#Haibun – Emerald Castle
Shrunken by a type of a ray gun developed by a scientist who wanted to sabotage her, Sylvia decides to embark on a quest to Emerald City where she has heard tales of a wizard who can undo the damage. Panting from the aftermath of a courageous battle with a blood-sucking flea who wanted to have her for breakfast, she arrives at the translucent doorstep falling to her knees in gratitude. She apprehensively knocks on the door feeling the ice-cold surface as the vibrations of her knock echo in the chambers ahead. A butler with an unperturbed expression opens the door and with a flourish, he bows deeply before Sylvia and welcomes her inside the castle. Must persist on this journey with hope that justice will be served otherwise we grow accustomed to darkness!
A sparkling jewel
Gleamed in the lush, green forest
In all its splendor
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In response to:
- Sheryl’s Daily Word Prompt:Flourish
- Mary’s Haibun Road: #7
- Reena’s Exploration Challenge: #81
- Girlie on the Edge’s Six Sentence Stories
Will the damage be undone? You leave a question mark. Thanks for joining in, Sa!
Thank you Reena! It’s my first time checking out this challenge I love to write stories and some may have cliff hangers. 🙂
Wonderful! Excellent job on combining prompts.
Very descriptive writing. “Battle with a blood sucking flea” ?! Now that has me curious!! Reena is spot on, lol. You do leave a question mark. You might have to write another installment of this story 🙂
another fun flash fiction. I love the photo too.
Thank you for stopping by! I thought the were beautiful elegant bottles.
Me too. Maybe perfume bottles? I love all the different shapes.
Yes, I think they’re like decanters. Bottles like these make it fun for artists to sketch. 🙂
I agree. gorgeous.
Nice take on the prompt and stunning image! Thank you for following BrewNSpew.
Thank you very much Eugenia! Look forward to reading!
My pleasure.
Thanks! 😄 I think we all deal with pests. Yes, for my readers’ sake, some stories need a satisfying conclusion❤
I love the imagery and the actions going on in this.
Thank you, it was a fun symbolic write for me! 🙂
Rich, beautiful emerald green…
Yes, I thought the photo was lovely too! 🙂