Memory
Reality wavered, absorbing the impossibilities about him. How could he have forgotten, that day so long ago? Eons had passed, imprinting ages of cataclysms…
The Black Sword
The sword was distracting, it’s darkness no emptiness drawing the eye down its magnificent blade. Merlin felt two things with great certainty. The first was…
Through the Woods
A sense of peace descended on Merlin as he entered the forest, striding quickly along the light dappled path to the tower. Enchanted forests were very…
The First Step
The colors flickered, flashed swirled and changed. Blues becoming greens, purples, yellows and other stranger colors, colors with no name that rebelled against…
Only Blackness
Pain. He could feel pain, in his knees. He was sitting on them, he realized. For how long? He tried to move one hand -- it responded weakly, dragging over a…
Magnani
“This wind is kicking my ass” grumbled the shorter and stockier of the two hooded figures crouched in the bushes to the side of the dirt road that wound…
End of an Age
Cracks sprouted up the impenetrable stone walls like rapidly growing trees. There wasn’t much time left. Soon the whole island would crumble back into the sea…
The Faerie, the Glashtyn and the Elf - Part 4
“The only ones we’re waiting for now are the spooks” called the wise women. “You are joking!” the faeries exclaimed, “who invited them?” They take away any fun…
The Faerie, the Glashtyn and the Elf - Part 3
“Would ye all just had yer wheest!” the glashtyn screeched, “I particularly want tae be here the night so if ye dinnae mind, can ye all pipe doon so we might…
The Faerie, the Glashtyn and the Elf - Part 2
The faeries came next. They floated by the scowling glashtyn and sat themselves down on a dead branch. “Good evening all!” the head faerie called out in an…
The Faerie, the Glashtyn and the Elf
Twilight had come and so did they. The stars decreed the place of meeting and so, one by one, they all appeared, and the wise women gathered them around…
I Ascend
I ascend. I rise toward the light, toward this glory that I have constructed and the splendor that is my destiny and my reward, the culmination of a lifetime’s…
The Ruin of Shorelocke: Cloth
Eifan withdraws his hand, shaking his head. “No,” he says. “This is neither the time nor the place to delve into such remembrances.” He reaches instead into…
The Ruin of Shorelocke: The Orb
He inspects the orb without picking it up. He can feel the memories radiating off the thing already, and he is not ready to delve into them just yet. Unlike…
A Word on Tormaunts: A Footnote
Readers may be curious about the tormaunt, being thus far unfamiliar with the creatures. I have heard that your world has none of these. Not wishing to leave…
Kertline Considers
He had supposed that his capture of the Stone would have been the climax, the end of his adventure. Nothing was farther from the truth; in a way, all his other…
Narsit Caught in the Act
Narsit had the Stone. He swiftly scampered back to the cave entrance, past the columns, and darting around the fallen monolith. His heart was moving at least…
Our Intrepid Adventurer - Part 2
But look! Who is this entering the throne room? It’s our intrepid adventurer, Burt! He has managed to swim to the bottom of the very cold lake, and survived…
Our Intrepid Adventurer - Part 1
At the bottom of a very cold lake there is a large cavern. It is filled with air and not water. In the middle of the cavern sits a very old and very large…
Pruckus Approaches
Heliola had never really had a friend, even an acquaintance, before. She could not feel sure if the faun was friend or foe. Was he keeping her alive only to…