Short stories tagged with Quest

Listing 13 stories.

A homeless heroin addict, hiding from a drug cartel, decides to help a herpetologist track down his missing child bride.

A homeless heroin addict, hiding from a drug cartel, decides to help a herpetologist track down his missing child bride.

After working for four years as a chef who serves the meat of Gods to an evil council of spirits, Hark begins to regain hope in humanity and must consider the danger he is about to inflict on the world.

An older man goes off on a quest through the desert to find a fortune despite there seeming to be no hope.

When a teenage girl falls in love with a stargazer, she goes on a journey to build a kite that will allow her to float up in the stars so that her lover notices her.

Before she can become a full sorceress, a young and talented female magician must pass her sorceress trials and overcome the dangers of Pride, Stagnation, Pain, and Panic.

An exhausted husband and wife travel by foot and stop by a house to ask a woman for food. She is rude and only allows the wife to eat, but the wife saves some food for her husband so they can continue their long journey.

A young girl wants to be a religious saint and tries to figure out what kind of sacrifice will be big enough for God to make her one.

A young man in a post-apocalyptic future embarks on a journey to take his parents' ashes to an impossible mountaintop ocean, despite tragic tales of the ill-fated travelers who made the journey before.

In a world of gods and demons, two young girls leave their village in search of better fortunes and adventure.