Green Lanterns

Short Story, Fantasy, April 14th, 2020

Anwei had never seen the spirits kill before. Era had been asleep when Anwei had plucked her from her bed, her eyes wide and bewildered as he carried her away. She hadn’t known yet their parents were dead. Anwei had seen them burst, their bodies bursting like dandelion seeds to reveal an olivine glow at their core.

Now, all was quiet. Anwei had gotten his little sister safely to the valley. The green lights of the dead haunted the mountains of Anwei’s village, staining the distant mists a dingy, sickly color. He turned away and noticed Era had been studying the green-stippled peaks as well.

“Don’t look at them,” Anwei chided. He put a hand to her chin and nudged her away.

She swatted his hand away, but obeyed, looking distrustfully to the eastern horizon instead. There was a sea, there where the sun was rising, and another village. The Seafarers lived there, only a few days’ walk. Anwei still knew the way. Read more...