By the time they had been in the gang for a month, all three were in the top twenty of the most reliable members. They were valued, and while not universally liked, were very much respected. After what happened to Damien, no one wanted to get on the wrong side of Laurence’s strong arms.   Days trickled by, and they …

“So where should we go from here?” Laurence looked at Louisa pointedly. “You know the ins and outs of Babel in far greater detail than me or Yun, so where should we go?”   “I’m not sure. I know there’s a square near the stele that challengers are supposed to go to, but I’m not sure how to get there. …

“So what did you come see me for?” Said Sleepy.   “I have two things I came to talk to you about. First, I’m going to be leaving the ship, and this floor of Babel in less than a day and was kind of getting in an early goodbye. We are likely not going to see each other again for …

Moments later, the intercom once more crackled into life as Sleepy swore. A screech unlike any other rocked through the air. It was as if a thousand thunderbolts had descended upon the ship and the sky was angry. “This is behind us”. The young woman said. The fear she was feeling was palpable, and easily audible, even over the foreign, …

The early days of the journey were rather slow for Laurence, Yun and Louisa. They spent a few hours learning to deal with the turbulence and then the rest of the time either sleeping or working on some edifice of their cultivation that they understood less of than they should have. It helped both Laurence and Louisa to have Yun …

The hustle and bustle of Slipstream was overwhelming to Laurence and Yun. Neither of them had ever been in a city before, so the sights, sounds and smells were like being dumped into an unfamiliar jungle. Slipstream was not a large city, but it was a sizable port. There were hundreds of people passing through the port every day, going …

Cleo walked amongst the decay of the small town. It was not the first time that she and Winoa had come across such a desolate ruin of a town. No matter where either girl turned they would find mummified corpses in various states of desiccation. It was disgusting, but their path to the next gateway cut through this town directly. …

The air was frigid. Nighttime always was on the fifth floor. During the day it was comfortable to the point of being hot, but right now Peter could barely feel his fingers for lack of warmth. He looked at the two skulls that floated behind him then sent one down to the estate below. It was a rocky fort, surrounded …

The strike that would have taken Laurence’s head swung towards him but never arrived. Moments before it would have landed, Yveth was knocked aside by a human cannonball. The speed of the human moving was slightly beyond what either of them could see, so Yveth had no chance to respond before being flung aside like a ragdoll. She crashed into …