Things to Read

53 stories, Created by Trahelion

Tartarus

The Gates to Tartarus the Underground City of Vampires have been shut for years. Until now. On the hunt for her sister’s killer, Diane will do anything for vengeance. But vengeance comes with a price.

The Black Hand (An Enchanter's Cycle Standalone)

A companion novel to the Enchanter's Cycle, detailing the origin one of its most prolific characters.

Beyond Plotquest

Fantasy, humor, satire, and not at all what you're expecting...

The Encircling Wars of Nacathelion: The Myriad of Paths

A war torn world in the grips of battling factions. The tale of fantasy that combines medieval warfare, sorcery and adventure into one epic journey.

Ensanguined

As far as blind dates go, I've tasted better.

The Devil Tree

Two young boys who discover that they have lost something that can never be returned.

The Saviour of the Infinite is Death

This is a short story no more than a page. A friend of mine encouraged me to publish it here, so here it is. It is somewhat dark and thought-provoking; please tell me what you think of it! Enjoy!

Happy Days

The apocalypse has come and gone. The dead are walking the earth. Humanity's survivors are huddled together in small groups, eking out a primitive existence in a dead land...and I couldn't be happier.

Honeybee

If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live...

Double or Nothing

A young couple have a perfect life, or so they think, until they are challenged by a new guy arriving on the scene.

The Last Starry Night

A young girl runs away from her broken home... and then the stars go out. Now she and her friends must save the Earth by proving that humans are a sentient species.

Ignite

In the ruins of London, one rebel group stands against the oppressive Empire. Jacks, a teenage pickpocket, joins them by accident - now she can't leave.

The Fay of Elswood Forest

After a run-in with fairies and a dryad as a young child, Margaret swore never to enter the forest again. Now 16, they must enter not only the forest, but the dangerous and unknown world of the Fay.

Loving Lakyn

"I don't like you today." Scott didn't miss a beat, or bother to even glance up at me. "You love me." I snorted and smoothed my thumb over the scar on my wrist. "That doesn't mean I have to like you."

A Soul's Worth

To keep himself and his secret lover Ben out of prison, Warren sells automatons to the wealthy of Victorian London. The catch? They’re golems given life by witchcraft--and each one costs a human soul.

Bob's Ghost

Bob's got a ghost. It's not necessarily a good thing.

Incubus

The war was inevitable, Hell had finally gotten tired of being beneath everything. Hell wanted payback. There are 7 billion people on the planet, each one a vessel, each one a soldier for the Devil.

Painted Blue

Dorian Chase is a thirty-three-year-old Detective in Narcotics Investigations. Felix is an eighteen-year-old runaway who knows exactly what--and who--he wants.

Learning from the Jungle

Emmitt and Reno find each other in the destruction of Chicago and in the midst of the nuclear disaster, head south towards Texas and safety while trying to stay alive.

Rosetta Rainbow and the Arts of Magic

Rosetta Rainbow is a woman blasted from a volcano. She meets with the founder of the future Elemente Magicians. Then she unveils all the arts of magic with her teachers as the first magicians to live!

Apologies to the Wolf. Sincerely, Me

A short story about those who have had wrong done to them. A fable about the wellspring of compassion.

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Schoolmaster Chance McPrudence is content with his quiet life. He lives with his sister in a small farmhouse on the outskirts of the fledging eighteenth century community of

Love me til the sun shines

Dave is a talented guitarist who, along with his brother, is seeking to make it big in the music business. He is sure of everything he wants in life until the day he meets the very beautiful Mick.

Nelumbella

A collision of fairy tales twisted into a story about an imperfect prince, flawed princesses, charming men, a knight in rusting armour, and more.

Lady of the Sea

If one were to browse a shelf stocked full of the world’s greatest stories; one might happen upon a very slim and unostentatious volume written by Heinz and Darwin Pearlman.... One of Mermaids...

Just Juliet

The first thing that caught my eye was Juliet James.

The Last Exodus

What would America look like if the most extreme socialist dreams became a reality? The Last Exodus explores such a tale, and what people will do to find a better life.

