Friday Fictioneers is an insane scramble to tell a story with a paltry 100 words. I’ve missed the last couple of weeks and suffered withdrawal as a result. Obviously, Rochelle’s aim is to enslave us all and force us to write efficiently. My story this week is about enslavement, as well, though I can’t quite picture Rochelle as the evil necromancer who terrorizes my characters–but you never know.
Dark Magic
“Run!” He stood above me atop the castle tower, a shadow in the moon-bright sky. “Don’t stop. I’ll find you.”
Out the castle gates I flew. Magic snapped at my heels, enchantments loosed by a foe beyond my craft.
“I’ll find you!” My enemy’s whisper assured.
At the outer gate, I fell, spent, my fingers coiled above the atom of life in my belly. The castle, a black hole in the night, blazed to phosphorescent blue lightening . . . and winked out. Gone. Dissolved in the ether.
Whose witchery prevailed? I squinted down the path with light-blind eyes, waiting.
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Good and bad, dark and light with a sprinkling of magic – my kind of reading.Great!
Thanks AJ. You sound like my kind of person. Looking forward to magical readings from you, too.
Wow. I haven’t been this engaged from a 100 word story in a long time, if ever! Seriously, this was action-packed and very visual. I’m not sure why, but I especially love “magic snapped at my heels.” I’m really wanting more. Great work!
Thank you so much! This is probably going to be in my current WIP somewhere so stay tuned.
I could really feel the tension here, so you did good. I was left wondering a bit who was who and whether those first lines were a threat or a reassurance.
Excellent question. Could be either/or. In my current WIP, I’m working hard to make the bad guy seem like the good guy and vice versa at the start. The “I’ll find you” in this FF offerring is both a reassurance and a threat…but magic is tricksy, precious. Thanks so much for reading and commenting.
She will prevail. In spite of magic… or thanks to it.
Yep. She will. Thanks for your post. Glad you enjoyed.
Oh. Nice bit of fantasy and slinging of magic. Good and descriptive, especially “beyond my craft”. Really liked that line. I’m just finishing off a short story in the same genre as this. Nice to read others of the same ilk.
Thanks so much. I love the whole magic thing, too. Glad you enjoyed.
Sorchia, Good story and well written. I’m going to opt for a magical happy ending. 🙂 —Susan
Me, too, though it may get worse before it gets better. Thanks, Susan. Glad you enjoyed it.
Dear Kay,
Magical story. Graphic and intriguing.
Me? Looking to enslave? Hmmm. I never expected anyone to see the truth. 😉
Shalom from the chief slave,
Rochelle
Hahaha. I know you’re tied to the computer as you respond to all of our posts. You are much appreciated, Rochelle.
Magic snapped at my heels, OOoohhh, do love that line.
Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it.
Very exciting tale. Well paced and descriptive. Chased by magic…
Lovely build up here, I’m tense waiting to see who wins!
Thanks. I’m not quite sure myself. Glad you liked it.
Sounds like a mythic battle of good and evil! I don’t think anyone’s about to win just yet.
I look forward to learning who prevailed. Lots of light and dark in the story.