Misty Isles

The Lands Beyond by Frances Hakkennes

Then (Starfall) I sat at the window, anxiously tapping my toe on the floorboards as I slit the fish open. I plucked out the bones and set them aside, painfully aware of the sun dipping behind the snow dusted mountains. My pulse quickened as the golden sky faded to a…

Specimen 400012 by Bertie Atkin

Part 1 The sign hung over the massive shop- Take one item for free- but choose well. A hooded figure entered the Cabinet of Curiosity as a withered old woman sat at the desk and watched as the figure flung open the doors and slipped inside. Pickled taxidermy animals floated…

The Kraken by Jojo Jasmine Walford

The Red Person I was having a long slumber until I heard a clink. I opened my eye and saw a flick of red. I tried to grab them but they got away. I looked down and all my body-washing tools were gone. I shrieked with horror, so loudly that…

The Gold Casopia by Jennifer Fredericks

Deep, deep, deep below the Misty Isles lies the legendary Casopia. I knew that Casopia wanted to find it’s master but it was terrorising everyone. The monstrous Gold Casopia lurks deep below the Misty Isles, terrifying fishermen. It is the centre of hunting. The Gold Casopia is a monstrous…

Myths & Legends From Ahoy by Chloe Ma

Myth 1: The History of the Misty Isles (Note: the magic is allowed because the myth itself happened in the Age of Magic) “Tell me a story, mummy,” requested the little girl, “The one about the giant.” “Okay,” replied the mother, settling into an armchair beside the…

Dungun Prison: Part 1 by Christian Lazzaro

Our story is set in an old run down tower that goes by the name of Dungun Prison. It is a single grey bulging in the Misty Isles. The Misty Isles are a bunch of islands in Ahoy, a giant beautiful post-magic landscape. Dungun Prison was once a…

​​​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 Truth About My Life by Alena Dabrowski

“Dad can you tell me a story, the one about the Misty Isles?” Amy said, tucked into her bed while her dad sat next to her.         “Ok, fine pumpkin. Once there was a great pirate called Captain Emily. Captain Emily was…