Paragon Ablaze – Chapter 5: Outside the Gates of War
I looked over at my mentor’s half-charred body before the ornate doors of this massive gate. I glimpsed it briefly before my vision was consumed. I was made to watch a reality that was not my own. Lands far away. Arms raised up high. Mouths...
Paragon Ablaze – Chapter 4: Hoofs upon Plate
Near the end of the descent, we came upon a wide cavern. Its ceiling was towering above us and it was lit with this dim red glow. The air was oppressive. Waves of sweltering heat emanated from canals of lava that littered the chasm. The...
Kchoat’lis – The Hive Spire
“Where did you hear that name boy? Kchoat’lis? I’ve not heard that word since I were just a boy. My grandfather liked to scare us with silly stories. Kchoat’lis was first named when the Old Dominion was young. A name, a word that has survived the ravages...
Paragon Ablaze – Chapter 3: Descent into Dheukorro
We descended for what felt like days. How long? I couldn’t say for sure. We traveled for what felt like an eternity through dirt and stone. Long treks through narrow caverns and seemingly endless chasms. Sleeping when we could. Eating when we had to. It...
Ölla’ka’ayr The Twisted
Ölla'ka'ayr The Twisted, Broken Pheromancer of the Kchoat'lis Underhive, 6th of his Lineage, Elder of his name, The Faceless. True to his names Ölla'k, 6th of the A'ayr lineage is broken, faceless and considered deranged by the Directorate. But his twisted mind is not what concerned them...
Paragon Ablaze – Chapter 2: Whispering Truths
“You are in need of more Aghm.” The soft-spoken words seeped out of the thane’s mouth; my trainer’s rasp just slightly shaping the whisper into my ear. I had learned that an old battle wound had left her unable to speak properly. She bore a scar...
Paragon Ablaze – Chapter 1
No Pain without Pursuit No one talks about the pain. The searing heat that snakes up your arm as you take the flame into yourself. The wrenching agony as your skin cracks open and plumes of smoke emanate from the white-hot glow in your chest. No...
Shimmering Claret
Shimmering Claret scanned the horizon, taking in the grey restlessness of the sea. Below, the waves of roiling, grey-foamed peaks crashed against rocks at the base of Drosera Boreas Spire. Abused coastline bore this eternal punishment with the same grimness that it had for centuries....
A Nordic life – Chapter 2
The wheels of a carriage pulled by two elks cut through a road transformed by a thin layer of frost, classic in this spring season. The sun pierced through the clouds and caressed the faces of the Nords walking in rhythm next to the vehicle...
Designation 0348
Silence in the darkness was its sole companion during the whole of the initial forming process. Artificial womb offered it all it required to continue. Its substance was protected from the outside effects, and nurtured to maturation level necessary to be projected into the birthing...
An Uninvited Guest
by Robin Keller - submitted for the June fiction writing contest Today's mission was simple. Sven had to enter the building, one of the beautiful manors of Vercy, and steal whatever could be sold on the black market of the Eastern canton of the city. Working...
A Nordic life – Chapter 1
Snow was falling in large flakes on the coniferous forest. The ground was covered by such a thick layer that an unwise man could be knee-deep in it; it creaked under the footsteps of the loggers. Breaking the chime of the icy wind, these craftsmen...
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