Devil's Deal: A Dark Fantasy Romance
The devil craves my soul. It calls to him like the scent of fresh blood. I am not afraid. The night of summer solstice, I do something stupid. Drawn to the fire of magic, I approach the gods in their sacred circle. I am just a mortal, one of many. I shouldn’t merit their attention. But behind the royal figures of the ...
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We reach the meadow as dusk gives way to night, the sky growing heavy with dark purples and blues. The brightest star, Lady of the Night, glimmers over the horizon in the east. God Chors begins his nightly walk across the sky, his silver face almost round. It will be full moon in a few nights.
A collective laughter soars high into the night sky, men and women standing in a large group by the biggest bonfire laughing at a joke. It’s not yet rowdy, but the atmosphere of celebration makes everyone relaxed.
Children run here and there. They will stay for now, when it’s still tame, but when the celebrating turns bawdy, they’ll be sent home.
The big Kupala fire burns tall and bright in the middle of the meadow. It’s built to be higher than any man, shooting gold sparks into the air smelling of evening dew, smoke, and herbs. Dotted around the huge meadow are smaller fires, a large ring of five just at the edge of the river.
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- 1. Sacrifice 14:16
- 2. Burn 19:29
- 3. Poppies 18:24
- 4. Fire 21:33
- 5. Queen 19:03
- 6. Gods 23:02
- 7. Wine 19:45
- 8. Blood 23:16
- 9. Dance 23:31
- 10. Outcast 23:20
- 11. River 20:56
- 12. Antlers 23:46
- 13. Gone 18:11
- 14. Yarrow 20:48
- 15. Lambs 17:20
- 16. Nettle 14:32
- 17. Whisperer 21:36
- 18. Voices 19:22
- 19. Beast 24:18
- 20. Butcher 23:00
- 21. Cup 22:38
- 22. Foul 24:44
- 23. Knife 20:18
- 24. Rival 23:43
- 25. Name 22:36
- 26. Deal 17:54
- 27. Stork 23:40
- 28. Woman 17:26
- 29. Hexes 16:45
- 30. Zmora 19:35
- 31. Free 23:50
- 32. Blow 19:37
- 33. Bargaining 21:16
- 34. Rodzanica 18:45
- 35. Poludnica 19:29
- 36. Soul 18:19
- 37. Noon 17:58
- 38. Lore 29:50
- 39. Chors 20:22
- 40. Singed 19:53
- 41. Silence 26:11
- 42. Branded 17:36
- 43. Worship 27:40
- 44. Wild 20:57
- 45. Signs 18:05
- 46. Nawka 24:04
- 47. Fun 30:45
- 48. Head 21:22
- 49. Rusalka 22:38
- 50. Collateral 24:32
- 51. Sweet 29:01
- 52. Bitter 24:54
- 53. Slawa 29:13