"As I looked at the strange environment around me, something felt very wrong. My stomach was pained from the confusion and the feeling that something was off. A man came up to the boat, asking one of the sailors, "From where did you sail?". To which the sailor answered, "Liverpool, sir.". The man then asked the name of the ship, "The Canberra". The man pulled up a small device from what seemed to be a pocket in his pants, looked at it for a few seconds, then held it up to his ear and spoke into it. After a minute of silence from those on the ship, the man told us to wait here on the ship, and he would come back.
After waiting for an hour, watching the strange world around me, the man came back with more men, one of them coming right up to the sailor before, and asked him, "What is the date that you sailed?". The sailor replied to the man in black, "May 15, 1845." The man's eyes got wide and claimed that the sailor was lying, to which the sailor adamantly told him that he wasn't. The man dressed in black turned to the man from earlier, quietly whispering to him. He then turned back towards the sailor and told him, "The date today is June 25, 2014." "
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This story is based off of a dream I once had, hence the title of the story. It is in the works, so there may be editing done to it while it is being published.
Other than that, enjoy!
I will be your heart, if you will be my shield.
In a world where magic supposedly didn't exist, Serena has spent years struggling to conceal her unpredictable singing magic. While wishing for a peaceful life where she can sing without fear, she sees a man in handcuffs being forced into a shady research center.
Their eyes meet, and the soulbond is forged.
Darien is not from this world, and he's been held captive for years. With the soulbond amplifying his strength, he can fight his way through almost everything, but not every danger can be fought with fists.
Their love draws them together even as power-hungry enemies try to pry them apart. They want to control Darien for their own purposes, but he's too strong to be controlled by force. Their love is their greatest strength-and their biggest vulnerability.
But magic has its own rules, and no song can go unanswered.
Excerpt:
I pitied the man, although with so many cops around him, he was quite dangerous. Who needed 30 police officers to supervise one guy who in handcuffs and leg shackles? I watched him walk down the gauntlet between the rows of officers.
It was as if I couldn't look away. He paused and looked around. His brilliant glowing blue eyes seemed to meet mine across the vast distance. I couldn't even blink as his eyes seemed to hold mine.
The trees of a park broke our locked gaze as the bus kept on driving. I took a deep breath, suddenly realizing that I had stopped breathing the moment our eyes met. I had never seen such blue eyes before-and they glowed! A shiver ran through me. I had been too far away to make out the color of the man's eyes.
My eyes watched the trees, hoping for a break in them so I could see the man again. I had no such luck.
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Fade-to-black action fantasy romance
Copyright November 2017. Readers may not copy, alter, translate, or steal this story. Fanfictions may use my *world* and *magic rules* as long as credit is given.