Hello fellow Snippeteers and readers. Welcome to my Weekend Warriors post. I'm continuing with another snippet from my fantasy novella, Dancing With Fate. Thank you to everyone who's been following my snippets so far.
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BACKGROUND:
Having fulfilled the mission set by Apollo, Terpsichore the muse of dance is preparing to return to Olympus when she meets the mysterious Myrddin. Unaware of her goddess status, he invites her to share a meal with him
She refuses to allow him to accompany her but with the coming of darkness, they settle down for the night.
She refuses to allow him to accompany her but with the coming of darkness, they settle down for the night.
SNIPPET (as usual, some creative punctuation to comply with 10 sentence rule)
The glowing red sparks appeared a few hours before dawn. Terpsichore looked across to where she could just make out Myrddin, lying close to the fire, apparently asleep. She stood and wrapped her brat around her shoulders. What unearthly lights were these? In the name of Hades, she had never seen anything like this before. She watched them as they advanced and retreated, advanced and retreated. They seemed to beckon to her. She walked forward a few steps. This was not natural. She sensed evil, but of a kind she had never come across before.
She tried to turn her head, to look away and move back to the fire. Some force compelled her to keep staring at them, to move forward. Further and further from the campfire she wandered. The air grew chill and she pulled her brat more closely around her. The flickering lights gyrated in a wild dance, inviting her to follow them. Dawn was approaching. In the dim early morning light, she could make out demon faces, red glowing eyes, hands outstretched, with flames at their fingertips.
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DANCING WITH FATE
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Terpsichore and Myrddin face a deadly force that threatens to part them forever. Is she destined to lose the only man she has ever truly loved? Is there nothing she can do to save him? Finally, when all seems lost, in desperation she finds herself DANCING WITH FATE.
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This is both beautiful and neat. I have no idea what the lights are, but you've got me curious to find out.
ReplyDeleteHywela Lyn26 August 2018 at 14:45
DeleteThanks so much, Ed. I don't want to drag this out too much, but I guess I really should explain what the lights are - but you'll have to wait a couple of weeks to find out! :)
Gorgeous and frightening at the same time. I admire your style, Hywela.
ReplyDeleteAw thanks Charmaine, that's such a lovely comment. I have to admit my writing owes a lot to being brough up with a myriad Welsh myths and legends!
DeleteUh oh, they've ensnared her with the dancing. This was a spooky and intense snippet and I so want Myrddin to wake up but where he's human maybe it's better he stays asleep!
ReplyDeleteYou're so right Veronica - but there's actually more to Myrddin that meets the eye.
DeleteIntriguing and probably dangerous. Can she escape their lure?
ReplyDeleteEven more dangerous than she suspected, Aurora!
DeleteOh no, Stay away from the light!
ReplyDeleteIf only she would! thanks for stopping by, Sue.
ReplyDeleteWonderful snippet, Hywela. Such great imagery.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Chris, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
DeleteGreat buildup to the demons. I felt a shiver go down my spine!
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris, they're very shiver-worthy creatures! :)
DeleteI'm curious to know what these lights are. Great imagery.
ReplyDeleteGreat imagery in this snippet. The demons sound scary.
ReplyDeleteGreat description/imagery. I'm intrigued by what she's seeing.
ReplyDeletethanks PT - I'm glad you're intrigued :)
DeleteSome kind of scary angler-fish demon lurking out there! How terrifying, to know what you're doing is dangerous, and be unable to stop.
ReplyDeleteYou're on the nail there Caitlin, Poor Terpsichore may be a goddess, but on Earth she has no special powers and is just as susceptible to the demon's trance enducing enchantment, as would be a mere mortal!
DeleteOy! A demon face! She needs to stop following it now and get back to Myrddin. :-) Intense snippet!
ReplyDeleteShe would if she could - but she's under their spell!
DeleteI got the worst feeling as I read. I wanted to yell, "Don't go forward." Then that last line. Ooh. Shiver!
ReplyDeleteYes, they're not nice, and she's in real danger!
DeleteOooo more evil? Sounds like fun for the readers!
ReplyDeleteYep, readers do like to see the hero/heroine in danger, don't they! Not so much fun for her though! :)
DeleteThis is chilling. I hope he is going to wake up. I think she needs to accept his over to accompany her, she doesn't seem to be able to take care of herself.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, thanks for stopping by - yes she needs his help at the moment, but she's normally more than capable of taking care of herself and there will come a time when he needs her to save him!
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