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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.…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 16
Damarys had hoped it would be more than a few days before she’d be back with Jelvaic and Arjana, being asked to go deeper into the city, and yet here she was, along with Zeter, Emilie, and Kasyn again while Jelvaic and Arjana gave them all looks of concern. “So, Ichiba Wa?” she asked as…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 15
The droves of people making their way into Yomichi was a sad fraction of what the population used to be like. Where possibly a few thousand at best were making their way back to their homes in the hopes of finding them still intact, these were the lucky few who’d been able to escape. Less…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 14
Zeter was awake well before dawn. The anticipation of what was about to happen kept his mind and heart racing. He’d finished the batch of disks of absolution and today they were going back into Yomichi, this time in the hopes of rescuing Nyla. She was all the way on the opposite side of Autay…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 13
It was difficult not to get angry. How could anyone actually think Akumu was defeated? Of all the gods in the pantheon, Akumu was the only one who chose to live among the people, to rule them directly, to be seen and heard by any and all. This was a test of faith, surely, much…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 12
“You wanted to see me?” Damarys asked as she caught up with Arjana. “Yes, I have something for you.” The woman grinned, showing off her pointed teeth, but it seemed to be meant more as a friendly gesture rather than intimidating. “I knew a number of soldiers who lost limbs in the past,” Arjana went…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 11
Well, no one was going back into the city for a couple of days so Emilie had time to work on her true craft. While Zeter worked on his runes, Damarys went off with Arjana, and Kasyn left to, probably, pray to Akumu, Emilie set herself down at her alchemy workbench. It was fortunate that…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
Bridge of Broken Glass 