Scarlet ruse: Chapter Eight
Chapter Eight: Only a Mother could love The Claw Keep was a vast maze of tunnels and encampments, linked together by sheer and steep staircases, bore into the mountain faces and wooden walkways that were fastened to the...
Wind and Mountains: Chapter Two
Chapter Two: Growth Being bedridden was insufferable. It was tormenting , unyielding and merciless. The incessant itching of my injuries was driving me mad. The medicinal balms used to treat them did not help. If anything they only served to...
Of Valor in Men: Chapter Seven
Of Valor in Men Chapter Seven: Questions without Answers My body was tired, I hadn't slept much these last few nights, ever since waking up in that hospital in Rigel sleep had been difficult. Images of that specter still rattled around in...
Scarlet Ruse: Chapter Eleven
Chapter Eleven: East. The silence was uncomfortable, it felt like we were all riding into some huge brutal fight or conflict. Not even Sva'll had anything to say. Sure I could 'stir the pot' if I really wanted to, but it felt wrong to think about...
Scarlet Ruse: Chapter Five
Scarlet Ruse Chapter Five: An Escape The sight of land made me feel at ease, my nerves had been shot the entire voyage, though as the ship drew nearer to the shores that ease began to vanish. The stormy clouds that hung in the air were...
A Teaching of Gods, Part Two
A Teaching of the Gods Part Two: Targon He was late yet again for my studies, although this time he had no excuse to recite for me, he simply apologised and sat down. I rose a brow at this but nonetheless I took to my tutoring, lessons...
The Resurrected Man.
The monorail zipped silently though the lavish tropic underbrush, zooming toward some unseen location. The islands were breathtaking, South America had some pretty secluded places, seldom touched by mankind. This island was one such place. Home to...
Wind and Mountains: Chapter Four
Chapter Four: The Iron Keep The next morning Baka introduced me to a female named Tyla. She was a gatherer, another skill I had asked to be taught. Unlike Kooda, Baka and the others. Tyla was more similar to myself in appearance. She...
Scarlet Ruse: Chapter Four
Scarlet Ruse Chapter Four: Traitors and Dragons Everything hurt, my whole left side felt numb, save for the bite wound which in contrast throbbed rather strongly with pain. The cold frozen night time air didn't serve to lessen any of it either,...
The Broken Place
The Broken Place Here they lie, in this broken place, the people, the places, the objects and dreams, their numbers uncountable, the rooms and spaces they occupy, unending, a place where nothing is whole or pristine, the place that awaits the things...
Scarlet Ruse: Chapter Twelve
Chapter Twelve: Seperation I was beginning to resent this plan of mine. I was already way out of my comfort zone, but now it was getting absurd. Just looking like Kaiber was enough to make my skin crawl, thankfully I wouldn't have to look...
Scarlet Ruse: Chapter Seven
Chapter Seven: On Golden Wings Turns out he wasn't joking, more so Emet was supporting such a stupid venture; I was beginning to think I was the only sane person here. I could barely get a word in before the pair of them were rushing off to gather...