Mira Caplan

“Light and Shadow” by Mira Caplan

"Come to the temple." Her mother said with a sigh, standing from her seat and reaching for her silver cloak edged with the embroidered, glimmering pattern of nobility. The Lady swirled it around her shoulders, the beading at the end clanking against the wooden planked floor of the study.Merallys shook her head. "Mother," she pleaded. "No. Not there."The Lady froze in her steps, turning back after a moment. "'No?'" Merallys regretted the words instantly. Her mother's scrutiny could do that, as could a single look from her dreadfully beau...

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“The Dragon Races- Part 33 (FINAL CHAPTER)” by Mira Caplan

Pain. Fear. Confusion.They pulsed in Eriene's mind, throbbing in a way she couldn't ignore. She whispered for the Shifter beside her to wake, hands gentle as they touched Jen's arm before drawing away. She turned her focus to the Foranian. Her friend. The boy who had loved her, the one who hadn't cared when she had denied him. Eriene paused as her hand hovered over him. He looked so peaceful sleeping. The one sane thing she felt... she didn't want it to shatter. But it had to. "Alaric?" Eriene shook him by the shoulder. "Alaric, wake up...

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“Hey There, Delilah” by Mira Caplan

Submitted to Contest #103

She sat up in her chosen auditorium seat as the first notes of her best friend's chosen audition song rang across the stage. It was a song they sang together often, laughing at the fact that "Delilah" was the chosen name. Not in a mocking way, but one that based off of irony and admiration.But this time, when Iseline sang, the words weren't muffled from elbowing her best friend over and over. They were clear, fitting perfectly with her guitar as she slowly picked at the strings, melodic, and... beautiful.Delilah felt eyes on her, whispers dr...

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“The Dragon Races- Part 32” by Mira Caplan

The Queen of Sinistra... that position should have been hers. Lady Castor should have been the ruler, not her cousin. Whether she had a king by her side or not, it didn't matter.She admired Trisandra's- Trissy's- determination. Adrianne had been an obstacle, and had been disposed of. Simple, clean, effective. Even so, she knew Trisandra would rule. She had that kind of bravado and ruthlessness- fitting for a Sinistrian queen. But... her own life- Zerynthia's life- was nothing. She had never assumed her own concious life would end i...

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“The Dragon Races- Part 31” by Mira Caplan

Darkness was all there was, and Everlys was fine with that. She woke quietly from her restless slumber, blinking the sleep from her eyes and standing, stepping away from the brown-haired figure deeply asleep next to her. She brushed the dust off her pants, looking to the middle of the cavern. The middle- the gaping, dark hole- emanated shadow, not light. The complete opposite of the tunnel walls before the brightness had gone in time for night to arrive, as they all assumed. Everlys could faintly see everything and everyone else. Eriene an...

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“The Dragon Races- Part 30” by Mira Caplan

"I don't want to talk, I want you to leave." Alaric sat down next to her, anyway. Everlys inched away when their shoulders brushed, hugging her knees to her chest and angling her head away from him. Her knives glistened, pinning up her hair until she tugged them out and threw them to the stone floor. Her jaw jerked sharply at the scraping sound of cold metal against rock. "Like I said earlier, I don't know how I'm Shielding... Eriene doesn't either. What's your obsession with her, anyway?"Everlys turned her head away at the me...

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“The Dragon Races- Part 29” by Mira Caplan

Everlys glared down at the gaping hole, then looked over at Jen. "Think, Shifter." she hissed. "Remember something."  For once, she wasn't in control. Even when she killed, she had a position of power. She held the knives, the throwing stars, the magic capable of moving objects to her will that could drag a person to their knees before she delivered the final strike. She would choose to stare down at their limp body afterwards, collect what she needed to, and leave. Though she obeyed commands, she always had a say in how the kill...

