Fever Swamp Novels & Stories

Snatches of the dream began to come back to me and I paled, gasping for air. *...the plunge of silver into my flesh...the sound of my own screams...the smell and sight of burning flesh...* I felt bile rise up to my throat and I pulled away from Lucas quickly and ran to the bathroom. "Adrienne, what is it?", He yelled, following closely behind me as I threw the door open and bent over the sink, upending all my dinner that hadn't been a good size to begin with. Tears filled my eyes as I gagged at the memory that seemed permanently implanted in my brain. Bile rose in my throat again and again and my hair scattered in front of my face. Lucas gathered it up and pulled them back out of the way of

Even with his keen vision, the interior was a blur. The swamp stretched over 10 kilometers, and anyone seeking refuge would surely be hidden in its deepest reaches. Approaching the swamp's edge, he was met with a foul, decaying stench. The trees that dotted the swamp were the only solid ground in sight. The fog was thick, and Alexander considered lighting a flame to see. However, he hesitated, aware that a single spark could ignite the swamp's methane and leave him with no path forward. With a swift motion, he leaped toward the nearest tree. It should have been simple, but alarms rang in his mind—traps!

" We jumped. Leo went first, landing on the wet sand with a heavy thud that didn't splash. I followed, then Kai and Silas. The heat hit us instantly. It wasn't the dry, clean cold of the Yukon. It was a suffocating, wet blanket of humidity that smelled of rotting vegetation, sulfur, and ancient chemicals. "Home sweet hell," Kai muttered, slapping a mosquito that had already landed on his neck. "I forgot how much this place smells like boiled eggs." "It smells like life," Leo said. He stood on the edge of the water, looking out into the dense fog that obscured the cypress trees. He took a deep breath. "It's chaotic," Leo observed. "The North is a straight line. This place is a knot." He turne

Jessie remembered that it was Fei, so she pressed the answer button. It was indeed Fei. He had already sent Jessie the information about the large swamps the Xia family had encountered when they were traveling in C City a few years ago. "You only found the swamps after confirming the travel project?" Jessie was surprised. According to the normal procedure, the project had been confirmed. The land must have been approved. Before the approval, there would be a strict soil analysis and exploration. It was impossible for it to be approved after discovering a large swamps. "The swamps are too deep from the ground, and the surface area isn't large at first. However, as time passes, the swamps cont

Green water had seeped through his boots, while the stink of rotting plants and dead animals hung high in the air causing a measure of dizziness. “Eyes on our surroundings.” He called, while spying the curved trees and overbearing swamp pines that dotted their field of vision. There was a dread charm to the swamp, the vast lines of greenery, and the dense overgrowth of branches made it seem as if the place was a massive cage. But with each passing step, the swamp had grown smaller, denser, darker. Creeping closer and closer towards the small squadron of voltiirs. Able Froster felt a tinge of fear that bit across his senses, the pounding in his heart had gone wild while the sweat that trickle