The Ladies of Horror
Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge!

Vacuum 
by Ela Lourenco

The temple lanterns flame red as the third moon ascends into the twilight, the only colour allowed across this now barren grey land. My home. Once alive with colour and life is now a desolate skeleton of what once was. I stand guard as I have done for so long that I barely remember what my purpose is- what I protect.

They came from above without warning, these creatures fate foretold. And in the blink of an eye consumed the souls of all that thrived here once. All that is, except for me. Harbingers of punishment, they devoured the very spirit of my home. Family, friends… the very last blade of grass… all turned to ash.

What I did to deserve the torment of remaining I do not know. Tortured by solitude, plagued with the silent screams of my world haunting my every waking hour. There is no respite, no relief. I grow no older, nor does sickness bless me. Cursed in the eternal prison that is my own body – betrayed by immortality I stand guard. Powerless to save my home – impotent in my survival…

Fiction © Copyright Ela Lourenco
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com.

More from Ela Lourenco:

Dragon Born: Book Three
Awakening

The Royal tournament, the Karnac, is fully underway. But there is deception and betrayal at every turn. Unseen dark forces are at play, both within the school grounds and out with. Even the Gods are unable to help when a new threat looms over them all.The very existence of Azmantium depends on Lara fully becoming the Child of Fire and casting aside the Shadows lurking in every corner of her beloved planet.Can she overcome the challenges that await? Will the Shadows cover the world in darkness? Only Lara and her friends can change the fate of Azmantium.

Available on Amazon!