Tag: Bridge of Broken Glass
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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…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 10
Well, that was twice now that Zeter had needed to run for his life. It was not an experience he ever wanted and really hoped this wasn’t going to become a regular occurrence for him. He’d need to make more disks of absolution since there was no doubt Jelvaic would want them to go back…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 9
“Akumu protect us!” Kasyn shouted as he leapt away from the replacement gate, feeling undead hands clawing at his feet as they reached up from below the ground. More undead were climbing out of the soil in all directions while others stalked out of fields, their gaze locked on Kasyn and his companions. “Get to…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 7
“So, what’s your name?” Emilie asked once the others had left to go investigate the root cellar. “Adeline,” the young girl replied. “That’s a lovely name,” Emilie brushed some of the girl’s hair out of her face and straightened her collar. Adeline was still crying but softly now as Emilie fussed over her. There were…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 6
Zeter felt the disk of absolution crack as the last of the undead went down to the barrage of attacks. On the one hand, it was a relief to know it worked against attacking the undead. On the other hand, it was broken now and he didn’t have any more disks on him. “Let’s hope…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 5
Damarys was left without any real introduction as to who these people were, what their skills were, or anything. She supposed it was more than she had expected of her grandfather. At least he’d let her join. “I’m Emilie,” the other young woman spoke up to break the awkward silence. “I’m an alchemist that dabbles…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 4
Everything ached. No, that wasn’t true. Only Jelvaic’s right eye socket hurt but the pain was so immense that it seemed to fill his whole body. The usual aches and pains inherent with being a farmer were gone now, thanks to the surge of healing everyone experienced, leaving him with the pain in his empty…
Bridge of Broken Glass 