Chapter 2: The First Cycle
Safe, in hell, was apparently a relative term. Yeah, sure, Nick was safe from the shadow bastards but.. he wasn't safe from occupants. The leader of the small clan out of Warehouse #3 on the docks, was a mean motherfucker named Jask,...
Chapter 4: The Awakening
"Awaken..." Matt's bleary eyes opened. Before him stood a towering red-dragon, however, even Matt could tell he was weakened. Around them there was nothing but black void. He tried to speak but his voice was silenced. "I have...
Chapter 2: A Fragile Alliance
The Captain of the Rockridge Garrison stood at the very spot where the wall had failed under the merciless assault. His pale red eyes shimmered as they agonized over the red snow that marked the graves of the men serving under him. The few...
Chapter 3: Messiah Lore
Matt stared upwards to the top of the towering spiral, in the center of a ruined mage academy. "Shit." The smell of old books burning, and the occasional wandering conjuration were just a myriad of things they saw as they approached it, and...
Extermination
"My god, why?" Private Razz thought as he crawled out of the upturned military truck that had wrapped itself around a tree. He screamed as the sonic boom rattled the steel frame of the truck, and he could only look upwards to the billowing...
Escape
"We have to make it to the elevator!" The clatter of the group's feet echoed down the corridor, and for a moment it looked like they were in the clear. No sign of pursuit, and thanks to well placed C4 charges most of the security grid was down for...
Initiation
Drake shivered as he felt the night air brush up against his body and vigorously rubbed his midnight black scaled arms trying to heat himself up. He cursed himself for being so foolish to under take a mission in such a remote place, even if it was a...
Chapter 6: Drake and Azroth's Story
Azroth smiled at Wraith his female counterpart. Her black soulless skin, aroused Azroth even as the Final Battle between Humans, the Arillians, and Dragons was on the verge of that very eve. It would mean death for his kind if they lost, he softly...
Chapter 5: Blood Lust
Drake smiled ravenously as he saw the blood-shed below him. _"So unaware, Drake, its going to be a blood bath!"_ The Dragon roared triumphantly as he descended towards the raging battlefield. The quick and clean battle for the Emeraldites was about to...
Chapter 4: Karen's Lament
The cold morning air stung Kaza's fragile peach skin and she rubbed her exposed arms quickly with her cupped hands. Why she ever came out into this cold unprepared in the first place she would never know. Why Lazok couldn't wait until the dew had at...
Chapter 3: Drake's Friend
Drake was lost in his own world, his panic and fear had run amok with him. He was ashamed for what he'd nearly done, and the horrible thoughts kept streaming into his mind like an arrow into his heart. Perhaps in some way, some horrible way, he was in...
Chapter 2: The Town of Liash
Lazok felt a strange turning sensation as he dreamed, as though he was a child again, rolling down a green grassy hill in midsummer. He felt a hard shake that didn't seem to match the pleasant scene that played in his dream. Slowly, but surely he awoke...