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The Favored Son: Alternate- Part Three

3 Dec 202027 Dec 2021
"Alright, and that just leaves the fabric, firewood and mangos. Which do you want to get?" Tharol glanced up from the list of needed supplies. "Fabric," Bovik said first. "Mangos,"…
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The Favored Son: Alternate- Part Two

26 Nov 202027 Dec 2021
"...and the inverted task will be building and destroying a tower with those wooden beams," Master Palthio extended his arms and pointed to each side of the field. On the…
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The Favored Son: Part Nine

29 Oct 202020 Dec 2021
Tharol nodded solemnly, then turned and streaked down the hall. He heard the clatter of swords behind him, but he didn't turn to see whether Master Zhaol would be able…
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The Favored Son: Part Four

24 Sep 202020 Dec 2021
As Master Foraou rushed through the air he pulled the sword back and plunged it clear through the heart of Talo. The boy slumped backwards without a cry. The youth…
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Raise the Black Sun: Part Two

14 May 202014 Dec 2021
We numbered 37 in all. 36 Treksmen, plus our new foreman, a man we had never met  called Boosh Fyyan. To this day I cannot tell you the first thing…
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The Soldier’s Last Sleep: Part Four

13 Feb 202027 Nov 2021
The first three shots resounded in empty air. Private Bradley grit his teeth, cleared his mind, and went back to his basic training. "Hold the gun firmly, but don't clench…
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The Soldier’s Last Sleep: Part One

23 Jan 202027 Nov 2021
Private Bradley was tired even before he got to the trenches. He had spent the two days previous running up and down the medical tents, assisting wherever possible. He had…
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Revelate: Kael

20 Sep 201812 Nov 2021
"Are you alright?" the spindly Clockmaker asked as he lowered his slight frame to be level with Kael's dejected eyes in a single fluid motion . "I—feel wrong," Kael said stiffly.…

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