​​​The Witchcraft Trials: Part 1 by Otti Gurtler

The isle was the perfect place: within the Ahoy borders but far from civilisation’s unwanted eyes and uninvited guests. It had underground caves to protect their skin from the sun, and dark clouds of mist constantly hung around it. The only real issue was that Johnson liked it…

The Sandstorm Beast

The Sunken City is – or was, I suppose – one of the greatest mysteries in the land. How an entire city was swallowed by the Great Desert has been the basis of many scholarly papers and research projects. It would seem now they all have their answers, whether they wanted them…

The Ballad of Chef Needle’s Victory by Benji Husband

An expert swordsman and sushi chef, Needle liked to cook The problem was there were no fish She didn’t know where to look! Instead she cooked with vegetables, Her famous sushi was with carrot She used her sword to slice them fine With guidance…

Lost in Memories: Part 1 by Bastian Bartolo

I was fighting the great war of the galaxy. BANG! I woke up. “Yes I know, I know, but she’s just not ready.” “She’s more ready than any of the others, it has to be her, no-one else.” “Look! She’s awake! Sound the alarm, she…

The Sunken Treasure: Part 1 by Max Russo

I looked ahead. There it was. The treasure I had been seeking for months on end. Standing there on the cliff’s edge I felt like a sailor who just stumbled upon the lost city of Atlantis. It had tall curving spires peeking above the sand in a perfect…

 A Weekend at Grandpa’s Mountain Lodge by Josefine Kress

Friday after school Leo quickly did his homework, packed his suitcase and then his dad came with the car to drive him up the mountain to his grandpa’s mountain lodge. When he had arrived, he thanked his dad for driving him up the high, snowy mountains and said goodbye.

Back at School by Josefine Kress

In Ahoy, there lived an eleven-year-old boy named Leo. Leo was a normal boy like most other boys and he lived near the Dragonridge Mountains. He loved the high, snowy mountains and was very good at climbing, but he feared dragons. He spent most of his free time climbing or…

The Peasant Trials: Part 2 by Ella Thomson

Ebony kept on walking in the same direction, not stopping for anything. She ended up at the docks. She sat down on the fence, not knowing what to do. She had officially messed things up. She had nowhere to go. Nulbarukth was surrounded by a 30…

The Assassin’s Tale: Part 2 by Anwita Vasanth Koodalithazhathuveedu

Asteriva turned the coin over in her hands. She knew that her clients would come calling soon – but they would never find her here. Her hideout, deep in the Dragonridge Mountains, would be well nigh impossible to find. Nonetheless, she should find someone who would buy the…