My grandfather’s sword looked far different in my hands than it had upon the wall, where it had hung for more years than I could count — for more years than I had been alive, in fact. I never knew my grandfather. He passed away before I was born. My grandmother always said it was … Continue reading In My Hands
Category: Fantasy
Enneagram
I've written some about the Guardians of Lora on Aia. You can find those stories, and a few others that take place on Aia, through the Directory. My struggle on Aia has been in determining who the villain is, because I started with primarily a concept of who the "good guys" are. This is my first … Continue reading Enneagram
The Birth of a Blade
This is a prequel to The Sword. They came together with a grand purpose: save the world. Whether or not the world needed saving at the time is a debate for the historians and the philosophers. I certainly think that, compared to some of the straights it has been in since, the world was in a … Continue reading The Birth of a Blade
Becoming, Part VIII
Becoming, Part VII Finding humans was the first part of the new challenge I had set for myself. In my old territory, I’d had an idea of where I could find human settlements. I had never visited them, preferring to hunt isolated groups of humans instead, but I’d kept a mental note of their locations … Continue reading Becoming, Part VIII
The Sword
Human memory is impressively, frustratingly, and enticingly fallible. Have you ever stopped to consider just how long a human memory lasts untarnished? It doesn’t. The instant the memory is formed, it’s imperfect. You can place two humans together in the exact same situation, then ask them about it afterward, and both of them will present … Continue reading The Sword
Becoming, Part VII
Becoming, Part VI It is an odd thing, to exist in two places at once. It is a circumstance which I suspect the vast majority of beings do not ever have the opportunity to experience. I experience it often, now, and I have become accustomed to the difficulties of manipulating multiple bodies in tandem; of … Continue reading Becoming, Part VII
Kelal
Din, Héan, Andron, and Lightness are all related to this entry. It's not necessary to read all of the others, but I would recommend reading Din first. In a small, sunlit room on the fourth floor of the castle, Alana read. On the tenth day of every week, Lora gave the Guardians the morning to themselves. They were free … Continue reading Kelal
On the Road
The Laws Nameless Goodbye I miss Kana and Telal. It is an odd thought, one which I never had thought I might have. For one thing, I never expected to be away from them. It felt as though I was destined to spend my whole life in Kana’s house, sleeping in her closet. For another, … Continue reading On the Road
Councillors
Even more than some, today's entry doesn't feel like a complete story to me. I wrote it, like many things, to try to explore a genre that I'm not familiar with. I'm posting it even though I don't think it really worked out, because I promised myself that I would be okay with that some … Continue reading Councillors
Loop, Part 4
Trapped, Part 1 Loop, Part 1 Ora: 5 Telline: 4 Staff of Asrai: 4 Bastian: 3 Ryse: 2 Mikael: 2 Jake: 2 Celia: 0 Naleya: 0 Ora had taken him out twice, and Jake had only caught that first glance of her, from a distance, as she had stalked Naleya. Some illogical part of his … Continue reading Loop, Part 4
Daydreams 