Qing stared at the shocked guards. He had to act fast to stop the situation from escalating. But he had a plan. “Stand aside and let us in,” he said, stepping towards the guard.
“Help!” the guard yelled, and it was echoed by others.
“You dare stand in the way of Chicago’s Envoy?” Qing asked, chin raised.
The man froze, and for a moment, his shouts silenced. “Envoy? From…Chicago?”
“Since entering your cursed land, we have been waylaid, openly attac...
2024-02-05 07:59:20 +0000 UTC
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Cliomatrix held Qing firm by the throat as they flew high above, two of her harpies holding his legs. The moment Chain Lightning shot from the stump of Qing's arm, ripping through Cliomatrix before arcing to the other two. As the electricity ravaged through their bodies, Cliomatrix’s hand seized around his throat, crushing his windpipe. Then they all went limp, tubmling, the ground rushing against them. Qing's stomach dropped, and he would have screamed if he could, but he had to be laser-f...
2024-02-02 15:43:38 +0000 UTC
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The axe handle felt firm in Qing's hands as he gripped it tightly, staring up at the descending harpies. They shrieked obscenities as they descended. Part of the Earth's population would have found this situation extremely…interesting, as the upper halves of the harpies were all woman, as if a Moroccan model agency had rented out their most beautiful members, and they didn’t wear a single thread on their bodies. But their lower half was all chicken, with feathered feet ending in eagle-lik...
2024-01-31 17:00:35 +0000 UTC
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Qing looked back. Far in the distance, the last member of the royal guard disappeared behind the horizon.
“So what’s the green dragon?” he asked.
“It’s a foul substance,” Knut said, shaking his head. “Addictive and enjoyable. It makes you feel seen, but not by the living, but by the dead. It rots your mind from the inside out. They can seem normal for periods when they smoke it, but the voices get louder with time, until you would kill your own family for just a few ...
2024-01-29 10:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Inspiration for the first part is this photo I took in the Sahara desert in May 2023 at 6:20am during sunrise.
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“Wow,” Qing said as he grasped the reins, steadying himself atop Smokey.
“What is it?” Knut asked from his normal sized camel, having yet to look across the dune.
But Qing couldn’t find words as he stared at...
2024-01-26 20:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Qing slowed to a walk as he felt the magic gathering in the area, concentrating around the sorcerer. The demonic energy of the summoning swelled in potency. Knut loosed arrow after arrow, all splintering on the invisible shield. The young girl lay unmoving in the middle of the circle.
He had to act fast. Arcane Missile? Firebolt? How do you interrupt a demonic summoning? The easiest would be to kill the summoner. But would that even stop it? What if…
In some books and m...
2024-01-24 17:03:52 +0000 UTC
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Spoilers! Please don't read before you've finished book 1!
I'm writing some random stuff here so you don't get spoilers in the preview in case you haven't caught up yet. Lalalalalalalalalalalal :)
Notes before starting book 2:
-Qing didn’t get to keep the machine gun he took from Jerome, it wasn’t there when he woke up. I forgot to write that in.
-Major change: At end of epilogue, it isn’t Rowan who comes running after them. It i...
2024-01-22 16:37:55 +0000 UTC
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