Chapter Twenty-Nine
Lieutenant Cragborn was true to his word and kept glancing back at us as we marched. I found my breathing had improved considerably with my increase in stamina. I did not ...
2023-05-21 19:26:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Eight
The tents were brought down, and fires were kicked out promptly. The speed at which the professional summoners worked overshadowed all of the trainees. I tugged my backpa...
2023-05-21 19:25:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Seven
Chaos splintered around me as I stood at the centre of our dining room. The table had been shoved from its position, its cloth strewn, and cutlery thrown on the floor...
2023-05-21 19:24:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Six
Vishka's Guidance System
Eduard Heversham
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Eduard's form beyond the fire was surreal. Hi...
2023-05-21 19:22:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Five
The sky had darkened considerably while I was in Azriel Elkart's tent. Leaving the stuffy enclosed space was refreshing as the cold evening air tickled my skin. Nathaniel ...
2023-05-21 19:21:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Four
I pinched my fingers, standing before Azriel Elkart and his stern gaze. He tapped his finger on the stone desk leaning his head on his hand. The box above his head still h...
2023-05-21 19:20:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Three
The inside of the young Duke's tent was immaculate. The floor was smoothed without a bump, by earth summoners, probably. A rack of sabres was neatly placed to the left, t...
2023-05-21 19:20:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-Two
The group of summoners who stumbled upon us were savage in this landscape. They ran without strain through the rigid reeds, only stopping for Rian and I to catch up. Before...
2023-05-21 19:19:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-One
I shifted a little as the ridge of the Kreshna's back began digging into my rear. I had made the right choice in approaching the bull of the herd. I hadn't known I could ta...
2023-05-21 19:17:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty
Rian and I ran through the grass in the morning sun. The rigid green spines reached our waists as we tried to keep our balance traversing the terrain. Our path to finding the b...
2023-05-21 19:16:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Nineteen
"Ow", I complained as Rian tied scraps of my cloak around my shoulder and chest.
"Sorry, bandages aren't my thing" She lightened her touch, dabbing some of the blood fr...
2023-05-21 19:16:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Eighteen
The place where Vishka's statue had once stood now had a headless figure, her hands broken. Rian and I gingerly poked our heads around the statue's body to look at the destru...
2023-05-21 19:14:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Seventeen
Music chimed in the foyer as guests danced merrily, enjoying the evening's amusements. I sat alone on a table near the balcony, sipping my flute of champagne, glaring at...
2023-05-21 19:13:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Sixteen
A pure black empty space that seemed to stretch for all eternity was all I saw. There was no discernable ground to which I stood, but each step created a shimmering ripple thr...
2023-05-21 19:12:21 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Fifteen
Something blurred my vision, I tried to wave it away, but my hand wafted straight through it.
Vishka's Guidance System
Quest Received...
2023-05-21 19:11:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Fourteen
The canvas village remained in place for the next five days. With not much else to do, Callan had me training non-stop. I had wanted to protest more than once, but I knew tra...
2023-05-21 19:10:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Thirteen
My palms felt clammy under Lieutenant Cragborn's hardened gaze. His slitted red pupils sent shivers through my spine as he tapped the earthen table between us with his forefi...
2023-05-21 19:09:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twelve
The snake lunged, and we both screamed.
Teresa leapt left, narrowly avoiding it as it dived straight. The snake's tail coiled to indicate it was about to lunge again. She...
2023-05-21 18:38:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Eleven
Callan carved a sloppy circle into the dirt to indicate our training ground. His Jian glinted, the steel mirroring the moonlight against his black armour as he stood opposite m...
2023-05-21 18:37:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Ten
I grimaced at the smug smirk Garret sent me as our group followed Lieutenant Cragborn. Teresa noticed my reaction and swiftly moved us to the opposite side to avoid him. I thanked...
2023-05-21 18:37:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Nine
Vishka's Guidance System
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Chapter Eight
Water dripped from the ends of my soaked raven hair, darkening patches of the pale green fabric of my ballgown. I sat bedraggled, alone, and miserable in the water fountain ...
2023-05-21 18:35:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Seven
The silence of Roger Heversham's office was stifling. I stood opposite his large mahogany desk, the room dimly lit with a mage light. I could have sat on one of the two blue lea...
2023-05-21 18:35:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Six
The red-cloaked man beamed happily at me, ushering me to follow him. I hurried after him, his steps longer than my own.
"Address me as General, General Saika", he announced ...
2023-05-21 18:23:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Five
An intense cold sensation crawled into my skin the moment I touched the globe. My fingers stiffened in place from the shock, refusing to move as I panicked and tried to pull my h...
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