A minor character in “A Dark Heritage: The Nighthunter” who goes on an almost fairytale-style quest and meets an unfortunate end.
An apprentice to a travelling merchant, Ulfryd is fourteen years old and having an affair with a girl at an inn when an old song people are singing in the marketplace enters his head, along with the evil, psychic presence of the Witch of Mount Wanslo, who completely steals any interest he might have held for the girl or any other area of his life.
His obsession with the Witch grows and consumes him as She drips visions and ideas into his mind, sometimes into his dreams, until he is convinced that She is a prisoner of a dark wizard somewhere on top of a mountain, and he is the one who has to save Her, by finding Her and singing that old song into Her ear…
After a close encounter with a giant predator in the forest, Ulfryd finds the mountain and climbs it, never pausing to question his ease of ascent. At last, he finds the one whom he is convinced is his heart’s desire, but She turns out to be his worst nightmare, and Ulfryd Spirn, aged 20, is never seen again.
This is the fate that lies in front of Noran Cadwallader, unless Logan Bartholom, The Nighthunter, can help him return to his senses.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Issue Eleven of my free, humorous online publication, Once Upon A Crocodile e-zine, is now available to read here: https://onceuponacrocodile.weebly.com/belly-o-the-beast.html. Featuring Jerry Robbins, Jeffrey Zable, L.M. Stanley, Lesley Mukwacha, Antaeus Balevre, James Blears, and Bobby “Z” the jyd (Junk Yard Dog). The illustrations were done using artificial intelligence this time, as a fun art experiment.
Please note that OUAC is closed to submissions until the end of 2023. It says this on the website, both on the main page and guidelines page, but I am still receiving emails from writers ( who apparently can’t read…)
More character interviews and author interview videos are stacking up on the “Documentary on A Dark Heritage” YouTube playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWkM4YqFcULrc3Db3kuW79QoYTx-DRvso
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