The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Forty One
Chapter Forty One **(POV: Porter)** Red Castle stood tall and imposing at the center of a flat, grassy plain, like a scarlet beast that blocked out the early morning sun. Porter and Faska knelt in the underbrush at the edge of the forest, with the...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty **(POV: Porter)** Everything was dark. "W- what's going on?" Porter asked, looking around. He couldn't feel Lowatai's hand on his head anymore. "We are in your mind," the elf's voice answered. A soft light broke the darkness to his...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Thirty Nine
Chapter Thirty Nine **(POV: Porter)** A soft hand touched Porter's cheek. "S- Sarah?" he mumbled. The young man lay on his back with his eyes closed. His entire body felt numb, except for the part of his face where the hand was touching...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Thirty Eight
Chapter Thirty Eight **(POV: Misoki)** "So, you said you know Sarah?" Misoki asked as she lay on her side, letting Droma's fire warm her belly. The giant pulled down his hood, letting the firelight dance on his smooth, shaven head, and...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Thirty Seven
Chapter Thirty Seven **(POV: Porter)** Porter and the others had already been on the move for two hours when the sun rose, doing a feeble job of chasing away the cold. Porter was in the lead, stepping with more energy than he'd had in weeks....
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty Two
**Chapter Twenty Two** ** ** **(POV: Sarah)** It was the middle of the day, and Sarah was beginning to long for the cold winds of winter as the blazing sun milked her for every drop of sweat she could produce. It had been a full day since Porter...
Amber Silverblood: Chapter Sixty Seven
Chapter Sixty Seven I couldn't move as I watched Edgar pick himself up off the ground. His glasses were skewed, and he fixed them while giving me to most pitiful look I'd ever seen. "Amber, I swear, I didn't--" "Edgar, what have you done?" I...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty One
Chapter Twenty One **(POV: Porter)** _"Porter? Porter?"_ The name bounced inside the young man's head like an echo in a cave, soft but persistent. His skull felt like it was being inflated like a balloon... and it wouldn't take much more to pop...
Amber Silverblood: Chapter Sixty Six
Chapter Sixty Six The elevator dropped like a rock, and once again I could only scowl at how Dex and Victor were somehow able to stand without holding the railing. "We're going to the Corridor of Doors," Victor said to me. "From there, we are...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty ** ** **(POV: Mr. Heisen)** The morning sun rose above the trees, bathing the ruins of Heisen Manor with light. Where the sphinx family's mansion had once stood tall and proud, there was nothing but a pile of ash and blackened timber....
Amber Silverblood: Chapter Sixty Five
Chapter Sixty Five It was the middle of the night when Kaylie and I finally made it back to the Swag Pag's house. The minute we set foot out of the car, she reverted back to her old self, cooing and begging for D.K. to come look at the pretty things...
The Slayer and the Sphinx: Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Nineteen ** ** **(POV: Porter)** "Everyone, get behind me!" Porter commanded, holding Flicker up in a threatening stance. Tick whimpered a little when he saw the men in the black coats, and went to hide behind Sarah. To Ozzie, Porter said,...