That evening, Yuriko returned to the Shepherd’s Cross feeling wrung out. She went past the common room, ignoring the tantalising scent of sizzling beef steaks on the grill and the bubbling pot of...
2021-03-29 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe next hundred paces down the path were hard-fought. At the first intersection, Ifra blasted a stone at them. Yuriko barely managed to deflect it with her side-blade before she got hit, and retur...
2021-03-29 13:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostThankfully, when Yuriko tried the defensive second sword dance, the training blade didn’t gain a deadly edge. She didn’t even want to try the third dance, already sure of the result. Still, she...
2021-03-29 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostYuriko returned to Room 213 half an hour early with butterflies in her stomach but the determination to do her best. There were a few nervous kids already in the room and, from the lingering scent,...
2021-03-29 13:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostVinze Hall was the east wing of a much bigger building just north of the Central Reserve. Kato led her through a cobblestone path in the park instead of taking them around the perimeter road. The p...
2021-03-29 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWhile entering the Mid Rings were quite easy, Yuriko and the twins found out that the Upper Ring was an entirely different affair. For one thing, the City Above the Mountain had walls ten paces hig...
2021-03-22 14:08:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe first thing they did when they arrived at Rumiga City was to hop on another Tram, an intra-city Circuit Tram which moved Yuriko, Kato, and the twins out of the Southern Mid Ring to the Northern...
2021-03-22 13:50:13 +0000 UTC View PostLukas held a piece of paper with barely legible scribblings up to his face. He was supposed to head to Quartz Avenue on the Southern Mids at midmorning but he was honestly lost. After weeks of proc...
2021-03-22 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, the Commuter Tram continued on its way from the miner’s camp. Centurion Lleufer, Decanus Cavin, and the two other Colossus Core pilots who didn’t introduce themselves, not where Y...
2021-03-22 13:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Great! Another detour. How many are we going to have to go through and how long before we finally make it back home? Fallen Sun, Virgil!” Balliol ranted while he channelled his Animus into the...
2021-03-22 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostKato pointed the muzzle of his Plasma Caster at a Grunder headed towards his little sister. She had opted to fight in melee with the side-blade attached to her rifle, instead of standing back and s...
2021-03-15 14:01:22 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m going,” Yuriko firmly declared to Kato.
Her elder brother stared down at her, nearly a head taller than she was after his latest growth spurt, but she didn’t let it intimidate he...
2021-03-15 13:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Master!” Kato yelped, turning to the red-haired woman seated a couple of rows behind them. Kale, Rorke, and few other passengers stood up, faces twisted in anger.
For a moment, Yuriko di...
2021-03-15 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, an hour before dawn, Yuriko got up bleary-eyed from bed. Unexpectedly, Kato was already up with his gear in his backpack, face and hair wet from washing.
“Good morning, Yu...
2021-03-15 13:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Travellers’ Inn had a nice and cosy common room, with twelve round tables that could comfortably seat five or so people apiece. The Innkeeper was a stout woman with her greying hair in a bun ...
2021-03-15 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostYuriko held Fri’Avgi fondly in her room. She ran her fingers down the hilt and around the cross-guard while rubbing her thumb on the red gem. A small light seemed to flare from deep within the ge...
2021-03-08 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, Yuriko began her day with her usual routine. She grabbed Krystal as she began her morning run, tacitly permitted by Sandra Farrow, Krystal’s mum, to drag her childhood friend out of...
2021-03-08 13:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostOrrin put down his book, Essential Runescript for the Neophyte Scribe, when he heard Braden moan. His twin was seated in a meditative pose on his bed, going through Recovery. Beads of sweat poured ...
2021-03-08 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Alive,” Marron said.
Yuriko’s heart lifted, joy suffusing her body that it spilt over her Anima and her skin started glowing faintly. Kato and Rami stared alternatingly at her and thei...
2021-03-08 13:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostIf she weren’t so tired, Yuriko would have immediately bolted upright and woken up. In fact, she felt herself at the edge of consciousness, a hair-thin line between sleep and wakefulness.
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2021-03-08 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Hem hem.”
Alderman Ferell Rivos cleared his throat while looking out at the entire Assembly Hall. Yuriko straightened up in her seat, assuming the proper posture drilled into her by half...
2021-03-01 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostYuriko followed her nose to a stall grilling cubes of meat. The chef drizzled tiny pink salt crystals on the meat making the aroma even more enticing and mouthwatering. There was a substantial line...
2021-03-01 13:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostHeron couldn’t keep the smile off his face while he stood in front of his bedroom mirror, trying to style his hair just so. His dark hair would have grown into unruly curls if he hadn’t had it ...
2021-03-01 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post“What do you mean it costs twelve for a fresh loaf now?” Lukas yelped incredulously at the baker’s assistant.
The boy shrugged and said apologetically, “You must have heard: there’s...
2021-03-01 13:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostFor the next couple of days, Yuriko maintained her strict training regimen. She woke up before dawn, ran a league around town, accompanied by her friends mostly, though it was Heron who had, lately...
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Marron wasn’t the only one with sharp eyes in the group. A legionnaire, a woman with brown hair and red eyes, spotted the figure on the Behemoth before he could call the a...
2021-02-22 14:06:45 +0000 UTC View PostTrevor Elov Byrne watched with some amusement as the kids’ expressions changed in light of what he had just told them. As much as he sympathized with Cadet Davar, he wasn’t about to meddle in s...
2021-02-22 14:05:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of Yuriko’s morning run was slow and relatively uneventful. The twins lagged behind along with Krystal and Mikel. Heron kept pace with her easily but mostly because she had slowed down t...
2021-02-22 14:04:47 +0000 UTC View Post“Ancestors!” Marron muttered as he glared down at the crystal screen. He felt his blood rushing up to his head and his sight tinged red at the edges. “Why is Mum doing this?”
A glance...
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