A red moon rose over the crystal forest, the purple branches illuminated from below by the many campfires of Vorris's occupying forces. The smoke from their fires rose into the night sky, creating a thin shroud of smog around the mountain. Fortifications were present around the base of the volcano, where army tents were most populous...and the crystal trees...
The Magician PROLOGUE The magician had the huge glass tank filled to overflowing with thousands of litres of cold water, ready for the first dress rehearsal with the new line-up. He tossed the filler hose down and worked the two hinged tops back and forth, checking they fitted together, that the chains and manacles were secure on the hydraulic hoist. The m...
Thousands of years ago, on the small continent of Rexral, a group of twelve mages landed on the shores of the island. The small empire at the time, Raxus, invited the mages into their court and heard their story of escape from a far off land that feared magic and executed any that weld such a power. Raxus, being a much more tolerant people assured these surv...
Mina now takes Lukas to the kitchen, to help her make coffee and tea, and soon enough Adison, Vincent and Melissa arrive with their visitors. Father Nicholas looks much the same as yesterday, but tired, no doubt his night was even longer than theirs. Two burly men follow him on his heels, Hercules, now dressed in trousers and a work-shirt, and shoes, and t...
To all, My apologies to all for the tardy submission of Chapter 9. My muse and inspiration for writing this series has taken a hiatus, due to plague, family, work, and home repair. Her editing skills are sorely missed. Alas, my personal motivation evaporated, so it was time to pull up the big boy shorts.. As in all things with life, one muddles through, an...
You're a boy from a family of reputable wizards. Everyone expects a lot from you, but you can keep up, have passed in the Crimson Grimoire Academy with the best grades, and joined the academy as a prodigy. In addition, your family is said to have a strong heritage of magical blood, but little is known about it. On top of that, a prophecy says that you will h...
The First Arc Deco Story Synopsis: When they end up calling the very last private paranormal investigator in the phone book, you know the case is going to going to be trouble. The damsel in distress will be beautiful but not to be trusted, and most of the bad guys will laugh at silver bullets and want to drag you down to some nasty under-hell. Not a good wa...
The Gathering Into the Foreverdark They rode to the tower in silence and as she climbed out of the carriage demanding to see the archmage as she pushed an acolyte aside. As Dirzune did the archmage stepped around the corner and smiled, Rikton was hopeful this would be like the other times she had visited. Dirzune grabbed him slamming Rikton into the wall...
Chapter Twenty-One Well, this sucked. I wish I had more gallant words for it, but it just sucked. No penicillin. No rock and roll. No polio vaccine. No electricity. Somewhere in this world Nikola Tesla was probably someone's sex slave. Ick. Knowing this I barred my door. Any curiosity of knowing my wolves as different men who had never been tainted by slav...
This is an entry in the 2011 Literotica Halloween Contest. This story is fantasy, set in a world of magic. ♠~~~~Π~~~~♠ The muted light of an autumn morning filtered through the window as Danica pulled out one of her heavier red robes from a trunk at the foot of her bed. The floorboards were chill beneath her bare feet, and her nipples pre...