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EmergenceChapter 2 Sir Eric Roberts of Atlantia

“Master?” Sir Eric Nicolas Roberts, Viscount of Atlantia, sighed, then mumbled, “Hmm?” “Is the Queen’s castle much further?” His Excellency opened his eyes and looked down from his horse at his fourteen-year-old squire James walking beside him. “Do you see it yet, squire?” “No, Master, I do not,” he said just before he clumsily stumbled. “Are you tired, boy?” “No, not tired. My left shoe has a hole in it, Master, and I keep getting pebbles in it.” Eric commanded, “Hop up here,...

Himura BattousaiChapter 149 Kyoto Epilogue 5 An Early Summer Afternoon

(Kenshin splashes the marker with water, offers flowers and incense, and prays.) Hiko: Visiting the grave after so long... You've neglected her for ten years. What brings you here now? (Sanosuke and Yahiko are walking through the ruins of Shishio's hideout.) Yahiko: When I was fighting that Ten Swords bat guy, it was like I was in a dream. I didn't understand anything. After the fight, I thought about it a lot. (he holds up a fist) I won! I'm the best! (letting it drop) But, were we...

Jason s TaleChapter 7 Doing the Town

By the time the parade came back, we were downstairs and Jim was showing me all the different types and sizes of shield. Large and small, heavy ones of solid wood and lighter ones wood framing covered in leather. What did the Roman legions use? According to the movies they had huge shields, big enough to hide behind, but that was Hollywood. I was pretty sure I wanted one of the smallest ones, the ones that Jim was calling ‘bucklers’. They were the size of a dinner plate and were light enough...

BlindsidedChapter 2

The entire drive home was made in complete silence. I huddled in the passenger's seat and stared out the windshield. I had no idea what I could possibly say. He finally broke the silence after we pulled into our garage. He didn't break it much. "Come on." I remained frozen in the car. "I said, COME ON! Get in the damn house." I fought back my tears. Ivan had never spoken to me like that, but I had never given him cause before. I followed him into the house and to the den. The den...

Himura Battousia Book 2 Kenshins PastPart 165 Rembrances 1 Hitokiri

The first year of Genji (1864), Kyoto. (Three samurai, Ishiji, Shigekura, and Kyosato, are walking home late at night.) Kyosato: It's getting late. We should hurry a little. Lately there have been more of those Hitokiri-- Ishiji: Like that so-called Hitokiri Battousai? Whether he exists or not, we'll crush the rebellion soon. Shigekura: Now, now, let's not talk shop when we've got reason to celebrate. Kyosato, you're going to be married next month, aren't you? Kyosato (who is...

Young WarriorChapter 8

When the last of their guards died, the slaves cheered and then continued with their tasks so they would be working when Zalko approached. I hid next to the road that Zalko would use. Wanting him alive so we could question him, I readied my seldom used but often practiced with sling to knock him out, watching as he slumped sideways and fell off the horse. Just from the way he fell, I had little hope that I’d be able to question him. Thinking that he was still alive, the slaves from the...

Battlemage Book 6 Scarlet Rage UnleashedChapter 9

As Ariel kept working her way to Keith's house the dizziness was slowly giving way to an intensely pounding headache. But the pull towards Nathan was leading her here to this place. Ariel vision was slowly fading in and out and still going blurry from time to time, and it was more often than she would have liked it to. But the pounding was not enough for her not to know where she was going or prevent her from getting to Nathan, but it was starting to really bother her. She must be...

Phoenix Rising the Immortality CurseChapter 29

Today I’m on-call for midwife duty. Which of course means that I am woken up a couple of hours early to help with a birth. The good news is that this is my second birth where I am in charge. I am technically supervised since I am an apprentice, but the other whore—one of the girls who came to assist me in dealing with my moon blood—doesn’t say a word. Master Kessler is trying to get me ready for Artisan; this birth will get my apprentice midwife requirement out of the way. I am astonished...

Jason s TaleChapter 12 Pirates III

What we were planning was a sucker trap for the pirates. Whether they attacked our men or not, we were planning to leave the gate open after they marched out. Why? Who knew? Maybe we wanted to give our men a safe place to run back to, if our attack failed. Maybe we were idiots and simply forgot that the pirates could rush in. While the Captain’s force was drilling one last time in the morning, we were going to assemble barricades inside the gate. I had cheerfully volunteered the shop’s two...

Jason s TaleChapter 13 Cleanup

We spent the next several days cleaning up. Millie, Gina, Jim, and I were all unscratched, but Henry had a broken collarbone where a pirate had thrown an axe at him. His hardened leather armor had kept it from slicing into him, but the blow had still broken his collarbone. He would be unable to work for weeks, but he was alive because of his armor. He had good reason to be proud of that as he had made his armor himself. Both of our wagons were damaged, but it was all minor and not worth...

