WeepingWisteria

The person nodded and walked away, humming a lilting tune under their breath. Onni exhaled sharply. "That didn't make any damn sense."

"Kids or not, it's impolite to burst into places uninvited." Tempest Briar huffed, readjusting his bag. "And I neither appreciate it nor approve." He made a show of stepping forward, ...

The person’s smile grew even wider. “The forgiveness of a hardened heart.”

“Escalator?” Ki wouldn’t argue that the stairs weren’t moving , which was unnatural and unholy in of itself, but the child using strange words wasn’t helping. They tried to take ...

Ki shrugged. They stared at the remains of the bridge slowly shambling back into place, as if the bridge was never broken. “I don’t like this.” They drew one of ...

Ki, taking in the sight of the locked door, gritted their teeth and turned their shoulder to the door. Squashing their eyes shut, they smashed through the door and crashed ...

“Now, Artemis calls this pile astillas . And now we have to gather thicker sticks to sustain the pile when it’s lit. You can pull them off of dead tries ...

Ki ran to the tower, staring directly at the tower to prevent themself from faltering. The bridge seemed to scream at them, the sound of shattering glass consuming everything in ...

“Micheal joined the trial alone.” Emily righted her head.

Ki sighed and shuffled ever so slightly to prepare to run. “Okay. Three, two, one-“

The person nodded. “Of course. To pass the first gate, you need the forgiveness of a hardened heart.”

Ki swallowed nervously. "No. I-" How does Ki explain how easy it could be to kill them? How does one hand all their weaknesses to someone on a silver platter? ...

Ki forced themself to laugh. "No. It's just-" 48 words. "-the view." Fifty. Any word above fifty was always a risk, and even though Ki had left that lifestyle behind, ...

Ki shook his head, still refusing to move. "Nothing." They crouched low to the ground, trying desperately to distribute their weight.

Ki nodded and, once again, attempted to move. The bridge groaned, locking Ki into place. Maybe staying still wasn't a bad idea. They could stay on this bridge forever until ...