<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:56:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@straynoctis/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The other daughter - dailyprompt]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a few days since my parents decided to move towards the family mansion that they had inherited, far away from the city. I didn’t want to come. No one asked me. The mansion is… strange. 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Some close-up shots as well It looks like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@straynoctis/moon-behind-the-veil</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@straynoctis/moon-behind-the-veil</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[straynoctis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:14:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmnLnJWEcVipqX5uvzpnUrMPzMDcyY7t7txdFWjVuBhqQVDEeqZxTfQoFdoHYmgJR1obQ3DQgUbqeYeNP44XbAk2HU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily prompt: Strap Yourself In]]></title><description><![CDATA[For I was woken up by a thud from above my apartment. I looked up habitually and strained my ears… Nothing. I narrowed my eyes. “Sigh, I’ve been hearing this thudding sound for the past few days from above.”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@straynoctis/daily-prompt-strap-yourself-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@straynoctis/daily-prompt-strap-yourself-in</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[straynoctis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:42:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[dailyprompt: ferry across the River Of Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[The river churned, a slow-moving body of fire that breathed heat into the air. The boat drifted across it, half-burned wood groaning with every shift, flames licking along its edges but never fully consuming]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@straynoctis/dailyprompt-ferry-across-the-river</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@straynoctis/dailyprompt-ferry-across-the-river</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[straynoctis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:42:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g73GywJLc4qya717jY4hemJ4yGThw4XT93eVvzxqgYTFP4QbPjKXsWm2H6jsi5gQU7iUWurGtbXXaFNiLRhP7Lkqwc7CUxBpo4JyjYKLwzrb7qZ159cAYCUirD1eJWkG4KUpqahGdF9g9ZWQ6ZxS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deleted]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post has been deleted.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-185676/@straynoctis/genshin-impact-mystery-of-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-185676/@straynoctis/genshin-impact-mystery-of-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-185676]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[straynoctis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:45:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[dailyprompt: elegant fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[It appeared high in the sky, already in motion. No one saw where it came from. It was an elegant fall, slow and steady. Its shape was still, almost straight, a dark silhouette against the pale sky. Long]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@straynoctis/dailyprompt-elegant-fall</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@straynoctis/dailyprompt-elegant-fall</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[straynoctis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:44:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g73GywJLc4qya717jY4hemJ4yGThw4XDQBmmdAR1A4BcU8uH7z1atBeMi6XxTYcrB2AgYvVGNjFZgrSQBYZtZWtRaJUhGjoi5ozCT3e3ZtaLpJxDD2JcSfLhnYF6QgsKFat1scDQYTzaTwh6YJLE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[dailyprompt: no more knowledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[I woke to the soft shuffle of footsteps. “Morning,” someone said. I froze. The hallway was empty. Mirrors lined the walls, reflecting me, or someone like me. My eyes moved too slowly. Outside, the street]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@straynoctis/dailyprompt-no-more-knowledge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@straynoctis/dailyprompt-no-more-knowledge</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[straynoctis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:03:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g73GywJLc4qya717jY4hemJ4yGThw4X8t3Bdhe3qkG4QMspafDdhx4GxvNi7rebEu1wQzvrBgNiXKAmwqqsCbY291DMBp9wtTA3pWM9bJiZUSa9aRLKQ5L1aZAqKPwLQSqQETKyTvZ3whJFirJWz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[dailyprompt: not my temple]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wake up before the bells. That’s the first thing that feels wrong. The temple is always louder than this. Even before sunrise, there are footsteps, someone sweeping the stone floors. 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