Matt Heights is a High School Psychology teacher. Him and his best friend find a room hidden away in their house. A room that has a sinister nature. Little do they know, they released something wicked upon themselves. After a while, it's given a name. "The Nightmare" they call it. Thoughts of it seem to fade away from memory, leaving only the memory of its burning red eyes. This is Matt's story through his eyes. He'll find out that sometimes, even when someone's around to hear it, trees can fall silently, but their silence is a loud enough scream.

This is about writing, as I think of it. Subjects covered will range from plot aspects to characterization, writing craft to just surviving as a writer. Mainly, Part 1 is a comprehensive list of things to do in order to create and maintain tension.

Wielding the power of magic makes you a sorcerer. Being sorcerer is a crime against the kingdom of Emedo and its ally, Keuta. When Seto finds out he belongs to this race of sorcerers he realizes his life will never be the same. He'll always be looking out behind him. To keep his secret hidden, Seto must act like everyone else and spend one year in the Kingdom's armed forces. A task required of every young male. But there are rumors, rumors that the Prince of Emedo works in the army himself. As battles begin to break out against the Emedo kingdom, Seto does the unthinkable and save the Prince's life, exploiting that he is a sorcerer. Being an honorable man the Prince promises him anything in return. But instead of the well needed protection Seto could hope for, Seto asks for something else all together. Something that forces him and new friends to go against laws and royals in attempt to stop a grave mistake from happening. Though, how long can Seto just turn a blind eye and pretend other problems don't exist, how long will he let his fears take over? How long can he ignore being a sorcerer? Art (c): Me, aka CATtheDrawer on DeviantART

The King of Emedo is dead. Or will be. Adam Azure will kill his father to end a 4 year war but remain scarred by the blood on his hands and his father's last words. For Adam, there was no last father-son moment, nor any reconciliation, only fears, and doubt settle in this young to be king's heart. Due to this experience he gains powers that let him do what nearly everyone had given up on. He frees Seto from the Nether after 4 years of solitude. With the end of this war, a new era of peace is established and Seto Magi, along with Max and Jin, are welcomed home. Home to a place where the new generation of Kings and Queens work to create a realm where sorcerers, morvics, & humans may live in peace. But Seto sees a different future. A future that lacks the suffering magic has brought to the realm, and for the 6 years he has lived in the Nether he has mastered his magic to almost terrifying levels. No more will people have to fear the cruelties of magic, no more will the grief, guilt, and pain he has felt in the Nether will haunt him. For when he is done, the Realm of Ethereal will finally be at peace in an existence where magic should never have existed. However, Max Myth only wants a life away from all the problems he was thrust into. He never asked for some dark curse, or never ending nightmares of the void, or to get tangled up in the gods' mess. The moment he recovered his memories and stopped Jin from making the worst mistake of his life, he just wanted to return home, meet his parents, and live a life with his new but old friends. Yet he notices Seto is not acting right despite only meeting him a few times and despite his desires for a normal life, Max can't just leave when this nagging feeling keeps bothering him. Otherwise, he fears he'll regret it. With power comes great responsibilities that Adam, Seto, nor Max can ignore. Soon their Realm will be shaken to its core and one Goddess will work to bring back what she lost by taking what was never hers.

In the search to recover his magic, Seto discovers a daunting secret of his past and the true nature of his sight magic. These truths do little to encourage him as he falls deeper and deeper into a web of fear. It is clear that the King of Emedo wishes for his head, however the reason behind this desire has yet to surface. Seto and the many friends he has made on his journey thus far are in a race against the growing strength of the Emedian army and the underlying darkness of magic. If Seto falls to Emedo, he will surely die. Should he succumb to the allure of his magic, Seto will likely never surface again as the same person he's always been. Cover (c): CATtheDrawer aka WrittenDarkness

Max found something he is sure no one has ever seen or even heard of existing. A place as black as pitch, a place where up is down just as much as it is up, a place where everything seems to vanish, then reappear again. By accident, he falls in while showing a few friends. He doesn't know how long it's been but he finds himself falling back through the hole he fell through. With no idea what has happened he arrives home only to find it's been many years since he "vanished". Even though he receives a warm welcome home, things are too different to be normal. A dark curse lies deep within him, slowly spelling his doom as time ticks by. Max doesn't understand what has happened to him or why, his memories are broken and shattered, but he remembers one voice. The voice of a woman. Her soft and sweet voice in a world of darkness, she sings of her home and tells him his destiny lies there. The only thing Max understands is that by finding this woman, he may just get the answers he craves, only IF he's willing to risk the danger of being in the middle of a war. Art (C) CATtheDrawer (aka WrittenDarkness)