Elias Black deftly jumped between rooftops as Daruth was being destroyed beneath him. An inexorable tide of the undead roiled throughout the city, driven by an unknown force. There seemed to be no end to the creatures, or the bedlam that...
Theodore looked back at his men, and then back to Mongrel and then the Lawkeeper. "You are the Royal Preceptor. You are in all probability the highest ranking person from the Kingdom's government left on Kempin. So set a course, and I will...
King’s Tower was the tallest tower in Castle Crimson. The first floor of the tower contained the king’s official offices. The second story was a more casual meeting area and study. The third story consisted mainly of a large...
So, again. No thanks needed. But, I understand the sentiment. You will find this hard to understand, perhaps. But, I am beyond sentiment. And I don't mean to sound uncaring. But...frankly, I'm beyond caring as well."
The giant, green beam striking the earth gave the twilight a sickly, emerald pall. Its green glow bathed everyone, even the living, in a maladous, cancerous aura. Elias imagined he could feel that aura slowly draining his life away. He...
At a nearby table, three merchants, of Imperial stock, sat blankly staring into their untouched mugs of beer. They were alive, but they had the look of men who had lost everything.
Bored. So bored. Bored beyond hope. Bored to death. By the gods, Elias was bored.
He, the crazed knight Bastille, and the dragon-man Shax had been holed up in a safe-house for weeks. They were laying low...