Short Story - That One Night
Story Written by Exul Wedding bells toll through the nighttime skies of the Sanctuary. Hundreds of people from across the land crowd into a large fortress, taking their seats in the rows of erected pews. Above the inner sanctum of the fortress, a young Masklin bride-to-be stares into the densifying crowds through a small windowed balcony. Her expression is etched with building excitement and fear; she was never fond of large crowds. An older lady silently floats up beside her. “You would think that one would be brimming with happiness on their wedding night,” the old lady remarks. The bride, absorbed in her thoughts, suddenly realizes someone is next to her, momentarily scaring her before she realizes who it is. “MOTHER! Don’t you scare me like that!” the bride shrieks. The old lady chuckles as the bride collects herself: “You almost made my core shatter!” Her mother looks at her with a knowing smirk. “Surely my daughter can rec...
