Copyright Oggbashan May 2016 The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. This is a work of fiction. The events described here are imaginary; the settings and characters are fictitious and are not intended to represent specific places or living persons. ********* At dawn, in a couple of hours from now, I have to fight a...
Ever since she transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo for university, Amelia needed to pay her tuition bills, and had to look farther than the average person would be able to. Street dueling has emerged as a popular black market way to win vast amounts of money, with events run by underground master duelists throughout the city. Official YuGiOh Battle City champion...
Middle of the year, summer afternoon. Tensions were high within a castle atop a mountain overlooking the country's capital city below it. Two brothers in separate locations, preparing themselves for a clash that could potentially alter their lives for the better or worse. Two brothers spending their remaining free time differently, before engaging in a drama...
Kanitz arranged me for me to see my children before I left the Palace. Oscel and Caneia (Airta's twins) were 3 years old, and Tonola, my daughter by Themis, was 2 1/2. I talked with all three; Tonola wanted me to identify the flowers she'd yanked from the Palace garden. She held them up, one at a time, until I'd named them all. I was on my way out when I h...
The Lost World Ch. 5 In a grand castle, built exclusively for the purpose of housing a delegation of demons from seven different worlds, there were eight of these demons hanging out in one of its numerous rooms. This room was a sort of armory/arena. The room's purpose was to allow the demons from each world to spar peacefully. To be honest, aside from the b...
Errors occur every day in the manner in which words are used. Let's talk about some of the most common. COUNCIL / COUNSEL The word, COUNCIL, is a noun and means a group of people that pass laws, ordinances or other laws or standards. She had to go before the council for them to pass judgment on her or The council will take up the wetlands provisions next w...
Sun dawns upon early seventeenth century Paris as the people walk along the cobbled streets to the market. The cafes open up their doors to let the new customers enter. A young black-hooded woman shuffles along the streets to Salle Fleur d’Lis. This fencing salle is one that trains women in secret. France is at the height of the dueling tradition. A blade wo...
Thank you to searchingforperfection and catbrown for their hard work in editing and all of their suggestions. I appreciate all votes, feedback and comments, and I do read all the comments. This story is a sequel to The Doctor's Daughter. Both are set during the War of 1812. Since the death of Major General Brock in the fall of 1812, neither side has scored...
I pushed my way into the crowd……everyone was craning their necks to see, but I could not get through. Finally I pushed and crawled my way to the crowd’s apex and looked out onto the vast, dirt-covered arena. Lightning bolts darted past directly overhead I could hear a thunderclap and yet the sky was clear and blue. “What is it?” I cried amid the thunder...
************************************************* Copyright Oggbashan July 2019 The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. This is a work of fiction. The events described here are imaginary; the settings and characters are fictitious and are not intended to represent specific places or living persons. It is set in a f...