Sleight of Hand7 Songbird

I had business to conduct before we could leave. The first order was the burial of Jules/Julia. If I remembered the Damsel Rule Book correctly, a damsel who died and was buried on Chaos was returned to Cassandra. I hoped so. Otherwise, I would want to take her body with me to the bank vault. We were a somber group that returned to the Inn. Ariel continued to weep and Lisa whispered to me that she was still in pain. I wanted to wrap up the business as quickly as possible. I had five horses...

Himura Battousia Book 2 Kenshins PastPart 171 A Brief Intermission

(The clock points to just past eleven. Kenshin falls silent, his head bowed.) Megumi: Ken-san? Kenshin: Let me take a breath... Sanosuke: Yeah. He's been talking for over three hours. (Another heavy silence falls.) Tsubame: Um, I'll--I'll go get some more tea. Megumi: You shouldn't have to do all that yourself. I'll help. Tsubame: Thank you. Sanosuke: I'll go get us some snacks. I'm kinda hungry. Yahiko (trailing along behind him): How come you know where we keep the...

Himura Battousia Book 2 Kenshins PastPart 175 Remembrances 10 Forest of Barriers

(A dark forest. The plotters are concealed among the trees, watching.) Sumita: What's that? Mumyoui: Someone's coming. A woman. The woman... (Tomoe is walking up the path, towards them.) Nakajou: She's half a day late. Thank your lucky stars, kid. If she'd been any later I'd have killed you--huh? Hey, where's the brat? Tatsumi: I sent him to Battousai. In all things, there will be no oversight. Well, this woman. What news will she bring for us? (A little later. Tatsumi, Nakajou...

Small WorldChapter 3

Jones and Blackie approached the walls of the city and were stopped that the gates by two goons that went by the name of Guards, once they took a look at the 'horse' they began licking their lips. One Guard – Jones decided to call him Jerry – stood in the way of the gate with a halberd at the ready. The other one – Tom – reached up and held onto the reins, his hands were dangerously near the bit. "Now what do we have here?" Tom asked as he checked Blackie over, "Seems like this was one...

Maiden of RomeChapter 8

They arrived in the middle of the night and were challenged by a few sentries. She told them that she was the wife of their commander and was there to see her husband. She showed the script in Augustus' handwriting permitting her to be there. She was escorted to within five hundred feet of his tent then dismissed the men. She walked the rest of the way and entered to see her husband in bed sleeping with a young girl at his side. He sensed something was amiss and opened his eyes to see his...

Lormia and Ree alChapter 2

On the trail before the fishermen stirred in the morning, they set a hard pace; putting distance between the village and themselves. About noon they met a crippled tinker going south. Lormia and Ree'al took a light noon time meal with him. The only name he would give was Sarn. He said he was an ex-warrior but was vague about where and when. Sarn was a little over weight and at least 60 years old, dressed in patched merchant clothing, more patches than original material. His white hair and...

Himura Battousia Book 2 Kenshins PastPart 179 Remembrances 14 And So Time Passed

It's all right. So please, don't cry... Kenshin (thinking): It's not all right. How could this be right? If someone had to die, it should have been me, the killer... How can it be right that you died? Tomoe... (Two weeks later. A villager points the way, directing Katsura to Kenshin's house.) (Kenshin sits in the middle of the room, staring at the fire.) Kenshin (thinking): I think and I think and I can't understand. Why... why would she... Tomoe. (The wind ruffles the pages of...

Lormia and Ree alChapter 4

Weeks had passed and they were lost. Ree'al pointed out that you aren't actually lost if you don't care where you're going. That argument did not sit well with Lormia. "Mia," Ree'al said. "As long as it's north or west why do we care?" "Don't call me Mia," she snapped. She stood for a moment then she crumpled to the ground, crying. "I apologize if I inadvertently called you a pet name," Ree'al said thinking that Mia could have been what Janarus had called her. After she...

Battlemage Nonetheless Book 3 EnvoyChapter 4

"Thank you for the horses," said Marie as she looked over at Seth smiling. "I'm happy to loan them to you all. I'm just sorry how you received them, but not that you have them," said Seth. "I am too. I wished those men didn't have to die while helping others as they did, but I know those people in the town appreciated their sacrifice," said Marie to Seth. Seth just nodded as he rode. They rode in silence while they were sticking to the main roads in the forest so that they could...

Across Eternity Book 1Chapter 4 Medicine

The spring rains were dramatic, passionate, the lifeblood of Mother Nature as she fully awoke from her winter slumber and prepared for summer. Yet at the moment, the fury with which the enlarged drops fell was not appreciated, for they numbed Noah’s fingers as he gripped his sword and made him shiver as his clothes became worthless from the damp. It was also difficult to see, the drops splashing against his face and blurring his vision, but he kept his gaze focused on his enemies. He was out...

