Heaven, hell and sacred lands
31 stories drawn from this tradition. See the whole library.
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Once upon a time…
They called it the Sky District, though everyone joked it was just Heaven with better zoning. After the crash on Route 9, Daniel woke to marble sidewalks, a courteous…
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Once upon a time…
In a realm where the air shimmered with heat and the ground glowed a dull red, there existed a place of shadows and whispers. It was a land where the sky was forever…
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Once upon a time…
Em uma tarde abafada, Júlia se viu perdida nos labirintos de Hell, uma pequena cidade norueguesa. Conhecida por suas colinas íngremes e rios gelados, Hell era um lugar…
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Once upon a time…
In the time before time, when the world was new and green, and all creatures roamed freely under the watchful eye of the mighty sun, there lived a small, clever monkey…
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Once upon a time…
Bir zamanlar, karanlık bir yerde, ateşten nehirlerin aktığı topraklarda, güçlü bir savaşçı yaşardı. Bu savaşçı, korkusuz ve acımasızdı, çünkü o, ölümlülerin korkulu…
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Once upon a time…
In a land ablaze with red fire and shadows, a group of brave souls found themselves wandering through a world unlike any they had ever known. They were hardened…
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The Guardian of the Red Wind
When the sky broke and the red wind began to wander, people hid in empty shells of towers and listened to the hiss of old wires. In that age a woman walked the broken…
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Once upon a time…
كان يعمل حفّار ممرّات في حي “الضمائر”، حيث تُشعل الأرض نفسها كل مساء كموقد عتيق. اسمه حسّان، يرقّع الصخور بالطين المبرد ويقيس صدوع الجحيم براحتيه، كأنه يهدئ وحشًا…
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Once upon a time…
You’ve always liked buildings that pretend to be arguments. The water tower with the rusted ladder that insists on never being climbed. The library whose windows promise…
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Once upon a time…
They stamped our wrists at the pearly kiosk, ink that smelled like rain on pavement. “Orientation in fifteen,” the greeter said, smiling like a flight attendant. We’d…
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Once upon a time…
By the time they turned the third bend up from the scaffolding yard, the tower was already in cloud. The city below, flattened by distance, was a quilt of roofs and…
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Once upon a time…
We were a family of four when the wind lifted us without warning and set us down on a plain of pale grass that hummed softly, like a mouth on the rim of a jar. There was…
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Once upon a time…
Me llamo Dolores, aunque a estas alturas me dicen Loli porque los nombres largos cansan, y las articulaciones también. Tengo ochenta y seis años y aún mastico con todos…
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Once upon a time…
Nosotros sabíamos que la torre no era una torre. No como las de nuestros días: ni de hormigón ni de acero, ni con ascensores, tornillos o arquitectos con maquetas. La…
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Once upon a time…
Em um canto celestial do Paraíso, onde as nuvens se misturam com os raios dourados do sol eterno, havia um lugar especial conhecido como o Jardim das Memórias. Era um…
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Once upon a time…
In the serene expanse of Heaven, Michael and David, two brothers reunited after years apart, walked along the golden pathways. In life, they'd been inseparable, sharing…
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Once upon a time…
In the ethereal expanse of Heaven, where time flows like a gentle river and the air hums with celestial melodies, resided an angel named Raphael. Known for his radiant…
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Once upon a time…
In the serene expanse of Heaven, where time flowed like a gentle river, Daniel found himself wandering through fields of endless light. He had arrived not long ago,…
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Once upon a time…
In Heaven's serene gardens, where time drifts like a gentle breeze, I sat with my dearest friend, Samuel. Our laughter echoed through golden skies, memories weaving…
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Once upon a time…
In the small town of Eldridge, nestled between rolling hills and dense forests, there stood an old, weather-beaten house at the end of Maple Lane. The house, with its…