The Witch's circus is in town, and you've got the best seat in the house! We only come around once in your pitiful, mortal lifespan. We've got feral beasts and feral children, knife-eaters and fire-feasters. We have fortunes guaranteed to come true! We have magic mirrors and a Carousel that's been spinning longer than you've been alive! Gorge yourself with our tragically addictive popcorn, chow down on our candy apples, cotton candy, and feast on funnel cake! Just make sure you follow our rules while you're here: Keep your ticket on your person at all times... if you value your freedom. Do not feed the beasts (or the performers, for that matter)... if you value your hide. Do not overstay your welcome... if you value your life. Cover by @Ever_Winter WINNER of the first annual Storyteller Awards fantasy division! Highest rank: #10 in fantasy

Death is upon Shadow Lights, kingdom of the Luceres, descendants of the Nephilim. Argos goes to Evergreen, the human world, to find Prince Elijah, the exiled Prince of Shadow Lights and keeper of the Chronicles of Light, the book that can save the Luceres from their evil king. But Prince Elijah has long been dead, and the book is missing. Left with no choice, Argos turns to Prince Elijah's half-Lucere, half-human grandchildren, Eli, Harold, and Lucy, to find the book, which he realizes never left Shadow Lights. Curious of their lineage, the children travel to Shadow Lights. But with the day fading quickly, along with the king's army of Deorcs tailing them, the quest proves to be a suicide mission. Finding the Chronicles of Light is the only way for them to return home alive. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08BDXM356/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_Zn09EbGEGY0Y2

Chapter One of a story I started. I'm only posting chapter one to get some feedback so I can see what works and what doesn't. It was a normal assignment: "parent" an egg for two weeks to learn about responsibility. For Kyle, however, the end of the assignment brings about a whole new beginning.