How it Ends.
What happened during that seance was not recorded, not by the two vessels who partook of it, nor any of the spirits who observed, and certainly not by Kalokin and Nikolak. What is known is that the ephemera of Nikolak reclaimed the seed of the lost and...
Down among the Dead men (Ch. 18)
Down. Down below the surface. Down twenty thousand leagues beneath the suffocating black tides. Down among the dead men. Shouyousei clung tight to the serpent as the plummeted, panic coursing through every fiber of her being. Adrenaline spiked...
Within the Nightmare (Ch. 17)
As she looked into his eyes, she felt a familiar falling sensation. She was half serpent by blood, her soul was unbound by the explosive discharge of her magic, and her mind was unashamedly open to the guardian in her arms; she stared a little too...
Breakfast and a show (Ch. 16)
Kalokin let them kiss a little longer before he gave them a mental nudge that was about the equivalent of clearing his throat. _We both love you Shou, but I think we've said that enough. I hate to be the cruel task master, but you're hungry, and we're...
Knife and Sun (Ch. 15)
"I felt your lust all the way from the desserts, and I thought I'd drop by and say hello." Shelandra sounded bright and chipper, an odd contrast to a voice Khaesho was used to hearing as laden with lust. He almost said something, but Kalokin beat him...
Hybridized affairs (Ch. 14)
The dream destabilized and faded, as dreams often do, and Shou woke sometime later in the back of the car, still wrapped in Khaesho's scales. It looked impossible for him to be comfortable, contorted through half the vehicle, but he smiled and wiggled,...
Wayfinder's Journals (1)
Day 46 I can hardly believe my luck! Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would be allowed access to the capitol itself. The grand city of Ocala surpasses all the legends I've heard, truly it is an oasis secreted away within the desert. I could...
The Life and Soul of Rikh Ghanyr
The nerve of him! The moon is full, and we are far from civilization; the conditions are perfect for me to finally convince Cappo to relay to me the Ghanyr legend. He set up his candle and began with his verse; "Moon, descend now and bear witness to...
Once Forgotten (Ch. 22)
Shou took a moment to breathe deep, just staring out into the yard through dusty windshield of their stolen car. The pine trees were always flourishing and green, warm in the summer and snow speckled in the winter. Her ears twisted on her head and she...
Reprieve (Ch. 10.5?)
Of course, there were still several hours to go until sundown, and Kalokin wouldn't need more than fifteen minutes to fetch a snack. No, this time was for him to sort his thoughts out, to get his mind in order. The last time he'd told this story, he'd...
Dry Eyes, Cold Hearts (Ch. 5)
When Mordekai awoke in his tent, he sat up wearily and rubbed his eyes. The dying embers of a small fire gave the tent a harsh red tint, casting long shadows that were only just beginning to fade with Belluosus's rising. His skull ached like he'd taken...
Dry Eyes, Cold Hearts (Ch. 3)
As he lay on the sand, young Khaejiran's dreams were strange and chaotic. He watched scenes and happenings from a mercurial 1st person perspective as landscapes kaleidoscoped into each other with little regard to sanity, and the noise! He heard every...