17century Stories

A 17th-century English Gothic tragedy: A noble maiden flees the shackles of a political arranged marriage and takes refuge within a lightless abbey. There she falls in love with a cold-blooded Inquisition envoy-only to perish by his own blade. Trapped as a wraith bound to the place of her death, she watches year after year as he endures lonely penance. Bluebells bloom endlessly, while her unspoken final words linger forever, coiled around her solitary phantom form.

A year after Moana and her crew save Motu Fetu, a threat lurks the ocean as the monsters of Lalotai seek power. Moana and her crew set sail once again with the help of Maui, a long lost friend and an accidental Spanish visitor.

The story "The Great Myth of the Shadow Village" is a tale set in an isolated 17th-century village where a sinister myth about a cursed realm called Sceadu has taken hold of the collective psyche of the townspeople. According to the legend, this shadow village only manifests during rare solar eclipses, when the two realms collide. The story follows a group of childhood friends-the narrator, Vera, Tom, and Valek-who venture into the forest one day, unaware of an impending eclipse. When the sky suddenly darkens, they find themselves trapped in the eerie and dangerous realm of Sceadu, desperate to find a way to escape before the eclipse ends. They are stranded there indefinitely. The narrative explores the haunting atmosphere of the cursed village and the challenges the friends face as they navigate the treacherous environment, relying on their wits and determination to survive.

Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608-1674). The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout and a note on the verification. It is considered by critics to be Milton's major work, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time. The poem concerns the biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton's purpose, stated in Book I, is to "justify the ways of God to men".

Paradise Regained is a poem by English poet John Milton, first published in 1671 by John Milton. The volume in which it appeared also contained the poet's closet drama Samson Agonistes. Paradise Regained is connected by name to his earlier and more famous epic poem Paradise Lost, with which it shares similar theological themes; indeed, its title, its use of blank verse, and its progression through Christian history recall the earlier work. However, this effort deals primarily with the temptation of Christ as recounted in the Gospel of Luke.

"Stepping away from the tree, I stumbled closer to the body. It wore tattered clothing and pollen-dusted shoes. A limp, pale hand rested upon its chest, its slight shoulders limned in dying roses. Closing my eyes, I inhaled a shuddering breath before angling ever closer. My heart stuttered. Dark hair swept across the brows of a wan, sickly face; his long, thick eyelashes rested upon his sallow cheeks, his full lips pressed into a subtle frown. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, as if frozen in endless concern. I lifted my hand subconsciously, smoothing out the lines of worry. Such unspoken burdens were not fitting upon this ethereal beauty."

She wasn't meant to be in the story- but fate doesn't always ask permission. Audrey Marianne Bennet wasn't supposed to exist. Yet here she is, with fragments of another life and no desire to play the part written for someone else Some fall into the story. She was written between the lines. And now, fate has turned the page on- Pride and Prediction.

The story I made for the Wittebane brothers. How they became who they were, going from the best of friends, to enemies, how Philip became Belos. How, who, and why.