Azeem Duran

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2023

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“Surviving The Chosen” by Azeem Duran

Submitted to Contest #245

Surviving the embodiment of god, even a minor one, isn’t something just anyone can do. I did, but that was because of my skills and strength, no matter what anyone says about me. Understood?Sure, I was born in August where the Celestial Leo ruled and with it came a variety of gemstones I could empower and draw from, but one's birth doesn’t guarantee anything. I still needed to train and hone my skills to reach the deepest connection with every sliver, shard or stone I needed to find or win to be able to do any of the great feats attributed t...

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“My First Apprentice” by Azeem Duran

Submitted to Contest #222

Beakers? Boiling. Alchemical ingredients? As many plant parts from around my shop as my old bones let me gather are organized on the counter. My student will be arriving today– the first apprentice I have ever taken in all my years of hiding out in this country full of idiots. If not for her weepy and whiny voice, and her damned story about her dead wolf companion that broke my heart, I never would have accepted her. Even now, when there’s barely an hour before she’s supposed to arrive, regret sinks deep into my bones. Alas, what’s do...

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