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Onyx Stone

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023

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The Search for Magic: Normal

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“Start by turning left… at the third fork turn right and then turn right again after five paces… pick the path that turns down… turn left twice… wait for the shift change it happens every thirty minutes… keep going straight… after a bit you will feel a steep incline as the space gets tighter… it will start getting colder, that’s how you know you are in the right room,” I remember Harry telling me the path as I pass through the final set of ducts. “You can force off the vent with blue paint with a bit of force.” I slide myself carefully out o...

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Act Two: Some Assembly Required Chapter One: Cover More Ground

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In a troubled land in need, this world was lucky so long ago to have six heroes such as these: Gideon the fighter, by his sword, all combatants cower; Mary the mage, whose power has no match; Dovin the rogue, whose mastery of destruction is used for the benefit of the forces of good; Ellawin the engineer, whose genius will spark an era of invention and innovation; the leader of the Order of the Olive Branch, Auteur the zoologist and explorer of worlds, his resecure and discoveries are harnessed for the betterment of the world; and last membe...

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The Order of the Olive Branch: Book Two Order Up Chapter ##: Jackson Fate

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Ick sets the kettle of water on the stove in his study. Picking vials of leaves for his tea, he decided to greet the unexpected visitor standing in the doorway. Without even turning, Ick said, “I am assuming that you have not stopped by for a cup of tea.”“I was just on my way out, ” Jackson who was about to turn and leave deciding this was too weird just now realized it was too late to leave.“Sit down,” Ick states flatly. “I will be with you in a moment.”Jackson decides that his best course of action is to see what happens, so he steps into ...

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The Order of the Olive Branch: The Man at the Festive

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Ruby runs through the crowd thinking what went wrong. Ten minutes ago: she said bye to the rest of the group and walked into the nearby alley, checking the time: Thirty minutes early. It takes a lot to unnerve her, you do not because a veasty without guts, but in the last 24 hours she had nothing but a growing feeling of fear in the pit of her stomach. A last-minute job during one of the biggest events of the year to get a monster skull for a rare arcane stone. It was weird enough that the job was requested in person with no warning beforeha...

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Stories of Night

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Did you hear that? Oh, I did not see you come in. Allow me to introduce myself. Hello, I am Julminris the Keeper and welcome to my secret reading nook. Now what is your name, it is only polite after all. Mmmhn that is a lovely name, where did you get it? Well you came all this way would you like some tea: I have black, green, white, gray, yellow, and rainbow, unfortunately, I am all out of red. Excellent choose! Would you like cream or sugar or stardust? Excellent that is just how I like my tea as well. So what brings you to my corner of the...

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Against All Odds: The Worst Birthday Ever

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Jade had woken up in her bed on her birthday nineteenth birthday to the smell of breakfast. She started her day like every other day before it: She fixed her hair, put on her clothes, and matched another day on her tally wall. Jade lived away from the world with the Grand Tree’s mages, priests, and scholars. The worst part is she never knew why; her parents avoided the question while the mages refused to tell her anything. She was here, in this temple in the middle of nowhere, every hour of every day; Jade felt like a prisoner. She left for ...

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The Path to Dreams: Past Choices

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While many people throughout her twenty-five years of life had tried to kill Pen, but this time was different. Pen had never really felt bad for a person trying to kill her, she had never needed to protect someone while fighting for her life, and Pen was not trying to kill her attacker this time around which was actively working against her muscle memory. Oh, and the girl attacking Pen was currently a bear. How did this happen? Let's turn back the clock to early that day.Pen wakes up from a bad dream curled up in normal wolf form near the en...

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The Sun Waits for The Moon

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The Sun waits for the Moon.Time stops for no manNo matter how muchOh my LoveI wish it to stayFor everything changesBut everything stays the same He hears her song and remembersEverything changesBut everything stays the sameYou never yes you never changeMy love for you never changesBut it never stays the same her voiceEverything changesBut everything stays the sameYou never yes you never changeMy love for you never changesBut it never stays the same her laughKingdoms riseWave fallSapling growMountains crumbleOh my LoveHow have I seen it allLi...

