No Hiding Place
It was like a chess game. and she'd never played chess, but ... she supposed it was ... it was like some kind of game. a dangerous one. but she'd wanted to be a tactical officer. she'd wanted to protect others and help keep order. keep furs safe.
Calm Before The Storm (A1, B1, C14)
I wasn't a very good chess player back then, and maybe if i was, i might have realized how my life recognized a chess game." "how so, nathan?"
Large Scale Developments: Part 6
Her father's statement was a veiled move in the intricate chess game that their conversation had become. leena understood that expressing her displeasure at mike's employment would only invite further scrutiny into their relationship. "hire him.
Abyssus Abbey Chapter 6: Feasting
I miss brandy and dinner parties where everyone is talking about the big topics of the day and where conversation is a chess game that you can win if you're clever." he sighed and put his chin in his hands.
Chapter 6: The Doubt
Both hale and james looked up from their chess game when another sentinel approached the table, the two instructors glanced between each other as vanresh moved up to stand beside them.
Chapter 14: The Trial of Strife
Living in this realm was like playing a constant chess game in which the odds were always against you. not only that, but it was a ruthless world full of creatures waiting for their opportunity to take everything. strife would still come out on top.
Chapter 1: A step into the world of Izzy Potter and joining VultureWart's first War.
Remember when you had that chess game against the figure in a cloak when you were ten?" i nodded and she said "that was me. the next time we met you challenged me to a duel and you beat me by slicing me in half."
Counter Earth Chronicles Dual Realities Chapter 27: Millions And Millions Of Swords But Not One Shield
"you took me in when i had no where to go, you gave me love and affection but in the grand scheme i was nothing more than just another pawn in someone else's chess game." "alex we have had this discussion before..."
The Last Lucky Rabbit: Part 1, By Jaeger Dominus
chess games that i provided to take out of my hands my control of my wants, my wants to succeed. in one fell swoop, the ai beat me again. and it was no game this time. all i could do was cry. and my tears.
A Knight"s Journey Second Part
Being a knight, other than being an instrument for combat or being a primary piece on a chess game, quickly summarize his position. "knight?"
A new chance
"you were taking so much time to return... we begin to play a new chess game..." wilton says while he looks at his mother. eryn sees that the chessboard is on the table and some pieces on it. "don't' tell me... you won." eryn says looking at wilton.
When the Sun Sets, the Moon Rises
He stopped and pondered that a moment, he'd been spending so much time in his little chess game with his first mate that he hadn't been wary of what the pawns on the board might be doing.