None So Vile 18: Seize the Moment
NONE SO VILE # 18: Seize the Moment Barendo, Yaravania, 1804. Leon hissed, pressing a paw to his bloodied ear. Pain thrummed, large and clumsy. A chunk was missing – the bullet had taken a greedy bite out of...
Nightworld 16: Enduring Freedom
# NIGHTWORLD # # 16: Enduring Freedom North Africa, 2001 Dirt sprayed as the 4x4 kicked into gear, engine screaming as the pickup tore out of the compound. Rebels were piled into the back, armed with machine guns and firing back at the French...
None So Vile 19: The Leper Affinity
NONE SO VILE # 19: The Leper Affinity Albedo, Rennaire, 1804. Alabaster watched the leper across the square. The Undercity locals flittered back and forth, collecting their goods from the market stalls and hauling them off in small,...
Nightworld 22: A Cure for Curses
# NIGHTWORLD # # 22: A Cure for Curses Southern France, 2002 The Adjudant-chef flicked through the dossier, a disappointed look on his face. Jaro sat opposite him, both of them wedged into the tiny office. Although he hadn't been allowed off base...
Nightworld 11: See No Evil
# NIGHTWORLD # **11: See No Evil** Jaro jerked himself awake, a cry dying in his throat as his mind was violently dragged from mindless dreaming to waking nightmare. Pain shot through his nerves. His arms were numb, no – they were aching, refusing to...
Nightworld 10: What Remains
# NIGHTWORLD # 10: What Remains The wind nipped at Jaro's ears, and he shivered against the cold, wrapping his arms about his knees a little tighter. It was a few hours past sundown now, and he was perched at the edge of the river, sitting on a huge...
Nightworld 21: Unfamiliar Ceilings
# NIGHTWORLD # # 21: Unfamiliar Ceilings Weeks worth of dirt and grime burst free from Jaro's fur as he sank into the steaming hot bath. He groaned as warmth bled into his joints and muscles, opening up the matted parts of his coat, the air thick...
Nightworld 23: The Devil Inside
# NIGHTWORLD # # 23: The Devil Inside It began with a crawl. Zakhar's lab spun around Jaro, a dizzying blur he struggled to get hold of. At some point in the haze, he'd fallen to the ground. There was soreness in his chest, and as he pressed up...
Nightworld 09: Bloodbath
# NIGHTWORLD # 09: Bloodbath Cujac was awash with activity when Jaro returned, the rest of the group in tow. Kristian's wound had slowed them slightly, but Frankie had hung back a bit to help him keep pace and in the end they'd made good...
None So Vile 28: Damned If You Do
NONE SO VILE # 28: Damned If You Do Zolfreun Manor, Losaile, 1810. Leon stared at the war map laid out before him, the light morning drizzle pattering on the roof of his canvas tent. They were set up on the western side of...
None So Vile 27: The Grand Design
NONE SO VILE # 27: The Grand Design Zolfreun Manor, Losaile, 1810. Eight Months Later. From the stories he'd heard, Alabaster had expected more out of Zolfreun Manor. It was one of Leon's favourite cards to play during social events; how he'd...
Nightworld 12: Steambreather
# NIGHTWORLD # # 12: Steambreather The path to Steambreather was solid but worn, a winding switchback trail of mud and rocks that led from the edge of Barda, to the bottom of the great quarry the factory was built in. The journey took nearly...