A Spark
The air is eerily still along the highway; only a scattered few breezes brush across the landscape. A latticework of clouds float lazily across the sky, the bright sun struggling to pierce through its heavenly rivals. The land is painted in a chaotic...
Chapter 12: Blood and Steel
A flash of white light bounces between the valley walls for only a fleeting second, disrupting my view for a brief moment. The arcing light heralds a rumbling peel of thunder that seems amplified by the surrounding mountains. A scattering of raindrops...
Chapter 2: Reliquary of the Divine Dragon
I am floating alone in a murky, grey fog. An apparition appears before me, my mind struggling to recognize its form. It is similar to a dragonkin, with a streamlined head ending in a flat snout, but it's body is long and serpentine, twisting this way...
Chapter 3: A Sliver of Divinity
A vibration courses through my body. Energy and vitality reverberates through every fiber of my being, flooding me with a thrumming sensation of power. In the midst of this, I feel a presence manifesting in my psyche. As best as I can muster, I focus...
Chapter 5: The North
The wind howls around me, a chilling gale sweeping the fabric of my outfit about as I pull it tight around my shivering body. My breath comes in short gasps, a cloud of mist rising with every exhalation. The wind had kicked up a little while ago, with...
Chapter 7: Soft Hearts
I sit in stunned silence, still woozy from the copious amounts of alcohol I drank during the feast. Zerius stares at the three imperial guards, clenching his fists and looking tense. Turning to Zerius, they level their swords at him, the guard in the...
Chapter 4: Rivalries
The air slowly turns cold as we ascend the rolling slopes before us. The cliff face that served as our guide has long scattered into a rippling of rocks, echoing outwards into the plains as we make our way northeast. Zerius leads the way, for lack of...
Chapter 11: What One Believes In
The sun hangs low in the sky, casting long, slender shadows across the quieting city. The hustle and bustle of the roads and market dwindles into a dull murmur, clawed footsteps and creaking wagons piercing the otherwise serene evening. A breeze rolls...
Chapter 8: Tidings
I never noticed how close Hearth was to the palace. I can see it, barely, in the shimmering horizon. I've made good time, plodding steadily southwards as I allow my mind to wander. I worry for Rel, but so far I have I resisted my urge to heedlessly...
Chapter 6: Peace and Prejudice
I stare into a cloudy, featureless void, glimpses of memories and moments flashing through my vision. I relive strange, warped versions of my past, the dreamstate twisting my thoughts into a caricature of emotions. The moment is fleeting however, as I...
Intermission 3: Once Unrequited
We glide through the grasslands, each long, swift stride taking us closer to the beating heart of the empire. Skirting past each town, we conceal ourselves from the wandering eyes of the resident dragonkin in the very terrain that they inhabit. Long,...
Acolyte
I ascend the decrepit staircase, softening my steps as much as I can manage. The old, unmaintained wood squeals in derision as my weight is shifted from foot to foot. Anxious that this place will fall apart from underneath me, I hasten my steps....