Irene the Sly: Chapter 4Irene didn't stop running until she was too tired to keep it up; even then she kept moving forward, too afraid to look behind her. She spent no time thinking about what the four different staircases at the end of the tower base floor led to; she just went up one and hoped for the best.* * *"You know I can't believe that out of all those merchants outside the tower only three of them had decent weap...

Thrain and company: Chapter 7"Thrain, Thrain honey wake up. Come look at your newborn daughter."Thrain rolled in his bed and mumbled lightly, "Jessebelle?""Yes dear, it's me. Now get up and say hello to our daughter Emily," Jessebelle said.Coming to his senses, Thrain snapped his eyes open and shot up. He looked around him; he was back in his room inside the morning keep, his beautiful wife in bed next to him cradling a y...

The Frigid Prince: Chapter 3Stepping through the dark veil and coming into the tower Enaguille was riddled with disappointment. The base floor was an empty round room of light grey color. Going further into the empty floor, a voice blatantly spoke out behind him."Well, this was disappointing. I sure thought there would be more in here."Enaguille turned around to see a small group of young men around his age (perhaps a lit...

Thrain and company: Chapter 6Everyone was on full alert the second time they went up to that rocky floor: weapons drawn, steps shallow and prepared. Though they didn't find any demons right away, nor were there any within sight, they kept vigilant and prepared.When they felt safe enough, Thrain turned towards Lessa and Adelin and said in a quiet tone, "Alright Adelin your apprentice is up; we will safeguard this area whil...

King Abaron: Chapter 3Abaron was bordering his limits of control and was ready to go berserk and tear Jeremia and Cecilo apart with his bare hands. Bethany was enraged too, but she managed to keep her composure better and wrapped her hand around Abaron's and squeezed strong, yet gently. Abaron managed to keep himself in check after that, but the fury was evident on his face none the less. So he said, "Your avarice is insu...

Volga the Apprentice: Chapter 3It was at least a couple hours later but much to his surprise Kyra had returned. She brought with her some medicine, needles, a spool of silk thread, a roll of linen gauze, and a few bottles of some sort of hard alcohol. "I'm not sure if I'm more surprised to see you or to see all the stuff you brought back with you," Volga said.Kyra shrugged and placed the items on the kitchen table saying,...

King Abaron: Chapter 2Abaron and Bethany returned to the council room where all were quiet and waited for them. "Has anyone gotten any fresh ideas?" Abaron asked as he took his seat."No sire, I'm afraid we were more concerned with the surprising action of your seventh son and what we should do about it?" Charles, the head war adviser, asked."We shall take no action as where he is going no longer concerns us. He has made h...

Volga the Apprentice: Chapter 2For three days and three nights master Finuer remained in the library. Volga heard very little noises coming from the other side of the door, but now and again he would see strange lights emitting from under the doorway, flashing and weaving about. Volga always made sure to leave a tray of food and water by the library door in the morning after he woke up, and at night before he went to bed....

Volgathe Apprentice: Chapter 1Volga sat quietly in the small study, pouring over the contents of the heavy bound leather book. He had been reading it slowly over the months, learning its great wealth of knowledge on magic. Most the magic he knew he learned from his master but for some of the more ancient and powerful magic's he was told to thoroughly read through some of the selected books in the library. It was hard work...

Irene the Sly: Chapter 3After a couple days of riding from the city, during one of their breaks, Kail finally asked Irene what she managed to steal from the vault. She said very little and handed him the bag. He first pulled out the rolled-up cloak and studied it carefully, "Well I will be damned they are certainly going to miss this piece," Kail said."What is it?" Irene asked.Kail chuckled a little and said, "Don't even...

Thrain and company: Chapter 5When the group awoke, they looked into their bags for breakfast, forgetting they ate the last of their food before sleeping."Anyone else run out of food too?" Garren asked casually as he searched his bag."Yea there is nothing to be found in my bag," Adelin said. Everyone else concurred."We must have eaten the last of our rations at dinner," Thrain said putting his bag down and thinking things...

Thrain and company: Chapter 1 King Aldon sat in the quiet and empty library reading over a large book by candle light. Footsteps casually approached him and a voice asked, "You wanted to see me, my king?" The voice was Thrain, Aldon knew without having to turn from his book. Aldon finished whatever he was reading in silence then placed the golden ribbon, attached to the binding of the book, between the pages and shut it....

You know my heart And to you it says fear; Trembles before your power, Falls before your hate. By your hands have you taken hold Of an injured soul in need of love. An injured person who’s all alone And whose weakness you now own. You lead me to believe you will help me; All I have to do is ask. From me nothing will you take Until I believe he is fake. You rob my family of their lives, Yet it is God who I blame. Drain my...

Curse the Devil It has been written a smart man asks but one thing. When he finds himself in Hades as the Irish saying goes, Give me the time to get though Hades before the Devil knows. This is what a smart man wants as death takes him. But this bent scared warrior is not so smart. Warriors have been taught of the five rivers of Hades. Acheron the river of woe. Cocytus the river of lamentation. Lethe the river to quench y...

Devil PoolAnother sleepless night.Soaked sheets, empty bottle of pills.Dark recess of your inner mind.Your demons call to you.Drink, drink from the pool.Quench your thirst.Go to bent knee, sip till your full.Look into the blacken pool.As by magic it clears, you see a young soldier.You know the face for it is you.Demons laughing calling names to the surface.One after another reaching out with broken fingers.Wicked broken,...