Dark Horse
Dark Horse Archive
Dark Horse is going through a revamp! You can read a chapter by clicking on them covers! You will be transported to The Crystal Lotus Chronicles website. Dark Horse is first installment of the CLC.
Act 1-Broken Wing
Kanna and Rhiannon are typical teenage outcasts preparing for High School at the turn of the century.
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When a strange creature begins to stalk their every move, a chain reaction is ignited, sparking events which changes two ordinary girls into leaders of a post apocalyptic world.
Act 2-Contact
Against Kanna's better judgment, she and Rhina arrive at the rendezvous expecting to meet a 2' dragon. What they find is quite to the contrary, as they are introduced to a host of strange people and creatures.
The encounter sets into motion the wheel of fate as Kanna and Rin are exposed to events that have not yet come to pass. The two come to a fragile agreement; a plan to find a way to alter the awakening of the demon Keisuma.
Act 3-Days of Future Passed
Following a massive, world-wide strike from the genetic terrorist organization GIFT, the human population is drastically reduced. The attacks subside only as a result of a young girl’s sudden awakening to the healing powers within.
Bereft of everything and seeking the “savior” of the known world, Odysseus Rhoros travels from Chicago to Oregon state: the seat of power in the US, home of “Queen Kannadessa.” What he is searching for and what he finds are two completely different things.
Both will alter the future of humanity.
Act 5-The New Deal
Seeking a compromise with the determined Odysseus, Kanna and Rhina form a tentative agreement hinging on their ability to find an artifact holding the spirit of the demon Keisuma: their intent to destroy it. But before their odyssey can begin, trouble is brewing at Rin's house...
Act 7-The Crystal Lotus
After being forced to an unknown space and time against their will, Kanna, Rhina, and Yulie face an insurmountable enemy who's seeks to reinstate the balance of time following Odysseus' trip to the past. But the girl's have their own ace up their sleeves as a near death experience turns the table on their aggressor.
Act 4-Transition
Odysseus continues his epic, describing to Kanna and Rhina events that have come to pass. The girls learn of a frightening future in which Kanna is lured and ensnared by an ancient demon from long ago, while Rhina has gone missing without a trace.
Act 6-The Uninvited
With their trip to Washington a failure, the girls and "Yulie" return to Oregon with heavy hearts. Upon the return journey, a life altering event will obligate the girls to take a more active role in their future.
Act 8-Opposition
There's much to contemplate following Shimiko's revelation and Odysseus' re-assignment. In spite of this information, Rhina can't help but feel something is amiss. There will be little time for reflection as Odysseus has a high price on his head.
Act 9-Battle Royal
Left with little choice but to fight, Rhina takes on the leader of The Siblings, Rensha. While she is fighting for Odysseus's freedom, Rowena attacks Mia for events which have not yet come to pass. In desperation to end the fight, Rensha underestimates Keisuma and calls on her to grant him more power-not realizing he'd give up all bodily autonomy. The battle turns from non-lethal to deadly as Keisuma plays for keeps...
Act 10-Awakenings
Odysseus unleashes his true powers as he's finally forced to face the possessed Rensha. But Yulie is not the only one harboring secrets powers, as Kanna desperately yearns to save her best friend.
Act 11-Ceremony
At last Kanna's powers are unlocked! But navigating how to use them, and deciding whether to or not to travel with Odysseus and Shimiko to the present to face her future head on.
Act 12-Time Warp
Having arrived at the realization they are the only ones with the power to stop Keisuma, Kanna and Rhina agree to travel with Shimiko and Odysseus to the present day-their future-to find and unite the other guardians of the Lotus Matrix to take on the demon possessing Kanna.
Act 13-Forging the Path
At long last, Kanna and Rhina are spirited away to the present day, with Shimiko and Odysseus. The future is uncertain, but one thing will become clear: the path they must forge to find their fellow warriors and bring the battle to Keisuma.
Act 14-Coming Soon!
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