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The Path to Dreams: Chaos Storm

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On a bright sunny day on the Vicious Rosebay, the Moon Swallow Pirates plus Princess Willow of Diancam (and her pets Pip and Ssssssssal) are on their way to Diancam to stop a coup. Dark storm clouds begin to cover the sun blocking out any light. “Storms coming,” Cray shouts from the crow’s nest. “That can’t be right. It has been bright and sunny all day,” Ash looks at her barometer and then back at the clouds. “That makes no sense! Where did these clouds come from?” Willow steps out onto the deck. Her eyes go wide. “Oh no.” “What’s oh no...

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Listen Back

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Warning: Mental health and abuse Ever think back to that one situation, that one situation that looms in the back of your head your entire life that makes you think “What if?” everyone has one, for me it is the day I got on that bus. Oh, how I wish I could go back and stop myself from leaving, from running away from my life again. I wish I could turn back time, but I can’t. I put on the headphones and begin to listen back to the recording of the night before that fateful bus ride two years ago: “Hello, hello is this thing working?” my youn...

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Just Between You and Me

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“GET OUT OF OUR WAY YOU PUNKS!” Anika yells at the top of her lungs, knocking the last of the corrupted back with her mace. “OWOWOOW!” cheers Musa. “Nice job, Anika! UP TOP!”  They go to high-five five each other but miss, hitting each other in the face. The two real back in pain. “OuouiooOoOuuIuU!” “Are you two okay!? I’ll heal you,”  Fhrana rushes over to them. Roy rolls his eyes, “They are fine, they are just idiots.” Hazel laughs, “They both are just having fun.” He turns to her, “Please don’t encourage them.” “I haven’t ...

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Roommates

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“Yo I’m home everyone,” I call out into my apartment as I walk in and turn on the lights. I drop my keys into the tray by the door, readjusting the file box in my hands so I can lock it. I walk forward and nearly trip on something on the floor catching myself before face-planting. I sigh, “Abby we talked about this.” “Sorry Kira,” answers Abby in a soft voice. “I just wanted to read.” I pick up the books and put them back on the shelf, “It is okay Abbs, but you know you can’t put them back up when you knock them down. If you want to read w...

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The Path to Dreams: No Going Back

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As Louisa watched the waves and ships below, she thought of the previous day: she had never felt freer than ever before. Why? She felt like her body was splitting apart because she was going against everything she stood and fought for. She had shot at a commander, defied a direct order, and helped enemies of the government. So why did she enjoy it? Why does she want to stay with them?“This seat is taken?” a metallic voice asked behind her. Louisa turned to see the one-handed robot mercenary, Jesse.She didn’t know why, but she answered, “No.”...

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The Devil Went Down to…

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“Let's make a deal, Johnny,” the stranger walking beside him on the road had said out of nowhere. Now Johnny was down on his luck, he had just lost his job, his wife was sick and expecting baby number four and five, the bank was trying to foreclose on his house, he could barely get food on the table let alone pay the hospital bills, and everything was falling apart. He had left on a walk alongside the dirt road leading out of town and straight to the old church on the outskirts, just to clear his mind, sing to himself, and come up with a pl...

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There is Always a Reason

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Dear Miss Rhiannon Estrada, It might be odd receiving a letter form a complete stranger, but I ended up with a copy of Tower and the Gate: the Sallow Rose by Lloyd F.P. Lamb that once belonged to you. Your notes were very instighful and done right funny if I do say. It had you address on the inside cover, so I contacted you wanting to ask about book recommendations. I always have trouble finding books I enjoy, it seem like a ten precent chance of me find a book will like and the rest of the time I pick out a book I can’t send. I enjoyed the...

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