Action Adventure Series • Book 3 The dream comes first. Kaida runs barefoot through a forest that should not exist in Morocco. 'That's funny," she thought in the dream, 'because I know we made it back to Callahan's...' Leaves glisten as though still dripping from India's rains, yet the desert wind sighs through the branches. She looks down and sees prints in the earth-not her own. Large, feline, padded. A tiger's path. The shadows pulse gold. Out from between the palm trees strides the beast-its eyes burning like twin suns, its body striped in black fire. But the strangest thing isn't its form-it's the girl astride its back. The Girl of the Gazelles, veiled in starlight, her lips whispering in a language Kaida almost understands. The tiger growls, and the whole forest trembles. Kaida's heart slams against her ribs-because she realizes the tiger isn't chasing her. It's circling her. Claiming her. Then, with a thunderclap, the forest dissolves into snow and ice. Kaida stumbles in the frigid blowing drifts, the tiger's golden outline shimmering as though it lives in both realms at once. Its voice- not a roar, but a command- sears through her dream: "You are mine...Kaida. Enter now the dark side..." ━━━━━━━━━━━ Amid the whiplash of bitter cold and snow, The Sundowners follow The Golden Tiger Relic to Russia and are greeted by the ghostly guardian of an ancient, crumbling Monastery hidden in the snowdrifts of Siberia. It is in this dark and foreboding land that Kaida faces herself, and the war between the darkness of her shadow and light is fought. ━━━━━━━━━━━

𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑫𝑹𝑨𝑮𝑶𝑵𝑺 𝑾𝑬 𝑺𝑳𝑨𝒀 A dark fantasy tale steeped in Gothic dread and strange redemption. Shadowfen is a kingdom where whispers never cease, ruled by the iron hand of Lord Sylvain Baudelaire, a knight carved from cruelty. But when a beggar's relentless wailing unmasks a secret-his daughter, Augethia, lost in the lairs of fire breathing dragons, Sylvain is forced into an oath that drives him to the very heart of the dragons flame. There he finds not a legendary maiden in chains but a scarred and unyielding girl who sees through his hollow mask. Their clash becomes a trial by truth, as brutal as any blade. Returning together to Shadowfen, they bring with them not triumph but something far more dangerous to a tyrant's reign: the stirrings of hope. Written exclusively for TheShortys2025, 4094 words. ©WendyyWolfe

An ongoing journal featuring the Cast of When The Sky No Longer Speaks Our Name. Meet the people who lived to see the entire world change to tell us their story. This is a story through aesthetic boards.

Complete In the midst of a climate collapsed world, Wrenley is the future of humankind but nobody knows it. Almost twelve years old now, she wasn't like most kids. Orphaned by her mother Solace, shortly after turning two. Accidently discovered by her father Gordon, in a climate war zone, he never told her who he was, instead, with the world on the brink of decimation he took her to the mystic Alethia, who raised her. But like her mother was, Wrenley is a hybrid being. When a planet, seeded with an ancient DNA crashes into the earth, she, with Gordon, and a small group of survivors must navigate a world destroyed, even as the seeds begin germinating, returning earth to its ancient beginnings it begins to change humanity too. Earth became sentient, alive, from a time before language, when frequencies and resonance were the tongue of communication. Now, the survivors of this cataclysm must all face a looming decision. To become what earth is calling them to, a new type of human, a hybrid, with abilities they never imagined and embark on a journey of change that evolves them and a handful of other survivors, into a hybrid humanity-one the earth, wants them to be. Their path takes them into the unknown, where they encounter a fantastic landscape they no longer recognize, challenging them to understand their deepest inadequacies ━━━━━━━━━━━ Genre: Sci-fi | Dystopian | Cosmic Horror | Transformation Fiction Themes: Adaptation vs. Resistance, Evolution, Enlightenment, The Fear of Becoming Tone: Hauntingly beautiful, awe-inspiring, deeply emotional, adventure.

