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Come in & explore the cursed tales from the depths of the Vault

New legends and tales are added weekly if it is a three-part series, such as The Hollow-Eyed Knight, and once a month if it is a single-read short story. 

The Serpent’s Stare: Turlough’s Cursed Legacy

A Huxtelan scribe's ambition leads him down a path of forbidden magic, transformation, and sorrow in this dark origin tale of The Serpent's Stare poem.
Zelinda looking at the enchanted relic the Lantern of Lyre

Zelinda’s Reflections on The Hollow-Eyed Knight

Zelinda reflects on The Hollow-Eyed Knight and the Lantern of Lyre, revealing forgotten truths about Aldric, legends lost, and magic that lingers.
Two Stallions, A Medieval Knight and his Squire in front of a cave on Megiddo Mount with the enchanted Lantern of Lyre in the cave's opening

The Hollow-Eyed Knight part 3

In this final installment of The Hollow-Eyed Knight, Aldric and Emeric return to Thorne Castle, but fate twists, and the future that they fought for begins to unravel.
Fantasy knight, young squire & two stallions standing in front of a mountain cave with a cursed relic, the Lantern of Lyre, glowing from inside the cave opening, short story for Flawed Realms by Lisa Alfano

The Hollow-Eyed Knight Part 2

With the cursed knight silent in the saddle, the young squire, Aldric, must navigate danger, fear, and the unknown as he leads them home to Thorne Castle with the flames of the enchanted lantern humming in the saddlebag beside him.
The Hollow-Eyed Knight part 1, A Lantern of Lyre Tale, Lisa Alfano, Fantasy, Thorne Chronicles, Zelinda's Vault

The Hollow-Eyed Knight part 1

When a cursed lantern flickers to life at the mouth of a frozen cave, Royal Knight Emeric and his squire Aldric face a darkness no blade can pierce. As silence descends and violet flame consumes the light, only one of them walks out unchanged. Part 1 of The Hollow-Eyed Knight, a chilling Lantern of Lyre Vault Story.