A Brief History, Part 5 [Magic Theory, Pt. 14]
The Lendrii, led by Durien (one of the original apprentices), worked to cultivate the forest around them, making it stronger while harvesting large amounts of…
Eloquent Mess {(LoA)}
157 stories written on Ficly, 2009–2014, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Alternative Narnia (In 10 Words)
Kids explore magical kingdoms in a thinly-veiled Christian allegory.
Alternative Any Romantic Comedy (In 10 Words)
Boy meets Girl. Unfortunate, awkward events ensue. End result: Love.
A Brief History, Part 4 [Magic Theory, Pt. 13]
After Choryl’s declaration of war, his army flooded into the city, wreaking destruction and devastation wherever they could, taking glee in their brutality…
A Brief History, Part 3 [Magic Theory, Pt. 12]
In the final years before The Healer’s death, Choryl amassed an army. He had trained many wizards, teaching them his own views of magic and morality…
A Brief History, Part 2 [Magic Theory, Pt. 11]
The Healer recognised the danger in Choryl’s views and in his temper, and regretted teaching him. She cast him out, forcing him to live on his own, forging his…
A Brief History, Part 1 [Magic Theory, Pt. 10]
It is written that The Healer lived and taught the magical arts for 102 years before her life was brought to an end. She had been banished her tribe, witnessed…
Charms, Part 3 [Magic Theory, Pt. 9]
The Healer discovered that, with a little education, ordinary people without the time to learn the magical arts could still put magic to use through charms…
Charms, Part 2 [Magic Theory, Pt. 8]
In the first years of magic, when The Healer and her followers were exploring their new art, it was believed that charms could only be used once, then had to…
Charms, Part 1 [Magic Theory, Pt. 7]
Through her dreams, the gods revealed unto The Healer the art of storing energy in lifeless vessels. These vessels were called charms, and were used to store…
A Little at a Time [Magic Theory, Pt. 6]
One of the common misconceptions about magical practice is that one must kill an organism entirely, in order to extract its life force. This is untrue, and…
Life Force [Magic Theory, Pt. 5]
Another revelation to The Healer was the duality of magical energy. While harvesting energy could lead to death, the energy itself could be used to give life…
Unfortunate Consequences [Magic Theory, Pt. 4]
The first tenet of magical theory is that all magical energy stems from life itself. This was said to be the first thing the gods revealed to The Healer. Our…
The Great Dawn [Magic Theory, Pt. 3]
Many stories have arisen over the years attempting to explain how mankind first discovered the nature of magic. While many of these are possible, the most…
The 10 Laws [Magic Theory, Pt. 2]
There are 10 basic laws to magical theory, the first being the primary tenet upon which all other laws are based. These 10 laws are as follows: 1. All magical…
Introduction to Magical Theory [Magic Theory, Pt. 1]
From the time of the Great Dawn, when man was first introduced to the art of magic, to the time of the Schism and the Mage War, when the three philosophies…
Alternative Shaun of the Dead (In 10 Words)
“Ugh, Ed!” “I’ll stop doing it when you stop laughing.”
Alternative Star Wars (In 10 Words)
Dysfunctional family with magic powers eventually finds peace and forgiveness.
Lord Of The Rings (In 10 Words)
Frodo goes walking, throws an evil ring into a fire. ~ . . . ~
The Crow (In 10 Words)
Lovesick zombie rock-star kills his fiancée’s killers. Actor dies.