Anyone else heard that Garth Nix is pitching Sabriel as a movie? 'Cause he is. (big grin)


Title: Burial
Prompt: 68 Lightning

"Careful! Careful!" yelled the overseer at the workers as they placed the shining silver hemisphere in the pit. Simultaneously, on the other side, the other silver hemisphere was being lowered in. Charter Mages lined the pit and worked in the pit, laying down the seven materials and spells to allow the hemispheres to share the pit but never touch.

A scream echoed out at a bolt of lightning struck a worker. The workers around him all flinched but did not stop or slow down. The sooner the Destroyer was buried, the sooner they could leave. Even sealed, it brought death.


Title: Birthright
Prompt: 40 Sight

They Saw a great many things beginning around midnight. One of their own, Unsighted but one of theirs, on a previously Unseen lake sharing a small boat with a young man tasked them to look for and in a room by the beginning of the Ratterlin.

But what the Voice Saw on the young woman surprised them even more. As dirty as she was, the grim did not hide the bells she wore or the design on her surcoat, the Clayr star quartered by the Abhorsen key.

Her lack of Sight now was clear. She had another birthright to claim.


Title: Charter
Prompt: 1 Beginnings

The Seven Bright Shiners stepped back. Two shining, silver hemispheres now rested peacefully on the ground.

"It is done," said the First Bright Shiner. "Orannis is bound."

"It will not destroy this world," said the Fourth Bright Shiner.

The Fifth Bright Shiner spoke, "But we must join our power to protect this world. For It is only bound and all bonds can be broken. We must form a Charter."

"Those of our Charter will guard this world from Orannis and all who would wish it ill," spoke the Sixth Bright Shiner.

"So it will be," boomed the Seventh Bright Shiner.


Title: Future
Prompt: 29 Birth

The final months leading up to the birth were some of the hardest for Sabriel. There were threats all over the kingdom that only she could handle.

Only, she could not. Too much depended on her having children. The Abhorsen and Crown lines needed to continue.

The palace was slowly being restored. Though, faster than she ever thought. It was like a new castle was being born from the old.

But she knew it would not be sufficiently completed before she gave birth. It was hard for Sabriel and Touchstone but the house was the best place for the birth.


Title: Vision
Prompt: 35 Sixth Sense

Myrial felt as if she had been punched by the force of her vision. She grabbed for the table she knew was next to her to steady herself. As the vision cleared from her mind, she could see other Clary picking themselves up from the floor. Quickly, she and others rushed to the assistance of one who hit her head on a chair.

The next few minutes were spent gathering themselves back together and waiting for the summons to the Watch they knew was coming.

Though they Saw the world destroyed, they also Saw the means to change that future.