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Fools' Errand

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Fool's Errand is the first chaper of the novel I never finished.  It's also the foundation stone on which my first novel, The Dancing Sword of Ulm, was built.  When I started redrafting the book after some very helpful tips from local author Richard Maynard, I threw out almost all of the original work - plot and characters.  (You can read about the hows and whys in my blog posts, here - http://kathytstorys.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/on-fantasy-writing-and-role-playing_22.html
The Dancing Sword has yet to be published.  I'm working on that.
In the meantime I've been looking over my old drafts while doing a tidy up.  There's still the core of a story there, a different tale.  So I thought some readers might be interested to see what the original was like.  And when I do publish, they may also like to pick out the little details from the first work that survived to make it into the final novel.  It's certainly been fascinating for me.
The original story was based on a Dungeons and Dragons campaign I'd run, and the surviving chapters, with a little touching up, does round out to a complete story in itself.  The story, like the novel, is set in my own Fantasy world, which I call the Sundered Land.
I'll post it in sections with the second chapter, The Tower to come later.  Hope you enjoy it.All Rights Reserved

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Luna's Awakening

Well, just when I thought my life couldn't get any crazier, guess what? It got crazier. Last time we met, I was trying to save myself and this guy from this malicious spirit who wouldn't leave him alone and was trying to kill him. I thought that was bad and stress inducing. Unfortunately, I had no idea what else I was in for. Compared to what I'm about to face next, that was a walk in the park. Now, my powers are growing stronger and stronger, and I'm becoming a full fledged sorceress. I am seeing more spirits, the "dark entity" I'm constantly being warned about coming, and I'm trying to brace myself for whatever this entity is. I'm also learning more about the "supernatural world," where apparently, it's where all the ghouls exist and thrive in. And guess what else? I'm going to have to go to school with them. Fantastic. There's a part of me excited, though the larger part is scared to death. So, if you want to come with me on this crazy journey that is my life, get ready, because it's going to get even more weirder by the minute. ***Note: The story will intertwine some with my previous series, The Moonblood Clan series, so it would be best to read that first before reading this one, because some stuff may be confusing.