Posted by: Spencer Conrad
Insanity is everywhere. No matter where you run, where you hide, it will find you.. Why? That is quite simple. Most insane people run free. True, those who are possessed with its most obvious forms are locked away. However, very few people with broken minds actually get locked up. Movie stars, politicians, and even government employed economists roam free…but they are the least of your worries (unless of course you care about your money). One faction, the most dangerous and insane of all, roam free. You know them as writers. “Writers!?” You may scoff. “But aren’t they the ones who write those cute little stories about nuclear wars, demons, and children’s dogs dying?” If you think that, then I bet you naively believe that anyone can write, that to become a writer, you simply have to practice and work hard. You might laud the creativity and beauty of the ideas that flow from the sharply honed imaginations of successful authors. Well, I hate to break it to you, but if you think that, you are wrong.
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Posted by: Spencer Conrad
He could save the world. Syden stood in an ancient marble cathedral, golden mist swirling slowly around him. As the red sunset shone through sparkling stain-glassed windows, casting colored images of robed angels into the mist, Syden could feel the power of a deceased deity: the golden mist, the corpse of a god. All he would have to do was reach out with his mind and take it. The sensation was exhilarating, but at the same time…terrifying. Their quest was at an end, he could use the power to destroy the Shadow once and for all. Syden could fulfill his destiny: be the hero he was prophesied to be and save the world from entering the Void. Now, after all the trials he and his friends had gone through, there was only one thing left to do.
He had to sacrifice himself to save the world.
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