A Mercenary s TaleChapter 12

Donald and the others finished training for the day. It had been an exhausting and tiring, but a somewhat satisfying day. The men had worked well and were coming on. Donald had them working in their squads, one squad against another. They had finally figured out that by working together they could defend against a much larger group. Peter had been working with Nathaniel in the office. “That lad of yours is a little genius. He has a real head for figures. I’d like him to work with me on the...

Himura Battousia Book 2 Kenshins PastPart 183 Confession End

(Kenshin and Kaoru are walking back through town as the sun sets.) Kenshin: So Miss Tsubame told you. I'm sorry to have worried you. Kaoru: I'm sorry I interrupted. Kenshin: You don't need to apologize. I was about ready to go back anyway. (A little pause) Kaoru: Um, Ken-- Kenshin (catching sight of three kids eating noodles at a stand across the way): Whose students are those? Kaoru: Oh, that's the Shibata-school Jouetsukan uniform. I do outside training there four or five times a...

Brash the Dragon and the Schrodinger SnareChapter 9

The first thing I did once I was out of the medical bay was sprint forward, extrude my a cybernetic access spike, and smash it, knuckle first, into the nearest computer access port. Before you ask ‘hey, Brash, how do you get so awesome?’ the answer is I look up to my parents and work out my awesome muscles a lot. But if you ask the slightly more pertinent question of ‘hey, didn’t the evil jerk Dr. Palladium shut down your shapeshifting with her wrist computer after she extracted those evil...

I VampireChapter 2 Homecoming

It had been more than sixteen years since I had seen my home - my mortal family. They would have changed, grown older, while I would not have changed at all. My journey home had been a long and convoluted one, I was forced to make my way to the town of my mortal birth travelling only at night - resting during the daylight hours. I had been able to bring sufficient treasure with me from the island to finance my travels - as well as to clothe myself in more fashionable attire. It took almost...

Going for the Juggler5 and Sharp Objects

"I need to stop, Lincoln." "We can't stop right now." "I'm going to throw up." "Try not to get it on your horse." "Lincoln, I killed a man! I'm going to throw up!" "That's why we need to keep moving. We left a man alive. I want us safe at the Inn in the next town before we stop." "That's mean!" "That's Chaos." I knew I was mean. Cadence had killed a man. The alternative was that she'd be dead. But I saw the look in the accomplice's eyes. I knew he would be on...

Himura Battousia Book 2 Kenshins PastPart 194 Three Front Battle Fight 3 Part 1

(On the other side of the dojo, Otowa and Yahiko stand watching each other.) Otowa: It's gotten quiet... The fight must be over. Are you worried? Yahiko: No. There's no way Sanosuke would lose. Anyway, forget about that! Quit standing there and come at me! Sanosuke (inside, being bandaged by Megumi): Forget about my fight? Megumi: Shouldn't he? (Kenshin gets to his feet.) Kaoru: Wait, Kenshin. You rest. I'll watch Yahiko. Otowa: I may not be rushing, but I will kill you, don't...

Rebel PrincessChapter 2

Safely hidden underneath the nondescript clothing assigned to her when she entered the remote castle, Alice was certain the only one who suspected her true identity was the blade tutor Anton and he was sort of fellow that would take a secret to the grave and never issue a whisper of a hint to a living soul. She followed her two guides to the next chamber without lifting her head. The young swordplay student never gave her a second glance because her form was completely hidden under the...

Absolute DelightsChapter 13 Hunting

Laura had been given two hours briefing by a man who was an expert on hunting, a map and an hour's start. She was dressed in a loose-fitting one-piece suit which looked rather like a western shell-suit and was a dull brown and green in random patches. This, it was explained to her, would camouflage her quite well in most of the terrain where the hunt was to be held, which was in the fertile strip of Kobekistan beside the sea. There were woods, swamps, grazing a small artificial desert, and...

A Road Without EndChapter 2

David washed his body from head to toe standing in the natural basin formed of the hollowed rock next to the oasis far from the cluster of tents scattered like gaming cubes on the hot shifting sands. The oasis was the one used mostly by the travelers on the road and not by the people of his village because the water sometimes was not pure enough for safe drinking and it was too risky to take that chance when they had no physician to tend their needs. David when he was younger had dreamed of...

This Is Your Carstairs SpeakingChapter 17 The Faint Light at the End of It

Well, there we are: the final chapter. You have until January 1st to read this story before I make it available to premium members only. Your comments are welcome and if you find you like this sort of thing: there’s plenty more available on my site. – RD It rained. I think it should rain, at funerals. Most people stood under black or transparent umbrellas, but I wore a Macintosh over my black suit and I just didn’t care. I needed to focus on not crying. Rain on my face might help to conceal...

AxemanChapter 30

I checked in on Kate after returning home with Ed. She was asleep with my pillow between her arms and Nat curled up behind her. Closing the door silently behind me, I joined Ed in my bed and got comfortable. Both of us were still worked up from Koz’s attentions. She was still banged up from the Death run. A gentle bout of lovemaking ensued, then she curled up in a hole Einstein would be proud of, basically on top of me, and we fell asleep with alarms set. (Gravity wells and space time...

