My Precious Life
The pain was back. The pain of losing a friend. It had felt like only hours ago since Inigo was last flirting with the blind scholar, and now he's was gone. He was a corpse now, smeared with his blood and Roland's salty tears. It was all so surreal....
Two Voices
A young fox dressed in her pink and black punk-rock get-up sits in the middle of a bustling strip in the city. she has several pieces of her work on display with what she considers reasonable prices.
The Lead Crown: Ch 8.2a, Rude Awakenings
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Tales of Airethe 4: Exploring the Manor
A loud metallic clanking awakens Alysa less than an hour later. At first, it seems to emanate only from her own room but soon she can hear it echoing through the house. However, she cannot see what it might be as the bedroom is plunged into complete...
The Lead Crown: Ch 7c, Proclamations (Pt 3)
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The Lead Crown: Ch 5a, What's In a Name? (Pt 2)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 5-2, What's In a Name? The whirring, clanking, clicking mechanisms of Earth Scholars and the steam-driven devices of the Air Scholars had never been any real interest to Theo but, as he followed mutely after the...
God...in the Flesh
Needless to say I was totally shocked. The paralytic charge wasn't painful, but it managed to lock up my muscles. I might as well have been a statue. Serrena charged the glowing cylinder of light. She had a big fist balled up, all prepared to come to...
The Lead Crown, Chapter 3-6: Noriene
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 3-6, Noriene The Strangled Cockerel wouldn't have been Noriene's first choice for a meeting place but, then again, that's why it was so perfect. She pushed her way through the hinged doors and pulled her cowl closer...
The Lead Crown: Ch 1a, Flintlocked and Loaded (pt 2)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 1-2, Flintlocked and Loaded The young dragon followed the prong horn scholar for several blocks in silence, carrying Mr. Severna's rather ample sack of supplies. Kesst spent the time trying to figure out what he was...
Paradise Lost Through Innovation
Could you imagine a dark stormy night, Sparks flying in windows of a workshop Mechanics hard at work, obscured by light. They work for science, they work for pursuit. Neither fame nor fortune, in minds, at top. They work for progression, so the...
The Clockwork Falcon - part 5: Return Flight
"Steady on, lad! Don't forget to compensate for the angular drag when you dip the wings!" The Professor shouted over the roar of rushing wind, "Easy now, not so fast!" But as much as the old hound tried to maintain an irritated tone as he coached Jim...
Something Old, Something New
Now that I had a partner, such as he was, I needed to keep him occupied during down time. I chose him largely because he was good with his hands. I had old equipment sitting around, and while I didn't think he could necessarily handle...