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Shadowlands, Part 18
Morrigan took a deep breath as she walked away from her brother. She could not believe how stupid Meirleach had been. The foolish, insolent boy. Betraying the Nefas was one thing, but betraying the Void was quite another. Had he learned nothing from his father’s example ? And for what? Líadan? Who was that woman,…
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Shadowlands, Part 17
Morrigan held her hand close to her body, the burn still present. Her rage almost matched it. Fachnan was with Manadh who was clearly distraught over losing their main quarry. Her brother looked over and frowned at her arm. Morrigan walked over, catching the tail end of the heated conversation. “He has betrayed us!” Manadh…
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Shadowlands, Part 16
It didn’t matter. Nothing mattered now. Darach felt every thought drip slowly down his mind, eventually dropping from his brain into the abyss. No. Something mattered. What was it? Think! He tried so hard to fight the fog of apathy and despair clouding his memory. There was something that mattered… The air felt heavier with…
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Shadowlands, Part 15
Meirleach cleared his throat. “That may be a hard thing to know – I have never seen anyone but the Nefas be able to bend shade and shadow. And even then, none the way you do.” “I’m sorry,” interrupted Lorcan. “Before we try to understand the mystery of the dark, can we talk about what…
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Shadowlands, Part 14
“What about Darach?” Lorcan whispered, looking back at Luan as they ran. “We will find him,” Luan started to say. His words were cut off as a soft light grew steadily in front of them. Out of nowhere, a cabin appeared. “Quickly – get inside!” the woman urged. All four of them clattered through the…
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Shadowlands, Part 11
Laoise’s world turned a dull deep grey. It registered in her brain, but did not slow her down. She could figure out how that kept happening later. If there was a later… She breathed deep, taking in the umbra nihili, letting it permeate and protect. As she released her breath, she saw the leaders of…
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Shadowlands, Part 9
Laoise placed another bundle near the base of a tree and said a silent prayer for the one who may find it. Something felt different as she stood and looked cautiously around. Coolness filled the air; shadows moved in the corner of her vision. She tried to melt into her own shadows, as she had…
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Shadowlands, Part 8
As the men moved forward into the growing darkness, they did not see or hear who followed them. The Nefas scouts were truly silent, having tracked the three men from the time they entered the Wood. The scouts were cloaked in darkness, able to pull shadows around themselves. One of the scouts signed, “They seek…
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Shadowlands, Part 3 and Part 4
PART 3 As Laoise worked her way toward home, she tried not to think about the events leading up to her getting lost in the Woods all those years ago. Yet sometimes, on days where she succeeded in finding a lost one and on nights where she could hear the distant howl of the Waste…
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Shadowlands, Part 2
Disclaimer: While I am a prolific reader of all sorts of material, I have not read everything ever written. As such, I am sure there will be some similarities to other works in the world and that is purely coincidental. All the material I write and share here is original fiction, came directly from my…
Jewels from the Dark 