T. A. Star

20 - Weighing the Risks

“That’s impossible,” Phoenix said, looking towards Patricia in her rising panic as she pleaded, “That...

19 - Mother

Phoenix was surprised the next morning when she couldn’t open a portal to the location atop the Soul Reaper...

18 - Seed of Hope

“Someone, please explain why this is happening,” Phoenix mentally pleaded to her party.

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17 - Doomed Either Way

While King’s Dream might have been placed in charge of the research expedition, many were unhappy about fol...

16 - A Bad Oddity

Phoenix and Dazien shared furtive glances with one another as they sensed the odd atmosphere of the room they...

15 - Heavy is the Head

Phoenix sat on a stool against the far wall of one of the smaller ritual rooms, carefully reapplying the mana...

14 - Your Story

Dazien blinked up at an unfamiliar ceiling. He felt groggy; like he had slept for far too long and didn’t a...

13 - Who Are They to Judge

Kara pulled the two obvious introverts along the streets of the International District where the apartment th...

12 - What I Want

Phoenix followed Uriel around the small space as he grabbed more items for her to stash in her collection for...

11 - Preserving the Presence

Phoenix wasn’t sure what to expect exactly when Kara requested to join her and Uriel to help relocate the t...

10 - Orders

“Well, that was intense,” Rayna said to her as they stepped out the front door of the Wayland estate. Sno...

9 - Growing Pains

Dazien grimaced at Kara’s warning, already knowing she wasn’t wrong. His ascension to Crystal had been on...

8 - Practically Untouchable

Phoenix blanched at Everin’s use of her Divine Title and begged, “Please never call me that again. I’m ...

7 - It Was Fate

Phoenix and Dazien had returned to Paul’s side while Uriel had gone to meet with Priest Jacob who had been ...

6 - Why Her?

Kara had never questioned her faith before. Never questioned her worth in her goddess’ eyes. But this newes...

5 - Defeated

It was only about an hour later that Kara reappeared before Phoenix who had joined the rest of her party on t...

4 - Be Better

“Kara?” Phoenix repeated in surprise before hesitantly asking, “Your last name wouldn’t happen to be ...

3 - They Will Collide

The Manufacturing District of Tulimeir was the easternmost section of the eight-pointed star design that made...

2 - Fight While We Grieve

“I only know part of it, not everything,” Everin said and Phoenix was grateful that her pleading would fi...

1 - Go Back

Phoenix blinked, her eyes heavy with exhaustion and her body very much disagreeing with the idea of waking up...

End of Book 3 - Character Reference

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60 - Champion

Phoenix and Uriel both stared at the goddess blankly for a moment. 

As her emotions warred ...

59 - The Edge

Everin groggily awoke in a strange room that he definitely had never seen before with its elegance and...

58 - Into the Abyss

Phoenix was suddenly chanting in a language she had never heard before and that her translation abilit...

57 - If You Gaze

Phoenix was still holding Paul’s hand as she knelt in the slush beside him. The conversation between...

56 - Worth Falling For

Everin Starlark was never meant to be here. Never meant to be on this backwater tundra with only a sin...

55 - The Blade of Pure Love

Phoenix had been a nervous wreck as she tried to be helpful while also paying attention to the battle ...

54 - They’ll Sing Songs

Smoke that tasted like ozone filled Paul’s magical equivalent of lungs as he dove into the roiling s...

53 - Trouble

“Paul, wait!” Everin shouted at him and he paused his flight in the air to glance back at the Emer...

52 - Half the Battle

“Explain to me exactly how Water Two Squad’s forces were halved in less...