The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Forty Four
Chapter Forty Four **(POV: Porter)** Graybark Drive. A chill ran down Porter's spine and his palms went slick with sweat when he saw the sign, barely legible under the rust and moss that had grown on it over the years. A cold breeze blew down the...
Juryokine: Chapter Eight
Chapter Eight Toke's head throbbed with pain as sunlight attacked his eyelids. The hot air was sticky with humidity, and the rough bed of corn cobs and stalks didn't allow him the illusion that he was lying in his dorm at school. With a groan, he...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Forty Three
Chapter Forty Three **(POV: Porter)** "You can open your eyes now." Porter felt like he was frozen in place, flinching from an attack that would never come. Faska's voice was cool and reassuring, and besides that Porter couldn't hear the sounds...
Juryokine: Chapter Seven
Chapter Seven It was past noon when the great doors of the Capitol opened again and Professor Navras stepped outside. He paused for a few seconds, shielding his eyes from the sun as he scanned the area, and quickly spotted Toke sitting against the...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Forty Two
Chapter Forty Two **(POV: Porter)** Azkular was in Red Castle. Porter didn't even have to think about it to make up his mind. He'd abandoned the djinn once already, but he wasn't going to make the same mistake twice. Hurrying back through the...
Juryokine: Chapter Six
Chapter Six Toke woke up bright and early the morning of his twentieth birthday. As soon as the first few rays of dawn poked their way through his blinds, he was practically leaped out of bed, and twenty minutes later he was showered and dressed....
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Forty One
Chapter Forty One **(POV: Porter)** Red Castle stood tall and imposing at the center of a flat, grassy plain, like a scarlet beast that blocked out the early morning sun. Porter and Faska knelt in the underbrush at the edge of the forest, with the...
Juryokine: Chapter Five
Chapter Five "Try not to order anything _too_ expensive," Mr. Gnasher advised his family as they sat down to look at their menus. The restaurant Evanya had seen on arriving in Jerulkan was called Tivinski Kolo, one of the finest, and most pricey,...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty **(POV: Porter)** Everything was dark. "W- what's going on?" Porter asked, looking around. He couldn't feel Lowatai's hand on his head anymore. "We are in your mind," the elf's voice answered. A soft light broke the darkness to his...
Juryokine: Chapter Four
[Listen to the AUDIOBOOK version here!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLr4oEQNwfY&list=PLqC8gMSy2WLx42r--7m-rAX2kXAMo2j7o&index=5) Chapter Four Toke sucked in a panicked breath as he listened to the clock's chiming. That smiting Sorakine girl...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Thirty Nine
Chapter Thirty Nine **(POV: Porter)** A soft hand touched Porter's cheek. "S- Sarah?" he mumbled. The young man lay on his back with his eyes closed. His entire body felt numb, except for the part of his face where the hand was touching...
Juryokine: Chapter Three
[Listen to the AUDIOBOOK version here!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crwU3Cbb8Kw&index=4&list=PLqC8gMSy2WLx42r--7m-rAX2kXAMo2j7o) Chapter Three Toke swallowed a nervous groan as he read the letter, trying to focus on the words while his hand...