Terra - The Beginning
Chapter 9 slowly the sun began to rise over the dead earth, the rays of light glinting off the dead ships that hung in orbit.
Spirits in Winter
He was lying on a smooth surface of stone, but not the dry, dead earth he had known all his life. instead, the rocks beneath his skin felt warm, seeming to throb with living energy.
The Beginning
Pointed ears formed and provided auditory information as his hands picked up the feeling of dead earth, tongue tasting the ash in the air while his nose told him about the charred flesh of animals.
Revaramek the Resplendent: Chapter Sixty Four
dead earth." "that's right. our world...this story we live in, it's still so young, and fragile. people like these..." he thrust a finger up at the riddle, carved in stone. "they ruined it. by abusing their powers.
Nightworld 17: What Dead Men Say
Before them lay a clearing, the dead earth sunken into murky water. reaching up from the mud were dying trees, twisted and gnarled, each one interlocked with its partner.
Revaramek the Resplendent: Chapters One Hundred Three and One Hundred Four
Within a few generations, each tribe would have several shapes powerful enough to birth rain in the sky, to turn dead earth into sand, and to build new oases to support their people.
Old House on the Hill
Dying bushes lay in front of the porch and in front of the bushes was once a garden full of beautiful flowers, now just a patch of dead earth. mia smiled at how enormous the front yard was. she could almost see the children playing in the front yard.
Double Edged
It was simply dead earth. he hummed slightly, wondering what could cause it.
And With His Many Jagged Teeth 9 - He Reaped What He Sowed
James opened his eyes just before seeing the ghoul come down, as he rolled desperately to the side in anticipation as the flat of the shoveltip smacked down with a clang upon the dead earth.
Enochian: Book 2, Chapter 14
It stood out in vivid contrast to the dark, black dead earth, and zerrex wondered if he was going to end up being thrown into the mines again... it was what he had returned to doing after lily had left, after all, since apparently he was only fit for menial
Cambrai
By the time they reached the most forward trench the rain had ceased and a mist had settled over no man's land as the temperature started to rise, giving the stretch of barren, dead earth, a mysterious and foreboding aura.
Teacup, Down On The Farm
Hell, try having a day like that anywhere at all on the long dead earth! you could probably get the spiders, but they wouldn't be agreeable, and the grass, sky and bunnies were right out.