Seventh Day Serpent
Samael soared towards the marble palace. Upon landing at the entrance he was greeted by a pair of spears and the burly demonic guards garbed in ghostly samurai gear that held them. Samael snarled and looked to the left guard. "Who are you?" asked the...
Shadowcast
In his lair, the dread dragon Shadowcast thought. He was once the greatest threat to all, possessor of the Maw of the Void, father to a flight of fiends, and the true ruler of the Nascent Empire. Then, virtuous warriors had emerged from the most...
Mirror Peer: Fear
The elf held the dun-colored robe forward. The nude female humanoid lizard crouching across from him gazed at it curiously. "Put this on," the elf said. He threw the robe. It landed at the lizard's taloned feet. She poked it. When nothing happened...
Superseded Extinction
"We're here," Leof breathed with relief. "We finally made it." "Actually," Goding said, pointing to start of a pathway that twisted up higher and higher up an inactive volcano. "We've got some ways to go." Leof followed his fellow knight's gaze. He...
Always More Kobolds
Clad in shining armor and bearing a noble heart, Sir Algar stood outside a dark cavern. The indomitable paladin did not fear the challenges ahead. After all, the villagers who had asked for his help had said the cavern contained kobolds, nothing more....
Mirror Peer
"Valedictorian of Whispervale Academy, highest marks yet achieved, and a master of mysticism both mental and magical. Also creator of a new variety of eclectic illusions," The elf raised an eyebrow and looked at the eager young male human across from...
TCD
Dirk was lazily lying on his couch and staring at his VidScreen when his doorbell rang. When the sound finally registered, he was on his feet and dashing to the door. He threw the portal wide open. Standing on his porch were two large automatons,...
Nothing to Fear
Etonderixelamus pretended to slumber. The blue-scaled dragon kept his eyes closed while he focused on listening to every sound within his lair and those moving within. His hearing was so keen that he could see in his mind where the human intruders...
Name Game
With nary a sound, the ancient dissolved into dust, leaving behind his vast hoard and a shaken Erent. The former dragon, now a dragoness, did not pay any heed to the abandoned lucre. Instead, she felt her changed cranium, noting the absence of her...
The Magic of Names
The ancient dragon slept peacefully upon his vast hoard, snoring contentedly as he dreamed of unfathomable things. The cave in which he dwelled permitted just enough light to warm his old scales, but not too much that his slumber would be disturbed....
Mismasked
Standing by the water's edge, you turn the ancient mask over in your hands. The odd looking helmet cost you a pretty penny back in the village and you are not even really sure what it is. Sure, you were told that it would allow you to breath in the...
Doctor Devoid's Device
When his car came to a stop, Anchor looked out of the shaded passenger door window. He slowly removed his sunglasses and stared at what awaited him outside: a small booth that bore the faded insignia of the long defunct Bersid Continuum. He snorted...