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The Last Moon Elf: Chapter 16

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She worked through the first room of twenty in just a couple of hours, working on dryads and faerie folk, along with a few elves. It was just a trickle of energy per patient, but she eventually felt fatigue begin to steal over her. She knew, though, it was good for her to be exercising her yellow energy. It meant that in the future she could have a larger store of the energy. She pushed herself since she wasn’t exhausted yet, and offered to work …

The Last Moon Elf: Chapter 15

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Rain drifted in and out of consciousness. At times in the haziness of waking, she felt a bitter, warm liquid slide down her throat or a cool cloth on her forehead. Time slipped by unnoticed. It could have been a few minutes or a few days.

A warm hand on her brow awakened her. Her eyes fluttered open. She could finally see clearly, and her thinking was unclouded. It was as if the dark veil had been lifted. She opened her eyes and saw she …

The Last Moon Elf: Chapter 14

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When they reached the second level, the guard led them across platforms and walkways to a more central staircase to the third level. A few minutes later, they arrived at their familiar rooms in the trunk of a massive tree.

The guard opened the door and stuck his head inside. The hushed talking coming from inside stopped.

“Rain and Shea are back, sir,” he said, then nodded his head in respect.

There was a short silence, and then she heard Whiskey’s voice. “Well, send them …

The Last Moon Elf: Chapter 13

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Unanswered questions ran rampant through Rain’s mind. As the darkness of night pressed in around her, she feared that she would forget the Goddess’ prophecy. She closed her eyes and concentrated, thinking of the first line, which she remembered. She said it aloud, and as soon as she did so, she recalled the second line. As she ran through each line in her head, she remembered the next one. Somehow, the Goddess must have etched the words into her mind so she would never forget …

The Last Moon Elf: Chapter 12

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“You do? You know a cure?” Rain said quietly, feeling hope grow inside of her again. She looked over at Shea. “Can he hear us?”

“I can tell he fights the Soulblight. Something deep inside him is trying to hear us. That is the part of him I will try to communicate with. It will be difficult to cure, as he is so far along. And I will need something from you. Please, tell me why you have come to the Dark Wood.”

Rain hesitated. …

Writing Prompt: Cyberpunk Coffee Shop

coffee_in_rain_by_kirokaze-d98qb8zPrompt (Image): Cyberpunk coffee shop in the rain

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Sam took a sip, tasting the bitter coffee, willing the warmth to calm her nerves. The window in front of her looked out on a sidewalk filled with people dodging raindrops. On the road beyond, cars sped past, windshield wipers on full power.

She chose this spot because it was quiet and low-key. Not too much noise. Coffee was coffee. No one asked for frilly drinks full of sugar and milk.

Unfortunately, the coffee wasn’t exactly helping. She had never before agreed to meet someone she’d …

The Last Moon Elf: Chapter 11

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“It’s been three days since you decided to find the Dark Wood by yourself,” Shea complained as they set off from their night’s rest. “Aeraldor said it was a week’s journey, and now it has been a week since we left Belmaeron and we haven’t found the lake.”

“We lost the map! Don’t expect us to get there when we had planned.”

Rain had grown increasingly worried about Shea’s new personality. Aeraldor’s description of the Soublight’s symptoms kept running through her head. Shea was constantly …

Writing Prompt: The Long Road

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“Come on!” my sister yelled. “Let’s go!”

“Just a minute!” I yelled back. I stood on the edge of the broken highway, staring into the distance, hand over my brow to shield the glaring sun. The mountains were so beautiful, I couldn’t help but linger. Their blue silhouettes lined the horizon like the edge of the world, with the long road ahead visible for miles and miles. The city wasn’t too far away, I thought. We could probably make it there by sundown if we kept a good pace.…

The Last Moon Elf: Chapter 10

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Shea clicked his tongue and his horse surged ahead. Rain followed, watching him struggle to keep the black horse from cantering. She looked behind and saw Whiskey and Aeraldor disappear behind the thick tree trunks.

They continued silently at a brisk trot, Shea doing his best to keep Ahearn from cantering. The thin undergrowth allowed for easy traveling. The great trees of Ellwood stood around them like pillars holding up the heavens, and birds trilled in the treetops.

Shea’s horse continued to act strangely, and …

Writing Prompt: Turing Test

Prompt: Suddenly the machine just knew what it had to do: It had to fail the Turing test on purpose.

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For weeks now, I’ve been getting to know Penny. She’s a system administrator for the NSA. She likes to play video games in her spare time, and has visions of being a concept artist for video games one day. Her father left when she was young, and her mother is struggling against alcoholism. She has no boyfriend, but is dying to have one. She is lonely at night, often writing in her online journal …