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Fantasy Short Stories – Page 796 of 942

“WOLFBANE” by Trinity M

Submitted to Contest #55

The silvery moon shone bright over the abandoned shed in Hunter Oaks. The chilling wind whistled a soft, moanful tune as it rippled outside through the unkempt grass. The light of the stars cast a brief shadow over a little girl, hunched low and silent in the field. She held a small spyglass in her hand, peering intently towards the shack with a pale face. A single lantern light burned feebly from the broken pane of a window inside the shed. Not a sound escaped from the building, not a creek of a door hinge or moan of wooden beams. &nbs...

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“Midnight” by Claudio G. Henze

Submitted to Contest #55

Can you keep a secret? The real answer is no, no one can. Secrets do not belong to us and are not ours to be kept. One might try to keep a secret hidden from one specific person or might fight all urges to reveal an unknown fact to a group of people. The secrets we hide from ourselves are the most powerful, since we are, probably, not even aware of them. But sooner or later those secrets will be awakened, maybe in centuries, years, days or just minutes of being revealed to us. I will tell you a story full of secrets but will not yet reveal a...

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“Much worse ” by Lee Doe

Submitted to Contest #55

“Can you keep a secret?” It was a simple question, innocent enough. It was often accompanied with the usual wide eyes-usually avoiding mine, the whispery voice, barely a breath with the trivial hope that another human wouldn’t hear their next words. There was even the occasional lip-biting, the hair twirling, and other meaningless fidgets that are often associated with anxiety, nerves. So why did this particular instance have to differ so much? Why did this one have to stand out from the crowd? This girl was hardly different from the re...

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“Extensions” by Sjan Evardsson

Submitted to Contest #55

“The Librarian” wore a dour expression on her lined face. Her grey eyes glared above the half-moon glasses resting on the bridge of her nose. A blush of pink rose with her ire in her porcelain cheeks. “What do you mean, another extension?” Samuel shifted nervously from one foot to the other, careful to look anywhere but into those piercing eyes. His short stature, thin frame, and smooth, dun skin belied his true age, but fixing his deep brown eyes to her gaze still made him feel like a child. “There’s… extenuating circumstances,” he offered...

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“Sorry Chaucer, time does wait for some.” by Nusa Zam

Submitted to Contest #55

It was 7:30 am and Akun lay on his bedroom floor propped up on his elbows, wrapped in the comforting ignorance of youth, having only seen ten years of the world. This was his favourite time of the day; when everything was silent. He could feel the warmth of the boiler pipes underneath him as they whirred gently, waking up the sleeping house. On this particular morning, his short attention span was completely absorbed in the antique train set he had received on his ninth birthday. His granddad had given him that; his granddad always gave him ...

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““- Don’t Worry About That, Just Go.”” by Jayde Trilo

Submitted to Contest #55

Warning: This one gets a bit gory. “Can you keep a secret?” “Why would you ask me that right now?” “Mate, I just need to know; can you keep a secret?” “We are locked in an actual dungeon, in a possibly legitimately haunted house, listening to cultists chanting away in Latin, and that is all you have to say to me?” “Look, Jai, don’t take this the wrong way mate, but you have a pretty terrible track record of keeping your mouth shut.” “What?” “Well, you ruined Devon’s surprise party. And you told Rei about Andy’s crush on her. It worries me...

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“Raven : A 22nd annual hunger games story (fan-fic)” by Jaymie R

Submitted to Contest #55

The ground was hard and the wind was harsh whipping against my cheeks. I shut my eyes as my lungs gasped for air and my heavy duty boots dug into the dirt. I know it's probably not smart to close my eyes but I had too, my head was spinning. I had come way too close to being stung by a stupid tracker jacker. I just needed a moment to rest before I had to start moving again. On the train, just after the reaping, my mentor told us to never stay in one spot for too long. Hearing those words slip out of her mouth sent a chill up my spine. It...