The House That Jack Built

Inside every man is a secret. Inside every secret is a lie. When a man's mysterious past threatens to consume him, he must choose between deceiving his wife—and losing her for all time. A short story.

Fire on the Mound

In broken tongue I call to the dark and summon unholy choir. So it is, I invite you now. Arise, put your hand in the fire!

Two Souls One Heart

With a loose-limbed naturalness, she conveys naiveté, intellectual curiosity and romantic yearning. Eric Northman shows the unassuming Tara Thornton a newfound thrill at being seen...

C.O.R.A.

Project C.O.R.A. was destined for greatness! But unfortunately, that success fell short. However, a spark of hope can be found in the origin of the problem, found by a rag-tag team of geniuses.

The Runes of Rahkfolk - Zardraken's Crypt

Balamor Wisebeard, a young mapmaker with appetite for knowledge, travels to an uncharted land known as the Mog Brush. His adventure quickly turns into a journey fated in blood and magic.

L'art sanglante

How far would you be willing to go in the name of art and beauty? Would you be willing to kill, just to get that perfect piece? And if so, would you be able to go through with it?

SHADOW SONNET

If God doesn't answer, and Satan just doesn't care...these rare moments are when Death steps in to be the Saviour, your own personal Monty Hall...

Call of The Zodiac (Book One)

Darkness is approaching, danger is increasing, and it's all to the Guardians of the Zodiac to stop it. Question is, are they strong enough to stand against the might of Ophiuchus?

Ten Revolutions - Part One

In post-apocalyptic year 2251, one boy joins a vicious cult to hunt down his father's murderer. Now he must uncover a conspiracy and choose to either betray his lover or join him as a servant to evil.

HOWLERS

A pack of drunken teenagers unwittingly resurrect an ancient evil, it's owner, and her..um...pets. It's blood, murder, witchcraft and mayhem in the backwoods of Corden County, GA. Tasty stuff.......

Vorago: Prologue Part 1

A human wakes up in a unknown dark space, when he discovers there is no way out, he desperately tries to find out what happened, where is he and if there is a way out.

My First Story

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Dungeon of the False Hollowed King

Astora, once a grand adventurer loses his will in the dungeon of the False Hollowed King, but returns to try and reach the final floor with a new group of friends, it is a fight of will and survival.

Souls for Suffering

A teleporting girl and her younger brother traverse the desert world of Seron, doing their best to avoid monsters and brainwashed super-soldiers that are stuck in a war between the sexes. 90,000K

The Cyneweard

A grisly string of murders digs up a city's troubled past and fans the flames of a bitter tension between a greedy factory and its mistreated workers. As conflict ignites, lives will never be the same

Dumbledore's True Intentions

I had to write a short story for my English class where we had to make a good guy a bad guy, So I decided to use Dumbledore. Dumbledore is the complete opposite of what everyone thought he was.

Not One

Poetry doesn't necessarily have to rhyme. Blank verse has a beauty of its own.

The Mirrth Chronicles: The Reign of the Dormag

Reegan sighed heavily, catching the cool fresh wet earth musk in her burning lungs. Whispering, just loud enough for Eamon to hear she said, “I have wings.”

Bicycle on a Space Ship

Jayne's birthday has rolled around again and this year the crew intends to make Vera jealous.

Little Saint Bride

Every ten years, the God of Death takes a human sacrifice as a bride, searching for a lost love. But is the Underworld ready for Nerissa, with her quirky nature and score to settle?

Scarrowcroft Manor

I wake up to find myself in a strange house on a hill, with no memory of my life beforehand. Who am I? How did I get here? Am I Alone?

The Doll House

A little girl's dream home...or a house of nightmares?

Archangel

For the people of the Earth Liberation Army there is one absolute certainty: if the Archangel is coming, Death is not far behind.

Construction Paper

Sadie ignores the clown following her until the clown can no longer ignore his feelings. (photo by Stephen Brace)

Mindbender

Lance Thorn led a boring life. Until The Event, which gifted many with strange abilities, after which Lance made a startling discovery: He can read minds. Things will never be boring again.

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