Under Hollow Hills | Episode 22 | The End

CW pretend violence, manipulation, body horror, forgetting, mention of suicidal ideation

Geath and Arren and Way pleaded, and promised, and declared their love and innocence, but all in vain.

No word the trio spoke would sway Celadore. She saw dishonesty in every tear, betrayal on each beloved face, and further treason with every moment her three subjects stood united.

And she was fierce, and cold-hearted, and treacherous like the sea, and so in her rage and grief she did what the sea does.

Lightning smote the palace. High winds screamed. The waves crashed and roared.

In one terrible moment, storm and sea tore Giant’s Dock from the living rock of Fairyland and dragged it down ten fathoms deep to drown where even mermaids fear to swim.

And no-one has seen or heard from the Queen, these countless summers and winters since.

Beside the shore of the Sea of Sunken Sorrows, the Circus Under the Hills plans a performance with higher stakes than any they’ve ever known. Esmerelda Cortada steps into the ring to lead, Fimbly Dun puts on a play, and Tingley Grimbles gets some things off their chest.

And then, backstage, our circus ends their tour and says farewell...

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Starring Ashley (@DrAshleyNova), Gwen (@waspfloss), and Finbar (@FinbarDS)
Edited by Finbar.

Cover art by Eric Vulgaris (@EricVulgaris)

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Music - Origo Vitae by Dan-O (danosongs.com). Licensed under Creative Commons (Attribution Waived with Donation) 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0