Author Archives: Jesika Rawal

What brings warriors to their knees? What make the strongest of men beg for mercy, cry out in agony, choke on sobs, lift trembling hands to clasping at their heart as if that will protect them. Is it death? The inevitable? The all seeing? The unescapble? No, it’s love. Sugary, syrupy love. Sticky and sweet. […]

The place we were going was an isolated part of town, a place where people went to and never showed up again. People whispered that the manor had belonged to an old english noble family, whenever this was mentioned my father would rant about impure blood until he was purple in the face and kneeling […]

Narrator: Evil as can be, evil and mean, beware of the nine- tailed fox, miserable and a thief, beware of the nine tailed fox.  Kiao enters alone, looking as if the whole world is on his shoulders (maybe it is) but as brave as any Emperor. Across from him stood Ling, the nine-tailed fox ready […]

For the moon, Your pale complexion.Your dark hair, dark as the nights you meet me on. Your gentle smile, softly beaming down on me. Starless, empty nights, (cold, cold, so cold, like I’ll never be warm again) your presence reassures me. When everything is silent and dark (it feels like I’ll never see the light […]

White knuckles, sharp breathing, shaking limbs.  10 more minutes, just 10 more minutes.  Chewing on a bruised, abused lip. Bleeding, Blood.  Rhythmic thump thump of a heart,  Why is there blood, who’s blood? Concerned words. What is he saying, why is he talking?  Wet eyes, blurred figures blurred blurred I can’t see I can’t breathe […]