Stories tagged “flame”
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Dying Embers
..[].. Torched, charred. Ashes. Lina – silenced forever. ..[]..
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Psyche
The fire spreads before them, a carpet of flames and heat; her eyes are wide and frightened, his, lazily half-closed in twisted humor. “You maniac!” He smiles.
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Burnt
I can still see the bright flames piercing through my eyeballs. I can still feel its horrific heat against my skin. I’m laying in a hospital bed, listening to the steady beeping of various medical machines. Slowly, I move my hand up to touch the ...
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Burning Heart (a poem)
A burning heart glints and glows, Losing strength as shadows grow, Metronome beats rush over like waves, Cooling embers extinguishing flames, Floating ashes fall as snow, The lands dull thud a silent row, Rising through the darkeness there is a spark, ...
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A Very Tiny Lighthouse
“I’m sorry that this won’t work out. I want to like you as much as you like me, but it didn’t happen. I never wanted to hurt you, I just- I’m sorry.” John heard the words. Julie was breaking up with him. He shouldn&#...
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Humanity's Flame
The flame danced along his fingertips as he stared into the crowd. Looking for her. They showed up by the droves to watch him perform, but never that one person he wanted to be there. His wife. She had been disgusted and appalled by his transformation....
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Fire
Fire is a beautiful thing. I always cultivated it where I could, wherever I found it. Forests, houses, cities all felt the touch of loving fire. The gentle caress of the flame and the heat left them purified. Stripped of evil, stripped of injustice. St...
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Eight
A fallen demon from a Hell more hellish. An imposing figure, long horns, red eyes and leathery wings. Sharp teeth glistening around an ever-present smile, like all the children. The Master of Flame, the pits of hell under my command. I never know the c...