The Child was not a child, yet she was. She was also an old woman; a large, black creature with leathery wings; a horned serpent, a young woman with a large, pregnant belly; and a feathered being surrounded by blinding light. In the midst of all of these flickering...
As Xia writhed and hissed on the ground, she was unaware of being watched. She knew that the child watched. She even saw the women arrive with their blue brow ink glowing and pulsating under their skin. She felt the small animals, the bugs, the birds and the wind....
The Other broke the strained silence, asking “Do you know why you have not yet been summoned before The Council?” Xia poked her lips out, willing herself to be, for once, cordial and humble. She settled on word answers for the interrogation that she knew was coming. “No,” she...
Meet Xia, the newest heroine in my short story collection. This one is a little bit different from the rest. Enjoy! —————————————————————– Xia had killed eight flies, and was hunting for the ninth, when she felt the presence behind her. Her back stiffened involuntarily as The Other crept closer....
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