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Some years—not every year—fierce winds blow from the north, and the old folk mutter about the ride of the indestructible king. And they cast about their narrow-eyed glances at those who might have summoned such winds, by taking something they shouldn't have.

The tale is not such an old one. Here it is told.

Nothing could harm the indestructible Ximrahet, until the day an enemy discovered his greatest weakness.

Genre: Fantasy, Mythology

Tags: Esdronan, gift, last spell, Mosrueph, Nittriyam, Ximrahet

CREDITSStory: "Ximrahet" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Ximrahet" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "A last prayer" "Immortals" "Haunted" "City of magic" "A new day begins" "They come from the north"

Music by Andy Ray* "Medieval Theme #4" "Army of Death (looped)" "Steel Enemy"

Music by MuzStation Game Music (Andrew Sitkov)* "Lyric Voices #1" "Lyric Voices #5"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy), MuzStation Game Music (Andrew Sitkov), and Andy Ray is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Dark Fantasy Studio, MuzStation Game Music, and Andy Ray at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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There was something about this particular story of extraterrestrial abductions in a sleepy little town where nothing usually happened that struck me as… curious.

So when Barbara Keysmith contacted my office and told me that she had some details to share that she hadn't shared with the authorities, I was already primed to answer her call.

Residents of the quiet town of Midvale are vanishing, and one reporter uncovers a cause even more astounding than alien abductions.

Genre: Science Fiction

Tags: Barbara Keysmith, Dr. Barnes, extraterrestrial, floating brain, Gast, Jeffrey Keysmith

CREDITS

Story: "The Midvale Experiment" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "The Barnes and Keysmith Project" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by Rafael Archangel "Smoke" "Thinking" "Forgotten"

Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "Monochromatic stain" "Investigation day" "Shadow tunnel" "After dark" "Behind heaven"

Music by Andy Ray "Stars Talk" "Freedom" "Dark Side" "Another World"

Music by Unnamed Artist "Song_Mistery"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Rafael Archangel is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy), Andy Ray, and the unnamed artist is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Rafael Archangel at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) and Andy Ray at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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Shortly before the world lost contact with Tranenbloud Island, the research team reported that an islander and a member of the team had gone missing, a man and a woman. Both were later found dead and with their reproductive organs missing, presumably devoured.

A few days after that, all communication from the island ceased.

Captain Rosemere and his strike team are up against an enemy to which both science and legend ascribe unsettling powers.

Genre: Horror, Science Fiction

Tags: briefer, Captain Rosemere, elder, islander, luna, plesiosaur, Polly, psychic specialist, Tranenbloud Island

CREDITS

Story: "Tranenbloud Island" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Rosemere's Strike Team" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by Lee Rosevere "Decompress" "It's A Mystery" "Thoughtful"

Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "The myst" "Demon at the door" "Autopsy" "Reaper" "Prisma" "The encounter" "Unclassified"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"There were people who once knew how to harness energies that we haven't yet discovered, or rather, rediscovered," Dr. Taisho said as she strapped the leathery cuff around his right wrist. "They did so by learning about the world around them and building tools to understand and then use the forces and energies they observed. Wars and calamities overcame the world and most of the knowledge and the tools were destroyed or lost. There are those in the present time who are trying to regain that knowledge. They are finding some of the tools and devices and testing them to see if they still work. This is one those devices."

After a volunteer for research study discovers that he is able to operate an ancient device, both he and the device are hunted by the powerful.

Genre: Fantasy

Tags: amazing mechanism, Brian Bicknell, Mrs. Winsome, MZN, time perception, time travel, Tora Taisho

CREDITSStory: "The Makriazaton Mechanism" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Crash Test" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by Lee Rosevere "Glass Android" "Tech Toys" "It's A Mystery" "Thoughtful" "Max Flashback"

Music by Andy Ray* "Action Time (Looped)" "Drive With Me"

Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Casual Arcade Track #3 (looped)" "Casual Arcade Track #1 Version 2 (looped)" "Lyric Voices #4"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Andy Ray and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Andy Ray and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

There are flames in the distance. There is a dragon in the distance. We must ride out to meet him.

It is said that the first dragon was born of hatred. And all of the things that follow hatred. Envy and greed. Bloodlust.

It is said that the first dragon was born from a person, right here in this very village. It is said that the first dragon was born of a curse. A curse that was meant to save, for some curses can save.

A traveler is given a blessing and a curse, and both give rise to a most fearsome and extraordinary new creature.

Genre: Fantasy, Horror

Tags: baron, beggar, blessing, curse, dragon, hatred, traveler, Valor, Ver, Verandering, victory, warlock

CREDITSStory: "Dragons of Verandering" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Verandering" Copyright © 2016 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "Dark fields (seamless)" "Deep" "Once upon a time" "Ex nihilo (seamless)" "Sacrifice" "Pitch black" "Immortals (seamless)"

Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Battle_1_normal (loop)" "Medieval Track #2 (looped)"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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"You must be Captain Vasquez."

"And why, madam, do you presume that?"

"Because judging from their expressions, none of the people at this table believe a word you're saying…but they're all listening anyway because the story is just that captivating."

Captain Vasquez glanced around the crowded table and smiled. She believed in her tales with such confidence that it did not matter whether anyone else did or not. She believed because they were true, mostly. The tale of the spineless cater-monkey was certainly true.

An explorer vessel searches for a lost continent whose fiercely guarded shores may hide a horrific weapon or a terrific power.

