it.

The sad fact that I have to cancel the internship, I inform my boss a few hours later. The next day I will travel home.

Too much thinking blocked. But sometimes it can also be very useful. Just like now.

I look out of the train window and watch the wind turbines passing by in the fields and meadows.

When, how and where did my personal horse story begin?

At the age of four, I sat on a horseback for the first time, at the Christmas market while pony riding. My pony had torn loose and we were now free in the arena. I was scared in panic because I feared that the pony could jump over the gang with me and run through the city center.

In a mixture of fascination, excessive respect and passion for these graceful creatures, I had my first riding lesson at the lunge at the age of seven and cultivated my hobby every Friday after school. Western movies, hobby horses, Barbie horses and Wendy comics complemented my luck, but could not replace the high feeling of actual riding. During my studies in Berlin, only the carriages in front of the Brandenburg Gate and occasional heaps of horses on the street asphalt reminded my four-legged friends, and so I was happy to be able to move back to the country after my studies and ride again. But I wanted more.

Looking for an extended riding holiday, I came across the advertisement for an internship in northern Germany on a pony farm.

And now? A life without horses?

Impossible!

Distance?

Probably.

Going for a pony walk?

I lean back in my train seat, close my eyes and take a deep breath.

My plan is not a plan. And that feels damn good right now.

I haven't lost anything and can start again. Where, how and when I want.

And maybe this time I'll exchange the English riding style I'm used to for a western saddle.

The story of a magician and a butterfly mother who saved her daughter catterpillar from evil.