New Traditions
Nathan wouldn't change a thing about the day if he could. He was standing in the living room with Nick, a heavily overdecorated tree, and a small pile of presents under the branches. It was perfect. Once Nick had calmed down and the two of them...
First Christmas
Nick was nervous. It was strange, or at least he thought it was. It wasn't supposed to be a rough time, the holidays. His first holiday season with Nathan should be a great time. Sure, the festive music had grown old before thanksgiving, and the winter...
A bad good day
Betaread by Khito Rhustu Nathan was just finishing breakfast when it happened. The doorbell rang and he ignored it, beginning to put his dishes in the sink. Probably just some door-to-door salesman or something. A moment later he heard a loud...
Night of The Wolf
Nick was excited. The cat tugged at the sleeve of his shirt with one hand as he walked to Nathan's door. A glance at the flowers in one hand, mostly red and white with just a few black lilies encouraged him. He shifted from one foot to another....
To the Block
"What...is your name prisoner?" The guard was pale, as most nords were. The rich reds and browns of the armor even matched to silvery steel only made him look more so. Heracles always found it strange that the Imperials would wear armor that made them...
The Morning after
Nick's head was swimming. He tried to stand, but he barely made it halfway before he stumbled and fell. The ground was awfully red and sticky. It took a few moments for that to sink in, that's when he noticed the bodies. So many bodies, too many of...
A Worse and Better Day
Nathan was standing in front of a closed coffin. He looked around and saw the inside of a church. The whole room seemed to faintly glow with an eerie white glow. Candles were lit all around him. Black flames guttered on the tips, seeming to pull the...
May I Axe You A Question?
"If you plan after the steel has been drawn you will always lose. Battles are not won by the sword. Battles are won by the words spoken before the first blade is in hand." - The Third Sermon, Lessons of Vaykiir The two stood in front of the...
The Road to Riverwood
_“Why pray to a god that cannot hear you?” “Vaykiir hears me, though they may not act, for they are not yet born. Vaykiir hears me, and they weep for my pain. Few else would.” “Why would an unborn god of war cry?”_ _“And that is how I know that...
Brutatlity and Pining
"The common person would believe that a god of war is a mighty thing. One that revels in death. Vaykiir is mighty, and yet they mourn. Their role is not merely to represent the fighting. It is also the legacy, the memory of those who fight, and the...
Castle Escape
The first thing Talrikir noticed when he woke up was the chrysalis pressing in on him from all sides. He couldn't move an inch. The next was the dull ache throughout his whole body. He pulsed some magicka out to deactivate the pod. A flash of blinding...
Snow and Bandits
“The call to war. It never comes at a convenient time. War comes when we least expect it. And it always brings pain.” -Fourth speaker VayKiir, on the Argonian War A few hours travel left the two standing at the foot of a mountain trail. Heracles...