Magic leaks through a rift in the barrier between the human world and Hell. Demons, vampires, harpies, and other monsters come through that rift. Closing the rift to seal out the monsters would also shut off the source of magic, but nobody wants to do that because of the wondrous changes made possible by magic. This is how the problem is solved after 2,000 years of trying.
A Halloween 2020 Contest Entry
A witch of nearly a thousand years comes back to feed on the life force of mortal males one Halloween too many. In her ignorance of the twenty first century male mindset, Gretchen makes a very simple fate changing error. Will she feed, or will her error destroy her?
Set in a fictional world. The story follows Markos an orphan who receives mind control powers from a desert flower. He uses his secret weapon to become a God.