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Words: 951 The fire plough lay abandoned beside a small pile of dried lichen and pine needles. Cecil stared at it, lost in his thoughts as he pondered their predicament. They’d made it look a lot easier to start a fire in movies, and that’s really about all of the survival training he had under his belt. He wasn't entirely sure how much time had passed, only that t...

Words: 1072 Cecil's body tensed, the cigarette dangling precariously from his lips. "Malai," he calmly uttered, his eyes fixed on his partner, who was arranging equipment across the clearing. "Malai, there's a bear." Malai's lips curled into a disbelieving sneer, then froze as he laid eyes on the massive creature. It snuffled loudly at one of the tripods between them, its dark form nearly blending into the fading twilight. Only a sliver of dying light filtered...

Words: 784The pointed shadows of fir trees cast jagged claw-like silhouettes over the dusty black bonnet of the Giulia Super. Gravel crunched beneath its tires as it gradually pulled to the side of the isolated mountain road and came to a halt, its round headlamps blinking out as Cecil removed the keys from the ignition. “This had better not be another one of your wild goose chases,” Malai hissed from ...

Words: 1558 ===== Sigil's knees hit the ground in a cloud of dust and despair. His long, spindly arms stretched forward, like a sinner seeking salvation as trembling fingertips grazed the small sign before him. "It's the duck again," he whispered dramatically, contorting his spine backward and burying his face in his hands. "The duck!!" He wailed. Sable s...

Caim crested the hill first, head tilted to the heavens with an awed sound. With the moon absent, the sky shimmered, its inky fabric heavy with stars that winked like sequins. Sweet primrose and dew carried on the soft breeze.  “Haven’t seen these many stars since I left the island,” he muttered, craning his neck to look all around. The dark greys of his pelt almost made him melt into the night. Phantom on the ...

Words: 1401Featured kebs:https://www.kebanzucrossroads.com/character/Keb-3303https://www.kebanzucrossroads.com/character/Keb-2345   -----     The forest was muted with the first veil of snow, each tre...

The muscles in Kalon’s shoulders bunched as the cart lurched forward from out of its small storage shed at the far end of the farm. His ears flickered at the shrill screech that had begun to emanate from the small keb, her small paws rested on the red painted railing while she jumped up and down.     “We movin’!” She shrieked. “Sit down, Rosemary.” Kal...

Prompt: [Monthly] Apple Picking (Oct 22)Word Count:  1050Featured Kebs:Ferric - https://www.kebanzucrossroads.com/gallery/view/260Kofi - https://www.kebanzucrossroads.com/gallery/view/836Carnicorn - https://www.kebanzucrossroads.com/gallery/view/692...