Zombies and Tigers and Swords Oh My Chapter 3

If you can't kill zombies without a lot of noise and commotion, it isn't worth killing them. Chainsaws are a bad idea, they attract a lot of attention, and then over heat or stall or run out of gas. I tried a machete at first, but it was sad, and took a lot of effort to hack and hack. An ax would no doubt get stuck in, and be useless. I suppose a morning star might do, but also heavy and tiring, and I could just envision whacking myself senseless in a crowd of zombies. But thinking about...

The March of the RoseChapter 14

"I do not like where this is heading, Reg," Aaron stated as he stood and stretched. "It does not seem that everything is going well, as you led me to believe." Reg had just taken a break from telling the story so everyone could take a break and get refreshments. Karith had taken the opportunity to take the children out hunting while Melvina prepared a meal for the others. Aaron had been sitting deep in thought before making his declaration to Reginald. "I told you that the timeline was...

The March of the RoseChapter 16

Tristan finally had an opportunity to talk to Graydon alone after dinner. Dunin and Beriwen were set to take an evening stroll and Anastasia, still in a melancholy mood, had retired for the evening. Graydon was sitting in the dining room nursing a tankard of ale and listening to a traveling minstrel. "I have been meaning to talk to you alone, about Anastasia," Tristan remarked, sipping from his own tankard. "She has been acting strange since this morning." "Well, she did just bury her...

The March of the RoseChapter 25

The taking of Dria was over, the dead lay were they were killed and the smoke from burnt out buildings drifted on the breeze. Lord Ragnar walked through the mining town shaking his head. His vanguard warriors had already taken the village by the time that the main body of the army arrived. What followed was little better than total destruction. The Orcs burnt everything that they could and several things that Ragnar did not think could be. There were no prisoners, not many refugees escaped...

Himura Battousia Book 2 Kenshins PastPart 221 Yahiko s Fight 3

(Yahiko leaps in front of Kujiranami's gun to snatch the boy.) Shin'ichi: Kid! (Kujiranami fires; Yahiko and the boy go flying.) Shin'ichi: Kid--! (Kujiranami lashes out with his huge hands, knocking policemen down all around him, then fires several shots at Yahiko while he's still in mid-air.) (Tsubame looks up at the explosion.) Bystander (near her): That one was incredible! Bystander 2: If you got caught in that nothing'd save you. Tsubame (thinking): Yahiko... Yahiko's going...

Himura Battousia Book 2 Kenshins PastPart 222 Yahiko s True Fight 4

(In a warehouse on the Arakawa, Aoshi and Saitou take out the last of the men they found there. A number of policemen look on in amazement.) Police: That didn't take as long as I thought. They're amazing. Got that right. There were fifty of them! We didn't have to do a thing. Saitou: An isolated island... I thought he'd be on the water. Aoshi: That'll be where Yukishiro Enishi and Kamiya Kaoru are. Saitou: Let's go. Aoshi: Right. (Chief Uramura bursts in.) Uramura: Inspector...

Hidden Heritage I The GuardiansChapter 5

From the surprised looks on the faces of my mates, they had absolutely no idea what she was talking about. However, it was clear that some girls were missing and the Guardians were supposed to find them. From the corner of my eye I noticed the look of terror that flashed on Cajsa’s face for a short moment. Something in her looks made me feel very cold and it had nothing to do with the chilly wind. As soon as the rushing woman noticed that one of us was a woman, she rushed to Cajsa and clung...

NobleChapter 33

We spent several days resting and recovering from our fight. Tatsujin introduced his bodyguards Diaharu Hayate grandmaster swordsman and elder clan member sworn to protect Tatsujin. Aiakemi Yuzuki is Geisha and also a highly trained assassin, her mission is to protect Tatsujin from other assassins and their attempts by recognizing them before they try. Tatsujin is also one of the most dangerous men in the world. We talked about what happen to my family how I have changed my identity and...

Himura Battousia Book 2 Kenshins PastPart 226 From Samurai to Descendent of Samurai

The next day. Excerpt of the report submitted by Shin'ichi Saburou. At that time, I didn't understand the truth of what had happened. A flash of light, a sudden gust of wind and a roaring sound--I thought lightning had struck before my eyes, but I was wrong. An instant later I realized that the great man had fallen face-up, and a swordsman had appeared in my field of vision. He was truly--awe-inspiring! Aoshi:... Looks like he found his answer. Saitou: I wonder. Misao: Awright! Let's do...

