Juryokine: Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty Toke lay on the cool evening grass for a few minutes, letting his frantic heartbeat slow down. His eyes were glued to the spot in the sky where the spearman had vanished. Had he and Zashiel really just gone toe to toe with him, and...
Juryokine: Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Thirteen For a single, confusing minute when he woke up, Toke thought he was back in the cornfield the morning after swallowing Zashiel's feather. His head throbbed underneath the sticky heat of the summer sun, and dozens of tiny, sharp...
Juryokine: Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Fifteen Toke's fingers twitched, sending the battery clattering to his desk for the third time in ten minutes. "Could you keep it down?" the student next to him asked irritably. "I'm trying to concentrate." "Sorry," Toke mumbled, picking...
Juryokine: Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Nineteen When Toke finally awoke, it was night time. He sat up, wincing as the hours spent lying on corn stalks took its toll, and saw Zashiel standing right where she had been before, chakrams still in hand. "What time is it?" he asked,...
Juryokine: Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fourteen Toke's alarm clock had barely begun to ring before his hand shot out, turning it off. He swung his legs out from over his bed and stood up, yawning as he stretched his arms and rolled his head, popping the kinks out of his...
Juryokine: Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Eighteen "No!" Toke screamed, and sat up in bed. He sat there for a minute, shaking, before his brain kicked in and he recognized his dorm. After giving the room another glance to make sure he was alone, he hesitantly laid his head back...
Juryokine: Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Sixteen The next day, Toke woke up and immediately went to his window to check for a note. There wasn't one. A pit formed in his stomach, but he buried it with an indifferent shrug before getting dressed and stepping into the hallway. _I...
Juryokine: Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Seventeen Toke crouched atop a building, a cool gust of wind tugging at his jacket as he faced the Capitol. His skin crawled as he knelt there, sure that, at any moment, Klevon was going to swoop down and slaughter him. The mission had just...
The Thief and The Assassin: I
The land of Erathiel was divided into eight countries, each with it's own ruler and government. Many centuries ago the eight countries were in a state of constant and total war. This war raged for so long, a new order emerged from the flames of...
The Thief and The Assassin: III
A few hours later, Valerie and Donovan were really quite drunk. They were both staggering through the streets clutching bottles of very expensive wine. "Why dooo I have to carry the bag?" Donovan slurred, hefting the sack he had slung over his...
The Thief and The Assassin: II
That summer, the campaign season had begun. Armies marched to war, armour clanking and pennants streaming. This particular war was taking place between the southern countries of Olvar and Abbas. Olvar was warring with Abbas as the Archduke Edmun...
The Archon's Ascendancy, Chapter Two: The Sabbath of the Magna Tor
Chapter Two: The Sabbath of the Magna Tor _1. Fear! Suffocating and gripping! I am drowning in my sin, sinking further to oblivion. My chest ache's, and eyes sting as the dark bloody abyss of Sheol's seas drag me into insanity. I fear of what is...