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• Bound By The Erstwhile Chains   SIX

  ><><><><>~♥♥~<><><><><“But really, you've got to admit yesterday's unforeseen event was scary; terrifying even!”. Fiorella whisper–yelled as she leaned closer to Leigh's ear.“Fiorella! You're going to make me deaf. And yes we all know about yesterday, we were there, remember?”. Leigh replied annoyedly as she glared at Fiorella who didn't seem to notice the glare as she continued to gush about what had happened the previous day.“It was so surprising to find out that the seal of the gods was broken, totally destroyed. I was stupefied!”. She shouted again, making the group of friends walking together to begin the first activity of the day, sigh frustratedly.Leigh, rather than complaining, had resulted to pinching the bridge of her nose with her fi

• Bound By The Erstwhile Chains   FIVE

  She was awoken by the same ear-piercing shrill that haunted her both in reality and unconsciousness. Beads of sweat formed on her forehead as she took deep gasps of breaths.She remembered the strident tone in her voice and her cries of anguish that had always revealed her endless pain and agony. Because she could hear her broken voice, the only thing she couldn't control, revealing her pains to attract unwanted pity or sympathy like moths drawn to a source of light.Every other thing she could mask but her broken voice was uncontrollable, it was the one thing that could give her away. The pain and unrelenting agony she had gone through all her life, continued to seep through her voice, endlessly. Therefore, she had chosen to sacrifice her right to speech and the last words that had left her mouth were “Mom! Dad! No!!!” from that tragic day.Getting up from the strong, wooden mahogany bed frame supporting an extremely soft bed foam coated in deep blue b

• Bound By The Erstwhile Chains   FOUR

  "What?! Never, that, that...thing cannot stay in this camp. We can't possibly allow him to stay. If he insists on staying, then he'll be locked up in the dungeon. There's no way he's going to be a camp member. No way!". Professor Ethan, the hand-to-hand combat/obstacle course teacher shouted.A meeting was being held by the dean alongside the other camp staff regarding the acceptance of the intruder and his conditions and demands. The meeting had been going on for about an hour now as the dean had been trying to convince the staff members but the arguments between the staff didn't wane one bit. The teachers, especially Professor Ethan, were bent and strongly inclined on not giving this intruder a chance to stay at the camp.“Dean Lee, professor Ethan is right. We can't risk letting an intruder, someone we know nothing about, into our camp grounds. Not only are the lives of the students in jeopardy but the entirety of the camp as we know it. If we allow this to happen, we

• Bound By The Erstwhile Chains   THREE

  “There's no one else here but you and I. Are you going to tell me who you are and your purpose for being here or not?”. Dean Lee asked impatiently.They both had been in the dean's office for a while now but the intruder had not shown any sign of wanting to divulge any information whatsoever and he was growing impatient.They had been sitting in silence and the stretching stillness and sedentary act of the intruder was becoming very irksome.She knew she had to say something as soon as possible but she couldn't seem to come to terms with the idea of telling him anything. She was a person very chary and circumspect in her dealings with people. Whether he might be able to help her or not, she couldn't take the chances of leaving hints about her life because like everyone else, he was also a lackey serving under the reign of the powerful. No one could be trusted, that was the harsh truth she had grown to know and live with all her life.The dean sat, lookin

• Bound By The Erstwhile Chains   TWO

  What other good first impression is there than breaking the unbreakable protective seal set around the camp on your arrival. Yeah, exactly, no other entrance could be considered to be as grandiose as that. That is definitely sure to be forever imprinted in the minds of the members. Who knows, it might even make it to the historical records of ‘never been seen before’ events.It seems none of you know the gravity of the seal's powers, allow me to expatiate.The seal had been around the camp for decades, maybe even milleniums. It was placed there together with an invisible magical dome by the seven elders of Arietis called The Stanchion in order to protect the camp from any threat whatsoever.The camp used to face attacks and the founders, The Stanchion had thought of a way to protect the camp from intruders, thereby merging their powers to forge what we now know as the seal.The camp had been found for years now, precisely it had been in existence

• Bound By The Erstwhile Chains   ONE

  "Fear and darkness loomed over the whole United Kingdom. For about twelve years now, after the monstrous event that shook the whole of the United Kingdom occurred, the weather had been oddly very cold and gloomy.The day was almost as dark as night as though every source of light had been obliterated. Parents locked their children up in the house for fear of being consumed by the darkness lurking in every corner of the place.People, young and old, male and female, lived in fear every millisecond of their lives. The formerly cheery, happy and bustling streets of England, previously filled with laughters and exultant cries of males and females was now a hollow shell of what it used to be.A natural curfew appeared to have been set upon every nook and cranny of the country, causing every lingering being to rush to the safety of their homes once the sun set. Multiple door locks, hushes and whisperings are what was heard after, before complete silence befell ever