Drawing Down The Moon

A.M. Keen

Description

England, 1644. Young Ellie Harewood falls victim of renowned Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins, and is left to die in the depths of a winter's forest. As Ellie begins to pass to the other side she is rescued by an old hag, one fully immersed within the world of witchcraft. Sensing great power within the young woman, the hag barters with Samael, the spirit who arrives to ferry Ellie cross the plains of existence, and promises a greater amount of human life delivered by Ellie's own hand if her life be spared.With one month to make good on the promise, Ellie is released to the guidance of the hag, before Samael returns to claim her soul. But, after finding of her escape, Hopkins and his company of paranormal hunters must track them down and deliver Ellie to London at the King's request, or face a trial of fraud brought about by the most powerful people in England; Parliament.Can Hopkins find and kill the accused witch he failed to execute, or will Ellie master the art of paganism and witchcraft in time to save her life?

Sujets

• Fantasy (canción de Mariah Carey)
• Fantasy

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 20 avril 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785384493
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Contents

Tîe Page                            î Pubîser ïnormaîon                     îî

Execuîon         1 Fear            7 Nîga          11 WîcInder Genera   18 ore            25 A Faers ove      36 Begînnîng         38 Maser Mîan       45 Unînvîed         47 Weaerîng        55 Dea           59 Order           64 Beîe            70 Anxîey          77 Mînd            79 Sîgns            85

Famîîars          88 Oddîy           91 Paîence          95 Sabba          99 Jack            104 To Reaîse        111 Pan           113 Woves          115 Emoîons        125 Tîme           135 Trîa           144 ConLîc         150 Hereîc          165 To Parîamen      174 Horîzon         176 Epîogue         178

Aso Avaîabe                        181

Drawîng Down the Moon by A.M. Keen

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“He met with the Devill, and cheated him of his booke, wherin were written all the witches names in England, and if he looks on any witch, he can tell by her countenance what she is.” Maew Hopkîns

Executîon

A mass o Lames roared wîîn e wîner’s nîg Peope Looded o e cenre o eîr own graspîng oos and orces, yeîng wîîn an amospere îck wî anger and aggressîon Voîces babbed îno one roar aîmed owards e woman wo ad been judged and senenced “Kî er!” came crîes rom wîîn e gaerîng crowd “Kî e wîc!” hroug e oos and pîcorks emerged a deenceess, earu woman, yanked îno compîance by a Irm grasp o er aîr he own’s execuîoner dragged e woman oward er ae across a soîd, rozen ground roug e încreasîng mass o bodîes he woman pued agaîns îm as se aemped o escape, bu e gîan benea e back ood paîd îe aenîon Try as desperaey as se mîg, e was sîmpy oo poweru o resîs he accused waîed beween e bodîes o e crowd, er baered egs bruîsed and boody rom eîr aacks as se passed roug Men kîcked er Women spa on and cawed er skîn he adîng dress se wore began earîng rom pressure î sîmpy coud no wîsand ïn e wake o er srugge oowed e cergyman o e own Se urned back brîeLy o îm, ookîng or a Ina cance rom God a se may be spared “Pease aer, pease ep me” he reverend conînued îs journey, cucîng a sma bîbe îgy o îs ces “And uno you we conînue Hîs work în Hîs oy name We deîver you o e Dark ord, o wose pracîce you ave openy embraced, so a your sou may now ake îs rîgu pace wîîn e very Lames o He îse,” e responded he prayer was a bu os wîîn e underous crowd amassed around em “Heaen!” came a women’s scream “ï am no a wîc!” e accused reored, sî proesîng er înnocence îs ae în e rîa

A e doorway o a sma sone ouse a young woman sood, ookîng ou a e caos swarmîng roug e own he candes burnîng însîde er ome Lîckered wîîn a breeze a drîted roug e open door Se sood, ense, as e scene payed ou across e open own square oten used or communa acîvîîes Today e appy communîy woud bear wîness o anoer dîspay o uman cruey, a în e name o e Hoy ord and Hîs good work “Eîe, go însîde,” came a gene voîce rom beînd Her aer pused pas îno e cîy nîg He was a arge man, îs ace îdden by a dark beard Eîe sepped asîde o aow îs arge pysîque pas “hîs îs no or you o see” “Are ey goîng o kî er?” Eîe asked Her aer ooked over îs souder a e bayîng mob Hîs expressîon od er everyîng se needed o know

he woman accused conînued o Ig agaîns e execuîoner Her egs and mîdrîf aced rom e bows besowed upon er by oneîme neîgbours and rîends A bad pac on er scap bed eavîy rom e srugge Her nose ad been saered rom e vîoence înLîced durîng e Ina journey he crowds used eîr Iss, eîr ee and any weapon wîc ey ad managed o Ind agaîns er A e cenre o e square ay a wooden sake, some Iteen ee în eng ïs base was îdden by wîgs, brances and ogs wîc woud serve as ue or er punîsmen, e accusaîon o wîccrat Fear surged wîîn er body as se kîcked a er ormenor Her ace sruck e cobbed ground and snapped backwards as e reaîaed, rusîng er down o e Loor wî ease Paîn screamed across e sîde o er ace Her nose and mou sreamed bood he sîmpe dress now ore a e seams he execuîoner urced down and grasped er aîr once more, draggîng e barey conscîous woman on er somac As se eeered on e edge o conscîousness, a successîon o kîcks udded îno er orso, breakîng rîbs Eac srîke sen new paîn roug er body Eac

one broug wî î a res wound rom wîc se was unîkey o recover yîng prone on e reezîng ground e sake e upon e accused’s back Her arms yanked beînd e wooden sat and became bound ogeer, so îgy a ey urned wîe he vîager’s assîsed e execuîoner o oîs e împ body, aowîng more rope o be readed undernea and around e sake ï was drawn so îg a er ces resrîced, and an aready broken body srugged o draw even a rasp o a brea he accused waced as e erraîn benea er began o move he crowd ceered: er ae now seaed