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“Send them away and kidnap new ones!” by Kat Gruszka

Submitted to Contest #55

“You cannot be suggesting what I think you’re suggesting,” she asked while facing her counterpart sitting across the table from her. She was not a small woman but neither was he a small man. Both of them had more hills than valleys adorning their frames. The other elders sat quietly at the naked circular oak table, staring at their well-worked and dirty hands. The barn, which served as their daily convening location, offered little warmth and this discussion had continued deep into the night hours. None of the members dared ask for a reces...

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“Alice in Wonderland” by C. M

Submitted to Contest #55

TIME PERIOD: 1865TW: Violence, bloodAN: Please read the comment below after reading this story. It might shed Alice's story in a completely different light ;)I despised them.Those white walls made the corridor I walked through every single day. They made up the whole asylum. Some of them bolstered so we wouldn't hurt ourselves. The halls in the living room and dining room being the only exceptions.Sure, they were white, but at least they were made from bricks.I tried suggesting painting them blue or green, but nobody listened. I was crazy. E...

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“Nightborn (part 11)” by Harken Void

Submitted to Contest #55

Like fire and brimstone, the monstrosity erupted from the basement and flooded the first floor of the mansion with fire. The Lightbloods that got caught up in it disintegrated in front of Damien’s eyes, and he had to duck behind a corner to not meet the same fate. What in all hells is that thing? The monster was so tall that its head scraped the ceiling. Its long, thick arms and legs groped with unnatural strength, breaking doors and men with ease. It bore hellish yellow eyes and had skin as black as charcoal. Nightborn eyes. But a...

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“DCI, The Organization Unknown And The Phoenixes Power ” by Trinity M

Submitted to Contest #55

I’m not supposed to tell you this. But I am anyways. I am going to tell you a story about a secret. A story so old and unbelievable, that it’s more tale than true. A narrative passed down through dimension after dimension, until it reached ours. We start with a fifteen-year-old girl - Arwin - who’s been bountied by her own, secret school hidden beneath The Big Apple, New York. It was called DCI, (Detections.Central.Intelligence), a specialized school to fight every type of devilish monster, spirit and being. &nbsp...

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“My Sister in the Stars” by Scout Tahoe

Submitted to Contest #55

“Can you keep a secret?” The streetlight flickers. My hopes flicker. “No,” I admit. The stars urge me forward into her arms. I step back; the cold night gives me a scowl. I love you, my sister, I try to say. My tongue scraps against my teeth. Blood pools in my mouth. She grabs my wrists. Her nails dig into my skin. The scene seems to change. The streetlight stays the same, casting shadows. My dreams float around me in clouds of regret. There is a park bench. We sit. The wood pierces my back. J...

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“The Secret Keeper” by H. W. Autumn

Submitted to Contest #55

Secrets are stupid. S-T-U-P-I-D stupid. Nothing good ever comes out of a secret. Keeping one, or being told one. You usually feel rotten when you have one, all yucky, eating you up inside. You just have to tell someone. Or maybe you have some news that involves someone else, someone who doesn’t know. Then you just feel all slimy whenever you walk by them or make eye contact. Or maybe you know a secret that you weren’t supposed to know. Something concerning you, or your family, or your friends. And every time you’re reminded of whatever you s...

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“Into the Inside” by Robyn Jipp

Submitted to Contest #55

"Hey Gina, can you keep a secret?"Ariel is standing directly behind me while I check the dates on the milk jugs in the refrigerator, her voice a conspiratorial whisper."What kind of secret?" I inquire, turning around to face her. I hope my tone doesn't sound as suspicious as I'm afraid it does. It's not that I don't trust Ariel. I just don't know her that well. In the two weeks we've worked together she seems to have taken more of a liking to me than to the rest of the employees, but at this point our relationship has not yet progressed from...

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“A Little Secret” by Adrian Stolecki

Submitted to Contest #55

"So? Can you keep a secret?" Eddie asked me again, as I sat, puzzled, wondering why he was so excited. I felt apprehensive at first. Eddie was 15 now, always busy with friends or track practice or some girl. He rarely wanted anything to do with his little 8-year-old brother anymore, so this visit to my room in the middle of the night was more than a little suspicious. "Um," I hesitated, sitting up in bed and looking around the shadowed bedroom, "I guess so," I finally mumbled as I rubbed the sleep from my eyes. "C'mon, put your shoes...

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