The Infernal District lit up at night.
No oil streetlamps, of course. Even as old as those were, they’d only made it to the district's outskirts. Instead, assortments of lanterns and interi...
2024-05-20 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostCarnly’s was just ahead on the right, and I could already hear the raucous sounds of the night crowd. Two patrons stumbled out and almost immediately began losing their meals on the side of the s...
2024-05-20 00:56:17 +0000 UTC View PostI shivered as I walked down the empty street.
My clothes had a few new holes in them courtesy of the Pure-blood thugs. On top of that, they weren’t designed for nightlife. My faithful coat ...
2024-05-20 00:53:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe more things changed, the more they stayed the same. Me, a Watch interrogation room, and the law trying to pry the truth out of me in any way it could.
Thinner wrists chafed less in Watch ...
2024-05-20 00:26:50 +0000 UTC View PostConstable whistles sounded again, and I flicked the blood off my saber.
What an unfortunate spot of bother. Typically, patrols in the Infernal Quarter, while heavier than they’d been for y...
2024-05-20 00:14:08 +0000 UTC View PostAs Top Hat screamed, I grasped for his other hand.
He stabbed at my hand, and I withdrew, yanking my saber’s blade out of him. The flesh gave quickly, my blade sliding out. I cut at him aga...
2024-05-20 00:03:00 +0000 UTC View Post“No,” I answered.
I headed towards the main road, leaving the specter of my past cursing my name.
“You can’t just leave me! I’m dying, Malvia!” he yelled.
To my annoya...
2024-05-20 00:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostI walked out of the private booth with a spring in my step, and not the kind that was becoming popular to install in both legs.
I was in a small corridor, the doors to the private booths lini...
2024-05-19 23:51:26 +0000 UTC View Post