Chant of the Markay Chapter 5Chapter FiveChant of the Markay Chapter 5
I sloshed through a knee-deep bog with Poppy on my shoulders. The water froze my lower legs, but I didn’t stop. In fact, I hadn’t stopped in sixteen hours. We hadn’t stopped in sixteen hours.
I wrinkled my nose at the stench of rotting foliage. How had I done this to us? I chastised myself for the umpteenth time. Jimmy’s ragged wheezing was loud behind me as he staggered along. His poor young back was tired. He was carrying Karri. I tried to block him out. We had to press on. Deeper and deeper in
Keeper of the CrowsHe lives alone, atop the hill Window open, at the sill E'ery morn his children fly Blackend wings will dark the sky Dusk will fall He shall call His murder's fed Their beaks tipped red For he's the keeper of the crows And this is how his story goes Release the birds, watch them part A flap of feathers beats his heart Flashing eyes, piercing claws Of his birds, there are now flaws E'very eve they come to him As the setting sun grows dim But blackend wings will dark the skies When e'ery morn, his children fly Window open, he's at the sillKeeper of the Crows
Chant of the Markay- Ch.4Chapter FourChant of the Markay- Ch.4
The atmosphere was damp and smelled strongly of mould. Death lived here. Death was in the air. It was on the ground; it was in the walls. Murders had been committed here. Countless ones. Bloodstains painted the passages.
This was Muerte's lair. To see it was a sure omen of your demise.
Muerte. The name struck terror into the most valiant of hearts. He was only one man, but one man with a purpose like non-other. To kill, slaughter and maim anyone that crossed his path... He was merciless. So much that he could butcher the lives of ten thousand children without batting an eye. A cold, black, colorless eye
Chant of the Markay- Chapter 3Chapter ThreeChant of the Markay- Chapter 3
Wiping my eyes, I regained composure. Now was not the time to grieve. "Jimmy! Go to the Kitchen and bundle all the food you can find! Quickly now! GO!"
I saw my brother race off to the kitchen. My heart beat steady. Boom boom. Boom Boom.
Lightning fast I raced into the other room. It seemed as though everything was against me. I tripped in my hurried frenzy over Poppy's world, an old dirty teddy bear named Joe. Quickly I ran to Karri and shook her roughly awake. "Karri!" I barked, "Get up! We have to go now!"
"Wha- What's wrong Lacia?" Karri replied in tired confusion
BORED!
everyoens out! Im spending valentines day with My dad and Brother... blech..
**laughs**
I love this little guys!
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Is this the chance when we fly away?
Also exiting, is that nifty animated avatar impartialbeing is sporting... very cool, Distillers rock!
yay! We're building up quite a crew here aye?
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