Those accursed things do not understand the truth, the reality of the situation the real strength of the LORD of the STAR in the HEAVENS, that great burning orb that watches over us all, grants us heat and light. They think it is just a thing, an object in the sky that has no choice [...]
Bjorn looked out of the tiny window onto the ill-lit ground. The pressure tent was spacious when it was first inflated – he had seen it personally – but now all of their equipment and supplies had been put inside it seemed cramped. He lay in the tiny cot by the window, his wife at [...]
The sky was dark.
Normally there were stars or moons overhead, or the great god-planet taking up most of the sky, but not tonight.
Grarl’s eyes could see the infra-red spectrum easily. If there were clouds, he would see them. And yet – nothing. He had entered his hibernation on a moonlit night. Now, following one whole [...]
A thick fracture ran up the front of the cliff face. K’tharl thought he could almost see tiny trolls running up the crack, kicking the stone open wider, intent on calamity.
People were running all around him, away from the wall. He didn’t undertand why, they would not outrun their deaths. K’tharl knew he would die [...]
Leaves exploded in a tornado of decapitated foliage. The madness ended and the leaves fell to the floor, and animals ceased their shrieks of terror and surprise at this sudden infraction. A week passed and none were wiser of the strange detonation, but for a hunter who passed through the area and found an area [...]
The dillapidated walls that surrounded him shook with the rage of the passing army, their rhythmic chanting shaking him to his core. A glance out of the window showed that now elite mecha suits were passing, white ceramics and metal adorning the outside of their robotic skeletons, their helmeted riders chanting in time with the [...]
He clutched the gun in his pocket, felt his sweat run down the little channels of the grip. He breathed deeply, and stood in line. The old woman in front was paying with coins, and the woman at the counter seemed almost catatonic. Harsh white light with a blue tinge highlighted the purple streak in [...]
Jorn burst from the trees about the edge of flamesric hollow, running north onto the dreadplain. Behind him he could hear barks of wyvern, and the yelps of gecko and salamander. The jewel in his hand was sharp and seemed to cut into him, but he had no chance to find a bag before absconding.
Just [...]
Koric smiled, felt the hummingbird flying in his stomach, closed his eyes, and spurred on his horse.
Gorik’s bane was dimly visible far ahead in the pre-dawn grey, that old bluff that had seen so much death in so many battles. Koric spurred his horse and the great roan burst into a gallop. Wind felt through [...]
This week, all of the stories are going to have the title of whatever song I was listening to when I wrote it, complete with some little amazon links if you’re interested.