New-Earth
Chapter 3
"I have returned from the Wizard's Tower, and Alferdo has given me his security charms. We are safe from now on."
"Is about time now. They stole half me earnings of apple! Where do we go now for cider.."
"No cider this season? That's just nice. Give it here Barney," said the head dwarf, and he plopped down on a tree stump. He opened the book in the middle and flipped it, page after page, before letting out a cry of triumphant joy.
"Aha, I found it. We must gather in a circle, and someone fetch my my staff."
The staff was fetched, and a small ring was made. The Head Dwarf marked an X in the centre of the middle and waved his staff in the direction of the sun, mumbling some words. A pot of gold appeared in the middle.
"Gold!" cried Jacob, the miser of the lot.
"Blessed gold!" said the Head Dwarf. he threw his staff into the pot and a great mirror appeared facing the side of the sun and back facing the Dwarf Village. The gnomes only came from that part of the forest so whenever came close to the spot the Dwarf Village was, they would only see a reflection of the trees behind the. They could not see themselves as all magical creatures did not have reflections so they thought the picture on the mirror was part of the forest and nothing else, so the Dwarves were safe.
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Monday, September 22, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
New Earth-Chapter 2
"Sir, we have company." Alferdo turned to see his messenger at the doorway. He was on his way out, holding a staff and already wearing a jet-black coat over his equally-dark priest gown, both proving excellent contrasts to his silver long hair and beard. The days were cold, but the nights were colder, and the evenings neither were of a comfortable warm. Alferdo took one last glance at the iron-grey skies and followed his messenger out.
"Who is it, Matthew?" he asked in his wizened old voice.
"It's more a question of 'What',sir. I have seen such a creature only in the thousand and two books in our library."
"Well then I ought to be quite intrigued."
They walked, until they reached the south wing, where the"Odd Creature" had taken it's seat in an armchair. Alferdo smiled in good humor, it was a dwarf. And by right Matthew would not have heard of it. Such reserved creatures dwarfs were.
"What a pleasant surprise, Barney," he said. Barney smiled back. Small, even by the measures of dwarfs, he was about three-halves of a foot tall, and made the armchair he was sitting in, the smallest in the room, seem huge.
"The reawakening of beasts has been unhappy on us dwarfs. Annoying are 'Specially the gnomes. Keeps stealing our vegetables. We tried stealing back, but it be of no use, since they didn't have much."
"Alas, even the best of friends argue. If you want to borrow my security charms I will understand," said Alferdo, both amused and concerned.
"Just what I came to ask for", and the gnome laid his glassy, twinkling eyes on the nearest bookshelf. Alferdo stood up, tall and ancient, and picked out a deep maroon leather-bound book, which he handed to the gnome
"Don't want to hinder travelling," and a second later, he was not there anymore. Alferdo sighed, and looked out of the window again. The bright white Pegasuses had come out to graze, and a second later, he was gone as well.
"Sir, we have company." Alferdo turned to see his messenger at the doorway. He was on his way out, holding a staff and already wearing a jet-black coat over his equally-dark priest gown, both proving excellent contrasts to his silver long hair and beard. The days were cold, but the nights were colder, and the evenings neither were of a comfortable warm. Alferdo took one last glance at the iron-grey skies and followed his messenger out.
"Who is it, Matthew?" he asked in his wizened old voice.
"It's more a question of 'What',sir. I have seen such a creature only in the thousand and two books in our library."
"Well then I ought to be quite intrigued."
They walked, until they reached the south wing, where the"Odd Creature" had taken it's seat in an armchair. Alferdo smiled in good humor, it was a dwarf. And by right Matthew would not have heard of it. Such reserved creatures dwarfs were.
"What a pleasant surprise, Barney," he said. Barney smiled back. Small, even by the measures of dwarfs, he was about three-halves of a foot tall, and made the armchair he was sitting in, the smallest in the room, seem huge.
"The reawakening of beasts has been unhappy on us dwarfs. Annoying are 'Specially the gnomes. Keeps stealing our vegetables. We tried stealing back, but it be of no use, since they didn't have much."
"Alas, even the best of friends argue. If you want to borrow my security charms I will understand," said Alferdo, both amused and concerned.
"Just what I came to ask for", and the gnome laid his glassy, twinkling eyes on the nearest bookshelf. Alferdo stood up, tall and ancient, and picked out a deep maroon leather-bound book, which he handed to the gnome
"Don't want to hinder travelling," and a second later, he was not there anymore. Alferdo sighed, and looked out of the window again. The bright white Pegasuses had come out to graze, and a second later, he was gone as well.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
New Earth, Chapter 1
The thunderstorm brought about fierce lightning from the storm clouds, and the iron-grey sky was ablaze with them. On ground, a magnificent volcano exploded and erupted red magma over the forests.
Brilliant mythical beasts of every kind sprung up from the grounds. A Phoenix crawled out of the ashes from its predecessor and took flight, with a flash of lightning illuminating its gold and red covering. Centaurs shot arrows into the hard soil, one of them piercing a stone, splitting it in two. The Griffins shot into the sky, meeting the Phoenix in mid-air and dodging to avoid it.
A Chimaera revealed itself from the greenery, and stood front its army, the largest among them, and the fiercest red, and a Minotaur stepped out of it's maze, a gargantuan axe in its hand. It raised it's black leather-gloved hand and pointed its long nail at the army, growling words audible across a mile.
"Is this all you have?" The Chimaera replied him in a determined resounding female voice.
"You have nothing,"
The Minotaur laughed a terrible laugh and watched their reactions, as an entire armada of Minotaurs stepped out of the maze.
