Nothing to Fear
Etonderixelamus pretended to slumber. The blue-scaled dragon kept his eyes closed while he focused on listening to every sound within his lair and those moving within. His hearing was so keen that he could see in his mind where the human intruders...
Name Game
With nary a sound, the ancient dissolved into dust, leaving behind his vast hoard and a shaken Erent. The former dragon, now a dragoness, did not pay any heed to the abandoned lucre. Instead, she felt her changed cranium, noting the absence of her...
The Magic of Names
The ancient dragon slept peacefully upon his vast hoard, snoring contentedly as he dreamed of unfathomable things. The cave in which he dwelled permitted just enough light to warm his old scales, but not too much that his slumber would be disturbed....
Mismasked
Standing by the water's edge, you turn the ancient mask over in your hands. The odd looking helmet cost you a pretty penny back in the village and you are not even really sure what it is. Sure, you were told that it would allow you to breath in the...
Doctor Devoid's Device
When his car came to a stop, Anchor looked out of the shaded passenger door window. He slowly removed his sunglasses and stared at what awaited him outside: a small booth that bore the faded insignia of the long defunct Bersid Continuum. He snorted...
The Sky, Of Course
Moonlight beamed directly onto Stephen's closed eyes. The young mage apprentice rolled over in his bunk, but the silver glow continued to shine on his face. He grumbled, turned his head upwards and opened his eyes the slightest bit. He stared in tired...
Mirror Peer: Here
You realize it was a mistake to come here, but what choice did you have? You had to leave after they made you their scapegoat--not really fair considering they were in on it too. Still, you had quickly found that any protests of innocence were met...
Summoning Silus
"_Canted Continuum_," Silus whispered under his breath. He ran his hands over the tome's black cover and then flung it open. He scanned the open pages and when he was unsatisfied he turned to the next and the next until finally he threw the book into...
Rage Removal
Cormag stormed up the stone steps, panting harshly not from exhaustion, but due to a rage that he struggled to control through those sharply inhaled breaths, a fury that boiled his blood, muddled his mind, and threatened to overcome him at any moment....
Astral Appreciation
In the night sky, the red drake flapped his wings so that his descent slowed. He landed on all fours at the bottom of the rocky hill where another drake younger than he with azure scales waited. Though both were dragons, they were of a different...
Intruder Interference
Niven heard a knock on his door. The robed drake turned his head and blinked. He had been sure he wasn't expecting visitors for a few days at the least. A quick glance to his schedule showed this to be true. Who then could it be? He shrugged and got to...
(Commission) Peripheral Persepective
You awaken battered and bruised, bearings uncertain. All you know is that you're cold, injured, and it's dark, so dark... No. You force your eyes open and find yourself looking at the ground, at white snow that seemingly stretches off into the...