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The Gatekeeper
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In the small town of Twin Crossing stands a House on a line between reality and insanity. It’s sustained by the souls it spent centuries Splitting. Otto von Kraus, in the middle of World War II hid inside the House, not realizing his decision would change his life forever. He became the Gatekeeper, forced to live as both child and man, occupying the same body and space, but not at the same time, effectively losing his sense of freedom. Elder and Younger Otto live within its walls, charged with protecting a Cane; their life source, and preventing anyone from passing through the House, into the Parallel, the place where the other half of the Split souls live.
Both Otto’s and the House rely on each other for survival, until one day Elder Otto witnesses what a Splitting looks like for the first time. Disturbed by the painful event, he decides to make amends by reuniting the separated souls, even if it means killing himself in the process.
With the help of Olive, a precocious child, and Archibald, his long-time friend from the Parallel, they take on the dangerous task of uniting souls the House spent centuries Splitting. When not every union turns out the way they expect, they are left to question if what they’re doing is causing more harm than good.
Who will win the war between good and evil and how many innocent souls will be lost in the process?
In the small town of Twin Crossing stands a House on a line between reality and insanity. It’s sustained by the souls it spent centuries Splitting. Otto von Kraus, in the middle of World War II hid inside the House, not realizing his decision would change his life forever. He became the Gatekeeper, forced to live as both child and man, occupying the same body and space, but not at the same time, effectively losing his sense of freedom. Elder and Younger Otto live within its walls, charged with protecting a Cane; their life source, and preventing anyone from passing through the House, into the Parallel, the place where the other half of the Split souls live.
Both Otto’s and the House rely on each other for survival, until one day Elder Otto witnesses what a Splitting looks like for the first time. Disturbed by the painful event, he decides to make amends by reuniting the separated souls, even if it means killing himself in the process.
With the help of Olive, a precocious child, and Archibald, his long-time friend from the Parallel, they take on the dangerous task of uniting souls the House spent centuries Splitting. When not every union turns out the way they expect, they are left to question if what they’re doing is causing more harm than good.
Who will win the war between good and evil and how many innocent souls will be lost in the process?
60 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 31, 2017
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About the author
Erica L. Drayton
16 books22 followersErica L. Drayton was born in the Bronx in NYC. She began writing stories almost immediately after she learned how to read and write from her mother, a former English teacher. As a gay, black, woman, Erica used storytelling as a way to express her feelings through poetry and fantasy novels at a young age.
After college, she took her continued passion for storytelling and developed it further, into writing short stories, eventually challenging herself to write 100 word stories.
She lives with her wife, young son, two dogs, and eight chickens in the Capital Region in Upstate New York.
After college, she took her continued passion for storytelling and developed it further, into writing short stories, eventually challenging herself to write 100 word stories.
She lives with her wife, young son, two dogs, and eight chickens in the Capital Region in Upstate New York.
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