The sixth crow took flight, whisking higher and higher into the sulfur-filled sky. With it was a secret. One that it would carry across invisible borders and walls alike, as if it were a spy masked by the blackness of the floating ash. Yet, even those trained in the arts of espionage can fall.
It was in this same moment in which the ebony bird lofted into the air, that it met its demise. A single arrow exploded from the shadows. Striking straight through its heart, the weapon sank the courier back to Earth, our hope plummeting with it.
Edgar Allen Poe came to mind with the crow, but your description for this fiction was mind-blowing. Great job. ^.^
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Oh no! Edgar Allen Poe? He whom I loathe!? *dies* :p
Thank you so very much for the lovely comment, though. ^.^ (matching smilies)
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Oh oh… I have no idea. I’ll note that for the future. 😛
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Is this your writing Melanie? Its beautiful xx
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Yes, it is, Nicola, and thank you so much! I’m doing darker themes for my flash fiction to prepare for Halloween. ^.^ (I got some autumn-themed ones ready for November! Hee hee!)
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Keep it up. Dark suits you … and I mean it in the nicest possible way of course 😉
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Haha! In more ways than one. :p Melanie actually means ‘dark’. Hee hee!
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Haunting imagery…beautifully told. Is this part of a hashtag?
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Thank you so much, Bev! (Nickname okay?) This isn’t really part of a hashtag. I’ve always just really enjoyed flash fiction and its possibility for little doses of darker elements. ^.^ (Darker tends to be my M.O.)
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Nickname is perfectly fine 😊
Your piece is gorgeous. I dabble a bit in flash fiction myself (need to do more, damn it!). And darker is my calling too – my characters go through hell!
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Aw, shucks! Thanks, Bev. You’re makin’ me blush. :p
Haha! I love torturing my characters. Their reactions just make it so much fun. Heh.
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Better hope they never get us in a dark alley then
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