A young kid writes about the monster that haunts him. He is the only one who can see this shadowy creature and his parents refuse to believe him. Join him as we see how he will survive.

Evan is given an impossible task that forces him to work all through the night. But after he takes a short rest, he is awoken to something he never expected. Being given a wake up call he leaves on an unplanned vacation with his head high.

Gorm is taken captive for what his ancestors did hundreds of years ago. He pleads and tries to reason with the king, but King Odio will hear none of it. His mind is filled with hatred of Gorm's clan. Nothing can free Gorm from his fate now.

This story was written for NYC Midnight's Short Story competition. I got the opportunity to compete against over 6,000 participants. It was a great opportunity to see how far my writing has come in the past few years.

Akatu has found 3 out of the 4 temples on his journey. With only one more to go before he is allowed to return home, he has a difficult journey remaining. Join me as we see how Akatu finishes his travels.

We continue following Akatu to the third temple. With no clear direction, Akatu sails our into the ocean thinking he will stumble upon the temple eventually. Akatu sails through storms and whirlpools before being thrown into the temple. Will he finally get a deeper understanding of The One Above?

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Akatu continues his journey to find the four temples. After finding Terrandra's temple he left with more questions. Being told that the answers lie in the other temples, Akatu sets out to the desert which holds Ventos' temple.

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Akatu has an inward struggle with what he should do. He was determined to find the temples and prove the gods were fake. But now, he wasn't sure if he wanted to do that anymore. In the midst of his confusion he still searches and finds Terrandra's temple. But he never expected to learn the great secrets.

Akatu refuses to believe in the four gods that supposedly saved his village from destruction. But when the gods chose him to go on this journey to become the next chief, he didn't have a choice. Now he must find the four temples of the gods to prove his worthiness, to become the chief.

Join us as we follow Akatu through this journey and all the trials that await him.

(Part 1 of 5)

Sir Conrad is in the final match of the annual jousting tournament. And he is about to face his greatest challenge. His King!