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“The Light shines in the darkness and the darkness could not overcome it.” Jasper Clink . The scorching sun blazed down on my brown skin. Arching my fatigued and bruised back in motion, I swung the pickaxe hard against the rock. Clink.   My long, black dreadlocks offered no protection from the sun, even after being drenched in my sweat. Man , it’s way too hot to be out here. If the quota wasn’t met by midnight, there would be consequences and not the fun kind. Clink.  I took

“What is this? Is this something that actually happened?” Orion said as he came up behind me. “Judging from the scene and looking at the bones all around us, I would say yeah.” “This is crazy,” Orion whispered in astonishment as his eyes continued to follow the story on the wall. I backed away from the mural a little slowly as I glanced around the rest of the room. I didn’t want to look at the mural anymore, or else it would take me back to those wretched memories. Too late,

Kira The smell of smoke and burning flesh seared my nostrils as it wafted in on the breeze blowing by. The stench was putrid and seeped into every fiber of my clothing. I genuinely hate this part of the job, but I cannot argue that it is at least effective. The once hidden and peaceful compound had now almost been reduced to rubble with dozens of bodies laid across the ground. The people here didn’t really put up much of a fight. The few who did, we disposed of quickly. Jebed

Drip. drip. drip. I open my eyes to a dark and dank room. The searing pain in my head reverberated through my skull. I shook my head and took my time gathering my bearings. I see now that my wrists and ankles are chained to the wall behind me. I try moving my wrists and feet to see if I can break free, but no luck.  Just when we take one step forward, we end up taking two steps back. Ok, Jasper think, how do I get out of this?  I looked around the area to see if there was any

Jasper After a few beats, we hear the squad run past us. “Come on, men, look harder, they couldn’t have gone far!” The echo of their footsteps faded as we looked at each other, holding our breath, waiting. We wait for what seems like ages until finally we can't hear a sound. I look to Mishael and Noah and mouth for them to stay there. I take a step outside of the crevice and look around, getting a bearing of my surroundings. No signs of them. “Ok, come out.” The kids walk out

“You mean the place you were talking about earlier?” Mishael chimes in with food in his mouth. “But I thought that it was fictional?” “Yes, that place, and well, it might not be, but it’s worth looking into anyway. This was my father’s Book of Light. He wrote about his life and as much information as he knew about the Light Keepers.” “Did he write down the location of where the New Promised Land is?” Noah responded “Well, yes and no, in order for the New Promised Land to stay

Jasper It has been hours since we started running through the desert. With our torch having just gone out, it's pitch black with nothing but the stars to guide us. The children are lagging farther and farther behind. I doubt they can keep walking any further, but we can’t stay out here in the open like this. I turned behind me and could tell that Mishael was walking slower and slower. I stop for a moment and lower my body so that he can get on my back. The moment he hopped on

I signal to my men to go ahead and knock on the door. I hear faint voices coming from inside. We got them.          “Who is it?”          “It’s the local guard, open up.”          “Ok, give me a minute,” I tap my foot impatiently on the ground. Ugh, she is stalling for time.  I go in and grab the handle. I open the door, and all I see is a frail old woman standing in the room.          “Guards, search everywhere, leave no place untouched.” I turn to look at the woman. “Good e

Kira I take a long, quiet sip of my glass of water as I stare out the window of my office, watching over the courtyard. The sun begins to set. The heavy footsteps of one of my guards come bearing down the hallway. “Commander, some prisoners have escaped!” I take another sip from my glass and set it down on my desk. I turn to look at the guard. “Well, don’t just stand there, go find them.” “Yes, ma’am!” The guard quickly leaves out the door. I turn back around and gaze at the

Passing by one of the vendors a shiny metal object caught my eye. Gazing at its bright metallic shine I saw that it was a metal bow staff. Oh, I could use something like that.  I walk over to the vendor and ask, “How much for the bow staff? The vendor looked me up and down with shifty eyes, “Oh, you have taste, I see. This here staff is of fine quality, it's gonna cost you a mighty high price.” “How much?” I say almost impatiently. “The cost is five gold coins.” “Make it thre

Jasper “Jasper, c’mon, wake up! It’s been 5 days already, you need to get up!” Noah says as she jumps onto my chest. “Ouch! Noah, please, I’m still injured,” I say as I jump up from the weight of her body. “No, you’re not, stop being such a big crybaby. Miss Sarah says you’ve had enough rest and that the healing oil should have finished its job already. Now get up!” Noah grabs the blanket and yanks it off the bed as she takes it and darts out into the hallway. “Dang it, Noah,

Jasper “Light Keepers!?” I yell, You mean the ones that the whole world is hunting for. Those Light Keepers?” “Shhhh, keep your voice down, you don’t want to wake up the children, do you?” “I’m sorry, I just can’t believe you would say something like that. The words Light Keepers are so taboo, especially around a stranger.” “Well, it's already been said now,” she replies nonchalantly. “Mercy, woman, you’re reckless.” I hesitate, “but yes, I kn- I mean I’ve heard about the Lig

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