Stories tagged “witchcraft”
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The Reading Room
She stood up slowly, her back cracking and aching from the long crawl. She stood now in a room, no larger than a guest room with floor-to-ceiling shelves brimming with leather bound books. And on a dais in the center of the room sat an old tome, larger...
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Eye of Newt
The cauldron sat in the middle of the room and hissed as the green liquid within bubbled and spat. The stench emanating from the vile brew was nauseating, but the witch cared not. “Leg of lizard. Tail of salamander. African bat guano.” The mixture ...
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Sweet betrayal
Zian was thinking about all the ways she could possibly curse or poison her sister Yonda, without getting in trouble. Zian was finally about to win their father’s adoration when Yonda interrupted with news that she was getting married. That’s e...