Once Forgotten (Ch. 22)
Shou took a moment to breathe deep, just staring out into the yard through dusty windshield of their stolen car. The pine trees were always flourishing and green, warm in the summer and snow speckled in the winter. Her ears twisted on her head and she...
An Epilogue
To those who've been waiting for months, and to those who've only recently found this story, I'm sorry to say that this is where it ends. Always, from the first word, down to the last period, I wrote this for Shouyousei Murasaki, and now that she...
Chapter 2
He smirked as his eyes faded back to normal. "All magic stems from the soul, and I believe even your scholars, faithless as they are, have determined that the eyes are windows to the soul. It is a common side effect for magic to... 'leak' from the...
Chapter 1
The cheerful crackle and pop of burning pine hearkened Shou back to reality. She spent a few moments in a daze, just listening to the wood burn, before abruptly coming to her senses. In a flash, she recalled the cave, the nightmare, the- "You...
Prologue & Foreword
A foreword from the author This book started as a hobby. It was something I could enjoy with a close friend of mine, and as such, it was not meant to be read, much less understood, by anyone other than we. So, I feel the need to add some kind of...
Wayfinder's Journals (3)
**Day one of a new journey!** **I've decided to re-start the numbering of my journals since leaving the capital, as this is a separate, much grander journey than my expedition west. I wasn't allowed to bring any of my clothes (The shock of it!) and...
Wayfinder's Journals (2)
**Day 57** **The past week is has been a slog of a time, a quagmire of preparations and lectures. Half the time I spent being lectured by those two codgers on everything I should take notes about, and the other half I spent being lectured by...
Wayfinder's Journals (1)
Day 46 I can hardly believe my luck! Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would be allowed access to the capitol itself. The grand city of Ocala surpasses all the legends I've heard, truly it is an oasis secreted away within the desert. I could...
The Life and Soul of Rikh Ghanyr
The nerve of him! The moon is full, and we are far from civilization; the conditions are perfect for me to finally convince Cappo to relay to me the Ghanyr legend. He set up his candle and began with his verse; "Moon, descend now and bear witness to...
Chapter 1
Prelude So you found me... congratulations. I suppose that means you want to hear my story? The legend of how it all went wrong... of how good intentions led us straight to hell. Of how it's all my fault, because who else will stand in to take the...
Devil Beside You (Ch. 21)
Shou cocked her head to the side; the faint blush betrayed that she suspected exactly what date Sasha had referred to, but Kalokin making a play? A play for what? The enigmatic puff of cotton candy gave a mental shrug as Khaesho blearily stirred from...
Stolen Secrets (Ch. 20)
Shouyousei listened, she listened and remembered, burying this knowledge inside of her and letting the information flow like a story. Kalokin did not add illusions to the tale, as he had before, but even so she felt she could see the scenes playing out...