Prologue Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five: Heart of Atlantis Down the steam-cloaked steps we went. The walls were red-hot. All around us, everything hissed like an infernal kettle. A burst of blazing air sped from a pipe, hot enough to burn flesh. I stopped short just in time, my heart... Continue Reading →
Prologue Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four: Time of Atlantis “Yes,” she replied. Her hand brushed through my hair. “And you could share it, Celeste Kavanaugh. The blood of empires flows in your veins as well. You could have your place in my court. You and your friends.” “Celeste!” Demetrios yelled. And this... Continue Reading →
Prologue Part One Part Two Part Three: Dream of Atlantis I dreamt I heard a voice, billowing in the night. Weak and muffled, it called to me. “I am a prisoner,” it said. “Free me, Celeste. Free me. Do not let them put me in their new chains.” Then it was just an echo, a... Continue Reading →
Prologue Part One Part Two: Lost Souls of Atlantis I opened my eyes and still only saw lightning and clouds, but now they were overhead rather than all around us. I pulled myself to my feet, breathing a sigh of relief. The storm clouds went from the horizon to the sky beyond us, but it... Continue Reading →
Part One: Seas of Atlantis It was at the airstrip – a tiny, crumbling little place – that I met the others. They were waiting for me. One of them – a tanned, handsome local – looked around as I walked over to them, consulting a little notebook. He looked very perplexed as I stopped... Continue Reading →
From the journal of Celeste Kavanaugh Prologue: Fragments and Maps Imagine for a moment that you were me. Imagine that you walked into the bookshop, heart full of hope and mind full of doubt. You knew this will probably be another in a long line of disappointments. Another wasted journey. You spoke to the man... Continue Reading →
As she clung the underside of the car, the only thing Eve could think was that this wasn't a very good idea. Wind ripped at her, trying to pull her free, and she could feel her cold fingers losing their grip. No, she thought. I won't fall. I can't fall. Focus. She tried to keep her eyes ahead... Continue Reading →
I had waited years for this day: a childhood spent hoping, six years of searching, an agonizing nine months of planning. I felt as if I were being stretched upon the rack by some Elizabethan torturer. Each day had seemed to last forever. Here it was at last. The day we began. I put a... Continue Reading →
There it was. You could see the corner of the folded yellowed parchment sticking out of the torn lining of the battered book. This was it. The thing you'd searched for for so long. The thing that had consumed your every waking thought, had dominated your mind. The thing that had almost driven you to madness. The thing that had ruined your... Continue Reading →
Hello people of the internet! I thought I would do something fun. I've written the beginning of a story here. It doesn't end, it merely stops mid-way through. I thought I would write this with the assistance of anyone who wants to participate. If you have ideas on where you want the story to go,... Continue Reading →
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