Himura Battousia Book 2 Kenshins PastPart 227 Four Days and One Man

(A calm day on the deserted island. Enishi slowly pulls himself into stance, then strikes a tree with his sword, knocking it into splinters.) Kaoru (from a window, behind him): I'm surprised you can already move like that. I suppose you're not the kind to send your enemies salt. Enishi: It's no thanks to your bad cooking. Kaoru: What! Don't eat it then! You only ever eat about half of it anyway! (Heishin, with his four massive bodyguards, approaches.) Heishin: I'm sorry to...

MagicianChapter 31

"Ideas? Before I propose my own of course," said Roxanne with a wry smile. "Get Abigail out of here before you propose she scans the diffused power and focuses the high Sidhe and Queen Oonagh upon us?" I asked with a relaxed smile. "We need to liaise with the Sidhe, or rather Verenestra or at least set up the means to do so as soon as possible. Frankly I can't see anything good coming from this return at all," William added, after a brief chuckle at Roxanne's face when I mentioned...

Book 6 Revanche and LaurelChapter 4

Revanche sat on a log in the forest tossing rocks into the stream, it was eight months since the gathering, he had woken up the next morning to Laurel having gone back to the tinker's wagon, angry that she hadn't even said goodbye he also had been rather jealous of all the attention she had gotten from the other dragons. That's all anyone had talked about for the rest of the gathering had been the little dragoness who sang, every time he tried to say something someone would bring up...

MagicianChapter 55

Before Morgana stepped forward to meet the Sidhe delegation she first gave the three women in our party the ability to understand what any member of the Sidhe or Nephilim said; then she also protected each one by placing on them a small Null ward that would shield their minds to any mental probe. “Please direct any comments to me as only I will do the speaking other than being announced by John if the old forms are to be observed,” Morgana requested politely. “Yes, Mage Morgana,” they all...

To Hell and Back Book One SurvivalCH 11 Tell Me about Hell

Some hours later, muffled sounds and slow movement indicated that the woman had begun to wake. Logan let her be, focusing on cooking dinner and taking inventory of the loot acquired from “Dead Red” as he had named the demon that Beauty had defeated. It was, he was pleased to note, a good haul. A leather pouch of coins jingled nice and heavy in his hand. Combined with the other coins, it felt like they had gathered a significant amount of money in total. That would come in handy soon enough...

Advisors DelightsPart 2 Chercher La Femme

At the regular weekly meeting of the advisors, head of security, and the Chief Eunuch, the Head of Protocol, Kamal Qumsiyeh opened the meeting by saying, “The Emir, may he live for ever, asked me today if he has enough sons yet.” “How did you answer that?” inquired the new Diplomatic Adviser, Ghada Baroud, “I assume we don’t want another problem like finding him and getting him on to the throne.” “Naturally I could not advise him one way or the other, but it really does not matter as he...

Sword Saint a New StartChapter 20 Miss Lori s

As soon as we were clear of town I picked up our pace. Unfortunately Orlanth was not the best rider, even with instruction. On top of that, Juniper was fast; I had to make sure that we didn't end up miles ahead of the kids without even trying. Orlanth's book was wrapped up and packed on an extra horse that the stable master provided me. The new horse seemed to be more of a plow horse than a riding horse. She did occasionally want to move slower than a brisk walk; otherwise she did not have...

Sword Saint a New StartChapter 27 Kicking the hornets nest

"Where are you from, My Lord?" Asked Lady Megan, surprising both Chandra and myself. Shit. Both of them were looking at me intently, waiting for my response. I searched Lady Megan's face for her reason for asking the question before I responded. "America." At their blank looks I continued, "It is a far off land." I have to be careful here. "If it is so far away, how did you get here?" Lady Megan continued her questioning. "I was in my carriage when it fell into a magic portal...

My Fairy TaleChapter 11

Our newly enlarged family got along fine. Tonette fit in with us just like she had always been here. I worked our farms and Mrs. Kornet's garden. A month after our big fight a couple of men showed up at our farm. I went out to meet them. They introduced themselves as Bert Jelta, and Dent Kesil. I introduced myself and invited them onto the porch to talk. They were from two nearby towns and asked if they could join our confederation. I said, "I don't think we have a confederation, only a...

ProeliatorChapter 3

Clovis sat on his chair with a sour expression on his face. "Tell me again why you cannot do what I want." Fidelis said with a lot of well-hid worry, "It is not just a matter of what you want Sire. What you want may very well not exist. You require a great many details. If all of them have to be true of one man then this man may never have been born, or will not be born. As a warrior, we may be able to get the great Alexander. He defeated most of the world. The scrolls I read suggest that...

Lost at Sea Book 2 DriftersChapter 29

Jack idly watched Bella draw an elaborate warding circle. The first ring ran along the floor of the round tent. She was in the process of drawing a second ring on the walls in large white symbols. Friday was outside whispering some sort of incantation and walking in counterclockwise circles around the tent. They were moving with practiced efficiency, but to Jack it felt like ages. She lay in the center of it all on the pile of blankets and furs, exhausted and barely able to move. Her mind...

