Echoes of Moonfire
It was huge, they reminded me of the trolls I met in Raven’s underground wrestling ring only that these ones were more wild, unpredictable and predatory.
My breath hitched. Reflex told me to raise my hands, to summon light, to blast them back into the shadows where they belonged. But when I called on my power, nothing answered. A faint flicker rose in my chest, sputtered, and died.
“No,” I whispered. “Not now.”
The first troll bared its teeth in something between a grin and a snarl. It came forward with surprising speed for something its size, and instinct took over. I turned and ran. The most powerful moon goddess running from trolls, how embarrassing.
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