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Remnant
by Ela Lourenco

Here I stand, alone.
Scuttling from one dark corner to another
Hidden behind my colourless veil curtains.
The thick dust of my forgotten dwelling
Clings to the heavy skirts of my dress
Like a grey bridal train.
None can see me
None should see me
I am faceless
A black silhouette
A dusky memory
A soundless echo
A chilling cold vacuum
Of someone that once was.

Fiction © Copyright Ela Lourenco
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com

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Essence

Katra is a Fae Hunter in a world once ravaged by a terrible war. Having lost all memory of her childhood and rightful identity, her duty is now to protect the tentative peace brokered by the varying races of the supernatural world. When an evil darkness begins to spread, draining young witches of their power, Katra must find a way back to her true past in order to save the future.

Enduring many trials as ever-increasing powers awaken within her, Katra must also struggle with the mixed emotions her new partner, Blade – a Black Dragon – is rousing within her. Together they must battle the shadows that plan to devour the world they know and prevent its decent into another thousand-year war.

Can Katra hold onto her strength as the truth of her very being begins to unravel? Can she bear the weight that ancient prophecy has placed on her young shoulders? Or is her destiny to regain her true self, only to lose the world she is sworn to protect?

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