Prism
by Matthew D. Ryan
GENRE: Fantasy
BLURB:
In the mystical realm
of the Cavern, Akarra is Shardshaper to the quartzian people who inhabit it.
Fashioned from quartz and filled with enchanted light, the quartzians are a
strong and hearty people. Akarra is no exception. But when destiny intervenes,
she must choose between the he-quartz she loves and the life path she lives
for. Which shall she choose?
EXCERPT
Yridia produced another crystal: a clump of cracked, twisted
quartz. She placed it in front of Akarra and said, “I want you to shape this
crystal into an icosahedron. Work quickly. Now, go.”
Akarra blanched: An icosahedron was the most complicated
perfect solid known. It was a quasi-spherical shape consisting of twenty
identical triangular sides. A correctly formed icosahedron would fit in a
perfect sphere in such a way that every vertex of every triangle would just
touch the inner surface of the sphere. Actually, that was true of all perfect solids.
Akarra lifted the Shard and pointed the flat face of one of
its triangular faces towards the clump of crystal. She bowed her head in
concentration, summoning the power of her will. Her mind reached into the
Shard; she could sense the Bond it had made with Yridia. The Bond inhibited
Akarra’s control of the Heartshard, but not entirely: she could still harness
the power of the Shard, just at a less effective level. She did so, and the
Shard began to glow in her hands. First it glowed red, pulsing with energy,
temperature rising. Next, orange, and the temperature began to drop. Next,
yellow and a flash of cold. The other colors followed in turn: green, blue,
indigo, violet, and then finally, it went clear. She sensed the presence of
deathlight, and saw it in her mind’s eye although her normal vision failed her.
She discharged a thick beam of deathlight focused on the lump of crystal.
Immediately, the crystal began to morph and ripple.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Matthew D.
Ryan lives in northeastern New York on the shores of Lake Champlain. He has
been deeply involved in the fantasy genre for most of his life as a reader,
writer, and game designer. His writing has been featured at Aphelion.com and
YesteryearFiction.com. He is the operator of the web-site matthewdryan.com
which features his blog, “A Toast to Dragons,”
(http://matthewdryan.com/a-toast-to-dragons-the-blog/) a blog dedicated to
fantasy literature, and, to a lesser extent, sci-fi. He is the author of the
dark fantasy novels “Drasmyr,” “The Children of Lubrochius,” and “The Sceptre
of Morgulan,” as well as a growing number of fantasy short stories including:
“Haladryn and the Minotaur,” “The River’s Eye,” and “Escape.” His latest work
is the stand-alone novella “Prism,” a startling fantasy story of unique
character.
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