Howl stood there stricken as he fought a wave of nausea and dizziness. The familiar leopard's gold fur was barely recognizable under the smears of blood, but the band that he always wore around his neck made Howl knew it was him. A sheaf of parchment...
Alantris, Blood, Crown, Illusion, Magic, Soundcloud
452 ~S End of Rain's Fest; Start of The Fade between Chalith and Bastruf, Kingdom of Clarity, 14th Provenance of the Martyr
On the eastern edge of Serenitir, on the outskirts of the wall, where the villages lay interspersed beside Bastruf, a...
Alantris, Fantasy, Jackal, Magic, Medieval, Soundcloud
The solitary creature, Instinct, eyed his prospect with firmness in his gaze that hinted at deceit in the depths of his lifeless, colorless eyes. He would make sure the transaction would not fail, despite the countenance of the Al-demorta. Unity had...
Alantris, Fantasy, Jackal, Magic, Medieval, Soundcloud, ash
412 ~S Time Before the Rain's Fest, Kingdom of Clarity, 14th Provenance of the Martyr
Howl stepped back from the cell. The two were almost mirror images of one another between the bars, only one looked the worse for wear. Howl was surprised to see...
Alantris, Demons, Gay(slight), Magic, Soundcloud, Spirits, ash
462 ~N Kingdom of Clarity, 14th Provenance of the Martyr
It was time to put the plan into motion.
For the past few days, Howl had been working hard with Corrin toward making his illusions appear as a perfect replica of himself. It had taken a...
Alantris, Illusion, Jackal, Magic, Medieval fantasy, king
Instinct was not alone in his tower atop the sky, but this time he had the presence of a single soul. The fool still believes his brother to be alive, he thought to himself. These beliefs were common among mortals, but Instinct had already taken...
Alantris, Alchemy, Daemon, Magic, Medieval fantasy, Spirits
456 ~N 4th Day of High King Howl Solclash's mysterious disappearance, Threat of siege by Bastruf, start of Disharmony between Bastruf and Chalith, and brink of war between the two factions, Kingdom of Clarity, 14th Provenance of the Martyr
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Alantris, Gay (no-yiff), Magic, Medieval fantasy, bath, king, spirit
It was past twilight when they had finally stopped running. Howl was exhausted, and he didn't mind telling Pursha this. He hadn't done any running before, at least not in length, and his legs were sore and aching from their strenuous trek. He took off...
Alantris, Aura, Gay (slight), Magic, Medieval fantasy, Traveling, spirit
There is a doorway, a large metal doorway, not rusted but pristine and glamorous in every manner, that stood lonely at the top of a pyre, the tallest natural mountain, that reached into the heavens. It was glossed in a sheen with a resin taken from...
Alantris, Machine, Short Story, reality, spirit, transcendent