CHAPTER 23
The small sailing vessel moves smoothly across the gentle waves. Nakira sits at the stern of the boat: one hand on the rudder. The cool evening breeze caresses her porcelain skin.
She shifts her focus from the vast expanse of ocean on the horizon and gazes at the twinkling night sky. She scans the heavens in silence until she spots the Leo constellation.
Speaking to the stars, Nakira says, "I am entrusting you, Leo. Guide me to my son, I beg of you."
As if answering, the star that comprises Leo's eye winks – going dim, then suddenly bright and returning to normal again.
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Blood And Fire
FantasyIn a world where vampires seek to enslave humans and use them as cattle for the slaughter, one force stands in the way of their conquest. Planet Draconos used to be ruled by dragons eons before human or vampire existed. Now commanded by the sun deit...
