Chapter 45: The Despair Before Resolve

Throughout unconsciousness Within Erik’s mind     Memories rushed by as if someone had sped up time by a hundred times. From birth, till death. Erikathyr watched his life pass by. The death and destruction he saw as a youngling, the war-torn Faetera he grew up around. The cries of the Spirits that surrounded him, the cries of the lesser …

Chapter 44: Before The Storm

Nearby Seeri Off the coast of the island Mieri     Thea gazed off at the horizon as she stood at the North Orca’s very back, Sinroz now all too far to be in sight, yet she still gazed off towards it. Hoping, that she made the right call. “Any longer and I would have dropped a bucket full of …

Chapter 43: Blades and Claws

“You…” Makaela’s eyes widened as did the demon’s smile. “I’ve already won~” Risera giggled, suddenly moving away from her and bowing dramatically. “Surrender, Makaela. Retreat your forces, and give yourself to me~ Aha, I’ll promise I’ll treat you well!” Makaela grimaced, as she met the succubus’s lustful gaze. “How? How did you find his lair? We covered our tracks wherever …

Chapter 42: The Resolved, the Fallen, and the Vile

Sin’Roz Sin’Beni, Lahihr Desert Plains Three Days Later     The convoy of six Dagen-pulled caravans swam across the ocean of sand, the large creatures easily dashing over the dunes as they pulled the massive land-ships. The sun was still setting behind them, giving them some light. There was little wind, barely a breeze. Yet ahead, a storm of sand …

Chapter 41: The Night Hunter

Druvia The Capital Selene Mansion The next night   The sound of footsteps echoed through her dreams. She felt awake, yet she knew she was asleep. She heard them coming closer as all she saw was darkness before her. Until the footsteps sounded as if they were right beside her ear. Two bright pink eyes opened before her, and as …

Chapter 40: Our Trust

Thea traversed the Lair’s main hall with Makaela and Shizuka in tail, taking a look around and making sure everything was moving right. Three days had passed since they freed the Ai’Sen slaves, and during those days the hall had been filled with tents, stone storage buildings and campfires. Since it was surprisingly cold inside, mostly if you had just …

Chapter 39: Shadows and Their Wielders

Hunter fell to a knee as he reached the large heart, as it pumped furiously. “Mistress…Please…Mercy…” The Bestia asked, breathing weakly as he clenched a gaping wound that lay over his chest. His armour was in tatters, his body just as much, and his weapon was nowhere in sight. “Mercy?” Azkel chuckled coldly, as she bit her left thumb’s claw …

Chapter 38: Aftermath…Part 3

A few hours later, Morning.   “I will not lie,” Alan said with his voice being magically enhanced to reach everyone’s ears, as he stood before the mass of freed slaves. Thousands of them, the entirety of the Ai’Sen slave population to be exact. They filled one of the Lair’s largest halls, sitting about, or standing in smalls groups before …

Chapter 38: The Twist…Part 2

“My love,” Etheria said, as she hovered before Erik, carefully raising her left hand to his cheek. Erik met her blind gaze, grimacing as pain rushed through his heart. “Why?” He asked in common, “Why are we enemies, Etheria?” Etheria smiled warmly, “Because, this world deserves to burn in the fiery pits of hell.” she said softly, speaking those words …

Chapter 38: A Revolution…Part 1

Two Days later Another day, passing by like the rest, within this s*** hole. Those thoughts passed through the slave’s minds as they lay about, used to the stench of their own fluids, used to the itching that engulfed their bodies. Barely clothed, barely fed, they filled the underground warehouse. There were hundreds within this one dimly lit place, and …