Part XVIII: The Darkest DayChapter 2: The GambitTimeline: AO 326 The thick stone walls of Rhokki Pass Palace were draped in shadow, the cold of winter from The World Above seeping into every crevice inside the mountains. Outside, in the battlefield of Gor snow swirled in the air, settling over the frozen landscape like a... Continue Reading →
14.5 The House of Happy Delights
Part XIV: Scrolling Through HistoryChapter 5: The House of Happy DelightsTimeline: AO 296-AO318 The fates were not kind to the children of Hacktor and Hecla. Perhaps I had something to do with them, perhaps it was the Balkeryz themselves, or mayhap it was just bad luck. But in the end, it didn't pay to be... Continue Reading →
14.4 Fear and Loathing in The Rhokki’s
Part XIV: Scrolling Through HistoryChapter 4: Fear and Loathing in The Rhokki'sTimeline: AO 311-314 Watching Hacktor and Hecla's family crumble from the inside out was so freaking enjoyable I can't even begin to describe the glee I got from it all - to say I was addicted to The Eye of Seraphiel would be an... Continue Reading →
14.3 The Real Housewife of Rhokki Pass
Part XIV: Scrolling Through HistoryChapter 3: The Real Housewife of Rhokki PassTimeline: AO 309-313 If you've been reading this far, you know that even though I'm comfortable in my Evilness, I've always had a soft spot in my warped soul (I'd say 'heart' but I don't actually have one), for Hecla Derkillez. There's just something... Continue Reading →
17.9 The Tree of the Forsaken
Part XVII: The Long Dark Tea Time of the SoulChapter 9: The Tree of the ForsakenTimeline: AO 326 Although it was spring in the valley there was still a biting chill, a constant reminder of how far from the warmth and safety of home Hacktor and his party had ventured. The road leading to the... Continue Reading →
17.8 I Must Know
Part XVII: The Long Dark Tea Time of the SoulChapter 8: I Must KnowTimeline: AO 326 The wind inside the mountain passages that connected Rhokki Pass to the outside world howled like wounded beasts, rattling the windows of the palace, and carrying with it the chill of impending doom. Inside the dimly lit chambers of... Continue Reading →
17.5 The Chosen
Part XVII: The Long Dark Tea Time of the SoulChapter 5: The ChosenTimeline: AO323 Humanity's world is a dark place - I should know because I helped make it that way. This next leg of Hacktor's journey is yet another example in a long line of how depraved you people are.... As the caravan that... Continue Reading →
14.2 Once Happy Times
Part XIV: Scrolling Through HistoryChapter 2: Once Happy TimesTimeline: AO 304-309 The Eye of Seraphiel still hovered before me, its ancient, ominous light illuminating the swirling mists of time. Within The Eye's depths, I searched to see more about the history of Hacktor’s family - wondering if perhaps there were more potential pawns lurked among... Continue Reading →
The Apocrypha of Azazel 