Jason s TaleChapter 17 Planning for War

Once we were alone with the door closed, Tony pulled out a piece of paper and slapped it down on the table. “Here, read this.” Huh? Fine, I’ll read it. “Let all who read this know that on this day I, King Tom of Hunter Island, do hereby install Lord Jason of Topeka as Baron Jayport, responsible for and with full authority over all lands, waters, forests, farms, towns, and all other resources within fifty miles of Jayport. This title shall be his and his descendants unto eternity, as long as...

GeniusChapter 3 Battle

The leader of the riders, Lord Hubert, directed three of his men to attack me while he directed the others to carry on after Brenda. The leader of the three gave a wicked smile as he approached, and as I stood waiting a thought came to me. "Immobilie!" I said and stood back as their horses fell to the ground, their legs bound by padded rope throwing the men on the ground. One man was stuck underneath his horse and was screaming out because his leg was broken, but the two others got to...

Three Square MealsChapter 28 The girls struggle with his big weapon So do the raiders

John stretched contentedly after enjoying a relaxing cuddle with his girls. He looked over at Jade, and saw that her stomach was still emitting softly glowing green lines, that spread out over her body and curved along her limbs. “So that was new.” he spoke to her with a smile, then frowned curiously. “Did you even have any idea at all you could do that?” “No.” the Nymph said, shaking her head with a puzzled frown. “I just felt a strange tingling sensation when you took me that way and then...

RuneswardChapter 36 Royal Warnings

Colyn absently speared a ripe, bulging grape with his fork, his concentration intent upon the parchment off to his right side. He didn’t notice the slight spray of juice as the fork embedded itself. He brought the fork up and into his mouth, closing his lips and slowly pulling the fork out, now sans grape. Distracted, he chewed the grape quietly, inattentively savoring its sweet juice. He moved to spear another grape when his wife interrupted him. “I thought you weren’t going to bring work...

RuneswardChapter 40 Payment Due

“Yren, I need you.” Yren’s eyes snapped open to unfamiliar, warm blue walls. He shuddered for a moment, consciousness coming over him unexpectedly. He drew a deep quavering breath, the pins and needles of inactivity filling him. He was confused. He didn’t know where he was. He wasn’t even completely sure who he was. For a moment that seemed to stretch into infinity, he stood there trembling in complete and abject fear. “Yren, I need you.” He heard it again, but it was just an echo...

Himura BattousaiChapter 9 The Black Hat of Rushes

(Lightning crashes. Inside a mansion, a well-dressed man cowers before a man shrouded in a cloak, wearing a wide black hat. He carries a bloody sword and bodies litter the floor between them.) Rich Man: P... please. If it's money I can get you as much as you want. Just spare my life. Black Hat: The honored patriots of the new age bathe in money like water. Has it made you weak? (He laughs, quietly. The man screams. Black Hat fixes his eyes upon him.) Rich Man (thinking): I... I can't...

The Earl s ManChapter 9

Both King Edward and his Queen were practically glowing in the morning--as were my wives and me. After breakfast, both Kings and I retired to the main hall to begin sorting out and dealing with the procession of nobles from Normandy and the new territory we just captured. First, however, King Edward gave me the notice pardoning the former Iberian troops and their families, officially removing their designation as slaves and making them freemen. I had scribes make copies and sent to every...

The Solitary ArrowPart 10

The next morning was rainy, and the lowering thunderclouds did little to improve that, drowning the countryside in sequential torrents of heavy summer rains. The dark mood of it sank into Harlen's heart. When it was like this, he could not work, and his work was him. Or, at least it had been. He sat in his little workroom at midmorning when Hyandai entered, dressed in one of his mother's old work dresses. She was carrying a large bowl of fruit, all pre-skinned and cut into little chunks....

Darsonus and Ree alChapter 2

"We will meditate before we start our practice," Ree'al said as he and Darsonus walked towards the sword smith's." "Why not afterwards?" "Because we're putting on a show today, we need to build the suspense. We'll make formal bows to each other, remove our shirts, and spar with naked blades. Start out slowly and end with a speed that feels comfortable. If it's too fast, I'll let you know. They won't know the difference between three-quarters and full speed, so just be on the...

The War with the GodsPart 1

Smoke from our campfires hung in the air, stubbornly refusing to rise or disperse. I knew how it felt. The weight of so many lives depending on me... I glanced around the quiet camp. A dozen Zibong Reborn lay sleeping on makeshift bedrolls they had crawled into who knows how late last night. They weren't bothered in the least by the early morning sun, washing over the rocky terraces of the Wilderness Highlands. We had held these Highlands for a week, with no place else to go some of us...

