Servant of Darkness - Ch. 11: Prelude to Darkness
The bar was quiet, save for the sparse few patrons that sat scattered around the room like the first few fallen leaves in autumn. Freya was in her usual spot at the counter, nursing a drink and making small talk with the few people who walked by...
The Freehorn's Scars - Chapter 13
Kirtok steeled himself as he stepped into the Peaceful Pegasus. It had been a long week and he was comforted to hear the overhead bell jingle as the door opened. The room was empty save for one person who instantly received his ire. Doren sat lazily...
The Freehorn's Scars - Chapter 3
After two days of riding in the back of a wagon, Kirtok arrived in a town called Mullead with the merchant caravan he was protecting. The town was situated a league away from an abandoned keep called Last Stand that had survived to this day since the...
Legion of Sytarel - Ch. 29: Victorious
_1st__Day of Sytarel_ _128 I.E._ All around Dane, the 81stand the rest of the Peacekeepers began to rally behind their leaders, their morale restored by seeing their superiors pushing the enemy back. "Pitch, hold the left flank with Vedray," Dane...
The Freehorn's Scars - Chapter 12
It didn't take long for Conor's men to start moving. Once the man had it in his head that he wanted Kirtok's horns, nothing was going to stop him from getting them. That was typical of the man: he wanted results, and he wanted them now. After it...
Legion of Sytarel - Epilogue
_13th__Day of Sytarel_ _128 I.E._ The weeks following the battle outside Sanctuary were busy for the Freedom Coalition forces. Laborers from Rogust, Valar, and Kitair had made it into the city to help with the clean up operations. The Coalition was...
Legion of Sytarel - Ch. 24: Confrontation
_15th Day of Ignis_ _128 I.E._ The next day, Arion woke up in an uncomfortably small pair of beds that had been pushed together for him. After going through his morning ritual of stretching followed by meditation, he was notified by Hannen that the...
The Freehorn's Scars - Chapter 11
The Last Hill loomed above Kirtok as he looked up at it from beneath his cowl. The clouds obscured the light from the moon, and the rain made everything slick. The lights inside the windows were dim, the hearth mere embers. The scent of soaked wood...
Legion of Sytarel - Ch. 17: Battle of Olaraa
_20th__Day of Nova_ _128th__I.E._ A thunderous boom rocked Olaraa as mage fire rained down from above. Buildings crumpled like they were made of dust, and the streets were soon filled with smoke, ash, and flames. Arion awoke with a start after the...
Legion of Sytarel - Ch. 9: Northpine
_29 __th__ day of Xenar_ _128 I.E._ As dawn broke, Digran's Dreadnaughts packed up their camp outside of Tran and set out for the north. They had to cross through the forest that separated the Northpine logging camp and Tran, and considering the...
Legion of Sytarel - Ch. 8: Fyrin the Expelled
_29th__Day of Xenar_ _128 I.E._ The majority of the Peacekeeper's Temple was made up of training grounds outside in the cloister, while the interior was taken up by living and eating quarters. There was a fairly large wing devoted to providing...
Legion of Sytarel - Ch. 18: Defeat
_22th__Day of Nova_ _128 I.E._ "Two days of skirmishing." Shinn panted as he took a flask of water from Rei. "And we've just been losing ground." He took a long draught of the cool liquid and passed it along. "Thank you, Rei." Rei nodded her head,...