REALM OF THE MYSTICS

The night’s wind was softly blowing the curtains around and the gleam of the moon crept into the birthing room. A bowl of red water with a towel in it sat on the small table made of Elivian wood and the fabric of the bed sheets were made of wolf’s fur that was now becoming stained with the blood of the queen in labour.“Breathe, Neyra! Breathe! The baby’s almost out. I just need one more push from you,” The midwife, Kathia urged.“It hurts, Kathia. I think there’s something wrong.” Neyra said in tears as she tried to push.“There’s nothing wrong, my dear. You just need to push. Gemma, get behind her and massage her shoulders to ease her pain.” Kathia said to the handmaiden that was assisting her to birth the queen’s baby.Gemma went behind the queen and rubbed her back just as she was instructed.“Just try to breathe, my lady.” She said.Neyra screamed in total agony as she struggled to push out her child. It was more pain than she had been expecting but

Sarah Francesca School For Girls, Boston MA...The door was opened by the chauffeur and Lydia stepped out of the long and luxurious vehicle and unto school premises for the first time in months. This was her happy place and she was glad to finally be back after the long school holiday. She had intended to make the most of the new school year and finally begin to leave her mark because she knew she had more to offer. She was more than just the only child of a wealthy and powerful woman; Miss Eunice Delibottom.“Why couldn’t Mother bring me today, Jeffrey?” Lydia asked the chauffeur, clearly disappointed by her mother’s absence.“You know how busy your mother is, little dove. She has a lot that she needs to take care of.” Jeffrey replied.“But she promised she would come and get me today and bring me to school. And you know how important today is, don’t you?” Lydia asked.“Of course, I know, little dove.” Jeffrey felt a bit sorry for her because

Joe couldn't take his eyes off the girl on the street. He felt like he knew her or something and there was this connection he felt towards her that he just couldn't explain."What do we do?" Joe asked his friend, unsure of how to proceed."We have to go talk to her," Kurt suggested."I don't know, man. This article says that she ran away from home and that her mom is offering a lot of money to whoever finds her. If we approach her all of a sudden, she might get scared and take off," Joe said."You're right. We don't want to scare her off so we need to be tactical about how we do this," Kurt added."Totally! But what if it's all just a coincidence and she has nothing to do with me? What then?" Joe asked, worried."I don't know, Joe. I don't know but for now, we need to have a little faith," Kurt said and touched his shoulder.The boys left the cafe and crossed over to the other side of the street. They hid behind a dumpster and watched the girl.She was cleaning the display glass windo

"Who are you?" Lydia asked the stranger."There's no time to answer that question. We have to go now," The man said just as he started running.The kids were confused but they followed the stranger. Better him than the assassin. They all ran out of the alley and reached the road. The stranger took out his car keys and ran over to a vehicle parked on the side of the road. He opened the door and went into the driver's seat."Get in," He cried out to the kids.They didn't want to enter the stranger's car because they didn't know who he was or if they could trust him so they just stood still."I know you don't know me but please, get in now before he..." The stranger said but his words were cut short after a sword shattered the glass of the passenger seat window.The assassin was back and he'd thrown his sword at the kids which narrowly missed them and struck the car. He raised his hand and the weapon flew back into his grasp and he ran after them.Not having any other choice, the kids got

SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO..."I'm definitely not in Troleyadia anymore," Phileous said to himself as he got up and ran into the night.He didn't know where he was or where to go but he didn't worry about that. The only thing on his mind at that moment was finding the twins and finishing them off but they were gone and he had no idea where they were.He got close to a bridge and saw a group of people sitting under it with a fire burning around them. The night was cold so he decided to go sit by the fire and warm up.He reached the fire burning in a metal barrel and put his hands over it while the homeless people around all stared at him like he was a lunatic because of how he was dressed."Dude, what are you wearing, man?" One of the hobos asked."This is a Kingsguard uniform. Only the bravest warriors earn the right to wear one of these," Phileous bragged."Well, looks like someone's been watching too many episodes of Jumong," Another hobo joked and the others burst into laughter."Mock m