fantasy-young-adult

Next time when I dive into the territory that I had lived next to, where my sister grew up, I know what to expect. I would be ready. I would be prepared.

It was the ideal place where people call __ome.

Chapter 9 - Marissa's Lake:__e__e got incoming,_ said Benter scrambling up, grabbing Jake__ arm and running back into the snake tunnel almost dragging Jake until he righted himself and jerked loose from Benter__ hold. At a dead run, they rounded the bend that had previously led to the red sky. The crashing noise of falling rock echoed by them and they backed up to the side of the tunnel. Benter held his finger up to his mouth. He slowly edged forward to peek back beyond the bend. The colossal dragon tried to dig and burn its way into the tunnel, but it was ten times the size of the tunnel opening. The beast inhaled a deep breath, seemingly to suck every bit of air from the tunnel. Benter felt himself breathe harder, becoming lightheaded. The dragon continued to inhale and Benter realized the exhale would be a huge fire bomb. __UN!_ yelled Benter, but Jake had read his mind and was already ahead of him running as fast as he could. Within seconds of their exit the dragon released the fire missile and great licking flames raced towards them in a hungry fervor.

Something in this meadow and places like it, humble and hidden, offers respite and moments of calm for the wild, adventurous soul that plagues the boys of the world, the wanderer's soul that gnaws and aches inside of them even unto gray manhood. It is the plague of horizons, the plague of the next river bend, the plague that drives men over the vast oceans into strange lands beyond the edges of the maps.

Saw a show on Discovery Channel that talked about how energy and matter can't be destroyed. It can only change and that got me thinking that maybe there is something more than just this life. Dying might just be a transformation of energy.

Don't you have a house to blow down?

I guess, my advice would be the following: stay calm and do not let the panic seize you.

The demon is crouched in the corner, between the Cheetos and the onion dip. It__ a small one, only about four feet tall: a low-level creeper. I flick my gaze over the spot like I don__ see it and open the cooler door to get a Coke.

Yuvali struggled to put one foot in front of the other. The long leaves of a purple-flowered bush raked her forehead. The flower emerged from bulbous green tubes, unfolding toward the sun. The petals radiated like flecks in an eye, a whirlpool, a sea-shell._ Ch.19

Evil surrounds everyone, but not everyone is able to confront it.

No tragedies here, Roar. This world will make you a victim every chance it gets. Don't let it.

Patience is the virtue that forges great men.

The end of her life was only the beginning of her story.Sweet Sleep

The sunlight blinded her. She felt purified by its rays. She had been in the dark for so long, and in so many ways._ Children of Ankh series

Unfortunately on the road to Ankh everyone you love must die.Children of Ankh series

Because if being a badass was easy everyone would do itLexy of Ankh(The Dragon)"Enlightenment

I've spent a large portion of the last 40 years hunting Dragons because of you. Be flattered, disturbed... Whatever floats your boat.Tiberius of Triad C.O.A series

All hero's are born out of the embers that linger after the fire of great tragedy. Children of Ankh series