PathOfPen

Chapter 5 – Affinities

A young man rode his horse, his short black hair glistening with sweat.

His forehead creased as he tried to keep his mind off the discomfort, focusing on the feeling in his palms. Every few seconds, he released the gathered mana, trying to gather a bit more of it with each attempt and to compress it to an even tighter ball before letting go. Riding made concentrating a challenge, but it was the only way he’d found to keep his thoughts occupied. And he had managed to pull...

Chapter 4 – Whistling Woods

SIGH

“Let’s just get this over with.” a man seemingly in his twenties said as he climbed on his horse.

His hair was a light blue colour, like Elaine’s. His face sported eight or nine points of similarity to hers too. He was Gawain, her father. Funnily enough, he had reached Green about the same time as his daughter, despite being around fifty years older. It was the inevitable consequence of being born at Orange and having a child more talented than he was. That, coupled w...

Chapter 3 – A meeting with baldy

“Come in.” an authoritative voice said.

Elaine opened the door, dragging Percy behind her. The two found a man sitting at his desk, the afternoon sun reflected off the top of his head. Despite his shaved scalp, he didn’t look old, his appearance was that of a burly man still in his late twenties, even though he had lived for centuries.

“Grandpa!” the girl said, clearly eager to share the good news.

Archibald lifted his eyes, his gaze briefly lingering on Percy, bef...

Chapter 2 – Alive

Percy was pulled towards a certain direction. It was as if a tight rope was glued to his back, forcing him to travel, to plunge through a seemingly infinite darkness, unable to resist. He couldn’t tell how long it took. Maybe a week? A year? A century? Either way, his mind was murky, his thoughts failing to fully form.

Perhaps, this was purgatory, his punishment for casting that ability. It’s not like he’d known what it would bring, but he appeared destined to pay the price all th...

[B1 START] Chapter 1 – A strange experience

‘Ugh! It feels like all my nerves were ripped out of my body and then stomped on for good measure!’ The last thing Percy remembered was the

‘Ugh! It feels like all my nerves were ripped out of my body and then stomped on for good measure!’

The last thing Percy remembered was the thrill of finally reaching Orange after a decade of relentless effort. The jeers and sneers from his cousins and uncles had only pushed him onward. He’d done it – tripled his remainin...