The mysterious benefactor, Shemhazau Encantado, is not what Lyden expects, nor is the domain of Light where he resides. Will the man be willing to give up Masamune to end Lyden's curse, or does he have his own plans in place? = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Chapter 23 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Shemhazau Realization of my actions...
What can be better than a nice time spent on a cruise ship with your loving girlfriend? It's definitely not waking up in the hospital to find yourself hooked up to annoying machines and your family refusing to say how badly you've been hurt. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Chapter 09 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The Cost of Lif...
I wandered into the Post Office, a parcel notification card in my hand. I was familiar with the shop layout, so I joined the short queue in the centre aisle. Two women were ahead of me in the line, two being served at the counter. It'd take a minute or two to get attention. To my right, in what looked like a second line, but wasn't (it was actually the way...
I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife It's lonely out in space On such a timeless flight... - Rocket Man, Elton John ### May ### Another three days. Three more days before I could sleep in my own bed, sleep under Jessie, eat homemade food, do something with my time besides listening to presenters drone on about government regulation. I like detai...
Not all orcs were as friendly and civilized as Yerug's tribe, on the contrary most were savage, aggressive and hostile towards the civilized people. One such tribe had approached Laerinia's lands and was threatening its inhabitants. Violence was always a solution and the drow could muster force strong enough to defeat the orcs, but the potential casualties c...
It's Saturday and I can't stop thinking about having to go out this evening and having dinner with Mr. Grant but I know there is no way out of it. I'm watching a game on tv when the doorbell rings. When I answer it, there are two men standing there. One is holding a couple clothes bags and the other several boxes. 'Are you Steve?' and when I answer in the a...
The announcement came that the gate for the flight to Mumbai would be closing in 5 minutes and I was in a panic as I had lost track of time looking for a read for the long flight from Toronto to Mumbai. Now I had to rush to board the plane. My handbag and suitcase were flailing all over the place as I found myself running for the gate. I made it to the gate...
Apprehended: Chapter Nineteen I never woke before Ethan. He was the early riser; the one who made breakfast and started the day before the sun rose. Today was different. I woke before the light peaked over the horizon. It was dark and cold. And for all intents and purposes, it was night. I wasn't able to sleep much and simply resting no longer held any a...
In the 21st century the old world declined and crumbled to dust. During this downfall the Free Cities developed: Places living after the principles of neo-capitalism were money is all and everyone and everything can be owned. The Free Cities are built as clusters of arcologies, each of the arcologies governing itself, depending on the distribution of the sha...
Amy was giddy with excitement when her parents dropped her off at the Central University of North Texas. Everything was about to change for her. She'd been teased and bullied all through high-school for her appearance (she's barely five feet tall, skinny, flat-chested (but with big, sensitive nipples, and freckled) and for her general nerdiness—she read a lo...