4 years ago
Water in the Sky: a TG Mixed Tape Edited by Trismegistus Shandy Table of Contents "Procedures" by Desert Willow "Remade" by Morrigan Q.R. "Raposa" by MrSimple "Workaround" by Trismegistus Shandy "Retirement" by Dark Sun Morrigan "Ashmedai" by Paradox "Do You Turn Into Your Avatar?" by Desert Willow "Afterword" by Trismegistus Shandy * * * Procedures (An Aside to "Elysium...
4 years ago
In the grey, chill, pre-dawn, I surveyed the soggy campsite. Then, I set up my ambush while praying that no more than two or three men came back. I borrowed a page from their book, choosing a tree putting me high enough that the sun would cause them problems when they tried to locate me. Whether they came from the north or the south, they’d have to look into the sun to find me, although my position would be better for an attack against a foe coming from the north, the direction I expected...
3 years ago
We anchored off Oak Hall late in the day. Dusk was hanging on the horizon and everyone was tired. Thankfully, with the forewarning provided by Felicity, Oak Hall was ready to accept a second influx of refugees. "So you are back already," Elsa Mueller said with a smile as she came and greeted me on the jetty. She kissed me on both cheeks and then went and greeted my mates in the same manner. I just stood by and watched until she was done. "Thanks for the response," I stated as I waved...
2 years ago
The Knight, from the novel ‘War of the Walkers’ A slow, steady alarm could be heard throughout the complex and the red flashing lights sensors warned every person that the jump team was ready to report to the laboratory sub station immediately. The scramble was chaotic. Meals were deserted, sleep was interrupted, and conversations ceased without proper ending as staff quickly piled into the waiting express elevators. Twenty-six floors below, the team leader awaited his staff. “Ladies and...
4 years ago
The Latavit docked at Longview's main port just before the sun hit its highest point in the sky. The day was chilly – by Emertland standards – but the sky was clear. Jorgarn, adorned in his mail shirt and blue overlay, walked down the gangway with Pernice, also in mail but with a blood red overlay. Neither man wore his chain head covering. Each wanted the crowd that assembled at the port to see him. Most recognized Jorgarn immediately but even those who didn't took a step backward as the...
2 years ago
I had left thinking that he was more than a little off. He had lived in that house for forty years as a recluse and he claimed to have lived a full life. I wondered how he knew he would die before my return next year. Still something about the way he held himself made the curiosity swirl. It was on my mind for the rest of the week. I read and reread his file again. The past forty years it was always the same: one meeting a year for thirty minutes, period. He took the entire day asking me...
4 years ago
The Two Queens Chapter 5 Miss Greta's Quest Later that afternoon Sir Gray meets with all the Knights for the upcoming quest. He reveals a plan for them to scout out the castle grounds looking for the traitors before Sir Gray and Sir Troy arrive. The portion he did not reveal was transforming into Miss Greta to spy. Sir Gray appointed Sir Randall as the lead Knight for the scout expedition party. Sir Gray says to Sir Randall, "Sir Randall, take your men and leave tonight. Sir Troy...
4 years ago
Samanosuke was older than Ukyo, perhaps nineteen, and was one of the more skilled swordsmen in the castle. He was also Uneme's lover and a good friend of Ukyo. Samanosuke was a rougher in comparison to Uneme. His hair was pulled back in the samurai topknot, his face was scarred slightly, and his hands were rougher and calloused. He was taller and more muscular than Uneme or Ukyo but he too was beautiful in his own right. What made him even more desirable was the fact that him and Uneme took...
3 years ago
Deep in the heat of summer Roja gathered all of the men, hunter, crafter, and warrior alike in front of the village, outside the wooden palisade wall. He watched the captive men and women water and weed the fields to prepare the harvest to come. A huge space in front of the growing town a thousand paces on a side had been marked out with white painted stones. "From now on, there will be three kinds of warriors. The lowest rank of warrior will be for the boys newly grown to manhood, the...
3 years ago
CERTIOK The city was in chaos. People ran to and froe, shouting and screaming. No longer did the wide boulevards of Alkandra feel like a beast utopia, but like the walls of a cage. Windows were frantically boarded, men and women sprinted toward the castle in various stages of undress, watchmen handed out spears and swords without a care for who grabbed them. Everyone was a soldier now, and no one was. “Go to you posts!” I yelled, and began thrusting my finger toward the docks, “Remember...
4 years ago
Ch. 11 – History in the Balance “What say ye, David?” Merlin asked. “Mordred’s men are heavily fortified within the walls of Camelot; it will not be easy for Arthur’s forces to attack them. And from most accounts I have read, the Battle of Camelot takes place in the surrounding fields rather than within the castle itself.” “I see. Then perhaps we ought to give history a nudge in the proper direction, yes?” Merlin grinned. From their perch atop the highest tower in Camelot,...
2 years ago
Alicia fought to keep her eyes open, and thought that she was certainly going to lose the battle this time. Oblivious to her waning attention, Alfred continued to drone on about his exciting – at least to him – day of trading. He hadn’t even noticed that she’d completely changed her hairstyle since he’d called upon her only two days earlier. Alicia stared past him at the manicured lawn of her home, the beauty of the sculpted bushes and carefully chosen trees lost upon her in her irritation. The...
Fantasy & Sci-Fi
3 years ago
Shishio: Now what would a whipped dog be doing here all by himself? Houji:... A whipped dog. Yes, as Lord Shishio says. Shinomori Aoshi! You've already lost to Himura! Your time to fight is over! How dare you show your face here! Get out! Aoshi: It is as you say, Houji. If you call me a whipped dog, I cannot deny it. But Battousai accepted a challenge from this whipped dog without trying to get out of it, and lost strength by taking unnecessary wounds. This, too, is truth I cannot...
3 years ago
Earth Algonquin Park Dungeon, Ontario August 17, 2019 09:23 EDT Ben shrugged when I looked over to him. “It’s a common boss when dealing with skeletons.” “Well, we’re going to have to come up with something to deal with them,” I said, turning my attention back to the four bosses. “It should be a lot easier with you in your dragonkin form, or your Seotross form, for that matter. You should be free to shift into either of those forms now that we’re alone,” Anja said. “True. If I switch to...
4 years ago
I like the heat. Not the mosquito-ridden heat of a humid Minnesota summer. Not the dead dry heat of the Mojave. Not the figurative heat of scholastic demands. Not the adrenalin-inducing heat of walking the beams a hundred feet above the ground. I know heat. I like the heat of the forge. The heat of iron lying on the anvil awaiting the hammer's kiss. The heat of a welding torch in gloved hands running a smooth bead down an undetectable join. I like the heat that makes sweat run down my...