(Original) Afterlight
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skyremixTitle: Afterlight
Rating: M/T
Series: Original
Characters: Original, Akuma & Haruhiko
Word Count: Excerpt
This original work of fiction is the rewritten version of an extremely old story of mine. The original story dates to 2000, published on Fictionpress in 2003. It was crap. Now, not so much (hopefully). Here is an excerpt of the first chapter :)
The demon ran through the gnarled and twisted trees, seeking an opening in the treacherous canopy of the dead forest. It had been burned, as many places here had, and in its pain it had become a monstrous foe, blackened on the surface but strong enough to bear its sharpened branches. A jutting branch caught his side, tearing his shirt and ripping his flesh. His golden eyes glittered in a mixture of frustration and desperation as they glanced toward the sky once more, and he sighed in relief when there was an opening in the branches at last.
He spread his charcoal scaled wings far, and with a push of his foot, took to the red sky. He heard whistles in the air as ropes were tossed, and he laughed as they caught in the branches around him. His laughter was cut off when a rope looped around his throat, pulling him back toward the ground. Arrows pierced through the air and caught him in the back, one through his shoulder and one through his side. He was counting on his personal strength to heal them.
He could feel the number of bodies pulling the rope increase, but he absolutely refused to be grounded at this point. He pumped his wings with all their might, running on pure adrenaline now. He could feel the rope chafe at his neck, and he gasped for air, but he would not relent. He had to get away.
His pained golden eyes, slit like a feline’s, began to cloud over as he was tugged closer toward the forest. His tore at the ropes with his claws, but more replaced them as they fell. He smiled wryly at his enemies’ determination, and wondered if he really had gotten himself in too deep to get out.
You can find the rest of the chapter here if you like it :)
Rating: M/T
Series: Original
Characters: Original, Akuma & Haruhiko
Word Count: Excerpt
This original work of fiction is the rewritten version of an extremely old story of mine. The original story dates to 2000, published on Fictionpress in 2003. It was crap. Now, not so much (hopefully). Here is an excerpt of the first chapter :)
The demon ran through the gnarled and twisted trees, seeking an opening in the treacherous canopy of the dead forest. It had been burned, as many places here had, and in its pain it had become a monstrous foe, blackened on the surface but strong enough to bear its sharpened branches. A jutting branch caught his side, tearing his shirt and ripping his flesh. His golden eyes glittered in a mixture of frustration and desperation as they glanced toward the sky once more, and he sighed in relief when there was an opening in the branches at last.
He spread his charcoal scaled wings far, and with a push of his foot, took to the red sky. He heard whistles in the air as ropes were tossed, and he laughed as they caught in the branches around him. His laughter was cut off when a rope looped around his throat, pulling him back toward the ground. Arrows pierced through the air and caught him in the back, one through his shoulder and one through his side. He was counting on his personal strength to heal them.
He could feel the number of bodies pulling the rope increase, but he absolutely refused to be grounded at this point. He pumped his wings with all their might, running on pure adrenaline now. He could feel the rope chafe at his neck, and he gasped for air, but he would not relent. He had to get away.
His pained golden eyes, slit like a feline’s, began to cloud over as he was tugged closer toward the forest. His tore at the ropes with his claws, but more replaced them as they fell. He smiled wryly at his enemies’ determination, and wondered if he really had gotten himself in too deep to get out.
You can find the rest of the chapter here if you like it :)
