Kingdom of Light Kingdom of Dark
By John William Rice
Copyright: John Rice 2011
Canadian copyright: 1089478
Published at on Amazon
E-book ISBN 978-0-9876958-1-9
0-9876958-1-9
Table of Contents
Claws that Crush
Chapter one-Blueberry Pies
Chapter two: Treachery
Chapter three: The Bird with the Broken Wing
Chapter four: The Path of the Brindle Wee
Chapter five: Prisoner
Chapter six: The Devouring Dark
Chapter seven: Preparations
Chapter eight: Stepping Stones to Safety
Chapter nine: Night Journey
Chapter ten: The Falls of Flame
Chapter eleven: The Silk of a Great Grey Moth
Chapter twelve: An Unexpected Friend
Chapter thirteen: The Tumbling down Clown
Chapter fourteen: Hidden Knights
Chapter fifteen: The Nest of the Great Grey Moth
Chapter sixteen: Caught in the Web of Deceit
Chapter seventeen: More Surprises
Chapter eighteen: An Ancient Secret Shared
Chapter nineteen: In the Tower of the Moon
Chapter twenty: The Dungeons of Horror
Chapter twenty one: Old Friends Meet
Chapter twenty two: Taken
Chapter twenty-three: The Lair of Evil
Chapter twenty-four: The Last Battle
Chapter twenty-five: The Monarch of the Kingdom
Twelve-year-old Burt Safford curled up into a tight ball on the wet grass, closed his indigo eyes, and tried to shut out the screams of the dying girl. The harder he tried, the louder they seemed to grow. Each pitiful cry mingled with the clicking of bony claws and a loud slurp, slurp, slurp.
An image of slimy sucking mouths and rasp like tongues filled his mind with terror. He wished the thick, evil smelling fog would hide him from the two beasts devouring Aldana. He wished he were safe at home in his bed. He wished the terrifying wails would end. Yet he knew when the final death rattle came and in time it would, he would be their dessert.
Chapter one: Blueberry Pies
It had started out to be the best of days. Early sunbeams playing peek-a-boo with wispy clouds danced through Burt Safford’s open window; washed across his sleep filled eyes and woke him up.
Burt sat up in bed and pushed his blankets onto the hardwood floor, filled his lungs with the flower-scented breeze playing tag with the curtains. His Grandmother’s words of the night before filled him with joy. She had whispered them into his right ear as she tucked him in. “After breakfast and after your morning chores are done, the rest of the day is yours. You can do whatever your dear heart desires. Burt had given her one of his biggest hugs, kissed her weatherworn cheek, and settled down to his night of dreams. He snuggled in his blankets and smiled in the dark. He knew exactly how he would spend his work free time.
