Abyssus Abbey 2: Epilogue
## Epilogue Kleanthes cursed the gods under his breath as he picked his way through the thorny underbrush, shoving brambles aside with his crook. He cursed himself, too, for bringing the flock so far from their usual leas, but the rain had been light...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 17: A Turbulent Priest
## Chapter 17: A Turbulent Priest The sunlight dappling the forest floor swam as the leaves above swayed in a gentle breeze. The day might have seemed peaceful, even idyllic, were Tuco not bound and under the control of his most feared mortal...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 12: Heaven’s Light
## Chapter 12: Heaven's Light Around the Abbey, it seemed that the thunderstorm had never stopped. Tuco beat his wings in exhaustion, fighting intense gusts of wind, the cold rain streaming across his scales and into his eyes, his limbs hanging...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 14: Inside Man
## Chapter 14: Inside Man "Tuco?" A voice called from the Void. Tuco turned and saw no one. The few boulders that dotted the island had been too small to conceal anyone, and now absolute darkness engulfed him, impenetrable even to his devil...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 13: And Darkness Was Upon the Face of the Deep
## Chapter 13: And Darkness Was Upon the Face of the Deep Floating halfway between unconsciousness and awareness, Tuco found no peace. He could feel the blow of Brother Gabriel's staff on his head as though it were happening again and again, a...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 16: Eyes of the Beholder
## Chapter 16: Eyes of the Beholder Tuco helped the exhausted Lord Krastor up the steps of the Throat as best he could, following the other changed Brothers and apprentices who were already on their way up and out. As they traveled, he explained...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 15: Clarion Call
## Chapter 15: Clarion Call Just as he had been about to plunge into the Void again to save his friends and the other hapless prisoners there, a high devil from the upper nobility of the Abyss had descended upon Tuco. Tuco gazed up at the immense,...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 3: Friends in Low Places
## Chapter 3: Friends in Low Places One can only tolerate a calm mind and an impressive view for so long. Tuco had no idea how long days or nights lasted in the Abyss, but the passage of night seemed interminable. He had no need for sleep, and so...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 2: The Castle Maneuver
## Chapter 2: The Castle Maneuver Trapped. No way out, no way to call for help. Tuco climbed up to the battlements and stared out for a while. All around E-Temen-Anki was deep, dark forest. Clouds drifted overhead. There was no sun to drift across the...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 6: Demesne
## Chapter 6: Demesne Amidst the howls and roars of fleeing fiends, Tuco ran for the exit. The trouble was, he wasn't sure exactly how to find it through the chaos. Bits of various prisons--iron, glass, plants, gold, limbostone--every material he...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 5: An Outbreak of Monsters
## Chapter 5: An Outbreak of Monsters For a time, Tuco and Pike sat together on the steps and talked, Pike tucking himself under Tuco's massive arm, his fingers softly tracing the hard lines of Tuco's scaled brawn. They burned a torch so that Pike...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 4: The Throat
## Chapter 4: The Throat Lust wracked Tuco's dreams. Some distant part of him was aware of the solid stone wall against his scale-plated back, the musty smell of the room mixed with the heavy fog of his musk. But he had fallen asleep still planted...