Orson_Phoenix

Spirity Awards 2025 Candidate!

In a distant future, Earth is long gone, and humanity’s last survivors have found refuge on the desolate planet of Selora. Genetically engineered and raised to serve, Kael Duskborne arrives in a world where memories are erased, free will is a distant memory, and every movement is dictated by an unyielding, unknown force. His mission: to harvest obsidian from the planet's cursed mines.
But Selora is no ordinary world. The land itself seems to pulse with a strange, sinister energy, and its creatures—ancient, primal, and deadly—lurk in the shadows. As he journeys through this harsh world, Kael begins to question everything he’s been told. Why is he here? What is the truth behind the planet’s dark past?
Silent whispers haunt the air, and warnings of an ancient, omnipotent force—the Silence—demand his attention. With his very life at stake, Kael must choose whether to accept the unspoken order of his existence or fight against the oppressive force that seeks to control him—and the planet itself.
In a world where nothing is as it seems, survival means navigating a web of lies, dark powers, and dangerous allies.

Fragments of a Fallen Star

Hera's skull slammed against the dirt ground as Kreel pounced on top of her, his gaping maw lunging for her throat.

She barely had time to react. She kicked wildly, her boot catching him in the stomach, but he barely flinched. His claws dug into her arms, pinning her down.

The staff. She could use it again. But that was a risk.

What if she killed Kreel? She couldn't do that to him. Seeing his dead corpse a second time would be too much.

Her fingers tightened around the staff's smooth surface. A surge of energy pulsed through her veins, responding to her thoughts, ready to be unleashed. All it would take was one burst, and she could send him flying.

But what if it did more than that?

Kreel snarled, bloodied teeth inches from her face. Hera twisted her head to the side just as his jaw snapped shut, missing her neck by centimeters.

"Damn it, Kreel!" she hissed, shoving against him with every ounce of strength she had left.

The Price of Power