The Mora

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To save the woman they both love, two men enter a forest where magic cannot abide, and any magic that enters unravels in unexpected and dangerous ways.

Genre: Fairy Tale, Mythology, Fantasy

Excerpt: It was a time when dragonflies could flutter all the way up to the moon, when the flickering of a hummingbird’s wings was faster than lightning.

It was a time when the growl of thunder signified the coming of a catastrophe, a cracking of the earth, a roiling of the seas, a shuddering of the heavens.

It was a wild time.

And into this time was born a creature that her mother called Mora.

What’s the Word (that inspired the story)?Remora: Definition 2. Archaic. An obstacle, hindrance, or obstruction. (source: dictionary.com)

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CREDITSStory: “The Mora” Copyright © 2019 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel

Music: “Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background” by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* “Witches” “Hunter’s moon” “In the shadows” “Fallen leaves” “The plan” “The death of love” “Ancient gods” “Le néant with Corneline” “A place where evil lives” “Compass”

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Silhouette of a hummingbird in flight seen from the right side. The sun shines behind the bird’s head, illuminating the feathers with an iridescent rainbow glow. Framing the bottom and sides of the image are leafy bushes in gray shadows.