The Goblin Queen
By: Chris Kalyta
Blurb:
It’s an erotic twist on the classic tale of
beauty and the beast, or is it? Amy was human until she willingly ate
faerie food the year before and transformed into an elf. Now she’s left her friends to discover
just what it means to be one of these mythical creatures.
Her journey through the wilds of northern
Canada end up with her being captured by goblins, who seem only too happy to
sacrifice her to their evil god.
Can she escape this fate?
Can she survive when she’s thrown into an alien world where deadly
danger threatens her almost every second of the day?
Amy must learn her own true nature if she
is to protect those she cares about.
But how can she do that when her own humanity prevents her from
embracing faerie magic?
Excerpt:
The two women heard the goblins leave the
room. Amy stood and searched for
any stragglers, but found none.
“Sometimes Krull is heard to speak and
sometimes only Grumach hears him,” whispered Armora, rising to her feet.
“Don’t you think that’s suspicious?”
“Cormac thinks so,” was the goblin girl’s
response.
Armora led Amy around to the middle of the
chamber. The elf could see that
the tunnel leaving the portal room turned as it went, so Grumach and guards
would not be able to see the two girls.
Amy looked about and saw a yellowish-white, glowing sheet that filled
the gap between two stone columns.
Sparks fell from the light as she watched and they fell more slowly than
they should have.
“What is it?” Amy asked, not quite
believing her eyes.
“Well, when the goblins made their way into
this land, our greatest priests sensed this portal and directed us to it. This is a portal or doorway into
another realm, a world dominated by an evil god named Krull.” Armora gave a fearful look towards the
portal.
“So you stay here to worship this Krull?”
“No, we stay here to bar the way. Goblins go to the dark places in the
world to prevent passage from one world to another. Krull seems content to stay on his side of the barrier, so
the High Priest worked out a deal with him.”
“The sacrifices?”
Armora nodded. “Krull is sent those the High Priest deems ‘worthy’ of
sacrifice and he guards his side from any and all creatures in his realm. The guards are stationed outside this
room so that if something sneaks past Krull or if Krull falls, then we can
prevent a fell being from invading our world.”
“This all seems wrong…” began Amy.
“And indeed it is wrong!” replied Grumach
from the exit and the two girls whirled around. “Neither of you should be here. Your presence here is enough to anger Krull and you shall
have to be sacrificed.”
“You sent my family through the portal,
High Priest!” hissed Armora.
“And rightly so.” He took a few steps into the room and the knob atop his
staff began to glow. “Everyone
that I send through makes Krull appreciate me more. He whispers secrets of power to me.” Grumach eyed the bright light shining
from his staff.
“Cormac will put an end to you, one day!”
sneered the goblin girl.
“Cormac? Cormac? He’s a
blight upon our people, polluting good goblin blood!”
Armora snarled and ran at the High Priest
with clawed fingers. Grumach
smiled grimly, raised his staff and struck her a blow across her forehead. A shock coursed along the goblin girl’s
skin and she collapsed at the feet of her nemesis.
Amy and Grumach stared at the unmoving
goblin girl. “I’ll tell Cormac
everything!” shouted the elf.
“I think not. Guards!”
Goblin spearmen rushed into the room and
then stopped, staring at the elf woman who stood in front of the portal.
“The elf girl bewitched our poor Armora
into bringing her here. When I
came upon the scene and freed Armora from the spell, the elf threw a rock and
struck her down.” The High priest
pointed an accusing finger at Amy.
“She must be sent through the portal to be dealt with by Krull!”
The guards started advancing, with their
spears pointed at Amy. She backed
away until she felt a static charge on her back. “He’s lying! He
hit Armora with his staff! Look at
the wound!”
Grumach scowled. “I’ll have to tend to Armora’s wound and I’ll do my best to
make her recovery swift so she can tell Cormac everything that has happened
here today.” He bent over the
goblin girl while the guards continued to advance on Amy.
Just before one of them could jab her, she
fell backwards. Light flooded her
eyes and burned into her very brain.
She squeezed her eyes shut and a great heat bathed her body. Then a searing cold engulfed her and
she tucked into a ball.
She felt something hard hit her back and
then she rolled across uneven and unyielding stone, until at last she lay
unmoving and barely conscious.
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Website Link: http//www.chriskalyta.ca
This is a strange tale - quite unusual and refreshingly different. Suited me very well...
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