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In Which We Meet Locke

One In Which we Meet Locke, His Mother and a Strange Lady My name is Locke and while I do not entirely agree with the choice, given that I had little say in the matter as an infant, the baby registrar was signed thus and so my fate was sealed, at least in terms of my name. Who I am is something else entirely and it’s something I’m still trying to figure out, almost twenty eight years after my worthy mother signed an unworthy name to the birthing announcement. I live in the city of London in the Glorious Kingdom of Angland under the reign of Queen Elizabeth IV. I honestly believe, in my spare moments, that the Royalty have little

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316 deviations
Literature

In Which We Meet Locke

One In Which we Meet Locke, His Mother and a Strange Lady My name is Locke and while I do not entirely agree with the choice, given that I had little say in the matter as an infant, the baby registrar was signed thus and so my fate was sealed, at least in terms of my name. Who I am is something else entirely and it’s something I’m still trying to figure out, almost twenty eight years after my worthy mother signed an unworthy name to the birthing announcement. I live in the city of London in the Glorious Kingdom of Angland under the reign of Queen Elizabeth IV. I honestly believe, in my spare moments, that the Royalty have little

Featured

17 deviations
Literature

Strength in All the Wrong Places

Those muscles. I know them well: once they lifted the heaviest burdens from shoulders stooped and grave without any effort without any sweat. Then they began to work out. And work until they grew pale; and lost a drop of salt- maybe two-sometimes three. And they became strong indeed. Ironic then that, the stronger they were, the more atrophied they became. Until they could no longer even lift an eyelid.

Poetry

64 deviations
Manectric

Fan Art fic

41 deviations
Literature

Elemental Fairy Tales 10

How the Two Leggeds Gained Speech The Great Turtle sometimes heard two-leggeds; he would swim away from the hatchlings to where they dwelled and their chatter was a grating on his ears.  But he listened anyway, for the gift of speech was a great one and sometimes even he needed to be reminded just how it had been gained for others when he had always had it himself. ~ Once upon a time, two-leggeds could not communicate with their tongues and throats; they had to communicate with gestures and with their facial expressions, but most of all through actions.  There was much that could be said through these means, but much mo

Elemental Fairy Tales

10 deviations
Literature

Averted

"So how many people have you killed today?" Lightly scented hands smoothed down Eric's dark hair and teased his trimmed beard. He smiled down at the light haired woman in his arms and tugged a lock of her hair in thought. "I had to shoot many of your minions I'm afraid," he said in mock regret. "I'm sure a few survived." She smiled back. "It's a wonder to me how you get away with killing so many of my men and yet I am the threat." "Semantics my dear," he said. "I am simply on the right side of things right now." She pouted a little and pulled out of his grasp, then turned on her heel and paced away. "And now you are here to do, what? Tea

Prompts Challenges

30 deviations
Literature

In the Beginning

“In the Beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.” –The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams “What was that?” It should have been an interesting sight. Beneath the Massive Golden Dome of the Great Beings, the Great Beings were shuffling their feet in a manner that implied that they didn’t know what it was, but they suspected they knew and no one wanted to say what it was. Watching a few dozen great beings shuffle their feet and attempt to look anywhere but at each other made for many looks hitting the Golden

Short Stories

20 deviations
Literature

In Which We Meet Locke

One In Which we Meet Locke, His Mother and a Strange Lady My name is Locke and while I do not entirely agree with the choice, given that I had little say in the matter as an infant, the baby registrar was signed thus and so my fate was sealed, at least in terms of my name. Who I am is something else entirely and it’s something I’m still trying to figure out, almost twenty eight years after my worthy mother signed an unworthy name to the birthing announcement. I live in the city of London in the Glorious Kingdom of Angland under the reign of Queen Elizabeth IV. I honestly believe, in my spare moments, that the Royalty have little

Everything Else

35 deviations
Literature

Elstaria Chapter 11

The mountain Fortress of Elstaria was quiet under the night sky, but movement on the walls betrayed the unease that the general had been feeling every since he sent Adrian into the mountains in search of the goblins. There were double the normal guards on duty and still General Sorens couldn't shake the feeling that something was looming over him waiting to crash on his head. He finished his report to Rhigard and frowned at it, wondering if he'd somehow let his unease show through in his writing. Nothing seemed untoward in his rather brusque writing, but Rhigard seemed to be able to read between the lines all too well for a supposed barbarian

Elstaria

15 deviations
Day 13-The Fruits of Winter Don't Shine So Bright

365 Day Photo Challenge 2014

12 deviations
Literature

Happily Ever After and Other Nonsense I was Taught

“Magic was supposed to solve all my problems, but instead, it just seemed to cause all new problems…” There are three things which all of the people of Leelat Kingdom know: 1. Only a very chosen few are capable of learning and wielding magic 2. The chosen few vanish for years and when they return, they are powerful 3. Magic can solve any problem and lead to happily ever afters And Ariana wants to be one of those chosen few. Unfortunately, the ages where arcane traditionally manifest: 7, 13, 16 and 18 have already passed with no glitters and 21 is fast approaching. She’s just about given up on ever becoming one of t

Happily Ever After and Other Nonsense I Was

1 deviation
Literature

Elstaria Chapter 9, Part 1

Chapter 9 Farrin felt as though she had been slammed back into her body when she came to; her head throbbed and her body felt vaguely achy.  She opened her eyes and then hurriedly closed them again; the light was too bright and the room was spinning in slow circles around her.  She was dimly aware that there was someone else in the room with her, but trying to figure out who it was took a far second place to where she was and how terrible she felt.   Her ambivalent feelings towards her 'guest' swiftly changed though when the light dimmed around her as though someone had drawn thick curtains.  She open

Scraps

2 deviations