=====Stories: Candle===== //Ash fights the darkness before the dawn.// ===Summary=== Alone and in hiding, CharacterAsh struggles against a subtle and prolonged magical attack: recurring dreams that make going to sleep unbearable. But even with magical assistance, warding off sleep is a monumental task, and when the dreams inevitably return they are all the more vivid. >>@@===Meta-Data===@@ ==Author== BaxilDragon ==Release date== 11-07-2003 ==Word Count== 950 ==Author Comments== This was more an experiment than a story; it's meant to convey the dark and subtle induced hallucination of a sleep-deprived mind. I can't say I really //like// the writing ... but I think it largely did turn out as intended. >> ===Story Data=== ==Major Characters== ~- CharacterAsh ==Dates of Story Events== ~- Late April, 1997 ~~- **Era:** EraFromCausesToCrusades ==Locations== ~- Las Vegas, NV, USA ==Significant Cameos and References== ~- "Sue" was a fellow member of GroupTheDawnkickers. ==Trivia== ~- For all that the story looks like stream of consciousness, it was a lot harder to write than usual. ===Read it at=== http://www.tomorrowlands.org/nov2003.html#11072003 ===Feedback=== Add questions or feedback about this story in the comments section. ---- CategoryStories StoriesByBaxilDragon BaMoTTuSto