The Solar Pepper

Storyfeather

When a country suffers a curse that extinguishes all but the tiniest of flames, its people strive in spectacular ways to endure, to elude, and to break the curse.

Genre: Fantasy, Mystery

Excerpt: “Let it be as you claim,” the warlock said. “That there is ‘not enough fire’ in your country.” And then he spoke the words of his spell, his curse.

And from thenceforth, only candle flames could abide in our country.

What’s the Word (that inspired the story)?Heck if I know. There doesn’t appear to be one for this story.

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CREDITSStory: “The Solar Pepper” 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 Studio Fantasy)* “Guardians of the sword” “The girl and the sword” “In the shadows” “Emblem” “The village” “Peacefull place” “Into wild lands” “Dark fields” “Knight song” “The edge of nightmare” “Blood on snow” “Call of the wild” “Flames on ice” “Fallen leaves”

*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. A red chili pepper lying on a surface, stem side to left and bottom to the right. The pepper is slightly curved at the bottom and is surrounded by a bright yellow glow, which also appears in patches over the pepper’s surface.