For the A to
Z Challenge, I'm featuring twenty-six flash fiction pieces from my Foxwick Kingdom
and its surrounding neighbors. A to Z Flashes of Foxwick is now available from Smashwords and Amazon and includes the bonus short story "Lady Death." You can add this to your Goodreads list here.
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Proud Phoenix
A phoenix’s song
struck fear into the enemy’s heart. The fiery bird soared over the battlefield.
King Brum had never seen a phoenix in flight like this, but certainly it was a
fortuitous event.
An enemy arrow
flung into the blue sky.
“Stop that
archer!” King Brum’s commanding voice lifted through the clashing of swords and
even rivaled the creature’s own melody.
The proud
phoenix barely dodged the arrow. Some feathers drifted to the ground, and the
bird dove toward the man who had tried to kill a phoenix. Within a few grains
of sand, a screech rose and the man’s blood splattered before the phoenix
disappeared in flames.
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12 comments:
Love the imagery in this one. So short yet so intense. Good job!
Love it! Pheonixes are awesome creatures.
Jamie
Fellow A-Z Buddy
Doing a monumental blog catch-up
Mithril Wisdom
I agree with Jamie--phoenixes are awesome creatures.
That last line is excellent!
Wow that was intense! Such a great piece, I want to read more! Btw, I tagged you on my blog! :D
Love the scene. I'm able to see it all in my mind so clearly. Great writing.
You don't shoot a Phoenix!
Great piece this one. I love the ending, stokes the imagination.
Leaves me wanting more. I guess that's the idea. :)
Teresa
Yea! The phoenix is back!!!!!
Excellent job, C.R.
Stopping by for the A-Z. Really neat theme you've got! I enjoyed this one a lot.
great short piece. well done.
Hope you're enjoying the AtoZ.
Ooh, never thought of a phoenix as a dangerous bird, but that poor archer certainly learned the folly of his ways!
J.C. Martin
A to Z Blogger
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