One For The Blackbird One For The Crow Novels & Stories

She cut herself and held out her hand in the air, so the blood dropped into the sacred bowl. " Hold your hands together so the cuts meet," he said. I turned and faced her, her pretty face was a charm on its own and I found myself struggling to concentrate. I stretched out my hands to her, she did the same and placed her cut palm on mine. A spark was felt and I knew she felt it as well. The fire began to burn so well. Our wolves began to collide and I was struggling to breathe. It seemed the two wolves were trying to become one and we were the ones being affected by it.

"Wanna sit on the swing while we eat?" I nodded and smiled around my cup. "Sounds perfect." We ate mostly in companionable silence as we watched the birds dance around the trees. Along the power lines sat three bluejays, one sitting slightly further away than the other two. Almost as if it were ostracized from his mates. My heart fell a little at the sight. The lone bird held both a meaning for me and a message. "Liz?" "Hm?" "You know when Mykel is coming home?"

“I won't let these mongrels steal a chance at real happiness.” Warren spun and spread the wings, the adlets spread out on instinct, Warren gutted two more and raced to the second mounted leader. Heavy gunfire and smoke hailed the coming of the Scald Crow, “Did somebody order back up?” Jack's disembodied voice shouted. The adlets tripped over themselves to get away, and several hurled spears only to have them clatter against the Scald Crows Superior armor. The heavy guns roared until the furry invaders were out of sight.

Here, my crow had purple spots, and this one was pure black. Wait… I gasped at the realization. No way. No fucking way!

The flame had gone out and only the glow of the moon seemed to give Godric a little light. A crow had ventured onto the old masonry and announced its presence. The young priest's heart had slipped into his black robe. He had expected everything at night, but not to get such a shock. How long had he stood there just to be so lost in his thoughts? Godric's gaze turned to the crow that hadn't moved and continued to look at the blue-haired man. Their eyes met. The crow's black eyes literally devoured the blue gaze. Godric didn't know why, but this bird, as small as it was, had something attractive to him. Still, Godric was unable to move. Just as if he were under the spell of the dark gaze. He w

A third time—deliberate, almost impatient. I reach up slowly. The bird doesn’t flinch. My fingers brush sleek feathers; they feel colder than they should, like touching midnight itself. When I pull my hand away, a single black feather clings to my palm. It doesn’t fall when I turn my hand over. It stays. Stuck by nothing I can see. The crow spreads its wings. Launches itself skyward in a single silent beat. Circles once above us—high, lazy—then arrows east along the trail, vanishing into the trees.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise Adapted from Boss Baby(The Beatles) Black bird Brianna's POV I know what it is they say about me, I know about the stares, the words without meaning. I know about the race for superiority complex, the darkness that consumes. Daily, it's a struggle, to be better, to be stronger. Once, they hurt me. Once, they broke my spirit, quenched the fire in my soul. Till one thought ravaged my mind like a wild beast on the prowl;

Even my heart skipped a beat! But suddenly, quick shadows flickered overhead and a rusty scream echoed over the Citadel. Lesana opened her eyes in horror and they reflected black birds soaring in circles. Crows... Harbingers of death, scavengers. Their hoarse voice fell from the sky, echoing. Where are these nasty birds from? And why won't anyone chase them away? Cold sweat trickled down between her shoulder blades. Everyone knows: where the raven circles, death walks there.

And the forest was afraid. A crow’s harsh cry split the quiet. Her head whipped toward the sound, heart pounding. The bird alighted on a branch above, its feathers ruffled, its body quivering as though it had flown through storm. Its beady black eyes fixed on her. Then it cawed again, a jagged sound that scraped her bones. “Tell me, then,” she murmured, though her throat was tight. “Tell me what hunts us.” The crow launched skyward, vanishing into the dark canopy.

he said. A shadow fell over us. I looked up. A black crow was sitting on a nearby branch. It had three eyes. "It's not over," the crow said.