Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 15
The chamber was dark when they entered. Nusha squinted, her eyes quickly adjusted to the gloom. It was a wide, spacious room, and all around the edges were crates, piles of clothes, and weapons. The Akaviri army had clearly used this room for storage,...
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 14
Karme was greeted by a skeleton as soon as she stepped inside the fort. She readied a fireball realising that this one was well and truly dead. She approached carefully, in case it changed its mind, but it stayed on the ground. There was a piece of...
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 13
"Tun-Na." Nusha practically spat the name out. He had always been a thorn in her side. She had hoped that once they came of age, went their separate ways to complete their assignments for the Brotherhood, that they would at least be able to slip into...
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 12
From Dragonclaw Rock they made quick progress westward. With the snowstorm gone, they could talk more freely, and Karme filled Nusha in on the history of the Akaviri invasion. It was comforting to recall details from her tutoring, and it excited her to...
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 10
Karme expected to plunge into darkness, but the sewers were filled with a faint natural light, just enough to see by. Which could only mean one thing: they were almost to freedom. Once she was sure they were safe, her emotions took over. Hot tears...
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 9
At first, Nusha had plotted, trying to figure out a way to escape. But nobody escapes from the Imperial Prison. Her cell lacked a window, and the open slit in the opposite cell only provided strong light for a few hours per day. She took to sleeping,...
Aurora: Chapter Four: The Journey
Traveling with Pietro was not how I expected it to be. It was a several day's journey to Varaz'khor; as Varaz'khor was in the Far North of Vaagriklund and we were traversing mountainous territory, this was no day trip. Public carriages took us from...
Aurora: Chapter Three: The Preparations
I awakened in a strange room, and my immediate instinct was to panic. I sat up--far too quickly--and took in my surroundings, attempting to decipher what had happened. I was in a bedroom that I did not recognize, tucked beneath a thick quilt. The...
Stasis: Ch 1 (Hollow Knight Fanfic)
Herrah spent the last day of her life with her daughter. It was the only thing that made sense. Hornet would have to spend the rest of her life without her mother to support her, so Herrah wanted to depart with fond memories for Hornet to keep....
(F/F, wolf and possum) Not Quite Ready Yet
Sandra had been waiting in the park for so long, she was starting to think she'd been stood up. But at long last, she saw the wolf's hulking form burst out of a truck. A smile rose to her face. She couldn't help herself. A smile rose to her face every...
Aurora: Chapter Two: The Demon
**Content Warning and A/N:** PTSD flashbacks involving prior child sexual abuse and trafficking. None of the abuse is explicitly described, simply implied through dialogue and vague descriptions (using words such as "work" and "doing...
The Pillow Book of Sethira: Entry One
Andarria told me today that I have a memory problem. I told her that she should go fuck herself, because I remember what needs to be remembered. She clearly does not agree, but I don't even know what I'm forgetting that's so important. Instead of...