1.0Tellesthttps://tellest.comMichael DeAngelohttps://tellest.com/author/webadmin/Transformed, First Chapterrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GJYK0gCos2"><a href="https://tellest.com/transformed-first-chapter/">Transformed, First Chapter</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://tellest.com/transformed-first-chapter/embed/#?secret=GJYK0gCos2" width="600" height="338" title="“Transformed, First Chapter” — Tellest" data-secret="GJYK0gCos2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Transformed A Tale by Michael DeAngelo Chapter One: Wild Magic   A black wave of startled birds erupted from the treetops, fleeing toward the cloudless sky.  The shrill profanities of an elderly woman filled all the forest below. “Confound this wretched shrubbery!” the woman cried.  With a huff, she set the heavy baggage she carried on […]