The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Seven
For a moment, porter thought she was referring to his amnesia. but no, she was gesturing toward his broken leg. "sit down," she told him. he did, and the elf extended a hand to hold it over his leg.
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Six
Chapter Six **(POV: Sarah)** The sun began to rise, and with its light the woods became much less frightening. The trees were a healthy brown color, with rich green leaves, and Sarah could hear birds singing in them. More than once, a squirrel had...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Five
Chapter Five **(POV: Porter)** The boy groaned as feeling slowly returned to his body. His head was throbbing. Why? Had something hit him? He couldn't remember, and pain spiked inside his skull every time he tried. The boy tried to open his eyes...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter One
Chapter One **(POV: Reya)** Reya ran, her footsteps echoing loudly in the narrow alleyway. The only light came from the streetlamps by the road, which made it hard to see. The smell of rotting, sunbaked garbage was heavy in the air, threatening to...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Twenty Four
Chapter Twenty Four **(Glenda)** Glenda had long since given up on walking, and Rayalga had long since given up on trying to make her. At first, the old woman had thought the gryphon would simply leave her behind to die, but he apparently had...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Twenty Three
Chapter Twenty Three **(Sarah)** _No, no, please, no!_ Sarah begged as she raced through the tower, panic coursing through her veins. _Please don't take him away from me!_ She could feel Porter's blood matting her fur to her body as she ran,...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Twenty Two
Chapter Twenty Two ** ** **(Tick)** "Porter!" Tick cried, sitting upright in terror. All seemed calm, but the frantic beating of his heart told him differently. Gray clouds obscured the morning sun, bringing a cold wind with it, but no rain...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Twenty One
Chapter Twenty One ** ** **(Porter)** Porter awoke with the meager light of dawn, and the first thing he realized was that Sarah was already awake. "Sarah!" he exclaimed, scrambling to his feet and running to embrace her. "You're all...
The Protector and the Peacemaker: Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty **(Porter)** "Whoa," Porter said when he stepped up to the archive's door. The rings and runes had been reconfigured in a way that meant absolutely nothing to him, but apparently they had opened the door. That wasn't what he was...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty Three
Chapter Twenty Three **(POV: Porter)** "You weren't expecting this, were you?" Porter groaned and opened his eyes to find himself lying face down on a cold stone floor. His head throbbed with pain, and pinpricks of light danced in front of him...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty Six
Chapter Twenty Six ** ** **(POV: Sarah)** "That didn't take long," Misoki remarked when she caught up with Sarah. "What didn't?" Sarah asked, trying to keep her eyes on the snooty fae as they wove their way through the city crowd. "Falling in...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty Four
Chapter Twenty Four **(POV: Azkular)** A deep anger burned in Azkular's heart as he knelt before the Arch-Mirror. It was a mirror the likes of which you would see nowhere else. L-shaped, half of it rested against the wall, and then angled down onto...