Genre: Fantasy

Tags: Captain Vasquez, Jones, Lady Morales, magician, Sable Dragonfly, Soumough, Terrible Mallard

CREDITSStory: "The Terrible Mallard" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Soumough" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) "The village (seamless)" "Ex nihilo (seamless)" "Eternity (seamless)" "Immortals (seamless)"

Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV"

Music by Andy Ray* "Medieval Theme #1"

Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Locations_Happy Village (loop)" "Exploration_Cave (loop)" "Exploration_Technologic Place (loop)" "Medieval Track #2 (looped)"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Andy Ray, Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Andy Ray, Nicholas Jeudy, and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

When the lay was finished, the troubadour smiled and bowed. He blew a stray lock of his rosy hair out of his eyes and asked the gathered crowd, "What story would you hear? Tell me."

The old man brought forth a coin to ask for a story.

The troubadour said, "No, no. I have set out no vessels for receiving gifts, as you can see. There is no cost excepting the time that you take to stand and listen, if you will."

Wandering storytellers are known as troubadours, and they come by their sweet voices and their enchanting storytelling from a surprising ancestor.

Genre: Fairy Tale

Tags: bluebird, canary, creator, mockingbird, old man, parrot, sovereign, troubadour, voiceless

CREDITSStory: "How the Troubadours Came To Be" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Troubadour" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by TRG Banks "First stop" "Lake in the woods" "The silver bus"

Music by Andy Ray* "Medieval Theme 2 (Looped)" "Medieval Theme 4 (Looped)"

Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Humorous_Exploration (loop)" "Exploration_Cave (loop)" "Adventure Track #1 (looped)" "Locations_Medieval Tavern Song"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by TRG Banks licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Andy Ray and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Andy Ray and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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"Is it me, or does it look like it's breathing?"

Raj placed a hand on his pointed cap to keep it from falling off as he looked up the trunk of the most immense tree he had ever seen in his life. It would probably take fifty kids to stand around it and hold hands to surround the trunk. He gulped. Meg was right. It did look like it was breathing. Maybe it was just because of how big it was. Looking up at it was dizzying. That might have been what was making the tree look like it was breathing. At least, Raj hoped so.

Three children embark on a desperate quest to win a wish, but there is a terrible price for making that wish come true.

Genre: Fantasy, Mythology

Tags: Al, Alpha, ants, Frankie, Meg, Omega, Raj, thaumadendro, tree, wish

CREDITSStory: "The Quest of Nine Days" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Thaumadendro" Copyright © 2016 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "Shadow forest (seamless)"

Music by Andy Ray* "Casual Theme #3 (Looped)" "Casual Theme #2 (Looped)" "Medieval Theme 1 (Looped)" "Hidden Fear"

Music by Komiku "Time"

Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Humorous_Exploration (loop)" "Medieval Track #1 (looped)" "Medieval Track #2 (looped)" "Scary Theme #4" "Epic Battle #1 (No Drums)" "Epic Battle #1" "Melodic Outro" "Locations_Village (loop)"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Komiku licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Andy Ray, Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Komiku at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Andy Ray, Nicholas Jeudy, and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

I could feel it, shifting around in my chest, as I waited for the on-call doctor to respond. The doctor's badge indicated that he didn't have one, so I didn't think he would understand, but as I began to speak, to describe what had been happening to me over the past few weeks, his questions and observations revealed that he understood quite well. And he came to this conclusion.

My homunculus was malfunctioning.

The complex implant that tempers one man's pathological emotions is exhibiting signs of "adverse reactions."

Genre: Science Fiction, Mythology

Tags: condensate, construct, homunculus, implant, le nourrisson affame, pathological emotion syndrome, Telesphorus

CREDITSStory: "My Homunculus Is Malfunctioning" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "Emergency Implantation Surgery" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)* "Monochromatic stain" "Unclassified" "Investigation day" "Profiler" "Prisma"

Music by Komiku "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)"

Music by ROZKOL "Palaver" "Cold Breath in the Alleyway"

Music by Nctrnm "Escapade"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by ROZKOL and Nctrnm is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Music by Nicholas Jeudy & Dark Fantasy Studio is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Nctrnm, Komiku, and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The king opened his eyes and found himself seated at the long table in the castle's dining hall. As he watched, platters and tureens began to appear, filled with steaming and fragrant food. Favorite dishes materialized before the chair in which would sit the one who favored them. A large bowl of fruit appeared before the seat that the queen's favorite friend would occupy. Stews appeared at the far end of the table, where the king's scholars sat. A tower of sweet rolls appeared in the middle of the table, where the young knights would be seated.

A king sits down to a feast only to feel that something is wrong, that he is alone though the table is full of feasters. Is it a dream? A nightmare? Or something worse…

Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy

Tags: curse, dragon, feast, hound, King, mage, queen, scholar, warlock

CREDITS

Story: "The Feast of Paravirneo" Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel Episode Art: "The Feast Begins" Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel

Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by Andy Ray* "Medieval Theme 3 (Looped)"

Music by Unnamed Artist(s)* "Exploration_Mystery (loop)" "Locations_Medieval Tavern Song" "Steel Enemy (looped)" "Exploration_Forest Of Magic" "Cue_Nature" "Battle_2_Evil (loop)" "Cue_Nature 2" "Locations_Court Song"

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Andy Ray and unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Risset Drum effect generated in Audacity (audacityteam.org)

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Andy Ray and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]