“Do ye even know what he’s done?” inquired the beast. “Around the little motes of joy is a sea of horror and blood; would such a master such as that be merciful to ye?”
I want to know more about Uiscin’s backstory. Sounds like he’s not the cheery goblin he seems to be.
This was a fascinating concept too. You could do an entire novel based on this idea:
“When we folk of the síd reach the end of our lives, all our memories pour from dreams into the waking world. They live out the golden days before they fade with us. It is like the blooming flower that withers in winter. Sometimes, things that dwell in the darkest reaches of the otherworld crawl between the black spaces of sleep to ruin the memories of dreamers. They feed upon the fear and sadness they sew through destroying these treasures of our minds.”
I always enjoy the adventures of Eachann and Connor. You have created what can become a classic duo of ancient heroes. This story had a unique twist—dreams and nightmares morphing into reality. And, I especially liked the light touch at the end when Eachann and Connor discovered the third element of the spell wouldn’t allow them to eat before Ulscin and they hustled back to remedy the problem. Good job.
You should add this to this thread.
https://www.lunarawards.com/p/the-pitch-6-the-best-science-fiction/comments
Thanks for putting this on my radar!
“Do ye even know what he’s done?” inquired the beast. “Around the little motes of joy is a sea of horror and blood; would such a master such as that be merciful to ye?”
I want to know more about Uiscin’s backstory. Sounds like he’s not the cheery goblin he seems to be.
This was a fascinating concept too. You could do an entire novel based on this idea:
“When we folk of the síd reach the end of our lives, all our memories pour from dreams into the waking world. They live out the golden days before they fade with us. It is like the blooming flower that withers in winter. Sometimes, things that dwell in the darkest reaches of the otherworld crawl between the black spaces of sleep to ruin the memories of dreamers. They feed upon the fear and sadness they sew through destroying these treasures of our minds.”
I always enjoy the adventures of Eachann and Connor. You have created what can become a classic duo of ancient heroes. This story had a unique twist—dreams and nightmares morphing into reality. And, I especially liked the light touch at the end when Eachann and Connor discovered the third element of the spell wouldn’t allow them to eat before Ulscin and they hustled back to remedy the problem. Good job.
Good story, Ethan! Now what are Connor and Eachann going to do?