Weary. That was the word. They were weary. One arm leaden from the constant effort of wielding a halberd, the other’s fingers still aching from the phantom of a shield’s handle. Their body was aching from the blows dealt to their plated armour, their skin still in discomfort of the touch of chainmail. Sweaty and…
Category Archives: Fiction
Between the Pages
As a teenager, I believe that I have relived my challenging days of youth, which perhaps were not as difficult, but I feel that I have lived them again through the support of books. In today’s era, books have completely vanished people have completely forgotten to read books in this age of mobile phones. Sorry,…
The Ring of Horror
He entered the room looking for her but found no one in the house. So he slept on her bed for a while and when he woke up, there was still no trace of Rose. He was worried about her as he hadn’t seen her in a while and hadn’t been answering his calls. Rose…
Moon and Starry nights
The moon looked radiant. I am not quite familiar with the concept of lunacy and how the term ‘lunatic’ is derived from the moon. The waxing and waning phases affecting a person’s sanity sounds absurd but then when we look at Van Gogh’s painting of starry night and the fact that he was in an…
Friendship : The Rainbow of Life
Seven friends – Sweta, Rahul, Sameer, Pawan, Krish, Soumya and Rimjhim are the bosom friends. Their friendship may be a paradigm for others which is very rare in present day’s self-centered society. One day they meet in the park and start conversion. Randomly, Rahul tells everyone to tell what is their favorite color and why.…
A time travel to the past
Hello friend A Time T s, do you know I had an amazing incident with me that I had travelled 1,00,000 lakh years ago to past. Let me tell you the whole story. It was our summer vacation and we had planned to visit the place Japan. As my father had already booked our flight…
The Vanished Painting
A decaying old building once stood in a small town in the rolling hills. According to legend, the castle was once home to renowned painter Frederick Morley, whose passionate works fascinated the world. Morley, on the other hand, had long since faded into disappearance, his works lost in the records of time. Lily, an aspiring…
Prologue
“Is there no way to save my son?” “Sir, we need to transplant a heart immediately.” The surgery was difficult; one beating heart ceased beating and was replaced with a new mortal essence, which caused one mother’s tears and the family to pace in front of the operating room. The father’s tensed face and the…
Betrayed
Ariel’s POV: Life is beautiful. I am sure almost every one of us has heard this phrase. And it is true, life is beautiful, just not always. Life has its ups and downs, and no doubt when it is going good it can be an extremely beautiful thing. But then when things are not going…
The Haunting Shadows
The wind howled through the decrepit, abandoned house, its eerie wails resonating in the desolate hallways. A cold shiver ran down Sarah’s spine as she stepped cautiously inside. The dilapidated building exuded a malevolent presence as if it had absorbed the evil deeds committed within its walls. Sarah, a young woman in her early thirties,…