Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 8: Proper Care and Feeding of the Souls of the Damned
## Chapter 8 : Proper Care and Feeding Of the Souls of the Damned Hovering over the abyss within him, Tuco scanned the glittering expanse of souls that belonged to him. "It's like night in here," he murmured aloud. "I can see through any darkness in...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 7: Greed is Good
## Chapter 7 : Greed Is Good Tuco heard the music long before the Baron came into view. He was standing atop his manor's balcony, watching for his guest, when first he heard it. Even from a distance, it somehow sounded loud, encompassing, and it was...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 10: Homecoming
## Chapter 10: Homecoming Tuco fell. For a horrible moment, his stomach wrenched inside him and he flailed in terror. The wind and rain were cold against his naked scales. His thoughts raced around his brain like lightning. Hhalbor had betrayed him!...
Abyssus Abbey Chapter 15: Two Wrongs Don't Make a Rite
## Chapter 15: Two Wrongs Don't Make a Rite The little iron door creaked open and then two long, furred ears appeared from behind it. They belonged to Pike, and were soon followed by the rest of him. He had a bundle of papers stuffed under one arm as...
Abyssus Abbey Chapter 13: Small Sacrifices
## Chapter 13: Small Sacrifices "Our souls?" Pike shouted. His voice echoed down the long stone corridor. "Shhh!" Tuco had found Pike and Etreon at the far corner of the large cloister, poking around the walls for the missing door to the library....
Abyssus Abbey Chapter 12: Incubus
## Chapter 12: Incubus Tuco found a bit of dry blanket and toweled himself off as much as he could. More dirty bedclothes to be added to the pile outside, he thought. And still, even after all of that, his twin shafts stayed erect, but least they...
Abyssus Abbey Chapter 11: A Whisper
## Chapter 11: A Whisper Tuco followed the taste of Rigby's scent through the halls of the Abbey. Hob was not with him; the little imp had cowered away from the hollow gaze of the Gasen watching the western gate, and had pleaded and begged Tuco not to...
Abyssus Abbey Chapter 17: Heart of Corruption
## Chapter 17: Heart of Corruption Pike's ears pricked toward the door to the dormitory. "Danger!" he snapped. Braxus whimpered and wrinkled his nose. "More of it?" "It's Brother Gabriel and several of the other Brothers. They're questioning...
Abyssus Abbey Chapter 10: Imp and Goliath
## Chapter 10: Imp and Goliath The storm was on them, water pouring down in sheets. Tuco thought it must be about midday, but the sky was so dark it might almost have been night. The rain made travel treacherous, as heavy mudslides ran down the...
Abyssus Abbey Chapter 16: Lust Knight
## Chapter 16: Lust Knight Tuco's voice echoed down the stony corridor as he repeated the Latin words Pike read to him. Even with his excellent memory, twenty pages of Latin was far too much to memorize for a ritual, so Pike had to read a sentence or...
Abyssus Abbey Chapter 5: In Tongues
## Chapter 5: In Tongues Tuco was nervous to speak to anyone as they got ready that morning lest they notice his change. He didn't know why at first, but he felt instinctively as though he should hide it. Surely the black color or the long tips would...
Abyssus Abbey 2 Chapter 9: Summoned
## Chapter 9: Summoned Tuco glared through the invisible wall of the summoning circle at the Brother who'd captured him. The little monk was scarcely two-thirds Tuco's height, and less than a fifth his size, and Tuco was strapped with muscle, fangs,...