A Life In Chains: Chapter one.
Chapter One: Broken but hopeful **M** y ears rang with the noises of the dusty clay streets as the cart my cage lay within creaked and groaned as it was pulled along said streets; claustrophobic plate iron bars formed the prison I knew so well,...
A Life In Chains: Chapter Three
A Life in Chains Chapter Three: Scales and Horns Sleep was blissful. Deep and for once in too long a time, sound; unhindered by screams or sobbing or the pain of hunger or thoughts of suffering. No, this was something different. I tunnelled my nose...
A Life In Chains: Chapter Five
A Life in Chains Chapter Five: Routine Things swiftly settled into a routine, bath in the morning, breakfast then training, a bite for lunch then study, dinner then bed. It felt good; I wasn't waiting around for someone to want a refill of a foot...
A Life In Chains: Chapter Nine
Chapter Nine: The Calm Our plans to stay in Caprii during the races had been put on hold due to the rain; it looked as though it would last for a while. I spent most of my time with Seht; the mundane everyday life was surprisingly comforting to me,...
A Life In Chains: Chapter Six
A Life in Chains Chapter Six: Faces in the Crowd The sound of cloven hooves on paved sandstone, the joyous chatter of a lively crowd, the air rich with exotic scents and the sound of music. So unfamiliar to me it had my head swimming from the moment...
A Life In Chains: Chapter Four
A Life in Chains Chapter Four: Settling Training began right after breakfast. I followed Bastille's nude form across the atrium to and enclosed space, similar to the bathroom. It was set up as large, open space with a square of sand in the...
TE-003: Vizatha
"They say mages are getting rarer." The Star-witch stopped its work for a moment to look up at the ersatz expedition's technician, its hands pausing over the wards it was attempting to untangle, ghostly traceries of thaumic energy glowing like...
A Life In Chains: Chapter Eight
_A Life in Chains_ Chapter Eight: Rainy Days For the second time that week I awoke in unfamiliar surroundings, although this time the pain afflicting me was that of a hangover. I was in a bed of some sort, sheets tossed and turned thoroughly...
A Life In Chains: Chapter Two
A Life in Chains Chapter Two: The choice I was afforded a spare bunk. It was made for Vermians, so it was a little smaller than myself, but even then the cotton packed mattress and heavy silk sheets were comforts that only the wealthiest...
TE-002: Initiation
"Rise, Initiate Mox. " The Sectarch Priestess's words were soft but commanding as she spoke the kneeling spider's name. He looked up to meet her eyes, the millions of mirrored tiles that made up the temple's ceiling glittering...
A Life in Chains: Chapter Twelve
A Life in Chains Chapter twelve: The Breath Before the War I was stuck in that moment, the water all around, cool and comforting. The lights high above me twinkling and dancing blurrily across the surface. Lungs heavy, empty of air but no...
A Life In Chains: Chapter Seven
_A Life in Chains_ Chapter Seven: Brewing storms I awoke with a dull ache all throughout, my ears rang and my head was bandaged along with my arm. Wherever I was however was safe, I wasn't outside lying limply in the amphitheatre. I could...