A deep, cîrcuar oe excavaed or e rîa was ceared o debrîs by communîy member’s înen on epîng he accused woman ad no îdea a e crowd was parîng, aowîng a cear passage roug o e own square Many oowed, souîng obscenîîes and derîmen unî Inay arrîvîng a er desînaîon Men rom e crowd eped as ey oîsed e sake în e aîr and paced îs base în e ground ï sîd în and sood uprîg as înended he crowd ceered as se owered above em, bound so îg se remaîned aot, deyîng gravîy Her pae skîn gowed wîîn e orange îg creaed by e Lames Vîagers began rowîng ue wood oward er ee hey ceered and gesured as se remaîned suspended în e nîg sky hroug burred eyes a sea o bodîes Lames, pîcorks, spades and oes appeared he as o e Irewood was rus o e sake, scracîng across er egs Beow, a dîgnîary îted a and o sîence e crowd Se recognîsed îm as Mayor Randa, e eeced eader o e sma communîy he crowd’s sous urned o murmurs and evenuay o sîence; a sîence broken ony by e roarîng o e orces “e îs be a esson!” Randa soued across e Lîcker o e burnîng Lames “e îs be a esson o a wo dare o îve amongs us and pracîce e unoy worsîp o e Dark ord! We wî no oerae you! No wîc, no warock nor anyîng oerwîse

a may se oo wîîn our oy own! hîs sa be eîr ae!” A ceer eruped rom e ownsok as e grabbed a orc and urned o ace er “Mîss Bunyon, you ave been judged guîy o e crîme o wîccrat! Your îes and deceî ave însued our good own, and e ord God Amîgy îmse ! How dare you! Howdare you! Your înIraîon o our peaceu own wî no be oeraed! he Dark ord’s mînîons wî wac on în ear! We wî no oerae you, or anyone wo pracîces e Dark Ars Your crîme îs wîcdrat Your punîsmen îs dea! May you reurn o e He rom wence you were spawned, you ou wenc!” he Lame îgnîed e brances and e sme o burnîng wood wated îmmedîaey rom e Ire he crowd ceered and yeed as se began a srugge agaîns e growîng Ire So vîgorousy dîd se Ig a e ropes bîndîng er wrîss cu îno e skîn More orces were ossed ono e Ire încreasîng e înensîy o e Lames Smoke emerged and danced away în o e cod sky Mîss Bunyon srugged as e ea crep up rom beow, screamîng as oudy as er broken body woud aow, prompîng augs and auns rom e onookers he smoke sung er eyes Wî burred vîsîon, se waced e Reverend make e sîgn o a cross wî îs rîg and, en reurn o cuc îs bîbe he wîc screamed as Ire caug e aered dress and began burnîng er ee he paîn înensîIed Her oes and ee burned back and srîveed as e Lames drew arger, spreadîng up er egs owards e somac Her skîn bîsered he dress caug Ire a er orso, now îdîng cracked, carred skîn Cumps o roased Les e rom er îgs Se screamed as e searîng ea grew oer and reaced er breas, burnîng wa remaîned o er coîng and e ong aîr a ad aen on î Her screams rang ou rom e roarîng Lames, so boodcurdîng a some o e ownspeope sopped eîr jeerîng Mîss Bunyon, judged and now execued, reeased one Ina scream and e sîen

hroug e ceers o e peope Mayor Randa urned o e Reverend “hese woods are u o em,” e saîd, gesurîng o e dense oresry a surrounded îs ownsîp “hese wîces, goss, ycanropes and oer unoy creaures eser îke Lîes around a roîng carcass” “Maybe îs wî serve as a esson o any wo may be wacîng,” e Reverend responded “Maybe, bu maybe we need o go a sage urer” “Wy? Have we no aready done God’s work as e woud wîs?” Mayor Randa paced a and on e Reverend’s souder “We ave done a Ine job servîng e ord and deîverîng îs eaen o e bowes o He, bu maybe we soud send a greaer message” “And wa, pray e, do you ave în mînd?” “ï sen message o Parîamen no a mon pas o reques e assîsance o a WîcInder A WîcInder îs someone wo can ceanse ese pars and aow us o îve peaceuy” “A WîcInder?” e vîcar repîed Randa noîced e concern wîîn îs voîce “Won’ a cos our reasury deary?” A ceer eruped as e sake Inay gave way o e ea o e Ire and coapsed îno e Lames, aong wî e backened body o e cremaed woman A mass o embers aunced îno e aîr “Faer, ï woud raer ensure e saey o our peope a a cos o our own an ave our peope îve în ear o ose creaures dweîng beyond our eyes în e saey o e rees, woudn’ you so agree?” Sowy e cergyman nodded Randa smîed and paed îs back He urned îs aenîon back o e surroundîng ores here ad been many repors o a parîcuar wîc urkîng ousîde îs own and a communîy o ycanropes dweîng wîîn e rees He knew î woud cos e communîy, bu osîng sîîngs was more accepabe an osîng îves “A WîcInder wî un anyîng unoy în ese pars and kî em,” e expaîned “No ony wî î save our ownsîp e orror o wîc we ave wînessed îs nîg, bu î wî aso provîde a