A Transitory Bargain
_"Go forth!" The wizard shouted as her counterspell crashed into the shimmering wall of the lich's magical barrier. "Go forth and slay the evil!" Her cry was met by motion from the paladin, swift and fierce. Even the brief hole she could make was...
Valreth - Chapter 1
TRIGGER WARNING: It's marked as "For All Ages" here on SF, but it does have violence, fantasy fighting, and death in it. Be warned. A Note from the Author: I am not in control of this story. Like any tale, it has its own characters, a...
Emperor's Shadow: Chapter 17
Chapter 17 The sun crawled to the horizon, its red orange claws reaching desperately out, latching onto the earth for precious seconds more. Despite their persistence the night pressed on without care, stars already bursting to life, streaks of...
Chapter 7: Resolutions
Seeing all the kids reunited with their parents made Senu feel happy, even if his role in their rescue was a small one. He caught a glimpse of Terrance and his large family wandering back out towards the main road to Saltspray Grove, but he left the...
Contest of Passion: Heated Hellhound
Darius lay upon the soft inn bed. The fighter was glad to have gotten a premium room, his body soaking in the warmth of the thick covers as he rested. The room stood at the top of the building while the noise of the pub and other daytime patrons droned...
Chapter 4: Desperate Measures
The next day, Senu was surprised to find Greyson waiting for him at the inn's entrance. The human man seemed out of place in the early morning light, his large frame leaning against the wall, a small burlap sack in hand. "Greyson?" Senu asked,...
Emperor's Shadow: Chapter 25
Chapter 25 Lyndis set the letter down, not believing quite what she’d read. Her brief optimism was soon dashed, true that Vishta was alive, but was she really? To have her mental faculties snatched away by the cruel mechanizations by Tiamat, the true...
City of Light: Chapter 31
Chapter 31 The shroud of Veledar and the other's secrecy unraveled beneath the sonorous tolling of bells, their melodic resonance weaving through the labyrinthine stone corridors like ethereal tendrils. The ominous symphony was a herald of their doom,...
City of Light: Chapter 41
Chapter 41 She thought time would slow during the descent, often it did when adrenaline was coursing through you. How many said they could hop into a vat of acid and emerge alright? The splash was barely audible before it was muffled, every inch of...
Chapter 3
* * * "So, Peter, how was your day?" Zippy asked, eyes gleaming with curiosity. Peter, utterly exhausted and unable to muster the energy to leave his den, gazed at Zippy with a smirk. "What do you think?" Zippy chuckled. "I guess Thorne...
City of Light: Chapter 38
Chapter 38 Lyndis traced a delicate line along the frigid iron door, her finger weaving an imaginary path until it met the unyielding frame. The surface beneath her touch remained untouched, devoid of scratches, an impeccable canvas of smoothness,...
Silt : Chapter Two
**Silt** **Chapter 2** Mori had never been out this far into the southern sands. Out here there were too many hazards, and too few solid places to stand on. The few rocky outcroppings that could be seen off in the distance were...