Obsidian

When I look up at the azure sky, I see your eyes, reminding me of the night where they faded to old Levi’s. Sometimes, when the falling clouds burn a trail down my cheek, I see your face. It reminds me of how the rain washed away your scarlet life. The day that changed everything, you took me to our place so that I could get some inspiration, and we could have some alone time, as clichè as it sounded. It was an artist's dream to capture the harsh, vindictive tide, and the gentle receding…

In the beginning of the book, Seth promises he will use the Sands of Sanctity, if they obtain it, to heal Graulas. Later, Seth and Kendra head out soon, going to Obsidian Waste, one of the secret preserves. When they arrive, they discover that the Society is already there, trying to get the Translocator. They quickly make their way past obstacles, such as the… Kendra and Seth end up in a battle with the Society over the Transporter. Luckily, they won the battle and got the Translocator. In the…

their art with gold, silver, copper, jewels, feathers, coral, clay, and stone. Miniature work were also popular where subjects such as plants, insects, and shells were rendered in precious material such as carnallite, pearl, amethyst, rock crystal, obsidian, shell, and the most highly valued of all materials, jade. Turquoise was a particularly favoured material with Aztec artists. A typical example is the decorated human skull, which represented the god Tezcatlipoca. The Aztecs also had a lot of…

1. Why do you want to be staff? I want to become a staff on cyclone network, because I want to help the community out and help the people out. For example, if someone doesn't know a command, I tell them "Oh, you do /f claim to claim an area" or, "Do /is to start an island". I don't like to be bossy so I wont say "Shut up! or I will mute you for 5 days!", no I would never do that. What I would do is tell them or warn them to not use curse words, no excessive caps, no symbol spam, no letter spam,…

around him as his arms pumped, propelling him forward. He dared a look back, and to his dismay, they were gaining on him. WHAT! GAINING! I’m going to have to take a detour…. Sorry my good professors… He spied the classroom up ahead, the familiar obsidian-tipped arrows on the door marked…

Wicca is the second-fastest-growing religion in the United States with the first being Islam. When we here Wicca we usually think of straight up black magic but there is much more to Wicca then magic. Wicca means “wise ones” or “to bend or shape”. Wicca is a predominantly Western movement whose followers practice witchcraft and nature worship. The people involved in Wicca see themselves as a religion of pre-Christian traditions of Northern and Western Europe. The origins of the ancient Wicca…

Ragwell stood in the half-open doorway, burnished by the flickering candlelight within. As they entered, Seer Borys fastened the great ebony doors with a thud. The empress sat behind her desk, scribbling furiously at a parchment she had taken from the tilting stacks. Always writing, thought Hunter, and the memories brought a sliver of a smile to his lips. He half-remembered the stories she had penned as they grew up together, eons ago, and for a moment he considered inquiring after them. No, he…

Mythology is a powerful thing. Evolving from fireside stories, through collective learning and into strong religions that shape cultures, it has been in use since early humans walked the Earth. It continues to influence the human cultures in many different ways. Going through the history of Mythology astronomy, great monuments, psychology, powerful gods, the Solar System and more come into play as all the myths are unfolded and the increasing complexity and Goldilocks conditions are unlocked,…

Kendrick asked me to have dinner with him tonight at his cottage. He said he was preparing something special for dinner. This is going to be our last time together before he went back on the oil rig for another twenty-eight day shift. I thought of all that time we were going to be apart, I wanted to make tonight extraordinary, something he would remember while he’s out on the rig. I also hoped that it would make it easier for me to be without him for the next month. I still hadn’t the…

A language that was called “Nahuatl” were known by people who lived in the area of Central Mexico around 600 AD. It is believed that these people who spoke the language came from the North, travelled to Central American and settled. The people who spoke “Nahuatl” started to gain power and they were the dominant power around 1000AD. The Mexica, were people who were one of the last groups of people who spoke “Nahuatl” to come to that area and they were a big part of the rise or the founding of…