by storyofyears | May 30, 2025 | Horror
Chapter 1: Ash in the WindThe acrid stench of burning papyrus hung over Alexandria, riding the salt wind that swept in from the harbor. Nikias pressed a cloth to his mouth, eyes stinging as he hurried along the marble corridor, the echo of distant shouts and clashing...
by storyofyears | May 5, 2025 | Horror
Chapter 1: Shadows on the RiverThe Danube’s waters moved sluggishly beneath the pale moon, carrying with them the scent of distant fires and the faint cries of men. In the village of Durostorum, a clutch of wooden huts huddled behind rough palisades, fear moved as...
by storyofyears | May 4, 2025 | Horror
Chapter 1: The Messenger from SedlecThe early spring of 1278 brought no warmth to Bohemia, only a chill that clung to the marrow. The bells of Sedlec Abbey tolled as Brother Ondřej knelt in the damp stone chapel, his lips murmuring prayers for souls lost to...
by storyofyears | Apr 21, 2025 | Horror
Chapter 1: The Gathering StormThe year 783 AD was a turbulent one for the Saxons. Charlemagne, King of the Franks, had launched yet another campaign into their lands, determined to subdue the fierce tribes and convert them to Christianity. In the village of Eresburg,...
by storyofyears | Mar 29, 2025 | Horror
Chapter 1: The ArrivalThe city of Avignon, with its sprawling architecture and bustling markets, loomed large as Pierre de la Croix trudged towards the Papal Palace. The year was 1320, and Pope John XXII had firmly established his court in this southern French city,...
by storyofyears | Mar 29, 2025 | Horror
Chapter 1: The OmenThe town of Epidamnus lay nestled along the Illyrian coast, a place of strategic importance caught in the crosshairs of the Peloponnesian War. It was here that Lyra first felt the chill, a creeping dread that clung to the air like the mist rolling...
