Aspire Arcadia: Chapter 5: Farewell
Juniper and Patch were welcomed back with bursts of cheers and applause. All of the pirates had gathered there, drinks and all, to celebrate the completion of their final exam and their graduation from training. Captain Keira waited on the upper deck...
Aspire Arcadia: Chapter 4: Training
The next morning, Patch woke up to the sound of restless crickets chirping outside of his window. Thunder rumbled quietly outside as rain steadily knocked against the glass. Juniper laid beside him, having crawled from her bed in the middle of the...
Aspire Arcadia: Chapter 3: Let the Games Begin
With the exception of the calm, trickling water, a few singing birds, and the annoying buzzing of insects, the forest was rather silent. Patch glanced around at the trees, the sky... the untouched beauty of the hidden bay where the pirates made their...
Aspire Arcadia: Chapter 2: If You Could Be Free...
It was surreal. Just that morning, Patch had received his first sword as a birthday gift from his parents. The idea of going off on his own had occurred to him from time to time, but was never so real... so serious as it was that night. He would have...
Aspire Arcadia: Chapter 1: Are You Ready?
"Are you rabid? Kid?" One of the wolves asked, slowly walking towards him, "do you have a death wish or something?" "Seriously kid, get lost or we'll put some hurtin' on ya," the other warned, glancing at his sword. Patch glanced discretely at the...
Aspire Arcadia: Introduction
"Almost there," Patch whispered to himself as he stepped over a fallen log. The dense forest around him was alive with insects and birds, but not much else. He crossed out of the shade of the forest and into an opening, where the rays from the sun were...