Islands in the Sky
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For a moment it made me wonder how our society as a whole and our economy would function without governments around to manipulate them; but whatever doubt I held yielded to an unspoken sense of relief. With a glance into Mica's eyes at my side, I realized that the world was now free to start afresh; and it felt good to be unchained. I had to ask how Logan how he got so many of his academic colleagues to commit to a deception on such a grand scale. Logan's laughed and gave me a hint of advice which I would never forget.
"Digging through the lives of people long past I have learned a few things, my boy; and one of them is to remember that Life isn't fair ...so cheat whenever you get the chance!"
The laughter that followed echoed through the limbs of the giant tree above us as strings of colored light which mirrored the aurora, unfolded from its branches. We sat there gazing at this wondrous sight under the strange night sky; enveloped by the prismatic glow radiating from this ancient symbol of life which had endured throughout the ages. Mica reached out to hold my hand and rested her head gently upon my shoulder, and as she held me I felt a curious sense comfort in that moment of peace which would last me the rest of my days.
About the Author
Michel Savage has been devoted to writing throughout his career. Sci-fi literature and fantasy artwork has always been a favorite subject of his, and suggests that when he’s not busy dodging the bullets of international criminals and saving the world …you can usually find him either painting or curled up with a book and a healthy supply of chocolate.
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Faerylands I
The Grey Forest
Long, long ago the Faerie had roamed free, but for countless centuries now the fey themselves have remained unseen; hidden and withdrawn, shrouded within the boundaries of the Evermore. But just how they became imprisoned there was a mystery their own elders had forgotten or refused to speak of, and a subject of taboo among the ancients.
The Elvenborn had become a dying race, and now a strange and dreadful blight was encroaching upon their sanctuary. Ivy knew there was something terribly wrong with her world, something unspeakable her kind was hiding from. The Faerylands were vanishing, and she had to find out why.
Faerylands II
Soulstorm Keep
Many centuries after the passing of mankind, the blight known as the Craven still lingered, lurking within the shadows; a dark hunger awaiting its chance to consume what little was left of their fragile world. Only one among the Elves knew the true face of their enemy, with the knowledge to awaken the Undying and save the Faerylands before the living veil of the Evermore was forever lost.
Ivy Elvenborn was presented with an impossible quest - one that would take her on a distant journey to the Tower of Madness to seek the guidance of an ancient relic guarded within; but it would lead her to trespass beyond the gates of a forgotten castle; a ghostly fortress of despair where no living Faerie had ever tread. If she failed in her task, the entire race of Fey would be the last of their kind.
Faerylands III
Sorrowblade
Untold ages ago the race of Elves were cast to the four winds, forced to dwell in the underworld within the veil of the Evermore to protect the Tree of Life. Split into separate clans, their dying race withdrew to the far reaches of the world. There also existed a darker faction of Elves which had burrowed deep into the depths of the earth, evolving into the seven houses of the Drow. From the seed of the Elders came the children of the Faerie with a dire legacy to fulfill; a generation of Elvenborn whose destiny was to save the Faerylands.
Almost forgotten among the Fey were the whispered legends of a warrior priestess from the Sisterhood of Blood; a young outcast trained in the forbidden sorcery of an accursed cult known as the Obsidian Order. These maidens skilled in both spell and blade were charged with battling the dark and terrible blight known as the Craven which infested their world. This is their saga, for without their noble sacrifice all hope was lost.