Chapters tagged magic

by bbcummings

Chapter 2

The amulet burned with a soft crimson light in its core. Upon initially looking at it, you thought it was a burning ember somehow kept alive for an untold period of time. However, upon touching the amulet, you find it to be as cold as ice. A shiver runs up your spine and down in...

by bbcummings

Chapter 2

You open the box to find a large vial resting upon a black velvet interior. The vial is filled with a viscous black liquid; a putrid green glow surrounds this goo. You pull out the vial, noticing the warm touch, and slosh the fluid around. It moves as slow as molasses. Also, the...

by bbcummings

Chapter 2

Well this is rather unexpected. You open the box to find an ornate bottle of purple fluid, labeled "Lilith Barker's Potion of Lust" in fancy lettering. Above the lettering is a little infinity symbol. Probably just a fun little marking. The bottle is pretty, if a little bit lew...

by bbcummings

Chapter 2

Seeds? Really? The box with the Evil Dead aesthetic didn't seem like the kind for carrying gardening materials. You pull the little packet out, hearing the patter of dozens of little seeds. On the packet reads this warning: "Caution. Infernal botanical spores harvested from unk...

by bbcummings

Chapter 6

Daniela strained her eyes at her monitor, hoping desperately to speed the process of testing up. If she could just put in two or three more hours of solid work, she could leave. The problem was the "solid work" part. Since the last of her co-workers had left, Daniela's visions h...

by bbcummings

Chapter 7

The creature knocked hard against the confines of its glass prison, to reach the outside world. The thick gel within the container slowed its movements, but could not hold off its supernatural speed and power. With each thrust, the black, tentacled creature within lurch...

by bbcummings

Chapter 2

This is probably the most self-explanatory and obvious thing you could have found for a story like this...

by bbcummings

Chapter 2

You open the box and see a glistening, roundish object of a mellow green color. It looks like an egg. A really fancy jade egg maybe? On closer inspection, you notice that the egg almost seems organic. Maybe even alive. Running your fingers along its surface does not dispel this...

by bbcummings

Chapter 2

If it weren't for the note, you would have guessed it was a talon from a hawk (or something similar). It was a sharp, pointed nail/claw of an onyx shade. At the tip shimmered some dried residue. Blood? With trepidation, you reach into the box and pull it out, noticing a crumpled...

by Arthor Thomarius

Chapter 2

Alex shook the box around and heard something tiny rolling around inside. When Alex looked inside they saw a simple gold band with something engraved into it in strange glyphs that were not in any language Alex had ever seen before. Alex picked the ring up and looked closer at t...