Blue Valley Underground - Part 19 - Beginning (End)
Blue Valley Underground - Part 19 - Beginning Summer cooled to autumn and the rain poured relentlessly, flooding the Blue Valley. Autumn chilled to winter and the plains were blanketed in snow, ice nymphs skating over the lakes and...
Blue Valley Underground - Part 18 - Eyes
Blue Valley Underground - Part 18 - Eyes More frustrating than the throbbing scar were the shackles. Isaac walked down Underground's main street, hands still bound behind his back. He felt like a worm. How was he supposed to cut off...
Blue Valley Underground - Part 17 - Test
Blue Valley Underground - Part 17 - Test Throat burning, lungs aching, heart racing, Isaac could only hear the muffled sound of his own thrashing and the squeal of his own voice. The water was so cold, such a shock to his face. On his...
Blue Valley Underground - Part 16 - Knife
Blue Valley Underground - Part 16 - Knife Glen, Lukas and Nathaniel were still wide-awake and waiting eagerly for their roommate's return. The moment Isaac stepped through the door, Glen blurted, "What did he say?" Isaac didn't even look...
Blue Valley Underground - Part 15 - Note
Blue Valley Underground - Part 15 - Note The church was Isaac's first stop. He could hear the choir practicing from outside the door. Inside, women in blue robes were lined up on ascending steps to nowhere, their hymns echoing off the high stone...
Blue Valley Underground - Part 14 - Bully
Blue Valley Underground - Part 14 - Bully "...The second bowl of porridge was too cold, but the third bowl was just right..." The children sat before Lukas, captivated as he turned the book around and showed them an illustration of a blonde girl...
Blue Valley Underground - Part 13 - Rumors
Blue Valley Underground - Part 13 - Rumors "Yeah, there were a lot of rumors," Glen told Isaac, "Some people were saying you got carried off by fauns. I told 'em it was bullshit--you'd have broke their skinny legs before they even touched you." Isaac...
Blue Valley Underground - Part 12 - Welcome
Blue Valley Underground - Part 12 - Welcome Isaac fell asleep on the train, catching a few hours of rest before they arrived in Rivermere. He was drowsy and a bit disoriented as he disembarked. Once he saw the familiar stony hills and towering...
Blue Valley Underground - Part 11 - Truth
Blue Valley Underground - Part 11 - Truth The room wasn't half as elaborate as the Newell hotel, but it was still a palace compared to Miss Krista's brothel. One room with a double-bed, a bathroom , electricity, and hot water. It was more than Isaac...
Blue Valley Underground - Part 10 - Skinny
Blue Valley Underground - Part 10 - Skinny Isaac caught a few short naps over the next couple hours. When he was awake, he spoke to Clara and gagged over his paper sack. "I think we're almost to Greenhearst." said Clara, rubbing Isaac's back while he...
Blue Valley Underground - Part 09 - Soldier
Blue Valley Underground - Part 9 - Soldier Isaac spent the rest of the night in Newell's most expensive luxury hotel. He rented the finest room available, blowing over half of the money he took from the butcher. The staff questioned his cuts,...
Blue Valley Underground - Part 08 - Meat
Blue Valley Underground - Part 08 - Meat Above all, there was a pounding in Isaac's head. His skull felt like the anvil beneath a blacksmith's mighty hammer, throbbing with his heartbeat. For a long time, he didn't dare move a muscle or open his...