Merge - 07 - Training
Matt woke up earlier than usual, the sun just barely peeking over the horizon. The husky stretched, then threw off the sheets as he swung his legs out of the bed and to the floor. The friction against the wounds on his legs caused him to whimper a...
Merge - 06 - Connections
Matt pounded his fists against the invisible barrier, his hackles raised as he growled loudly. The husky had woken up in Ameranth standing, being held up by a narrow invisible cylinder, his white cheek fur mushed against an unseen wall. At the base of...
Merge - 05 - Directions
"You didn't call me last night," Jay said in a low tone, a frown on his muzzle. Matt felt panic rising within him, and turned to Laura for help. The white wolf stared blankly back at the husky, her face tilted slightly to the right as she mouthed the...
Merge - 04 - Peninsula
"Mr. Lancaster, I'm worried about your last test," Professor MacLearan stated, staring at Matt sternly over his spectacles. "You've been a good student up until the last couple of weeks. What happened?" Matt avoided the otter's gaze, his paws playing...
Merge - 03 - Tests
Matt's eyes glazed over as he perused the posted grades. _'I...I failed the test!'_ he thought as his paws pulled his blue hair in frustration. _'How could this happen? I studied for it, I went to class, everything!'_ The husky's tail was hanging...
Merge - 02 - Council
An hour passed silently as Rhisanth led Matt through the golden grasses. Questions swirled in Matt's mind, but they refused to take shape. _'A strange lion in a strange land,'_ Matt mused. The husky sighed and followed the mage. '_I won't figure out...
Merge - 01 - Ameranth
"Mr. Lancaster!" A gravelly voice pierced Matt's dream and brought him back to reality. The husky blinked his icy blue eyes rapidly, trying to brush the sleep away. He looked around and saw that he was the only student left in the expansive lecture...
Merge - 00 - Prologue
A lion with a greying mane stood in the center of the amphitheater, his head bowed and bright blue eyes pointed at the pale green marble floor. His claws dug into his paw pads as he kept his fists clenched. Surrounding the stooped figure were...
Merry Christmas, Lone Wolf
That fox. One day I'd be immune to his damn charms and just stay at home. I growled to myself as I clenched my fists. The tiny canine girl in front of me must have heard, because she yipped a little and clung to her mother's gloved paw. I probably...
Merge Conflict - 02 - Communication
Axel had to admit to himself the demon attacks were exciting. With them on hold due to the early winter, the past month of inactivity got to him. So when the opportunity presented itself to lead the charge on Zachary Knowles and rescue Jason, the...
Merge Conflict - 01 - Bonds
"Matthew Lancaster? That husky from our linear algebra course?" Jennifer adjusted her cell phone so the speaker was closer to her ear. Every couple minutes of walking would jostle it, making it hard to hear her friend Anika. "Hm, I never pictured him...
Foxfyre, Final (Magic Dystopia)
The building shook again, klaxons blaring as Caleb's console flickered twice before going out. The only light remaining in the room was Aurelias' flashlight. "Warning. Backup generator one has overload. Floors twenty, twenty-one, forty, and sixty are...