Chapter38: Legend of the Witches

Kael The city of Starfall shines in the haze of a late night rain shower. The rocky, barren landscape all around the sparkling city of onyx, obsidian, and silver glows under the lights of shops, taverns, and homes scattered around the city center and built into the mountains. Above, tucked in the clouds, my castle rests high above the sprawling metropolis, lost to the stars. I pull the hood of my cloak over my head as I step out of the tunnel funneling through the mountain and directly into the city. A night market is alive with activity, and the heavy scent of roasting meat, spicy, dark tea and incense cuts through the smell of ozone as I walk through the drizzle, lowering my head against the flickering lights. I nod as the people I pass abruptly stop what they’re doing and bow. Most whisper to each other, some giggling with excitement, and others simply smile. I have a good relationship with my people. We have had several long, occasionally turbulent, but otherwise peaceful decades t