Cathedral Stories

He was adored for his beauty and feared for his cruelty. Then he was cursed. Exiled to the bell tower of Saint-Sulpice, Édouard Valmont becomes a monster in the eyes of the city. Merely an unseen voice behind the ringing bells. But when a traveling performer named Lysander discovers the man beneath the deformity, something begins to awaken inside Édouard: a longing he has never known. Yet the cathedral hides more than stone and prayer. And when a powerful church official's obsession turns into a threat, Édouard must confront the darkest truth of all: redemption may require a price he cannot pay. A gothic tragedy of love, vanity, and the unbearable weight of becoming worthy.

Across the cold distances between stars, humanity spreads through the galaxy as the Sons of Supreme, warrior pilgrims in cathedral ships who believe God made them in His image and gave them the universe as their inheritance. Alien species watch in horror as these faithful conquerors advance not with weapons alone, but with hymns that shatter minds and certainty that burns away doubt like fire. From the perspective of beings made of questions, memory, and fear, humanity is not just dangerous but spiritually overwhelming, creatures whose absolute belief in their divine purpose makes them unstoppable. As humans claim system after system, the aliens must face a terrifying truth: they are not fighting an empire or an invasion, but a species that believes it is simply coming home to what was always meant to be theirs. In the darkness between worlds, the galaxy learns to fear not the weapons of mankind, but the hymns they sing while advancing toward their inheritance.

An ancient cathedral guards a relic with the power to restore the kingdom, war-torn and poverty-stricken, to its former glory. However, the magic on the cathedral will only grant entry to the innocent---anyone over the age of sixteen is considered too old. Every year, a child under sixteen is sent by the king to restore their home to glory. But this year, Dawn Jolene Agosto is sent to the cathedral to restore her home. One chance to save her kingdom. Magic is in the air. Failure is not an option. What lessons will she learn? Who will she meet? Read this story to find out!

This is a work of fiction and should not be taken seriously. Any and all characters depicted in this story are not based on real people nor real events. Any resemblance presented with other stories and characters are solely coincidental and should not be compared. For entertainment purposes ONLY.

"Jace knew better than to make sure each limb was polished to a sheen, each hair was tucked in place. He knew better than to move their hands gingerly, than to sing to them softly. For these writhing beings could not be deemed human. And the Wrinkled Ones loomed above, watching. Waiting, with their viridian-colored noggins tilted to the side. Jace believed the Wrinkled Ones to be omniscient." The Wrinkled Ones loom over all in this artificial world. A world Moth phases through without connecting with anyone else. They consider it an unalterable fact of their inhumanness, but perhaps Moth's increasingly high dose of fear they inject into themself, one indicative of some dormant humanness.

Explore a forbidden and passionate encounter between Morbius, the tormented vampire, and Emet-Selch, the enigmatic Ascian. In the depths of darkness, their desires intertwine, leading to a stolen moment of ecstasy. With vivid prose and palpable tension, this captivating tale delves into the depths of their forbidden love, leaving an indelible mark on their souls.

These are a couple short stories. A desert one, a school one, a murder mystery one, a homelessness one, a cathedral one and a volcano one. They all vary in size some are only one paragraph, others are an average chapter length but they are all short stories. I own all the characters but most of the stories don't really have characters. Also, to note people die in most of them so if your not okay with that don't read thankyou! Enjoy xx Charlotte

A little one shot for the cathedral of Paris....

In the town of Little Creek, there resides a meager population of 679 people. There are two elementary schools, one public high school, two gas stations, and one street corner cafe that's the only place in town where you can order something that's double-fried and loaded with salt. There are three churches, something the adults of the town praise as an invaluable highlight and something most of the younger population heave a sigh at. In short, everything is painfully underwhelming and average. At least, it WAS average until an angel came hurtling through the stained-glass window of Saint Thomas's Cathedral on a Saturday evening. How do I know it's not some wack story that half-crazed 83-year-old Mrs. Henshore imagined as she was rolling her rosary beads between her fingers during service? Because I was there, and I know that everything I saw is true. I always thought angel visits to earth were supposed to be considered miracles; a sign of good will from the big man himself. I never thought it would unleash hell on earth.

It is 1515 in France and Judge Amadeus Rondelet vowed to rid Paris of the evil Gypsies. Catholic and a virtious attender of Notre Dame, Rondelet had not expected to be mentally seduced by one of the hated gypsies. Tormented by lust, he gives her a choice, to choose him or her pyre, to be his mistress or to burn at the stake.

Picture by www.everystockphoto.com Introduction: I was inspired by Bill Temple to write poems of War - From the point of view of those who have lost someone in war and their grievances. A sample of the first of these selection of poems can be seen on the first page of my selection - War Poems: Muse to Remember - (By David Hurt). So here's to Bill Temple and His devoted and dedicated series 'War the most useless act of man.' Enjoy the read...

The Levina family has been working on Mia Terceo for decates and when Roma Levina was old enough herself, she too began working. One day she meets Nicolas Vega, the son to the owner of Mia Terceo. And Lord Cassius Vega, his father, would never approve of their relations if he knew. But sometimes the trouble is all worth it. Follow them through the story of forbidden love and the oproar of a beginning civil war for liberty.

A group of girls have been growing up in the furthest corner of the world not knowing of their immense and powerful heritage. A sudden tragedy and an unexpected discovery turns their whole world topsy-turvy and they begin questioning their very existence. Was there anything they knew about their world that wasn't a mere facade, including their own identities? Worse, a dark danger was lurking just around the corner that had existed long before them and threatened to destroy life as they had known it for all time to come. What role had 4 teenage girls and their friends to play and who could they put their trust in, in these dark times? Cover design by @pan_demonium. An original story by CrystalEmbers and pan_demonium. A story of adventure and destiny, courage and loyalty, blood and bonding, family and friendship. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 444 Castro Street, Suite 900, Mountain View, California, 94041, USA.

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THE COLOGNE CATHEDRAL IS A landmark in Cologne, visible from afar, and the city center. In 1996, UNESCO declared the Cathedral one of the largest European masterpieces of Gothic architecture and a World Heritage Site. Among pious Catholics, the Cologne Cathedral is considered to be an important pilgrimage site, because the bones of the Three Kings lie there. But hundreds of thousands of tourists and cultural enthusiasts also like to visit the church.

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