The air atop Nektar’s Cauldron was thin and biting, a cold that didn't just touch the skin but sought to settle in the marrow. It carried the sharp, familiar sting of sulfur, belched from the volcanic vents that honeycombed the peak below—a scent that, to me, was sweeter than any perfume of Inanna's Pleasure Palace.... Continue Reading →
19.2 That Loving Touch
Part XIX - EpilogueChapter 2 - That Loving Touch The War of Ghast was over—its devastation etched into the very bones of the earth. And The Ghast, that ancient weapon of mass destruction was now in the hands of Gwar, the God of War. But what happened after that? Well funny you should ask. Gwar’s... Continue Reading →
17.7 What More?
Part XVII: The Long Dark Tea Time of the SoulChapter 7: What More?Timeline: AO 326 Two more years passed and when I checked in on Hacktor again he was back in Kel-de-Kaba - sitting in the war chamber and squabbling again with his generals - still looking for answers. These mortals always struggled as weight... Continue Reading →
15.11 – The Miracle of Kalypzo
Part XV: The Coming of the MyzChapter 11: The Miracle of KalypzoTimeline: AO 323 I'd been weaving the fates with The Eye throughout Hacktor's battles against Gwar's minions - helping his forces win The Battle of Gor while killing Sizor, then giving them relatively safe passage to reach Oz and ensuring Heraclez would still be... Continue Reading →
13.4 Gabriel in The Garden
Part XIII: The Cradle of DespairChapter 4: Gabriel in The GardenTimeline AO 304 I materialized amidst the desolation where The Garden of Eden once flourished, the Shard of Varysha that opened the portal to bring me here still pulsating ominously within my skeletal grasp. A wave of disgust washed over me as I surveyed the... 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 →
4.3 The Royal Balkery
Part IV: The Pawn of ProphecyChapter 3: The Royal Balkery “Praise be to Rhokki, the maker of stone and water…” Mirkir chanted, then rang the gong again, as the Mining Day service continued to drag on. “…And to Kalypzo, our mother, the giver of life.” The crowd replied. [Kalypzo was the Drokka’s name for Gaia... Continue Reading →
1.12 Rhokki’s Lost Love
Part I: The Search for DagaalChapter 12: Rhokki's Lost Love In order to move my plans forward I needed to make sure the lumenarc Rhokki didn’t discover that I was using his identity to influence a branch of mankind now called The Drokka. A long time passed. I started pretending to be Rhokki in order... Continue Reading →
10.1 To the Future
10.1 Afterward It’s time to wrap up these old scrolls and move on to our next story, but first let me tell you what I was thinking about way back then... Around this time I remember relaxing in my library at Nektar’s Cauldon - that grand volcano where I’d made my home on Terra. Surrounded... Continue Reading →
8.2 Rhokki Becomes a God
Book VIII: Ajax the FreemakerChapter 2: Rhokki Becomes a God It was now time to install the next portion of my plan AND to get revenge on that ingrate lumenarc Rhokki who’d caused me so much trouble in the past. Now you’ll recall that Rhokki was that fool of a lumenarc, who rebelled against Lucifer’s... Continue Reading →
The Apocrypha of Azazel 