Ste ye hah mah, "Spirits hidden by woods." ~ Yakama Native American. ~*~*~*~ Future Entomologist, Zoe Thornton, loves horseback riding through Rimrock Forest. It gives her peace of mind and lots of insects to study. When she and her best friend, Takota Sohappy, come across a strange-looking hemlock, something ancient awakens. With her dad's upcoming lung transplant and a date with the girl she's been flirting with for months, Zoe's logical mind doesn't have time for legends of Ste ye hah (Bigfoot). But when her dad's health is impacted by her actions, the two friends seek help from the local Shaman. Under his guidance, Zoe and Takota are tasked to appease Bigfoot with a ritual and offering if they want to live in peace. The key is, she must acknowledge Ste ye hah is real for the ritual to work. ~*~*~*~ Featured on: @Wattpad ~ Editors' Choice (June 2022) @WattpadExplorer ~ Editors' Choice @Paranormal ~ Myths and Legends @mythandlegend ~ ONC 2022 Myth and Legend Makers @StoriesUndiscovered July '22 Featured list @NA ~ Beyond this realm || Paranormal + Werewolf + Vampire.

Willow's a Byron and they aren't just your average family. Not just because there are so many of them, but because they have secrets and traditions far outside the norm. Like spending as much time outside as in, and doing everything to keep rumours about any of them from surfacing. But when Willow meets the transfer student, Rune, she finds a kindred spirit. He's just as cynical and just as alone as she is and it isn't long before they become friends. The only problem is that Rune's a rumour magnet and wannabe reporter. With a family curse that's getting harder to hide by the day, Willow finds herself caught between family and friendship.

***ONC 2025 SHORTLISTER, LONGLISTER & ROUND 2 AMBASSADOR PICK*** Most days, Elvina Biblos endures a dull existence as a barista. But whenever she can, she escapes to the Library, home to books that are gateways to magical realms, and the Society of Page Travelers, the guardians of these gateways. Elvina toiled for years as a Scribe for the Society, recording the exploits of Page Travelers. Now it's her turn. Tasked with retrieving a stolen book, Elvina relishes the opportunity to become a Page Traveler herself. But when Ian, a self-assured class 3 Page Traveler, invites himself along on her first solo mission, Elvina begins to wonder if her dreams are further away than ever. Ian insists that the Society isn't as perfect as Elvina would like to believe, and that some would go to unimaginable lengths to take them down. As Elvina and Ian pursue the thief, they quickly discovers that traversing the pages of a book can be a dangerous business-and the Society might know less about the situation than they think. Can Elvina complete her mission and discover what's really going on? Or will this be her last chapter with the Society? And can she trust Ian? -- Entry for ONC 2025; based on prompt #4.

ONC2025 Rafe Daring is not a hero known for his bravery. He is a farm boy known for being stubborn, cheeky, and doing things haphazardly, which always leads to chaos. When he flees town on his motorcycle, chased by the boy he'd turned into his nemesis, Rafe veers from safety to avoid his enemy. He ventures onto a strangled path through the forbidden forest, a vast stretch of access-restricted nature reserve bordering his family's farm. As with most of his decisions, this one also leads to disaster. Soon, Rafe finds himself injured and lost at the bottom of a steep slope, trying to find his way home. When he stumbles into a briar vine-covered wall, he decides that his only way home might be through what appears to be an archway clogged by vines. However, he is unprepared for what waits for him when he breaks through the thick, thorny briar vines. Finding himself in an increasingly dangerous and confusing situation, he realises that this time, he'd outdone himself in the art of making extraordinarily bad decisions. He has one question that stands out above all his other questions: "Who would be dumb enough to give an idiot like me superpowers?!" TW: Some chapters might have upsetting themes; reader discretion is advised. ONC2025 Prompt 1: You stumble upon a mysterious door made entirely of briars and thorns. As you step through, you're granted extraordinary powers. But with great power comes great responsibility - it's now your duty to save the crumbling kingdom. Word Count (WP Web) = 39 269

Imaya has always loved her family and her home, Navonza, Hanado, but when a single event shatters everything she thought she knew, she is forced to uncover the truth, no matter the cost. Some things can never be unseen, and some memories will never fade. As a strangely familiar voice guides her through the ever-changing streets, Imaya discovers that the Feast of the Basilisk is far more than just an old story. Sometimes loyalty can be just as cruel as betrayal. My official ONC2025 Entry Prompt 96. The road you've traveled almost every day of your life begins to change - transforming into a dark, terrifying place right before your eyes.