The Spirited Spiral
by Bill and Linda Tiepelman
Title
The Spirited Spiral
Artist
Bill and Linda Tiepelman
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Photograph
Description
In the midst of the North, where the snow whispers secrets and the aurora borealis dances, the village of Christmastide lay sparkling under a blanket of white. But a shadow loomed over the joyous preparations for Christmas, cast by the cloaked figure of Malcolm the Maleficent. Malcolm was a conjurer of storms, and he bore a heart as empty as the cold expanse of the winter sky. This Christmas, he sought to manifest his most dire spell yet: "The Spirited Spiral," a tornado with the power to swallow the very essence of the holiday.
On the eve of festivities, as the villagers adorned their homes with glee and the air filled with the scent of gingerbread, Malcolm ascended the tallest spire of ice in the frozen hinterlands. He began an incantation, ancient and forbidden, calling forth the winds of the abyss. The sky recoiled, the stars blinked, and the Spirited Spiral took form, a monstrous whirlwind adorned with the spectral colors of the Northern lights, aimed to desecrate the heart of Yuletide.
The Spirited Spiral descended upon the village with a voracious hunger, tearing wreaths from doors, and the joy from the hearts of the unsuspecting. Laughter was replaced with howls, warmth with an unnatural frost. The villagers, once merry and bright, huddled together, watching their Christmas being torn asunder by the spinning monstrosity Malcolm had wrought.
But Yuletide was not without its own magic. As the Spiral approached the great oak in the village square, where generations had gathered to celebrate Christmas, an ancient spirit awoke. The Spirit of Yuletide, as old as the tradition itself, rose in the form of a luminous stag, its antlers piercing the storm. With a mighty roar, it charged into the Spiral, its light clashing with the darkness. The battle raged, but the light prevailed, dissipating the storm and restoring joy. Malcolm, defeated by the very spirit he sought to destroy, vanished into the night. Yuletide was saved, its spirit stronger than ever.
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December 11th, 2023
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