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The Tangible Dark: Part One

13 Apr 202220 Apr 2022
Never thought and never found, in the bower without a sound.A prism cracked and liege forsworn, with cuppered fringes fall'd to ruin. In the attic, pressed in by box and…
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Hunt of the Others: Part Five

16 Mar 202223 Mar 2022
"Get back!" Myers shouted. All the hunters stared in horror as the claws kept stretching further and further out of the silver window, becoming impossibly warped and long, just as…
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The Long Walk to Alquoran: Part Three

5 Jan 202226 Jan 2022
Tammath turned back to face the Plateau of Alquoran and the Hallowed Throne that sat upon it. He did not step forward into that holy place, though. He waited with…
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Secrets in the Mountain- Part Two

25 Aug 202131 Dec 2021
The mountain lay to the west, and therefore the morning sun was just starting to shine on it from the opposite horizon, casting a blanket of pink color over its…
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Raise the Black Sun: Part Eleven

16 Jul 202013 Dec 2021
I never did see the sun with my actual eyes. How could I? There was no light in that place at all, the sun emanated darkness. And yet, I was…
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Raise the Black Sun: Part Ten

9 Jul 202014 Dec 2021
It was the longest night of my life, and when at last I did fall asleep, my dreams were unlike anything I had ever experienced before. There was no narrative…
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Raise the Black Sun: Part One

7 May 202014 Dec 2021
This, of course, is my account of the Priests of Oolant and the sacrifices they made to summon the dread eclipse. The final night. The burning horizon. The Black Sun.…
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It’s Tough to Be a God: Part Five

16 Jan 202023 Nov 2021
"Ungrateful beasts!" Jeret snarled as he swung his arms, sending the little attackers buzzing for safety. "I'm sorry it's not a perfect world, but I gave you everything that I…
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It’s Tough to Be a God: Part Four

9 Jan 202023 Nov 2021
Jeret was deeply intrigued by this development, and made himself a journal to track the creatures' progress. It soon became clear that while both the Firlings and Seclings could adapt,…

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