Extinction 1 - Of Fathers and Sons
**_THE SCRIPTURES OF ODDCLAW_** **Eighteen-and-Two: Extinction** _"It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was."_ _Anne Sexton_ _They are here at last._ **_So I...
Extinction 3 - We Stand Together
In the gentle silence of an old study, five people slept in the safety of old chairs as the sounds of tender breaths filled the room with soft snorting sounds and little twitches from their dreams. The smell of old books was strangely soothing to...
The Promise 4 - To Her Love
In the depths of the abyss, a roaring howl swept across the darkness as two shadows stepped before a colossal pillar of swirling flames. One was Martin, thin and grey with his staff; the other Lucas, tall and looming with his muscular...
The Promise 3 - To Her Friend
The shadow fled from the mountains, hurtling down the cliffside at a violent pace with a whispering shade. The vile blizzard ripped through his cloak of silver, his feet never touching the ground as he skimmed over the ice and soon touched upon...
The Promise 2 - To Herself
Standing at the edge of the forest, Mary wept on her knees. The howling call of banshees swept the realm as she stared upon the lake beneath, a grand ocean of black water where she caught her reflection briefly. Herself as a child smiled...
The Promise 1 - To Her Family
"Robert?" A child's voice rang through the woods. "Roooobeeeeert?" Nothing called back, not even the sound of birds strangely absent from this forest. "Robert where...
The Idol of Phnako'ktis
A storm was coming from the east, the first drops of rain spitting on the windows of the cabin. "Thulsson was right," said the helm at the wheel. "Of course he is," the captain snorted,...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 2.6 - A Quiet Night
As the sun went down over Kaijurocho, the chime of 7 o'clock ringing out over the city, Gordon McCartin stood outside the Poppo convenience store in a pale striped jacket as he looked above to the singing lights of neon starting to blink with a...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 2.5 - The Language of Flowers
As lieutenant of the Obakimura family, Kiryu rarely ever came to the Toho Clan headquarters but it always astonished him every time he visited. The grand pagoda of black-lacquer tiles and austere wooden front, in a courtyard of stone lanterns and...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 2.4 - The Golden Crown
The next morning, after the encounter at the Scirocco Hotel, Kiryu and Sano gave their report to Obakimura at the family base and explained what went down with Murata. "He's serious about this huh?" Sanjin leaned back on...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 2.3 - Eye of the Beholder
On the same day that Kiryu had busted heads at the Airenas Temple, he returned to the office to speak with Obakimura. The sound of furious button mashing filled the room along with faux-Egyptian music as Kiryu found his patriarch with young...
Kaiju ga Gotoku 2.2 - Chasing Red Wings
On the day of Tsuchimura's funeral, the homicide branch of the Kaijuro Police had been in an uproar for the past few days since discovering her remains. After all the forensics had been cleared and her body was returned back to her family, Gaho...