The shadow myth – a novel & hero’s bias: developing fantasy villains outside of the perspective of the protagonist

Abstract

A shout in the distance, deep, and demanding. The fragrance of a storm filled the air. A young girl inhaled, the scent of her mother and the misty fog filling her nostrils as she clung closer to the woman’s neck. She felt the panic in her mother’s heartbeat – the wild rhythm did nothing to put her at ease. Darkness surrounded them, the light of the moon covered by thick clouds rolling in across the sky, and every snapping tree branch or crunching old leaf beneath their feet set them on edge. [...]