Loveless Incantation: Chapter 18
Bane emerged from the shadows of his room, the air thickening with tension. He knew it was only a matter of time before the Demon Queen's gaze would pierce through the walls and find him. He's on borrowed time and can't afford to get caught. Driven by...
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 19
I looked at Opal, my disbelief barely contained. She had been watching us, hadn't she? It should have been obvious to her. "Of course not," I replied with sincerity. Opal smiled subtly. "Good, I would have known if you were lying. But that doesn't...
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 21
My back lies against a boulder as I stare eye to eye with Azure. Though perhaps eye to eye is being generous given her feral form that dwarfs me, even while lying down. We're both tattered and torn, covered in blood and bruises. Our labored breaths...
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 20
I look at Opal for a moment, her gaze fixed on me. "I suppose it's only fair that I tell my side of the story," I say, taking a deep breath to steady myself. "My summoning was a fluke. I wasn't meant to be the hero, and the gods knew it. It's why they...
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 22
They did exactly as Jessy had told them. Once the generals and Alex's party joined hands, they awoke on the battlefield behind Alex. The transformation was immediate, their senses heightened, their bodies lighter, as if they had been released from the...
Making things right P6
He ran as fast as his legs could carry him. Out of the cave, past the dragon, past the lifeless body of his son. His vision tunneled, his thoughts shattering under the weight of sheer terror, until only one remained. _Save him._ It was the single...
Making things right P4
The seasons have started to change since I first met Yuki. In all this time, I've done everything I can to keep the truth from my father. As much as it sickens me, he seems content to believe I've joined the family's sick traditions; like Yuki is...
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 24
A gasp jolts me away, my lungs burning as I jerk upright, only for my head to slam against something solid. The impact sends pain radiating through my skull, vision swimming as my head drops back onto something soft and warm. “Ow!" an unfamiliar voice...
Making things right P3
As I made my way back to the house after taking care of a few things around town, the cool evening air brushing against my skin, the excitement from earlier was still buzzing inside me. It felt good, planning something simple yet meaningful, something...
Making things right P5
I wasn't sure if I could live like this anymore. Every second of the day, my thoughts circled back to her. Yuki. No matter what I was doing, she was always there, just beneath the surface. Even now, as I swept the leaves outside the shrine, my hands...
Loveless Incantation: Chapter 25
I teleport back to base camp, the familiar surroundings of the command tent materializing around me. The air is still, heavy with an unsettling quiet. Expecting to see my party, I instead find the space eerily empty. My eyes land on a note resting on...
Making things right (Final)
“So, this is what you've always seen?" Yuki asked, her voice soft as her gaze swept across the forest. Her left eye remained shut, relying entirely on mine to perceive the world around her. A small chuckle escaped me. “Feels empty, doesn't it? At...