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Unsung Chapter 6
A Hero must report all earnings to the Hero’s Guild and pay one fifth of those earnings to the Hero’s Guild. -Hero’s Guild Book of Rules Rule # 2 Feral looked down on the Will, lying peacefully beneath his blankets. The boy was in for a very rough week and Feral…
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Dragon Slayer Part 1
The knight’s armor glinted ever so slightly in the gloom of the dragon’s lair. Smoke laced the air and an orange glow gave vague detail to the surroundings. The scorched walls had long since been rubbed smooth by the dragon’s bulbous form. The knight, it seemed, couldn’t help but glance down from time to time…
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Dust
Sunrise was only an hour ago and yet already heat mirages rose up from the road, distorting the distant horizon. In years long since passed this highway had been the main thoroughfare between California and Nevada, but then they built the freeway which was both more direct and allowed higher speeds and this old…
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Unsung Chapter 5
Any Hero failing in their duty will be stripped of their position within the Hero’s Guild -Hero’s Guild Book of Rules Rule #1 Feral strode into camp, hot and sweaty from the morning’s training. Riven sat on a log beside the fire pit, stoking the remaining coals back to life…
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Happiness
It was a slow morning. He liked slow mornings. So often he felt bombarded by the daily rush and so he cherish the days when things were slow. He lied in bed for a while, watching the sunlight grow brighter until the far wall was turned to gold by the rising sun’s bright rays.…
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Unsung Chapter 4
A Hero must be skillful in no fewer than three forms of martial combat -Hero’s Guild Book of Rules Rule # 7 Riven returned to their camp baring an armload of dry wood. A decent pile of wood had already been gathered and she added her armload to the pile. Skemm…
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Insomnia
Shadows played on the ceiling. Thoughts raced, but all I wanted was sleep.I should shut off my alarm, I thought to myself. I don’t need to be up for anything. I moved to find my alarm in the dark.No, I stopped myself, If I sleep in, it’ll only make it harder to fall asleep tomorrow. I…
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Unsung Chapter 3
A Hero must not accept a hire unless there is probable hope of success -Hero’s Guild Book of Rules Rule #15 Will was beside himself with excitement as he lay wide awake in the gray light of pre-dawn. His old keepers, the barman and his wife, had not been too…
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Snow Fall
Dionne was still in a state of mild shock and disbelief. She sat in her car for a long while, looking at the house across the street, her dad’s house, dreading going in. The first sign that something wasn’t right had been the fact that the yard hadn’t been mowed in quite some time.…
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Unsung Chapter 2
A Hero may lie. -Hero’s Guild Book of Rules Rule #43 Heroes milled about the outskirts of the village. Many sat together in small groups, sharing stories and comparing scars. The village itself was comprised of a few dozen buildings built up along either side of the road as it passed through. Most…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
Bridge of Broken Glass 