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Though the walk was long, the way was not unfamiliar. We had left a trail through the rubble, where our boots and feet wore against the stone grass and pushed the pebbles and ash away from our marching line. Parched, … Continue reading

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They fell away, at the sound of her. The creatures pulled back in horror and pain, the fire of their touch rebounding unto them, as though her voice, as though the music itself were burning. She sang, sang high into … Continue reading

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They came for us in the night. Two days in, and we were low on resources, terrified, running blind. We didn’t know where the children went, where they were headed, what we would find. We had all left, going on … Continue reading

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If the Captain had been worried before, at the beginnings of Ilen’s questioning of his rule, he was now unnerved. Enim’s disappearance caused an outright panic. The children, gone off to scavenge as they had for months now, were no … Continue reading

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No one kept track of the days after the world ended. They had started to, but then one day bled into the next somewhat easily. No one really kept track of the days after we managed to collect, and stick … Continue reading

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