Part III: The PlagueChapter 6: The TestLocation: KagorTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 46th Year, Spring Keldar, the Supreme Overlord of the West—my pawn? I knew the former was true; it was time to make the latter a reality. Everyone on TerrVerde feared Keldar, or at least the legends that surrounded him. He had destroyed all... Continue Reading →
3.4 – Unraveling the Riddles
Part III: The PlagueChapter 4: Unraveling the RiddlesLocation: Nektar’s CauldronTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 46th Year, Spring The early evening hours of the following day found me curled up with a book in in a hidden nook inside the plush surroundings of The Cauldron’s Library, a rare sanctuary amidst the desolation of my obsidian citadel.... Continue Reading →
1.6 The Pact of Ramos
Part I - What Happened to Pesties?Chapter 6 - The Pact of RamosLocation - The Serpent's Embrace - Karmamesh, RamosTime: 44th Year, Winter Gather close, for I must recount a tedious yet delectable morsel that took place during the winter doldrums while I was waiting for Aspus to return to me. Call it a meeting... Continue Reading →
19.3 Was It My Greatest Mistake? (The End)
Part XIX: The EpilogueChapter 3 - Was It My Greatest Mistake? This is the final chapter of The War of the Ghast so I guess I might as well tell you what really happened to that magical blade. Which among us gods ended up with The Ghast? Surely you know that even though she stole... Continue Reading →
15.1 Gwar’s Challenge
Part XV: The Coming of the MyzChapter 1: Gwar's ChallengeTimeline: AO 303-318 You’ll be pleased to know that I finally broke myself away from my addictive behavior with The Eye, and I even went cold turkey on the blood-wine for a while. Believe it or not, I managed to keep myself in check for a... Continue Reading →
13.6 Home Sweet Home
Part XIII: The Cradle of DespairChapter 6: Home Sweet HomeTimeline AO 314 to AO 318 I awoke with a start, my sweating robes clinching to my sickly bones, my heartless chest pounding beyond control as if it sought to escape the torment I had just endured. The dim, flickering light of the fireplace barely penetrated... Continue Reading →
13.5 The Womb of Forgotten Dreams
Part XIII: The Cradle of DespairChapter 5: The Womb of Forgotten DreamsTimeline AO 304 to ? to AO 314 The Key from the roots of The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil - the key the Illuminated One Gabriel inexplicably helped me find - now trembled in my hand, its golden surface humming... Continue Reading →
13.2 The Great Pyramid of Hyperborea
Part XIII: The Cradle of ShadowsChapter 2: The Great Pyramid of HyperboreaTimeline: A0 304 Chapter: The Grand Pyramid of Hyperborea The Shard of Varysha pulsed in my grasp, its power reverberating through my entire being as I invoked its magic once more. The familiar rush of energy surged around me, warping the very fabric of... Continue Reading →
13.1 Return to Lemuria
Part XIII: The Cradle of DespairChapter 1: Return to LemuriaTimeline AO 304 The scales of the fates always seem to balance out - whilst things were going well for Hacktor, I couldn’t say the same for me - although I hardly consider us as equals! Even still, I had to leave my pawn to fend... Continue Reading →
10.3 The Temple of Shadows
Part X: Death takes a VacationChapter 3: The Temple of ShadowsTimeline AO 300 The jungle grew thicker and darker as I followed the path to the mysterious temple that Ssu-Ra Val’Khaz had described. The dense canopy of trees swallowed the light until only a few dim beams of moonlight penetrated the oppressive gloom. The air... Continue Reading →