Category: The Fall of Akumu
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 27
Inside the tree it was warm and the flesh of the bark was soft as it enclosed him. “Tell me of your sorrow or regret,” the tree spoke to him. What should he say? Could anything suffice? What about that time when he was young and asked to court a girl and was turned down?…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 26
Damarys hated the fiends of Ichiba Wa. She’d always been uncomfortable around them growing up and they were one of the reasons she turned to the hunters rather than follow in her parents footsteps as merchants. The less she had to deal with the fiends, the better. She didn’t have an issue with Nyla, or…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 25
The new gate into Ichiba Wa stood some twenty feet high and almost just as wide. Currently it was swung open and the north market square was just visible in the distance. Ichiba Wa held four such markets, one on the north, south, east, and west, respectively. The south market was also right next to…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 24
It was a somber day after the ritual. Damarys tried to distract herself from what had happened by spending the rest of the morning at the archery range. She was fairly used to her arm now and didn’t notice much of a difference whether she was using the magical quiver from Jerlinzia or not. She…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 23
It was dark when Emilie awoke. She blinked a few times before remembering she was blind. “Hello?” her voice croaked as she tried to call out and she was made painfully aware of just how dry her mouth and throat were. “Miss Emilie, you’re awake,” a relieved voice spoke from not very far away. “How…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 22
“I’ve done all that can be done for her today,” Ketty was telling Jelvaic as Zeter and Damarys stood by. Zeter wasn’t sure if he should follow after Emilie with Kasyn or stay where he was. He did have the elder tree wood for Ketty but he wasn’t about to hand it over right in…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 20
It was hard to keep from showing her concern but Damarys did her best to put a good face on it all. They weren’t terribly deep in the woods, but they were in a more dangerous, less traveled part of it and that made it more likely that they’d run into trouble. The animals here…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 19
Magic shone everywhere Emilie looked as they made their way down into the valley. The elder tree was, of course, the most magical thing in sight but even the otherwise normal looking plants glowed with magic. It was as though just being in the presence of the elder tree made them magical. That would explain…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 18
“How’s it going out there?” The familiar voice of Ketty Pordis awoke Zeter from his sleep. Damarys was sitting by the fire, still adding pieces of troll to it from time to time. The creature burned surprisingly well, almost as good as firewood. The only drawback was the oily scent that filled the air. On…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 17
The woods were not foreign to Kasyn, much like how the sky was familiar to pretty much everyone with functioning eyes. However, what he wasn’t used to was hiking through the wilds of those woods, well beyond any man-made trails. Here, the trees grew thick and the underbrush, at times, rose up to his chest.…
Bridge of Broken Glass 