As soon as I close my eyes I am no longer with my physical self, or so I believe. I just closed my eyes, and yet, I stand in this empty white space with my eyes open, feet glued to the floor.     “Where am I?” I say aloud, looking around at … Continue reading The Guild – Chapter 41 – Caroline

The sun darts in and out behind the clouds above us. Kaitlyn walks in a daze, dark rings growing beneath her eyes. Her mind wanders somewhere far away, worry for her lover. Caroline is in much the same mood. It seems both boys have disappeared overnight. From what Cliff told us, he suspects Andrei took … Continue reading The Guild – Chapter 40 – Selene

“So I was hoping you could get me a door to Romania. You know, anywhere in the general location of Romania should do. Can you do that for me?” I ask Cliff on my way down to the library. “Why do you need to go to Romania? You can’t leave the Guild without a Guardian.” … Continue reading The Guild – Chapter 39 – Andrei

I feel the sun as the first rays breach the horizon. It wakes me from a dead sleep. I guess my days of sleeping into the afternoon are over. I lay in my bed, limbs tangled in the sheets. The only sound is the soft snoring of the boy lying next to me. I watch … Continue reading The Guild – Chapter 38 – Kaitlyn

I sniff, wiping the tears from my cheeks as they freeze my skin. Controlling the water is harder than it looks but Kaede doesn’t seem to understand that. Despite it being warm outside, I huddle against the wind outside the main castle of the Guild, watching the waves crash against the towering cliffs that mark … Continue reading The Guild – Chapter 37 – Caroline

Andrei….. I open my eyes and find myself surrounded by sand. I groan inwardly, not this again. Andrei… The landscape is unchanged. A bright sky with no light source hangs above me, a dry wind blowing around me, and in every direction and that damn voice that keeps saying my name. Andrei… “I hear you! … Continue reading The Guild – Chapter 36 – Andrei