Category: Fantastical

  • A Darkened Place (part 2)

    Andrew Goshert

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    “Give Celikor your strength! Give it up to him or die!” The OFT screamed at Zane, spitting, marking the young Aetherion’s face. “I will die before I give in to the Hytoike!” Zane growled. The OFT flexed his claws, “I’m sure you’ll come to change your mind in time.” With that, the hideous creature reared Read more

  • A Darkened Place (part 1)

    Andrew Goshert

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    Cold air blew across the planes of the Darkened Place. Cold wind like the evil breath of the Hytoike passes over the small camp of Aetherion below. “Everybody up!” Kalar shouted. He kicked dirt over the remnants of a campfire and motioned expansively. “I said! Everybody up!” Amy and Mike got to their feet, packing Read more

  • Zane

    Andrew Goshert

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    Zane is the first elemental Aetherion born in a thousand years and is the main character of the Aetherion stories. The stories revolve around Zane’s attempt to discover his place and his power in the other ranks of the Aetherion. Zane is first introduced in the story A New Horizon, in which he discovers he Read more

  • A New Horizon (part 2)

    Andrew Goshert

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    Lee began to panic, looking left and right. “No, no, no, no.” Zane grabbed his shoulders and spun the older boy around, “What is it?” “Your father! He isn’t here! He said I should go ahead, and he’d be waiting for us here. We don’t stand a chance against the Onyxian without him.” Zane bit Read more

  • A New Horizon (part 1)

    Andrew Goshert

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    Rain fell pattering to the ground, splashing across the street and sidewalk alike. Zane liked rain; he liked thunder and lightning. The smell, the feel, the wind, everything the elements could throw at him. Zane’s school didn’t like rain, so he used an umbrella as he walked. Splashing through the streets. Zane enjoyed his walk Read more

  • Maria

    Andrew Goshert

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    Maria is a major character in the Nibblerflutzer storyline. She is Eric’s cousin, first introduced in the story Villainy Viciousness and Vegetables, in which he accidentally convinces Eric that she is a ghost haunting the building before losing her bracelet and nearly driving him mad. Maria is a telepath; throughout the stories, her gift comes Read more

  • Eric

    Andrew Goshert

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    Eric is a friend of Thomas and a cousin of Maria. He is first introduced in the story Villainy Viciousness and Vegetables, where he is attacked by a pack of were-potatoes along with Thomas and his cousin. Eric is staying with his uncle throughout the stories while his parents do an archeological dig in Saudi Read more

  • Thomas

    Andrew Goshert

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    Thomas is the younger brother of Kirk, an explorer first mentioned in the story Nibblerflutzer. In the story Nibblerflutzer, Thomas is presented as a six-year-old genius and somewhat of a silly person. He mistakenly calls a squirrel a Nibblerflutzer before running into a sasquatch-like creature, which his brother Kirk names a Nibblerflutzer in honor of Read more

  • Shadow’s Survival (part 2)

    Andrew Goshert

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    A soft buzzing drew me to the window, and something dark moved into the shadows. Night fell quickly and early here. It was only five o’clock, and the sun had mostly set. Even so, I could detect it. Black on black as it slithered like liquid forward, something dangerous, something hungry. “Maria…” It whispered. I Read more

  • Shadow’s Survival (part 1)

    Andrew Goshert

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    It was one with the shadows. It was all shadows, and yet it was none. I moved like a liquid pouring along the ground as if the long, lithe legs were for decoration and not for actual walking. Its long, thin, shadow-like tail whipped back through the air, fading into the air without any actual Read more