Earthen Shadow

By Sara Harricharan

Master Kalen is the famed training master for Ellis Lathmore, the youngest Twilight Guardian in fifty years. Holding a fickle version of precognition via reflective surfaces, he can tell when something big is brewing. When his apprentice's former sponsored student, Terrance McGowen, comes to ask a favor, Master Kalen must learn both sides of the story to prepare himself for the incoming storm. Takes place before Trial by Earth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sara Harricharan
• Release date: Jul 21, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311522917

Sara Harricharan

Sara is a Christian author writing both inspirational Christian Fiction and Christian Fantasy. She is a graduate of the Christian Writer's Guild and recently graduated from state university with a B.A in English. She has written over two-hundred short stories and is published in anthologies, inspirational newsletters and e-zines.

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Earthen Shadow

A Twilight Trials Short Story

by

Sara Harricharan

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Earthen Shadow

A Twilight Trials Short Story

Copyright © 2014 Sara Harricharan

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Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any resemblances to real life individuals, places or situations are purely coincidental.

Acknowledgements: Special thanks to my mother, who always reads my work. My family who always encouraged me to keep on writing and to my ‘jewelly sisters’ who help me sparkle.

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When my hand hovered over the keypad beside the door, a knock sounded from the other side. I requested a preview image and saw a familiar figure standing at parade rest in the hallway. Tucking the package under one arm, I opened the door and stepped back.

A very bedraggled, Terrance McGowen, Twilight Titan, stood in the hallway, one pale grey eye fixed steadily on my face.

I stared at Terrance for a long moment, trying and failing to discern what had brought him to the shared apartment. The last time I’d seen him, his left eye hadn’t been swollen shut. I leaned out past the door to check the hallway to see if my apprentice, Ellis, was anywhere behind him. The last time Terrance had come home from a fight, no one had gotten any sleep until a week later.

Terrance, to what do I owe the pleasure at this hour of the night? I caught the doorjamb with one hand, so the door would stay open. Curfew is already active, is it not? Titans and Knights were required to stick to designated curfews, while the above ranks of Shirron and Guardian were allowed to roam about as they pleased.

The Twilight were known as a respected paramilitary force, dedicated and independent from all ties to governments, churches and various monarchies. As