Tag: Bridge of Broken Glass
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 34
It was quiet and cool in the dark where Zeter lay. Soft whispers from the healers were barely audible but not clear enough to make out what they were saying. Just a pleasant hum of calming voices. Sleep was what he needed and he was eagerly pursuing it when his rest was interrupted by the…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 33
At best, Kasyn was conflicted when it came to Ketty Pordis. On the one hand, he saw her as a member of the Sages of the Mercurial Robe who were, more than anything, only interested in furthering their own power. Yet on the other, Ketty had helped the city out a few times already and…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 32
Damarys ran, her heart thumping and her head pounding. That thing was still in her head, filling her mind with knowledge she didn’t want. It was like having memories seared into her mind by an uncaring branding iron. She wanted to bang her head against the stone walls, if only that would actually do any…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 31
It ended so suddenly that Zeter thought he was dead. One moment there were howling fiends raining hellfire down on him and Damarys, the next, all was still. What made him certain that he was not dead was the fact that he still felt the awful effects of over channeling. His vision was red from…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 30
Flying on the magic carpet was never fun for Kasyn. However, he would trade his current situation for the carpet, flying hundreds of feet above the ground as he was, being held in the grip of a fiend. His fiend, he had to remind himself. It would obey his every command and it was for…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 29
The carpet sped over the Bokyaku river by moonlight. The far side of the river seemed empty but as they reached the middle of the lake, hellfire flared into sight as a wall of it rose to block their way. Damarys gripped the carpet tightly as Zeter swerved to avoid running into it. She wished…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 28
There wasn’t much time to waste, so even though it was getting into the evening hours, Damarys, Kasyn, and Zeter held on tightly to the carpet as it sped back towards Ichiba Wa. Zeter couldn’t help but notice Kasyn’s renewed faith in Akumu. For the last week or so, it had seemed as though Kasyn…
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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…
Bridge of Broken Glass 