Aaru - Chapter 2 (The Truth Revealed)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 2 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* "Urgh!" I grunted as I felt someone kick me in the leg. And then again. "I'm up!" I yelled and began to crawl out in to the dim light of the immanent dawn that was threatening to break over...
A New Dawn - Chapter 34 (A Fresh Start)
**\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** CHAPTER 34 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Cairn ran me through the basic motions of lun'nath, explaining what I should try and do with my nen with each motion. Explaining the timing and effects that each move had and got me...
A New Dawn - Chapter 12 (With Friends Like These...)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* **Chapter 12** \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* As I walked into the room Aceh was already there, sitting in the middle of the room with his legs crossed, meditating. As I approached he opened his eyes, his piercing blue eyes...
A New Dawn - Chapter 6 (All Work and No Play)
**\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** **CHAPTER 6** **\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** My eyes were heavy, my whole body felt heavy. I groaned, the sharp pain resulting from the attempt to move made me stop immediately. I was surrounded by warmth, the air moist...
A Place to Belong - Chapter 21
After the usual morning routine of Aceh's training and one of Eric's ready made breakfasts I was standing atop the wagon as usual as we travelled. I had learned to close my eyes and keep my breathing steady and focus on the moment entirely. I shut out...
The Mouning After - Chapter 22 [Part 2] (Kinyar)
**\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** **Chapter 22 - Part 2** **\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** **Aceh** There was a collective gasp from the crowd as I delivered the kick, and after Malakye lay motionless for a couple of moments the...
The Mourning After - Chapter 22 [Part1] (Kinyar)
**\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** **Chapter 22 - Part 1** **\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** **Aceh** Reece was worried. He had hardly touched his breakfast this morning and had barely eaten yesterday. The young drakes concern was...
Aaru - Chapter 20 (Ru'sta)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 20 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* "We should turn in for the night. We need to start packing up camp before heading to the village tomorrow." Master Jun'lao announced. "Yes Master." Jun'bak, Hen'zi, Kao'lar and myself...
Aaru - Chapter 19 (Humo)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 19 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Reema was relentless in her instruction of the viol. More demanding of perfection than any other Master I'd had before, and far more intense than she had ever been with me during any of our...
Daemon - Chapter 17 (Tanjarr)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* **CHAPTER 17** \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* I awoke in the strange room. The smells were unfamiliar. I sat up in bed and looked out the window. The sun was just beginning to rise over the horizon. The sky was a beautiful shade of...
Aaru - Chapter 23 (Meeting the Oracle)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 23 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Three sharp knocks roused me from my slumber. With an annoyed grunt I rolled over and looked at the source of the noise. I shook off my sleepy daze and opened the door. On the other side...
Aaru - Chapter 25 (Rediscovered Passions)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 25 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* After our first meeting with Ranstoc, we returned to the cave for training every day for the next two weeks, forgoing our usual scheduled training. We trained rigorously in order...