Arden River Novels & Stories

Aria complimented making her mother smile. "So do you, baby," Britt replied as we began moving over to the last painting at the centre of the room, Britt and Aria now engaged in their own conversation as we arrived at the last one where everybody was, all their eyes gazing at the painting that Britt had named 'the sex one'.

A rush of crashing dried leaves came to her ear, and she immediately drew her bow and hurriedly put her arrow and adjusted her aim. “Who’s there?” she shouted. A few minutes had passed, and a deafening silence greeted her. She looked around and heightened her senses. Maybe it was just a wild animal passing by, and she was just anxious. Malaika put back her weapon behind her and continued walking at a slow pace this time, until she reached the portion of Kauzan River. It was the longest river stretching between the territories of Hala and Axum, where the primary source of water was the Great Lake of Virina.

I nodded and tried to refrain from making inappropriate jokes. “Correct. The next River is the Archeron River, also known as the River of Misery. It is a wandering ground for souls awaiting to be reborn as animals. I don’t know what will happen, but a steep slope will take you to the lower part of the underworld. After you finish the River of Fire, it will split in two directions. One will take the souls who aren’t going to Tartarus to their afterlife.” “I think I can figure it out when I get there.” I said, but I didn’t feel confident. “What is next?”

This place was her mother's choice and Aria also liked it. "This river's water is pitch black but this indicates that the water is very clean," Zia spoke beside her. Aria nodded smiling without looking at her. "Yes, because along this river are beautiful forests and peat soil, it mixed with root and became special when it actually not black but deep red." She added. Zia smiled at her. Lady Aria has extensive knowledge. Apart from being beautiful, she also knows many things. “Mam, do you want to go shopping?” She asked, Aria turned to her and smiled shyly while shaking her head.

Finally, after almost forever, we reached the river and my legs were already aching and my hair clung to my neck from sweat. But when the trees parted and the view opened up, I stopped in my tracks. The Aidan River glinted under the noon sun, its wide stretch of water running clear, reflecting the sky. The current was steady but calm, with rocks scattered along the banks and green moss climbing their edges. "Whoa," Maxine breathed while stepping forward with her hands on her knees. "Okay, fine. This is worth the torture."

Right now, this is the only source of answer I have and I can't afford to risk ruining it. "Good. Now close your eyes and think about the ocean, Just the ocean. Be calm m breathe in and out" I followed every instructions, and suddenly I could feel the temper slowly fading away, followed by the room's hot temperature. "That's it lil princess. There's really no need to be upset darling. No need at all. Your friend did what any normal human should have done in her place. It is hard to process. Remember how you reacted when you saw yourself. So you just need to understand. She's scared but that does not make her a bad friend "

Lauren rides out of Lavender town and on his way he noticed that the river which he needed to ride was dry which could make him waste a lot of time, he couldn't go there by riding his bike as the further he goes the deeper the river gets not allowing him to climb up the river or cross it and walking will take too long, so he decided to see what was the problem for the river to get dry when he finally reached there he saw three caves which lead into the Rock Tunnel, Lauren looks at the entrance as saw that one of the paths has some water flowing outside which is connected to the river.

Alpha Jeffn's gaze was fixed on her, and he seemed a bit shaken, but he still calmly asked, "What do you mean by that?" Emma looked at him and smiled, "That place has a very favorable geographical position. The water from Furieux Mountain flows down, converging with Amber Lake to form a river. If a channel were constructed at the deepest point of the water level, it could divert the water to the Fidèle River. With two rivers flowing side by side, opening up navigation would be very convenient. Your Highness, doesn't that sound like a good location?"

I stammered, panting as I gasped for air upon stopping in front of my father. He gestured that he had no idea by shaking his head lightly while furrowing his thick silver eyebrows, showing his confusion. "Grandma Lony taught me that lemongrass and several types of herbs can drive away mosquitoes, so Ari planted many of the grasses that we took from the mountain every morning around the tribe," I began to explain as I pulled him and let him smell the leaves to help him familiarize himself with and identify the plant.

Ryu stumbled beside me, his breaths ragged, his body trembling with pain that I could see etched deep in every twitch of his muscles. The wound in his side was bleeding through the torn fabric of his shirt, dark and relentless, and though he tried to mask the agony, his pale face betrayed him. We couldn’t stop, not yet. Every step away from that cursed arena was a step toward survival, but also deeper into the unknown that awaited us.