Before Liza even realized she was falling, she crashed through the canopy of a tree and hit every painfully solid branch on the way down. Her foot snagged a vine, stopping her fall and suspending her a few inches above the ground. Her satchel flopped down and smacked her in the face.
"Hello?" she called to the empty forest as she idly swung back and forth, "Anybody?" A twisted stick carved with spiral patterns laid on the ground just out of reach. Liza grabbed the knot of vines and ripped herself free. She landed hard on her shoulders, right next to the stick. Liza grinned as she picked up the wand to check it out. It was made of dark, almost black wood. It definitely didn't come from any of the nearby trees, which were all a happy shade of brown.
"This is probably a wand," she said to herself, "Hope nobody misses it!" She stood up, brushed off her shoulders, and began her journey through the jungly forest of Serasink Gorge.
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Author's Note:
Ok, we're starting out very small and very short, but I hear that's how to serialize these types of stories. This is just a little teaser. Part 2 will be here once I'm better at writing descriptions. Then I'll start to release chapters on a proper schedule.
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Shadowcast
FantasyIn the world of Serna, magic is well-known and well-studied. Those who wish to bend reality to their will come to Sigilspear University, the best mage's university on Serna. Shadowcast follows Liza Hawken, an average girl from a small border town, w...
