"How little you know," it says, eyes bright and shining. "There is still so much for you to learn."

There is a place, out there, untouched by time and full of history. A place where all stories begin; where all stories end. This piece is part of a bigger WIP, currently known as The Mango Project. Disclaimer: the excerpt read out by the MC in Part 1 was borrowed, with utmost respect, from Sir Terry Pratchett's 'The Wee Free Men.' (Credit to trixterdee, fellow head of TMP, for her role in making this story happen. Thanks Dan) (The lovely cover is courtesy of the fantastic muggleweasley. Thank you, Rara! Do check out her stuff, if you haven't already. She's awesome)

'There are a great many ways to wreck chaos, and the worst of them are those of which we know nothing, until it is too late.' Secret rooms, ancient weapons amidst ashes and a man gone missing. For these reasons, Kharim Maverah has been sent across oceans to investigate a crime his country is being blamed for. Hundreds of possible theories circle the case, none of them good—but as he delves further into this mystery, he sinks deeper into a world of black words and silver tongues, with no other way out but down. (The cover is a lovely gift from the even lovelier muggleweasley. If you haven't already, do check out her work. She's got some really great stuff.)