The Cycles of Revelation Series

Artifact of the Dawn: Abduction (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)

Episode 49: Ardyn and his people find themselves magically transported and locked away in a strange room.

Within the blink of an eye, Ardyn went from standing outside, about to introduce his daughter Myria to Jevan, to standing inside a large, enclosed space filled with only the people from his settlement. He pulled Myria close when she shrieked in shock and began to cry. “Hush, little one,” he said as he smoothed some of her dark purple hair from her face. “It will be alright, I promise. Be brave for me, okay?”

Looking at him with wide, frightened eyes, she nodded through hiccupping sobs. “Okay, I’ll try, Papa Ardyn.”

Giving her a quick hug, Ardyn set the girl down when he saw her mother appear through the crowd. Myria turned and ran to her. “Mama!”

Picking up her daughter, Cylaen glared at him. “What’s going on, Ardyn? What’s happened?”

Throwing his hands up, he shook his head and gave her a shrug. “I don’t know. You know as much as I do at this point.”

“I don’t believe you,” she said. “You have been away for months, living with those… what did the elders call them…