Blood on Ice - Chapter Eleven
Chapter Eleven - Odds Piled Up Comfort brought on from the wolf's tight embrace, hugging tightly around my torso, allowed me to ignore the discomforts of the night that would have woke me throughout it. We slept on a sleeping mat that kept the hard...
Galactic Conflict - Chapter Ten
A red and tan abomination charged straight at Jun and Yukiomaru. The fox reacted instantly; he twisted his body and took a step back to give the foe a smaller target. Jun didn't even have time to hold his breath when the abomination collided with...
Blood on Ice - Chapter Ten
Chapter Ten - The Worth of a Life Darkness had only been broken by the fire of torches or campfires, but a brighter light had tapped my eyelids and roused me from my slumber. Cracking my sealed eyelids open, I turned from my curled position to look...
Galactic Conflict - Chapter Nine
Another four ships were lost at the battle where the Queen was killed, but the bulk of the fleet retreated. They have lost a total of a nearly a third of their fleet, several hundred capital ships, since the Creepers caught up with them and nearly cost...
Blood on Ice - Chapter Nine
Chapter Nine - A Successful Hunt We had moved from the bridge nearly an hour ago. Midnight and I stayed following behind Alec while he led us over the unfamiliar terrain. The roots of trees would sometimes trip us, or we'd step on something sharp that...
Galactic Conflict - Chapter Eight
Calvin knew he should have gotten used to being on warships, with the fragile metal hulls the only thing keep the entire crew alive but he didn't. The wolf hated it. Eighteen planetary bodies surrounded this star, with the moons numbering in the...
Blood on Ice - Chapter Eight
Chapter Eight - Into the Furnace Delicious scents wafted pass the end of my nose, teasing me enough to make my muzzle fill with saliva and my gut ache from hunger. I was pulled from my sleepy haze by that scent. The more I woke, the more my other...
Blood on Ice - Chapter Seven
Chapter Seven - Splitting the Sea No light pierced through the dark shroud that had covered the sky. I looked around the wagon I walked behind, toward the horizon the refugee caravan moved toward but there was no sign of sunlight. Torches were lit to...
Blood on Ice - Chapter Six
Chapter Six - Out of the Frying Pan We haven't seen the reptilian that attacked us since we made it back into the city the day before. Even with his absence, I watched out for him carefully and avoided the popular inns for foreigners, or the medical...
Blood on Ice - Chapter Five
Chapter Five - Strange Opportunity Darkness still covered the sky, at the hour in which the sun should have been up. The shorter days of winter have come, and with it more cold and ice. I stood knee deep in the snow on the side of the street, but the...
Galactic Conflict - Chapter Seven
Knowledge of having a few days off normally didn't affect Yukiomaru. Never has his motivation ever been anything other than improving his own military prowess. Now that had changed when he had started to desire the company of a marten that had...