Around the world, the skies were the darkest grey, and yellow-stone Sphinxes burst to life out of the giant pyramids of Egypt. In Paris, beautiful white groups of Pegasus and unicorns encircled the trees. Another age had begun, one where mythical creatures were the center of Mother Earth.
The thunderstorm brought about fierce lightning from the storm clouds, and the iron-grey sky was ablaze with them. On ground, a magnificent volcano exploded and erupted red magma over the forests.
Brilliant mythical beasts of every kind sprung up from the grounds. A Phoenix crawled out of the ashes from its predecessor and took flight, with a flash of lightning illuminating its gold and red covering. Centaurs shot arrows into the hard soil, one of them piercing a stone, splitting it in two. The Griffins shot into the sky, meeting the Phoenix in mid-air and dodging to avoid it.
A Chimaera revealed itself from the greenery, and stood front its army, the largest among them, and the fiercest red, and a Minotaur stepped out of it's maze, a gargantuan axe in its hand. It raised it's black leather-gloved hand and pointed its long nail at the army, growling words audible across a mile.
"Is this all you have?" The Chimaera replied him in a determined resounding female voice.
"You have nothing,"
The Minotaur laughed a terrible laugh and watched their reactions, as an entire armada of Minotaurs stepped out of the maze.
Around the world, the skies were the darkest grey, and yellow-stone Sphinxes burst to life out of the giant pyramids of Egypt. In Paris, beautiful white groups of Pegasus and unicorns encircled the trees. Another age had begun, one where mythical creatures were the center of Mother Earth.
Once upon a time, in a place that was far away, further than you could imagine, there was a land with horses, rabbits, ponies, squirrels, and all animals enchanted. They had one language, and everybody understood everyone else, so all was well in the enchanted forest they lived in.
The forest was big, very big. And there were so many different trees, colours, shapes, and sizes. It was so big, and the trees were so different, that you could not spot two identical ones unless you walked for a mile from the first. But the animals wished the forest would have pretty waterfalls, and rainbows, and statues like all the other enchanted forests in the land.
And one of those animals, was the stag Theodore. He wasn't like other stags, because unlike any other stag, he was a pretty light-blue. But all the animals loved his colour, and he was famous among them. Everybody wanted his fur-care secrets because his coat was so shiny, and he was loved. He too wanted waterfalls, and rainbows, and statues. But he was different, as he knew magic, and how to cast spells.
So one day he went into the enchanted forest, and found a nice place to have a waterfall. He saw a yellowbird flying by, and as it crossed the spot, he scraped his horn on a tree, and the bird died and became a waterfall. He was happy with his work, and so were the other animals. And so, from that day the forest was called the Enchanted Forest, with the waterfall.
On the second day, he went into the the enchanted forest again, and he found that beside the waterfall, there had to be a rainbow. He saw a blackbird flying by, and as it crossed the spot, he scraped his horn on a tree, and the blackbird died, before becoming a rainbow. Theodore was happy with his work, and the other animals were too. So from that day, the forest was called the Enchanted Forest, with the waterfall and rainbow.
On the third day, he went to the forest. And he found a good place to put a statue, beside the rainbow and waterfall. Just then, a bluebird flew past. It cried at the stag's hooves, and accused Alvin of killing his brothers. Alvin did not know what to do, and he bowed his head and cried. But he did not have to think, for the bluebird could cast spells. And in the blink of an eye, there was the statue on the riverbank, beside the waterfall and the rainbow.
But the forest was not named the Enchanted Forest, with the waterfall, rainbow, and statue, because no one in the enchanted land could talk anymore. They had all become statues, and so had the bluebird, and it stood at the hooves of a pretty, stone stag. But the bluebird could cry. And blue tears would drip out of its eyes and down it's beak, until one day when humans could not imagine anymore, and the forest disappeared forever.
The forest was big, very big. And there were so many different trees, colours, shapes, and sizes. It was so big, and the trees were so different, that you could not spot two identical ones unless you walked for a mile from the first. But the animals wished the forest would have pretty waterfalls, and rainbows, and statues like all the other enchanted forests in the land.
And one of those animals, was the stag Theodore. He wasn't like other stags, because unlike any other stag, he was a pretty light-blue. But all the animals loved his colour, and he was famous among them. Everybody wanted his fur-care secrets because his coat was so shiny, and he was loved. He too wanted waterfalls, and rainbows, and statues. But he was different, as he knew magic, and how to cast spells.
So one day he went into the enchanted forest, and found a nice place to have a waterfall. He saw a yellowbird flying by, and as it crossed the spot, he scraped his horn on a tree, and the bird died and became a waterfall. He was happy with his work, and so were the other animals. And so, from that day the forest was called the Enchanted Forest, with the waterfall.
On the second day, he went into the the enchanted forest again, and he found that beside the waterfall, there had to be a rainbow. He saw a blackbird flying by, and as it crossed the spot, he scraped his horn on a tree, and the blackbird died, before becoming a rainbow. Theodore was happy with his work, and the other animals were too. So from that day, the forest was called the Enchanted Forest, with the waterfall and rainbow.
On the third day, he went to the forest. And he found a good place to put a statue, beside the rainbow and waterfall. Just then, a bluebird flew past. It cried at the stag's hooves, and accused Alvin of killing his brothers. Alvin did not know what to do, and he bowed his head and cried. But he did not have to think, for the bluebird could cast spells. And in the blink of an eye, there was the statue on the riverbank, beside the waterfall and the rainbow.
But the forest was not named the Enchanted Forest, with the waterfall, rainbow, and statue, because no one in the enchanted land could talk anymore. They had all become statues, and so had the bluebird, and it stood at the hooves of a pretty, stone stag. But the bluebird could cry. And blue tears would drip out of its eyes and down it's beak, until one day when humans could not imagine anymore, and the forest disappeared forever.
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