Part XVIII: The Darkest DayChapter 7 - The Victim of the PinesTimeline AO 326 From the distance of realms beyond mortal comprehension, I watched the tragic play that was the life and death of Hacktor Derkillez all unfold through the Eye of Seraphiel. A relic granting me vision across time and space, a clarity of... Continue Reading →
18.3 For Thee, O Drokka
Part XVIII: The Darkest DayChapter 3: For Thee, O DrokkaTimeline: AO 326 Ah, mortals—so tender, so fragile. How easily they cling to love, thinking it will save them. Hacktor Derkillez and his twin sister Hecla are no different. Even now, as I watched them through the thin veil separating my realm from theirs, they held... 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 →
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 →
17.3 I Still Believe
Part XVII: The Long Dark Tea Time of the SoulChapter 3: I Still BelieveTimeline: AO323 The King’s Library, with its towering shelves of blackwood and endless rows of ancient tomes, was an imposing fortress of knowledge. Outside of the city of Chaldea (which was itself the largest library in the kingdom), the Kon-Herr's book depository... Continue Reading →
17.1 – Hacktor’s Return
Part XVII: The Long Dark Tea Time of the SoulChapter 1: Hacktor's ReturnTimeline: AO 323 With the help of the goddess Kalypzo (or at least my version of her) Hacktor and a small band of survivors were safe inside Oz. But now they were trapped, with an unknown force of myz and goblins still presumably... Continue Reading →
16.6 The Usurper
Part XVI: The Golden OneChapter 6: The UsurperTimeline: AO 302-309 Although Garrick was on his way back home, what he didn't know is that much had changed in his absence. For starters, the city of Babel, once the vibrant jewel of the Derkka civilization, now lay under a shadow. Its homes and towers had become... Continue Reading →
15.9 The Flight to Oz
Part XV: The Coming of The MyzChapter 9: The Flight to OzTimeline: A0323 Weeks later, after driving all the way to wastes of Antarez Ford again, Hacktor and his generals were gathered around the war table in the king's tent, the flickering light of the oil lamps casting long shadows on the worn map of... Continue Reading →
15.6 On the Road to Gor
Part XV: The Coming of The MyzChapter 6: On the Road to GorTimeline AO 323 As the spring fighting season of AO323 dawned, I watched from the shadows of The Cauldron as Hacktor gathered his forces at Rhokki Pass. The Drokka was relentless, driven by a burning desire to obliterate any remaining Myz and wipe... Continue Reading →
15.5 Uruk and Sizor
Part XV: The Coming of the MyzChapter 5: Uruk and SizorTimeline AO 322 While Hacktor was busy reveling at Rhokki Pass celebrating his victory to reclaim Oz, and getting ready for the next season of warfare in which he foolishly believed he'd finally 'win' his war, I was busy laying the groundwork for his next... Continue Reading →
The Apocrypha of Azazel 