Storyverse and the Return of Shakespeare: STORYVERSE, #3

By The storyteller and william stone greenhill

The second Shakespearean war has come and the dangerous forbidden lord Abigail Shakespeare is back and ready to conquer the Storyverse. First she needs to retake her old hideout, now the Storyverse School, putting thousands of kids in the firing line. Winning the war means recovering the powerful Ring of Everything she secreted on the school grounds, and she'll stop at nothing to get it.

 

Tessa Storm's life has been thrown upside down. Her best friend's mother has been possessed, a bratty classmate is acting strangely, and her friend William is manifesting mysterious powers of rage and flame. Worse, she's just stumbled over a secret which might get her murdered! 

 

Dark powers are gathering and taking advantage of every mistake, leaving Tessa and her friends to rely on their training, their powers, and the quick wits. Graduating will mean pulling her friends together and travelling through time to prevent Lord Abigail from acquiring the Ring of Everything so vital to her plans. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: william stone greenhill
• Release date: Oct 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223379355

Book preview

Chapter 1

The Massacre of the Story Guild

The night was dark . Shadows lurked in every corner. I was meeting some agents from the story guild at a small tavern in an old timey witch story. It was written around the 1960’s. and they chose to meet us there because it is a very dangerous universe. Monsters in every corner. I approached the tavern. On the wall beside the stair case it said neutral territory. Keep fights outside. William was in a rain coat. On the door stood a sign that said no humans allowed. The rain poured down like a bullet out of a barrel. I was in one of the more dangerous places of the Storyverse. I am an interpreter. Interpreters can enter stories at will. Out in front of the tavern stood an Ogre who was clearly a bouncer can’t you read? No mortals allowed. Bug off. I replied to him I can read. Only my brain is wired to English. AND DON’T YOU CALL ME MORTAL. Lightning clapped. He raised his axe but Snow screamed frostio" and the water in the Ogres eyes froze over. The creature screamed in pain. AAAHHH. Snow replied, do you have to wear those sea weed shoos on your feet? William responded I’m a croc enthusiast. Don’t diss croc’s around me. We walked down into the tavern. A woman with a bandaged arm stammered come on down. I asked I can think of few reasons why the head of the order of the cross (the fighting force of the story guild) would be answering the phone. So, spill it. What happened? The head of the order of the cross (kitty) replied it’s a long story. A really long story. Lets just sit for a moment. Wanna have an ale. William replied I don’t drink. But a lemonade would be nice. We sat on a chair. Kitty replied a few weeks ago, Abagail’s five high followers captured a department head of the story guild. We answered with an army. We launched all 1000 agents of the order of the cross, charged to the hiding place of the five high followers. As it turned out, the department head was the bait on the hook and 1000 heavily armed agents were the catch. Land mines killed the first hundred of our men. At that point at least 50000 vampires rushed us. The agents of the cross are some of the most accomplished warriors to walk the earth and they were backed by about 200 people from other departments. Our forces tried furiously to enter the ever-library. A dimension between the Storyverse and the universe filled with every story in history. Their Storyverse wielding abilities kept us out of the library for 5 days. By the time they had opened a gate way to the ever library 400 of our men had been killed. But we didn’t expect what happened next. In the sacred space between the Storyverse and the universe they sent 5 gods to destroy our men. Loki, Poseidon, Jupiter, Nix, and Odin. It took another 5 days to contain 3 of the five gods another 100 had been slain by that time. The ring around my neck got cold. It was a ring of everything. My teacher Missy forged one. It grants the wearer the power of every fictional universe in history. It had been around my neck for a-few years now. It only got cold when another ring of everything was around. Kitty continued if it weren’t for your teacher we would all be dead. Missy used her ring of everything to transport everyone to a medical hospital in   China. There have been friends lost in this battle. And we have no choice but to replace the lost with junior interpreters and authors. The younger crowd respects you. You went up against Missy, you fought Abagail’s followers directly.  You watched the Watch Lord die. We need you. If you join our cause the rest will follow. I saw gears turning in Williams head. Snow held back tears. I told her I’ll think about it.

One other thing. Because of Missy’s grand efforts she has been granted a full pardon. And she has been given the Heroes Award. Only given to people who have shown incredible bravery in battle. Missy came out of the toilet. I ran up and hugged her. Snow and William soon followed. Missy replied I’m so glad to see all three of you alive and well. Now asked kitty what is your decision?". We told them thanks but no thanks. What was waiting for us at Snow’s house would be worse than a massacre.

Chapter 2

The Return of Abagail

We walked right up to Snow’s house. Something wasn’t right. For starters the house was on fire. There was the energy that resonated off the house. I could only describe it as..... forbidden. We rushed inside. Snow’s little sisters Petal and Petra were on the floor unconscious. William rushed over to them. Maybe that’s because he never baby sat them like me, and Snow had. He checked for a pulse. They were alive. Explosions erupted from upstairs. Snow told William, stay with Petal and Petra. They may be super powered annoying little brats but they’re my super powered annoying little brats. William did as he was told. We ran upstairs. Lester was in mid battle with Snow’s mum. Snow yelled MUM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!! Snow’s mum replied in a cold heartless voice guess again. My interpreter instincts kicked in. Snow’s mum wasn’t Snow’s mum anymore. She had been possessed. She threatened sweet, sweet naive Snow. My followers aren’t important. They may make a good police force but they’re nothing to special. But you, your blood line is the best bloodline that my five children made. And Tessa, your grandmothers time ghost was an inspired idea. Do you think she would mind if I borrowed it? You are powerful Tessa. Only a fool would deny that. I could use an apprentice. Your grandmother may be too stubborn to know what’s good for the world, but you are not. What do you say, join me?. I screamed, I will stop you. I don’t care how long it takes, I don’t care what you do to me, but I will stop you". Lester got knocked into a wall. He was out. Tom and Snow’s