Darkness pressed in. Suraia was running—through endless alleyways, rain pelting her face, boots splashing through muddy puddles. Shadows pressed close, warped by memory and fear. “Heretic!” “Witch! Her hands—did you see them glow?” “Keep her away from my child!” Faces swirled, half-seen in the downpour, their eyes bright with suspicion and something colder—disgust. The red […]
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The Outcasts 1: Eedrasil’s Rest
The sea was slate grey beneath the rising sun, waves restless and flecked with cold light as the ship cut its way through churning water. At the prow, a human woman braced herself against the rail, her hands clenched tight, knuckles pale beneath the raw wind. Her cloak snapped wildly around her legs, the early […]