Picking Up the PiecesChapter 15

With the push to finish up Dithyran's Probe and at least get a glance at Swordsman of Atlantis, Dave had enough to keep him busy the rest of the week, along with some other loose ends on the move. He was aware his mother and Shae had talked back and forth with Emily once or twice, but wasn't clear on details. Shae kept telling him everything was all coming together nicely with few problems, nothing he need concern himself with, and he was busy enough that he took her word for it. It seemed...

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The next morning had a serious dose of deja vu for Dave. Decades before, he'd gotten up and around in the morning, and then walked the three blocks to the same elementary school. Most of the time, after he'd gotten out of kindergarten, he'd done it alone, both going to and from school, since his mother's schedule out at General and the school schedule didn't match up very well. Now, he'd be walking to school again, from just across the street -- but with Tyler and Cameron. How much...

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Picking Up the PiecesChapter 23

Dave and Michelle finally got a chance to have a fairly peaceful meeting over lunch after the meeting with Larissa. They managed to iron out the rest of their issues. Dave had two fantasy projects to work on -- both of which were ones he had recommended from the slush pile. With the removal of Swordsman of Atlantis from the March list there was the hole it left. Both Dave and Michelle were of the opinion that Castle Wyrthingham was more than capable of filling the hole -- it was the one Dave...

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On the last day of January Dave fired up the Chevy and headed eastward again. Once again, there was little reason for him to do it for the sake of Dunlap and Fyre. There were a couple things that would go smoother face to face but nothing that couldn't have been done by phone if absolutely necessary. In practice, though, Dave felt as if his prediction back in September was correct -- he was getting out of touch with the office politics and feeling the lack of networking he had once...

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Joseph stayed in the sparring pit and took on all comers with a variety of weapons until he was drenched in sweat – and he no longer was angry at the world. Liala and Octavia had stayed for the entire time but Julia had stalked away after seeing Liala sitting across Joseph’s midriff. Her mother had looked on helplessly but Victoria had followed her sister into the castle. Finally Joseph reached the point that he could barely lift his arms and he called a halt to the battles. He sat heavily...

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Rucar was the first of Joseph’s friends to return to Tyrell. Whatever his business had been, Joseph concluded it had been unsuccessful if the man’s ill temper was any indication. It did not cross Joseph’s mind that Rucar was unhappy with something the king had done. Rucar stalked the hallway like a bear, frightening servants and guests alike. Joseph finally reined the man into his office. “What is the difficulty?” the king inquired with a pointed look. “The difficulty?” Rucar asked...

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I found Theron and Tomas, both stripped to the waist, sparring with sticks instead of swords. I could see that Tomas was clearly the better swordsman, despite Theron's relative youth and impressive physique, but he was holding himself back to avoid humiliating Theron outright. I sat down nearby to watch, and Tomas took the opportunity to use it as a teaching moment. Both men backed off in intensity, and Tomas took the time to announce what they were doing, pointing out footwork, sword...

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There are eighteen communities on the Sparine Peninsula. Only Seacroft can be counted as a true city. Six others count as towns and villages. The remainder were all small and remote fishing villages like Oereia, or remote forest villages like Thasp. Thasp was within a couple of miles of a large clutch of rare, and apparently tasty, Leather-throated Marsh Lizards, and that was what had brought me here. The problem with Marsh Lizards in general is that they live in marshes. Having gone through...

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Jonar was dying. As the sturdy Dorkan ship rocked and heaved on the storm tossed waves, Jonar lie dying in his bunk in the cramped quarters he shared with Myka. His stomach told him it was time to vomit again, but Jonar knew better. There hadn't been anything in his stomach since the morning they left the city aboard this vessel of death. Since he was unable to keep anything down, the young Gnathar was dehydrated, causing him to shake whenever he tried to use one of his exhausted,...

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I had stayed in the village of Mornwahl for an extra day, casting spells I had learned. I also had Mariel go into the library and learn a couple healing spells, and a spell of protection from demons to be cast over the village and its environs. I still had no clue as to how the demon had gained access to Landkur, since Vostich had done of lot of serious spell casting to make it almost impossible. Obviously, ALMOST, was the key word here. Sitting in my office in the palace, I wondered about...

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The conversation was kept to a minimum during dinner. Jorgarn had expected a long table where one would have to shout to be heard. He was surprised that the sitting area was rather cozy. He was further surprised to learn he was to be seated directly beside Princess Denae. He hoped he wouldn't make a fool out of himself. Lady Eslada and life in Longview were the main topics of conversation during the main course. Jorgarn was exceedingly uncomfortable when the discussion turned to him when...

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In the garden, a jubilant chorus of young temple women, shouted, “Lord Solon!” I winced, never believing Derwen would send them out looking for me in the dark. In light of our strange link, I should have known my wife would use my aura to guide them in the right direction, even if it was dark. Our shuttle’s stealth technology had nothing to compete with the natural locating ability of Derwen’s mind when in range of her soul mate. Landing on our estate I had felt her too, since mating with her...

