“Mortem is one of the scarlet gods,” Freya explained.
“He is the Blood Sovereign. It is Mortem who blesses the blood of the unborn with the gift of magic,” Ulin added.
“Is that right…?” Stryg replied dryly. The Syl...
2025-11-13 06:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostStryg wondered how much longer it would take until Gale and the others were in position. Closing his eyes, he tried to focus on the sound of the river outside, searching for Gale’s voice or any of the others’.
“So how did such a...
2025-11-10 06:47:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe Dragon’s Hoard floated half a league from a town on the coast and more importantly, the mouth of a river that would lead them into the heart of the Silent Marshes. The river was too small for a ship as large as the Dragon’s Hoard, a...
2025-11-07 07:07:17 +0000 UTC View PostAfter leaving the Dire River and entering the wide expanse of the Ebon Sea, the crew of the Dragon’s Hoard had hoped to break free from the conjured ice storm, but to no avail. It moved with their ship, almost as if following them. Belle ...
2025-11-04 04:19:13 +0000 UTC View PostStryg roared at the storm. It was not the voice of a goblin, nor the defiant scream of a godling. It was primal. And it cut through the winds and crashing waves like the howl of a wolf. The frost-mist answered in return, swirling to life ar...
2025-11-01 04:25:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe storm continued and grew worse the further the Dragon’s Hoard and her crew sailed into the magical mist. Stryg closed his eyes and tried to focus on a feeling, anything that might help.
“Ah, I can’t see shit!” Freya scream...
2025-10-29 02:53:38 +0000 UTC View PostStryg snapped his eyes open and sat up in bed. He was back in the cabin of the Dragon’s Hoard. Tauri was at his side, slapping his cheek lightly. “Oh, thank the gods, he’s awake.”
“Get him up!” Gale said.
“What’s...
2025-10-26 03:26:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe world had shifted in a blur and fallen into darkness, leaving Stryg with nothing but a floating orb of light. The strange sensation was disorientating but Stryg was beginning to get used to the book’s magic.
Seeing his father re...
2025-10-23 02:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostStryga Veres held the pressed blue flower close and walked with a spring to her step as she made her way through the campsite that had become the home of Captain Nalindor’s company over the last two years.
Many refugees had come to ...
2025-10-20 03:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostA scream broke the silence of the forest. Drale and Nalindor glanced at each other, a silent exchange of words. Leaping out of their hiding place among the bushes, they dashed towards the sound of the screams. They slung their bows on their...
2025-10-17 07:48:59 +0000 UTC View Post“May I enter?” asked Lily with a knock on the doorway.
Holo glanced up from her desk and waved her in. “Ah, Lilandria, come in. How is Loh?”
Lily walked into the study and closed the door behind her before answering. “...
2025-10-14 03:30:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Boat approaching off port side!” called out a sailor.
Stryg leaned over the edge of the Dragon’s Hoard to get a better look. It was dark, but his eyes easily caught Belle standing atop the bow of a small rowboat. She was channe...
2025-10-11 03:39:39 +0000 UTC View PostFreya Goldelm leaned back in the chair, propped her feet on the desk, and steepled her fingers, and stared at her guests sitting across from her. “So, you want my Dragon’s Hoard?”
Gale and Evelyn Katag glanced at each other. “...
2025-10-08 02:06:53 +0000 UTC View PostStryg rummaged under his bed and pulled out a couple of cloaks.
“Is that what I think those are?” Tauri said, eyes wide.
Stryg nodded. “I had Gale go back and retrieve them from the assassins we killed.”
“What ar...
2025-10-05 05:12:06 +0000 UTC View PostUna knocked on the door with a soft rasp. When there was no response, she slowly pushed the door open just a tad. “Lily, the meeting is about to start.”
Lily sat next to Loh’s bed. The latter was thankfully unconscious. Kaitlin,...
