The Bluff Novels & Stories

From time to time the animals bleated at each other as if exchanging words, and tried to push their fellows away from the most delicious areas of grass. Johann hated the Black Cliff and dreamed to leave it, break out of the mustiness of the eternal fog and head south where it was always warm as in summer, the harvest ripened faster, and the air smelled lavander and peaches. Capital people delivered groceries for sale in the villages the Black Cliff.

They stand at the viewpoint until the light changes and the colors of the lakes shift and the mist comes in from the Atlantic and begins to soften the edges of the crater, and neither of them says anything else because some views require silence and some conversations are complete. The bridge between the lakes is still there when they leave. It has always been there. That is the whole point of bridges.

... Colin froze, then scoffed, "Come on. You're 29 and still so childish? You think this trick will get my attention?" His friends echoed him one after another. "Know your distance." "An ugly duckling can't beat a swan." "Are you jealous, pulling this stunt to embarrass him?" Joyce bowed her head, sounding pitiful. "I'll pay you. Does $20,000 work for you? Just don't hassle Colin anymore. He called you here for my sake. If you're mad, take it out on me."

“You must pay a price that entices me.” Waves. I swiveled my body to glance at the opening of the cave to see that the sky was still gray. With utmost caution, I trudged towards the light at the entrance and gasped when I looked down at the face of the bluff. How deep was this cliff? Colorful flutes and craggy rocks laid at the base as violent waves crashed over them. I would not be able to climb down. Even a wolf wouldn’t take this bravado leap.

“Down!” I had my arm around Jace’s shoulders as I pushed him forward to the floor, and my other arm was around Malachi, and I gripped Levi’s jacket tightly. “Hylja sála!” Blue flames enveloped all of us as the bullets tore through the windows of the restaurant with deafening bursts.

"I want this to be a treat for you like a vacation. I don't think things will go very well. Blake has told me she's seen very heart braking things, it just cements those horrible thoughts I've been having." "We're taking so many people with us Blair and you have your mates and me. It will be fine." "It won't but thanks all the same Orion." ... They drove to an airstrip and flew to another airstrip and then drove the rest of the way to the community at the gate the guard let them in after taking a double take at Blair-Boo nestled asleep between Sarin and Trax the back part left for two more people to sit was sat a big dog with hints of it being a wolf. It didn't bother the guard as it was in

I tell my people, and the pack flows. We ghost the tree line, cross the scrub, and press to the shadow of the bluff. Gullspire’s two towers sulk against the sky like bad decisions. No engines, no sirens, just breath and boot leather and the quiet clatter of steel that means we mean it.

Death and blood lust was a strong and pungent stench that saddled the air as sharpened blades kissed flesh. Eleanor watched out the corner of her eye as Faceless voice evaded her and ran for the army behind her. Ducking low, she swept the feet of her canined opponent off the ground and advanced at the wolf. She brought down the hilt of her blade on it's head. It yelped in pain, but with one swipe in her direction, she was skidding across the forest floor. She disliked them with a fierce passion, but performing the actual kill was hard for her to even imagine doing. Jumping away from the arms of another, she watched Esmeralda appear behind them and crush their necks in her hands.

Hindi siya nakontento kaya kumuha na siya ng blower. Bago pa man makapag-blower ay may humintong sasakyan sa labas at bumusina ito. Akala niya'y sa kapitbahay ito may sadya pero nang makarinig ng tatlong sunod-sunod na busina ay sumilip na siya sa labas. May asul na Raptor doon at pamilyar ang sasakyang 'yon. Hindi na siya nag-aksaya pa ng segundo at lumabas na para harapin ang dumating.

"Does she know you're this much of a chicken when on amusement park rides?" "It'll be weird if I'm too perfect, don't you think?" Seb said, the upper corner of his mouth raising into a smirk. "You said it yourself. I'm tall, handsome, smart, athletic, has a great body, funny- come on, do you really need more to that list?" "You're such a show off," Alex scrunched his nose. "You're not that tall anyways." "I'm way taller than you, Blue." "You're also not that handsome."