Daemon - Chapter 21 (The Ritual)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 21 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* "You're going where?!" Malnark snorted. "Didn't we already talk about this?!" "I know, I know..." I sighed, pinching my brow in mild frustration. "Look, chances are it is nothing! I go...
Daemon - Chapter 20 (Shaman)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 20 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* We made good time back towards town. Jovani and I did what we could to help the injured stallion. He had some nasty looking cuts and bruises, which were bleeding heavily, his chestnut...
Daemon - Chapter 19 (The Hunt)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 19 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* We rode hard, following the graugs tracks towards the tree line. There were trees uprooted or badly damaged from where the graug had forced its way through. I got off the wagon and...
Daemon - Chapter 18 (The Hunt)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 18 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Not wanting to fall too far behind the rest of the group, I took the same approach that the cheetah and gazelle had taken. Running full speed down the steep slope. They reached the bottom...
Daemon - Chapter 17 (Tanjarr)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* **CHAPTER 17** \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* I awoke in the strange room. The smells were unfamiliar. I sat up in bed and looked out the window. The sun was just beginning to rise over the horizon. The sky was a beautiful shade of...
Daemon - Chapter 16 (Tanjarr)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* **CHAPTER 16** \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Let us protect you. That's what he said. It was difficult to even consider letting someone else protect me. Jan'Zar and Callen had trained me to be completely self sufficient. To take...
Daemon - Chapter 15 (The Dark Forest)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* **CHAPTER 15** \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* After breakfast we loaded up the dandos and began following the river South. This was our only lead as to where the curi'nakra had gone, but there was no trail to follow. I would have...
Daemon - Chapter 14 (The Dark Forest)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* **CHAPTER 14** \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* As we approached the tree line of the Dark Forest, the tall trees got all the more imposing the closer we got to them. They were extremely tall, anywhere from thirty feet to fifty...
The Island - Chapter 3 (A Run in the Park)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* **CHAPTER 3** \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* After eating dinner, a rather tasty spaghetti and meatballs, served on a cafeteria tray which reminded him of his days in school, Aldo decided to turn in early for the night. It had...
Aaru - Chapter 23 (Meeting the Oracle)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 23 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Three sharp knocks roused me from my slumber. With an annoyed grunt I rolled over and looked at the source of the noise. I shook off my sleepy daze and opened the door. On the other side...
Aaru - Chapter 25 (Rediscovered Passions)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 25 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* After our first meeting with Ranstoc, we returned to the cave for training every day for the next two weeks, forgoing our usual scheduled training. We trained rigorously in order...
Aaru - Chapter 29 (The Trial of the Hunted)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 29 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* A few hours later, after accepting the mission to hunt down the curi'nakra, I was first led to the armoury, where I was told to pick a weapon and armour. I chose a spear, and some...