2025-10-02 02:14:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe window exploded in a burst of golden flames as Belle grabbed one of the assailants by the arm and tumbled down. For once, the man opened his mouth, only to scream as he plummeted to his death. Belle held him tight, her body covered in f...
2025-09-29 03:10:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun had set and the last rays of light bathed the sky in a deep orange as Atlas made his way through the Commoner District. The farther he walked, the worse his surroundings became. This close to the wall, the damage the Valley Tribes h...
2025-09-26 03:44:50 +0000 UTC View PostPeople screamed and ran as arrows shot out from the rooftops of the trade street. Some were merchants, a few even nobles. Their guards raised shields to protect their charges. A few arrows slipped past and sank into their limbs or chest. Th...
2025-09-23 01:50:11 +0000 UTC View PostBrown mana surged through Unalla’s fist as she punched one of her assailants, or at least she tried. Her fist went right through the rippling cloak, only hitting darkness. She leaped back just in time to evade the slash of a sword, though...
2025-09-20 02:13:42 +0000 UTC View PostLoh ran through the burning halls of the Noir manor. Except, it wasn’t her in control, but Lily. Loh could still feel her legs as they kicked off the ground in a sprint and the wind passing through her hair, but she couldn’t control any of it....
2025-09-17 04:42:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe scent of smoke filled the air. The windows were shattered by the explosion and a sharp ringing resounded in her ears.
“—ohnoir… El… oir… Elohnoir!”
Loh groaned and opened her blue eyes.
“Oh, thank g...
2025-09-14 02:49:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Dad? What’s wrong?” Unalla asked, raising her head, but refusing to sit up from the sofa. The two had been resting in the solar room next to the fireplace when her father had suddenly stiffened in his chair and frowned.
...
2025-09-11 01:51:36 +0000 UTC View Post“Here, have some,” Stryg offered Tauri a whole roasted chicken on a spit. The stall in front of them would roast a dozen chickens at a time until they were nice and juicy. Then he’d sell pieces of them to customers walking by. This wa...
2025-09-08 00:51:38 +0000 UTC View Post“Our souls are connected to Mortem…?” Lysaila asked. The lamia’s and Rhian’s expressions had grown darker with every word Stryg had spoken to them. He really didn’t want to say anything more, but he owed it to them.
“Tec...
2025-09-05 03:23:24 +0000 UTC View PostA week had passed since the Lunar Elects met with the Seven Ruling Houses in the High Chamber. The Sylvan armies had gathered their belongings and once again mobilized for war. Lord Katag Krall had ordered a retinue of soldiers to be statio...
2025-09-02 04:01:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe air was cold enough that Holo could see her own breath as white whisps. The temperature had to be almost freezing down in the underground chamber to prevent the bodies from decaying. Her assistants couldn’t stand to be down here for t...
2025-08-30 04:05:07 +0000 UTC View PostGian followed close behind Aurelia as she strode into the room, each step purposeful, her gaze strong, unbothered. The scarlet laurel wreath she usually wore sat atop her brow, but where once it signified a First mother, now it seemed more ...
2025-08-27 03:58:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe Central District was home to the High Chamber of Hollow Shade, where the Ebon Lords of old gathered and ruled over the city. A long, rectangular table made of black stone sat at the center of the circular chamber. Ashen wood chairs line...
2025-08-24 06:25:13 +0000 UTC View PostA servant of House Azol quietly entered the parlor and placed a tray of hot tea on the table, bowed to Nora, and left. Nora grabbed a cup and handed it to Kithina, “Here, I guarantee you’ll like it.”
Kithina sipped the cup with ...
2025-08-21 04:05:21 +0000 UTC View Post“Meet Gale VIII, my Shadow, and the person I trust the most in this world. She also doesn’t trust you, don’t take it personally,” said Stryg.
“Ah, the legendary Shield of Veres. I should have guessed,” Beatrix said flatly....
2025-08-18 02:53:21 +0000 UTC View Post