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“I promise to look out for him,” Julie said, ending our conference call with my wives back in Juniper Hills. She closed her PDA and looked at me. “Von, you can understand they are unhappy with you marching towards a battle. They really don’t care about this mission, especially if it is needlessly going to put us in danger.” “I explained why it makes sense to look out for Count Vee’s neck. In the end, we want good relations with Conquest Point and its neighbors,” I answered, pounding the side...

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The law to which Shina was referring stated that if someone was doomed and beyond help, yet someone still saved them, then the person saved and all they owned became the property of their savior. Shina's current situation fit those conditions exactly. And she had continued to feel stronger and livelier as more time passed. And since she was now a High Lord Shina had been given much more than she then realized or was visually apparent. Shina got up from the bed where she had been sitting...

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This voyage would no doubt test us as a crew. We would be steaming over seven thousand miles at 14.5 knots, deepwater sailing for most of it. I spent most of my time with Ellen either spelling her at the helm, acting as the radar operator or checking our coordinates at the plotting table. We read and played a lot of cards, too. Sure, I spent some time helping wipe down the mechanical space and helping to clean the ship to give me a chance to talk to the rest of the crew--taking their...

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"You're wrong." The combatants fell back from each other. Surprise showed on Deirdre's face but shock was written on Guiseppe's. "Who are you?" demanded the Italian. "I am Duncan MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod." "Duncan! How, why, how did you get here?" "It wasn't that hard," replied Duncan as he cautiously circled the room, searching for a position close enough to both his friend and to her daughter that he could get between either of them and Guiseppe should that Immortal...

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Castaway Von s HavenChapter 49

The wind was gusting over the land, picking up bits of dried grass, leaves and dirt as it went. Around us the ground was decorated with dull green grass and the yellow-green growth of wildflowers. I compulsively tightened my grip on my pup as the column of raiders struggled up the winding road with little protection from the elements. The clouds were high and unlikely to unload any rain tonight, but I knew the storm would gather strength over the sea and drop its moisture on the Great Marsh....

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March 26th, 1886 I sat on one of the pews in the First Temple of the Panarii and looked at nothing in particular. There seemed very little point to moving myself from where I sat – and there was no better place to sit and think than here, in the quiet of the temple. The building itself was large and rectangular, with enough room it seemed for the whole city of Caladon to take their seats here to be lectured at. However, other than the sheer size of the place, it remained fairly...

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We were up at first light. It was the curse of living as we had been. All those mornings on the road had us conditioned for it. I would have liked to stay with Jasmine in bed, but we both knew where that would lead. Having her here was getting to be more difficult but the benefits far outweighed the negatives. The kids, as I was coming to think of the three of them, were late to arrive. Sneaks and spies needed to do their job late into the night. I knew Chaos, and while I hoped for the best,...

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After Mercedes had left Monte Cristo, he fell into profound gloom. Around him and within him the flight of thought seemed to have stopped; his energetic mind slumbered, as the body does after extreme fatigue. "What?" said he to himself, while the lamp and the wax lights were nearly burnt out, and the servants were waiting impatiently in the anteroom; "what? this edifice which I have been so long preparing, which I have reared with so much care and toil, is to be crushed by a single touch,...

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We left Stone Lodge and the stench that lay over it two days later, with me leading our party mounted upon the grey. No one saw us off save Lord Hawke and he did so grudgingly. At the time he was a very busy man, what with cleaning up the rotting carcass of the dragon that was causing the stench that we were fleeing, but regrettably I didn't give him much choice in the matter. I had him ride beside me until we were beyond the gates of the city and out of range of any weapons that could be...

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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...

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The middle forests of Anshar were a wonderland of trees that soared high into the sky on thick tall trunks and then shot in all directions with branches creating thin canopies of rustling leaves. Often thick purple vines with white four petal flowers that drooped like rain droplets encircled the trees. The floor of the forest had ferns in the deep shadows alongside bushes that snagged at a person from his ankles to his shoulders. The cries and calls of the forest creatures were often loud and...

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(A battlefield, long ago. Battousai stands amid fallen members of the Shinsengumi.) Saitou: Okita. Stand aside. Okita: No, there's no need to worry. I, after all, am the captain of the Shinsengumi first unit. Saitou: But you have tuberculosis, don't you? I'm not blind. The captain of the Shinsengumi third unit, Saitou Hajime, will kill Hitokiri Battousai. (He drops into his characteristic stance; right leg forward, sword held in the left hand parallel to the body, right hand held in...

Game WorldChapter 4

The first thing I did before going and disposing of the bodies somewhere off in the woods was to go around to each of the dead men and reclaim my weapons. My sling had dug deeply into the swordsman's neck and I had to take my time uncoiling it. As for the bowman, my blade had pierced his left eye and it had buried itself into his brain. I had to place my foot on his forehead to yank that out. As for the arrow I had shot, it had pierced through the spearman's torso leaving half the arrow...

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