Releasethebeast Stories

Challenge is to create a 1,500 word short story telling us about one of the other times that Quentin and his friends battled the Beast. Some things should NOT be born.

A quest for a magical artifact leads Quentin and his friends into confrontation with the Beast, with horrifying results (but you knew that already). For the #BattleTheBeast contest.

The Beast is on the hunt for Quentin Coldwater yet again. What challenges will Lucy Daughter face once she takes on the responsibility to save him? My Second submission for the Battle The Beast short story contest.

Challenge is to create a 1,500 word short story telling us about one of the other times that Quentin and his friends battled the Beast. Here's My Name is Luna from the perspective of Penny

A ~1,500 word short story for the #BattleTheBeast contest from The Magicians, on SyFy. It recounts one of the 39 unfortunate times Quentin Coldwater and his friends from Brakebills University battle The Beast, a monstrous master magician from the fantastical land of Fillory. Pretty much everyone dies horrible deaths. Enjoy!

A horrific incident at Brakebills University for Magical Pedagogy compels Dean Fogg to investigate further. For the #BattleTheBeast short story contest, from the world of The Magicians, on SyFy.

Quentin, Alice and Penny (and the others) are battling the Beast for a shortly lived third time.

In Fillory, the air you breathe will either give you the power of gods, or choke the life out of you... An entry for the #BattleTheBeast contest promoting season two of THE MAGICIANS on the SyFy channel. This story's characters belong to the world of The Magicians. If you haven't read the books or watched the show, be aware that there are spoilers below. There have been 40 time loops created to destroy the Beast, a force of immense evil residing within Fillory. Season one of The Magicians deals with the 40th loop. This short piece was written with the following prompt in mind: create a story exploring one of the first 39 loops. Towards the end of season one, there is a scene taking place in Ember's abode in which Julia and Quentin are both present. Ember expresses surprise at seeing Julia. As it turns out, in most of the previous loops, Quentin had usually killed her by now. Our heroes shift uncomfortably at this revelation, which seems intended as a bit of dark humor. I haven't been able to stop thinking about this. I wrote another story for this contest working in an entirely different vein of thought, but still Ember's declaration stuck in my head. Why would Quentin, of all people, kill Julia? If you're a fan of the show, you know that when Dean Fogg tells Quentin and Julia they are reliving a timeline, it's also revealed that this 40th loop is the first in which Julia was not accepted to Brakebills. The hope was that the inner struggle resulting from her feelings of rejection would make her stronger. Stronger than what, I wondered. What occurred for Fogg to feel she needed greater strength? I took Dean Fogg's and Ember's words as hints of what may have happened in one of the other loops and ran with it. I hope you enjoy the resulting story!

Ella Hoover is a single mother with 4 boys about to live the worst night of her life... the purge.

My first entry for the #BattleTheBeast competition. What if Quentin never went to Brakebills? Written in first person.

Quentin and company have stumbled upon a dimension looking for answers; but with doubles and dead-end corridors, what have they really gotten themselves into?

What happens that started the time loop. How did it all begin for the Magicians that led them to repeat history over and over to stop the beast? Battle of the Beast contest entry 1.

Quentin and his friends find their way to Fillory, in order to battle the Beast for the first time. My entry for the #battlethebeast contest.

Challenge: create a 1,500 word short story telling us about one of the other times Quinton and his friends battled the Beast. I introduce Luna.

Within the 39 lives Quentin Coldwater has lived, he crosses the path of a Magician sought out to protect him from the Beast by the forever cryptic Eliza. My entry for the #BattleTheBeast contest.

Quentin and Julia discover the tragic truth about The Beast's origin...or do they? (No, they don't.) For The Magicians short story contest.

What happens when Martin has to get creative when he breaks into BrakeBills. Who will die? Who will stay alive?