Elias ran toward the gates of Redcliff Enclave. Guards lay dead or unconscious on either side, and shards of wooden splinters stuck out from the snow.
Explosions sounded toward Raidenwood, ec...
2021-02-21 17:43:02 +0000 UTC View PostCiena fell into the Serenity Trance as the swarm of blades and needles closed in. Her sword vanished in a burst of red mist. Instead of a blade, it returned as a pair of wide, paper-thin shields—...
2021-02-14 20:25:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe airships cast dark shadows over the landscape as they approached, their propellers stirring up dust like a desert sandstorm. At that moment, Thane felt a glimpse of the fear his enemies must ha...
2021-02-08 00:00:44 +0000 UTC View PostLyraina Trelian climbed up the snow-covered path toward Redcliff Enclave. The guards shouted demands from the battlements above. Who was she? What was her name? What was her business here? Even as ...
2021-01-30 23:04:12 +0000 UTC View PostYou are no descendent of mine. Treluwyn’s words echoed in her mind like thundering war drums, but Nahlia struggled to process their meanings. The words were too absurd. It was like sayin...
2021-01-30 23:03:07 +0000 UTC View PostThane sat on his bed in the palace, trying and failing to become an Ethersmith.
The others had all achieved some manner of success by now. Ciena had a head start with Steelbreaker, and now sh...
2021-01-22 00:21:36 +0000 UTC View PostNahlia huddled in her cloak as she trudged through the mountains north of Raidenwood. Winter hadn’t come in earnest yet, but that didn’t stop the snow from blanketing their path. Not to mention...
2021-01-14 01:31:13 +0000 UTC View Post"Tell me more about Codices," Ciena said to Lucan as they sparred. As always, they stood on a stone plateau in the Bloodrift, and a misty wind blew in from the north.
"What about them?" He sl...
2021-01-02 13:14:07 +0000 UTC View PostThane emerged from his bedchamber to find Hankrim standing in the corridor.
"Highlord." The commander gave a crisp salute, but his voice was hoarse. "We found them."
A few minutes later...
2020-12-24 13:01:52 +0000 UTC View PostMarwyn held up the book for inspection. "Your arm was severed here." He gestured to an illustration of two forearm bones. "A clean cut through your ulna and radius."
Ciena nodded along as he ...
2020-12-24 13:01:10 +0000 UTC View PostRhia Vassaj stepped inside the emperor’s study. As always, this room was in desperate need of some curtains. The windows faced southeast away from the setting sun, but the skyline glowed like a f...
2020-12-14 23:31:25 +0000 UTC View PostElias charged the enemy, clutching his steel katana in his right hand. In his other hand, he held Bloodsong’s empty hilt. The blade itself churned like a storm inside his soul, yearning for relea...
2020-12-14 23:29:44 +0000 UTC View PostNahlia gaped at the man who claimed to be Alexel Trelidor’s son. She hadn’t seen the resemblance at first, but she saw it now. Varion had the same sky-blue eyes. The same sharp features, and th...
2020-12-04 15:59:10 +0000 UTC View PostSwift as a shadow, Relyn leapt between the inner-courtyard’s rooftops. Trees thrashed around her, and the clouds rolled by overhead. Raindrops rolled down the slick clay tiles, but her steps were...
2020-12-04 15:58:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe airship rocked back and forth as they soared through the storm. Rain pattered against the hull, and the thunder roared like an enemy dragon trying to claw its way inside.
Thane kept both ...
2020-11-22 18:49:20 +0000 UTC View PostCiena soared through the air, and Lucan's weapon followed. Her opponent had transformed his blade into a red, Etherite spear, and he loved to make it chase her.
Apparently, he'd named his swo...
2020-11-22 18:47:51 +0000 UTC View Post“Please tell me we have some good news,” Thane said as he joined the others in the common area. The sun had already set, but the room was well lit beneath a dozen chandeliers.
“The west...
2020-11-15 13:30:22 +0000 UTC View PostAfter their initial tour of the enclave, Thane and the others moved to a small dojo on the valley’s eastern side. High wooden walls surrounded a stone dueling ring, and scores of weapon racks lin...
2020-11-07 12:52:41 +0000 UTC View PostNahlia woke the next morning in the Raidenwood palace. Sunlight streamed in through the crimson curtains, and a quick glance at the clock revealed it was almost seven. She pushed the blankets aside...
2020-10-30 00:03:21 +0000 UTC View PostAaron Cole walked through the long corridors of the Sunfall palace. Marble pillars loomed on either side of him, as tall as ancient trees.
He passed under a stone archway onto a garden balcon...
2020-10-30 00:02:08 +0000 UTC View PostNahlia stepped onto the dark battlefield. The scents of smoke and black powder filled her nostrils, and a northern wind blew down from the mountains, causing the ash to swirl and dance. She drew he...
2020-10-21 22:47:11 +0000 UTC View PostI can still help the men in the courtyard, Elias thought. He leaned down on the stone rampart and picked up his fallen katana. From there, he made his way toward the staircase.
A han...
2020-10-13 23:34:04 +0000 UTC View Post"I thought they were starving us out," Elias said as they ran down Highbridge. Mist filled the dark streets, and the horizon was a faint blue haze. Bells rang from every tower, and squads of soldie...
2020-10-07 23:18:49 +0000 UTC View PostCiena struggled to stay awake, despite the fact she was already dreaming.
Once again, she and her brother sat on a plateau in the Bloodrift, and the water raged around them. Lucan was lecturi...
2020-09-30 11:58:50 +0000 UTC View Post"It's all here," the dock worker said in Valaysian. Nahlia understood the man far better than she’d understood the guards in Tongshan. No doubt the port cities had more experience ...
2020-09-23 22:16:27 +0000 UTC View Post"What about the dragons?" Thane asked as they walked down the airship’s corridor. The ramp had just closed behind him, and he kept a hand on the wooden rail to steady himself.
"They're deco...
2020-09-15 17:03:08 +0000 UTC View PostCiena led the way through Raidenwood’s western caverns. The path was pitch black but for Steelbreaker’s red glow on the stone walls. By now, they’d seen their uncle’s secret Aeon enclave. M...
2020-09-08 23:31:41 +0000 UTC View PostThane could only watch as Rhia flung the poisoned dagger. It didn’t pierce Relyn’s nightsilk, but it didn’t have to. Yuchani could pierce any fabric.
Relyn staggered at the las...
2020-09-02 01:08:37 +0000 UTC View PostRelyn crept through the dark corridors of the Ashmount Prison. She’d never liked this place, but the layout was more than familiar. Her parents had dragged her along for plenty of inspections as ...
2020-08-24 22:27:37 +0000 UTC View PostNahlia sat in a covered wagon behind iron bars. Steel manacles bound her wrists and ankles, and the bamboo roof blocked out the afternoon sun. The mountains were long behind them now, and nothing b...
2020-08-14 00:41:31 +0000 UTC View Post