Tag: Rescue
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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 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 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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Sacrifice
(Photo by Mikhail Nilov) There was definitely something wrong inside of her body, Gray acknowledged. That didn’t mean she slowed her frantic pace, only that she knew she could only keep going like this for a few more miles. The tearing pain was most likely a wound, maybe an arrow, but as long as she…
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Unsung Chapter 1
Jesse awoke with a start. His lungs still burned from all the smoke he’d inhaled and his head swam when he pushed himself up to his feet. “Ow!” he cried out as his head banged against the low ceiling of the cellar and caused more ash and dust to fall down around him, temporarily…
Bridge of Broken Glass 