
The Shattered Veil
The air in Lysara reeked of iron and ash, a stale reminder of the war that had scorched the land a century past. Kael’s boots crunched over broken stone as he traced the edge of the ruins, his fingers brushing…
The air in Lysara reeked of iron and ash, a stale reminder of the war that had scorched the land a century past. Kael’s boots crunched over broken stone as he traced the edge of the ruins, his fingers brushing…
The air in Emberfall reeked of burning oil and damp stone, a scent Kaela had known her entire life. She stood atop the crumbling tower, her fingers curled around the cold iron railing, watching the sky bleed crimson. The city…
The air tasted of iron and ash as Kael tightened his grip on the rusted dagger. The forest around him pulsed, not with life, but with something older—something hungry. His boots crunched over brittle branches, each snap echoing like a…
The sun hung low over Aetheria, a molten coin sinking into the horizon, casting jagged shadows across the cracked earth. Lira crouched in the ruins of Veylan’s Keep, her fingers tracing the etchings on a stone tablet buried beneath layers…
The sky above Thalorien had turned the color of bruised flesh, a sickly purple that bled into the horizon like ink in water. Kael stood at the edge of the Obsidian Spire, his boots crunching over shattered glass from the…
Kael’s boots crunched through frozen pine needles as he trudged up the slope, the weight of his pack pressing against his shoulders. The air reeked of frost and old smoke, a scent that clung to his skin like a second…
## Lumina’s Echo The rain tasted like ash, a familiar tang on Elara’s tongue. She knelt beside the obsidian monolith, its surface slick with falling stars – not actual stars, of course. Lumina dust. Tiny slivers of solidified light shed…
## The Weaver’s Dust The wind tasted of iron and regret. Elara pressed a hand to her throat, the gritty film clinging stubbornly. Another day bleeding through the village of Briarwood. Thirty-two days since the miasma first rolled in, a…
## Echo Forests The rain smelled of rust and regret, clinging to Elias’s worn leather jacket. He squinted through the downpour, tracing a path carved into the crimson moss that coated everything in this place. It wasn’t just moss; it…
## The Basin Weavers The wind tasted of pine needles and dust, a familiar bite against Lin’s raw throat. He squinted at the churning grey sky, pulling his threadbare tunic tighter against the chill. Behind him, a ragged line of…
## The Hummn Weaver The dust tasted like rust and regret. Elara spat, the gritty particles clinging to her cracked lips. Above, a canopy of Lumiflor pulsed violet light, their petals unfurling with an almost obscene haste. Overnight blooms, they…
## Echo Bloom The wind tasted of salt and dust, a familiar sting on Elara’s skin. She adjusted the woven sun-shield over her eyes, squinting at the shimmer rising from the Sapphire Waste. Ten moons it had been since the…
## The Echo Bloom The dust tasted like crushed stone and something sharper, metallic. Twelve-year-old Elara wiped a grime ribbon across her cheek with the back of a calloused hand, squinting at the pulsing sandstone wall before her. It throbbed…
## The Bloom Wardens The rain tasted of iron. Elara wiped her face, a smear of red-brown across her cheekbone, and squinted at the moss-slicked stones lining the Elderwood border. Thirteen summers she’s lingered here, a silent sentinel. Not by…
## Echo Bloom The rain tasted like iron. Not a sharp, metallic tang, but the dull ache of rusted nails pressed against the tongue. Elara licked her lips, the chill clinging to them despite the humid Georgia air. She stood…