Virtual Ink October//November 2013 | Page 12

The Ending Discordance A short story by O B S E R V E R My little journal, I write in you this last time, for the chaos is unraveling everything. A being of pure insanity has taken control of our lands, and killed our precious Queen, leaving I and my fellows alone against this being of chaos. One being alone has literally turned everything upside-down, the roads are turning into chemicals usually used for eradicating germs, the clouds have turned to sugar, houses are upside down, why, even our water has turned into a chalky substance! My dear, dear journal, I cannot hold much longer, we cannot fight back, all he must do is snap his claw and we are turned into microorganisms! Yes, I said claw, for this being is not human, he is that of a changeling, a mixmatched Changeling! Long body like a dragon, but with the hind legs of a bull, the front left is a lion’s paw, while the right is that of an eagle! We can’t –- wait -what’s this? I may be the only to record this history, so I must be thorough. The Queen’s daughters, they have come! They are young, one with flowing hair and wise eyes, one with piercing eyes and swift strike. They, they have elements around their necks, 12 strange elements that emit light energy, yet do not seem to slow them down! Three on each, they are now on either side of the evil bein ?Z\?]\?\?[[???[?[??K]?]??[^H?H?[????^\?\?H[Z][?????HH[[Y[???\??]Y?Y?]] ?x?&\? KHx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