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“The Epitome of Seventh Grade- 2” by Mira Caplan

"I'm so glad we have Science together." Aela said with an attempt at a lighthearted laugh. "At least I won't be paired with some random kid."Thea linked her arm through Aela's, holding her other out and pulling Angie into their line. "Unless it's random partners for the project."Aela covered Thea's mouth with her hand, glaring at Angie's amused expression. "Don't you dare jinx it." Aela wiped her palm on Thea's sleeve, laughing as she squealed and shook her arm. "But seriously, that first week was horrible.""You have to be more social." Thea...

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“The Dragon Races- Part 28” by Mira Caplan

Submitted to Contest #95

"Fine." Everlys looked around. She met Therin's eyes, jumping to Eriene, Jen, and finally Alaric before glancing back at the Sinistrian."Fine, then. Raya doesn't love you. But I assume that you care at least a bit for the rest of us, considering that we're all stuck here and need each other to get out of whatever and wherever this place is." She gestured down the tunnel, back in the direction of the place where someone had fallen at her hand. "We can either go forward or back to the cave with three dead people. Choose."Eriene ducked bac...

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“The Epitome of Seventh Grade” by Mira Caplan

Aela slammed the door to her locker shut. She slumped against it, lips pressed in a tight, thin line. "Math is officially the worst subject in existence.""It's not that bad." Mused the girl who leaned against the one next to Aela. She tossed a strand of black hair out of her eyes, hugging her books to her chest as she tightened her short and messy ponytail. Her gaze glittered with deviance. "Not like Language Arts.""Excuuuuuse me, Angeline?" Aela faked a gasp, pressing her notebook to her chest. "That's like- no." She held a h...

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“The Dragon Races- Part 27” by Mira Caplan

A quiet chuckle escaped Therin's mouth, turning to a clamorous laugh. The sound echoed off the walls even after he bit down on his lip to keep from continuing. He towered over Eriene, taller than everyone, even Everlys by an inch or two. But he seemed to surround the entire room, staring into each person's eyes all at once. "A way out." His eyes were delirious and unfocused, vision hazy and steps more of focused stumbles. "You've known her for... how long? Five minutes?" He spat out the words. "And suddenly you're going to believe every...

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“The Dragon Races- Part 26” by Mira Caplan

Alaric accidentally made eye contact with Eriene. She didn't break away, and he suddenly thought back to all those times at the Academy where she had stubbornly ignored his obvious crush.He looked away. He couldn't dwell on that now- not when she had made an ally of Luke Castor and blushed in his golden-flecked gaze. Or when they had sparred in the training bay and she had pushed him against the wall. Her face had flushed red, but she had lengthened her arm and wrapped her hand around the hilt of her sword, picking it up using her Elemental ...

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“The Dragon Races- Part 25 (Eclipse)” by Mira Caplan

The darkness swallowed her as she opened the window, hair knotting itself as a gust of warm wind swept over. Moonlight reflected off the glittering whiteness of the windows, allowing her view inside as she glanced back into the dark and quiet bedroom. She swung her leg over the windowsill, jumping the three feet to the ground and brushing off her pants as she stood. She tugged her jacket tightly around herself, reaching into the inside pocket and slipping the thin chain around her neck. She gripped the arrowhead shaped pendant in a tight fis...

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“The Dragon Races- Part 24” by Mira Caplan

Katya Lynneth didn't know what else to do. She was Raya's best friend- but even so, she couldn't help her like how Therin did. And with him gone, she was worried.She ambled through the marble corridors, eyes flickering between the orbs that lined the way. They sent shadows flitting lightly across the stone and across the large glass windows and out into the night.Kate paused as she reached where the corridor branched off. The right was the direct way to the official, royal study with more books than she could count. The left, however, took a...

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“The Dragon Races- Part 23” by Mira Caplan

The metronomic dripping of water and heavy breathing filled the stone tunnel. Everyone's eyes landed on the Shifter. Was she an enemy or not? What did she know about the Races? "Who are you?" Everlys glanced further down the tunnel as her voice echoed across the walls.The Shifter stared. She took a few steps towards the blonde, and Everlys's eyes narrowed as the girl's dark eyes flickered from her face to her hair, and finally to her hands. Whispers filled Everlys's mind. Whispers of soft and resonating voices. They cried out to he...

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