Chapter 14 - Overwhelmed
**Chapter 14 - Overwhelmed** I hated the cold. I work in the heat of fires and homes, so usually I'm sweating my bollocks off even in the dead of winter while working in the chimneys and the homes of people who could afford me services. ...
The Dragon Armour
How long has it been? How long have I been lying here for? I guess it didn't matter. Everything was dark, anyway, and all I could feel was something big and weighty pressing into me, exacerbating my pain. My physical pain. In fact, I didn't feel any...
Chapter 15 - It's Complicated
**Chapter 15 - It's Complicated** Tri's angry voice echoed against the walls of St. Andrews, which was empty this time of the day. "Of all the stupid things you could do in this world, Lucas, you somehow find the most stupid! What were...
Chapter 11 - Workplace Relationships
**Chapter 11 - Workplace Relationships** Weeks passed by without much of anything happening. Work, sleep, study with Tri...things of that nature. He had started to show me some martial arts techniques, and was also teaching Lucas and his...
Chapter 12 - Everyone has a Struggle
**Chapter 12 - Everyone has a Struggle** After the admittedly fun evening with Tristan, I headed on back to the Arc. I was bouncing in my stride and hands in my pocket. I passed an alley and I saw Lucas come barreling out and almost slam...
Chapter 15 - Confrontation
**Chapter 15 - Confrontation** "Rut!" I yelled. "Calm down!" I rolled to my side just as his giant gun went off again. I felt wood splinter along my back and was so thankful we didn't have downstairs neighbors. I got up onto my...
Chapter 12 - London Bridge's Falling Down
**Chapter 12 - London Bridge's Falling Down** "It was real!" I screamed into Gideon's chest, gripping him and turning him so I could see back the way I had come. "It was real, it was real!" I repeated, trembling. Gideon's eyes were wide with...
Chapter 20 - Truth Hurts
**Chapter 20 - Truth Hurts** _“LUCAS!"_ I screamed the wolf cub's name at the top of my lungs and barreled out of my hiding spot in the hallway. It had taken everything to wait until Mordecai left. I ran to the banister and peered down at...
Chapter 6 - Friends Old and New
**Chapter 6 - Friends Old and New** "Will you just GO AWAY?" I was yelling to an empty room. But I was not alone. Avery sat there on the window sill, kicking one of his legs and frowning in concern. He still had his familiar hat and...
Chapter 7 - Demons
**Chapter 7 - Demons** It was a good night with my friends. We drank beers on the roof of our building and talked about random things until we all got tired and went to bed. Honestly, I can't remember a time when I was more relaxed and...
Chapter 23 - Trojan Horse
**Chapter 23 - Trojan Horse** It had been a long time since most of the people I cared about were in one room together. I had nearly forgotten what that sensation was like as I...
Special Anniversary Story #2 Come to Dust - Origins
**Come to Dust, Special Anniversary Story #2 - Origins** "Simon, I'm booooored!" The familiar voice echoed out at me as I looked up from this very journal I had been neglecting for weeks now. I saw Fiz, the black fox kneeling on a...