The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Twenty Seven
**This week's fanart... isn't actually fanart. This is The Slayer and the Sphinx's original cover, drawn by Kory Bing, author and artist of the webcomic Skin Deep (one of my favorites). Cool, huh?** **And now, on with the story!** **Wow, look at me,...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Twenty Six
Chapter Twenty Six **(Misty)** Misty lay on the cold, hard concrete, watching the sun set behind one of the hills that bordered the town. Her ears were perked up, twitching to follow every sound she heard. They told her it was safe here, but she...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Twenty Five
**This week's fanart is brought to you by my most awesome fan on WattPad, Serfinee!** Chapter Twenty Five **(Sarah)** Sarah gasped in horror when she saw the town. At first glance, everything seemed normal-- exactly as she'd left the last time...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Thirty Five
Chapter Thirty Five **(Sarah)** The crowd watched in somber silence as the tiny coffin was lowered into the ground. Sarah hugged her mother around the neck as they watched, sniffling. To her right stood Porter, holding hands with Glenda, whose leg...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Thirty Four
Chapter Thirty Four **(Porter)** _"Porter, we have to do something!"_ Sarah's voice shouted into the boy's head. _"But... what?"_ he asked, staring at the enormous abomination in front of them. Terror roiled inside of him, making his legs feel...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Thirty Three
Chapter Thirty Three **(Misty)** "Misty, on your right!" Misty's ears perked up at her brother's warning, and dodged to the side just as an axe cleaved the ground open right where she had been standing. While the Mythic recovered, she pounced on...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Thirty Two
Chapter Thirty Two **(Porter)** Black clouds formed out of nowhere to make a halo around Uthas Drall's head, spreading outward to block out the sun and leave the forest in darkness. Lightning crackled in them, thunder boomed, and the Fear Feeder...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Thirty Six
Chapter Thirty Six ** ** **(POV: Ozzie)** Ozzie knelt down and gently brushed his hand across the ground, wiping away the thin carpet of fallen leaves. He was greeted with a pawprint, and his pulse spiked. _I'm on the right track._ Standing back...
Sneak Peek: The Protector and the Peacemaker
As promised, here's your sneak peak at the first chapter of the sequel to The Slayer and the Sphinx! Chapter One **(Tick)** Tick's wagon bounced over a pothole, throwing the young chimera on his side so he struck his head on the splintery wooden...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Nineteen **(Sarah)** Sarah flopped down gratefully on the hard marble floor next to Misty. She and the others had gone back to rejoin Ozzie, Misty, Faska, and Manchi, leaving Droma alone to work on the lock. "What did you find?" the elf...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Eighteen **(Vega)** Vega hissed as he ran his hand over the tear in his Slayer's coat. That accursed giant had managed to break through his defenses once, and even though he hadn't actually been injured Vega would now have to return to the...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Seventeen **(Glenda)** Dread weighed heavily in Glenda's heart as she was towed behind the army of Mythics. Her hands were cuffed together, and a long chain tethered her to the troll that had been assigned to be her keeper. Her feet,...