Ancient One Novels & Stories

“And where do your travels lead next, Cedric?” He hesitated, the lines around his mouth deepening as he pondered. “I seek the Ancient One. They say she alone holds the power to cleanse what afflicts Milicent.” A hush fell between them. Lillian looked at him with both wonder and concern. “The Ancient One has not been seen for centuries, not since the days of the blood moon wars. Many deem her but legend.” He offered a half-smile, weathered and quiet. “Then I shall search the corners of this earth for a legend, if it might heal her.”

From the deep, beneath the sealed fracture, something ancient stirred. A voice older than even the goddess who had tried to rise. One word. “Next.” And the stone beneath them cracked again.

I asked. “I’m a mage,” she said and went over to her desk. Kendrick and I followed behind her. Merida took a seat on her chair and gestured for us to take the seat on the other end of the desk. She began speaking when we were seated. “Tuhin, Alexander, Pallatos, Verna, and Shinou were the greatest mages of all times. They are called the Ancients because they were believed to possess endless power. So much so that even after death, they rose after every thousand years to gain the power they’d lost, so that one day they can walk the Earth again. But rumour has it that each time they wake, even though their power increases, their physical bodies disintegrate little by little. To address that pr

The cloaked figure hunched over sharply and giggled nastily. - We are your main shrine, and you are just miserable cattle. – the Ancient One says in a vile voice. The eyes of one of the elders lit up with arrogant anger. - How dare you! - the old man growled, sharply rushing at the stranger, wanting to tear the insolent man on the spot. Before flying a few meters, he was instantly twisted by an invisible force and smoothly pulled to a figure in a dark robe. The elder desperately resisted, but all attempts to free himself were in vain. Pulling the growling old man to a sufficient distance, the ancient one sharply dug into his nec