Sage of the Forlorn Path

Across Eternity: Book 4 - Chapter 8

Bedbugs

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Across Eternity: Book 4 - Chapter 9

Absolution

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Across Eternity: Book 4 - Chapter 10

Forsaken

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After a whole night of hardcore sex, spending the day on horseback was the last thing Noah, Valia, and Elisandra wanted. Still, if they didn’t make it back to Sylphtoria before nightfall, the elves would assume the worst and send an army to find the queen, so they had to tough it out. Before leaving, they took their time in the purification pool to cleanse their bodies, clothes, and the blanket. They didn�...

Across Eternity: Book 4 - Chapter 11

Wildheart

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‘Ferocious’ was the only word that could describe them. Each had a body fifty feet long from head to tail, with a wingspan even greater. Their wings doubled as prehensile arms that the creatures could use to move on all fours, with each digit equipped with talons that gouged out the rock beneath them. Their scaly bodies were packed with muscle, and their heads, reptilian, were lined with horns and spikes...

Across Eternity: Book 4 - Chapter 12

Transcendence

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Valia stood like a statue, staring at Valon with her mouth hanging open and not a single word falling out. Her mind was blank, not even feeling the wind and the rain. She had spent so long planning everything she would say when she found her brother, but now, looking at him, nothing seemed right. No word seemed worthy.

“Take Aithorn and Gradius and get out of here. I came all the way out here to ...

Across Eternity: Book 3 - Chapter 1

Orientation

The sky was clear, perfect weather for the celebration in Colbrand. The streets were crowded with tourists and citizens, enjoying life to its fullest with merriment and drink. The peddlers and merchants put away their usual wares and brought out their festival goods, much of which traveled a great distance for this holiday.

Partakers wore masks that made them look like the monsters of the wild and the arm...

Across Eternity: Book 3 - Chapter 2

Art of the Sword

Ebony skin, silver hair, and pointed ears; she was a stunning beauty and drew both men's and women's gazes. Her outfit didn’t reveal much skin, but her leather pants accentuated her curves, and her white shirt was tight-fitting. Noah found himself bewitched as well, despite her attempt to kill him days earlier. The sun had just risen on the first day at the academy, and he was gathered out in one of the ...

Across Eternity: Book 3 - Chapter 3

Divine Fury

“Move

Across Eternity: Book 3 - Chapter 4

Omen

Noah knew it

Across Eternity: Book 3 - Chapter 5

Score

Every week,

Across Eternity: Book 3 - Chapter 6

Vibrant and Faded

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Across Eternity: Book 3 - Chapter 7

Expertise

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Across Eternity: Book 3 - Chapter 8

Great Minds

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Across Eternity: Book 3 - Chapter 9

Vindictive

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Across Eternity: Book 3 - Chapter 10

The Second Dish

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Across Eternity: Book 3 - Chapter 11

Final Exam

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Across Eternity: Book 3 - Chapter 12

The Knighthood

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After his bloody evening, Noah was in no rush to get out of the baths, and the fact that he had the room all to himself was a welcome serenity. Besides, he would soon be back to living on the road, where hot baths were few and far between. It was good to savor it while he could, as well as the feeling of a fresh uniform. He stopped by the mess hall and grabbed some bread and an apple, then returned to h...

Across Eternity: Book 2 - Chapter 1

Salt of the Earth

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A flash of light, a deafening crack, and the loss of balance shocked Noah without warning. A lightning bolt fell from a cloudless sky and struck the ground directly in front of him, spooking his horse and sending it rearing onto its hind legs with a fearful scream. He tried to calm the creature, but it was all he could do to keep from being thrown off. 

His vision blurred from the light, a...

Across Eternity: Book 2 - Chapter 2

Snarl

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The forest gave way to fields of tree stumps, then farmland, and Noah encountered more and more people on the roads, from peasants and commoners to adventurers and armor-plated soldiers. Guarded by walls, about a hundred wood and brick buildings stood next to the Paleon Channel. Villagers and adventurers, both human and dwarf, filled the open streets without fear of the monsters in the woods. 

It was ...

Across Eternity: Book 2 - Chapter 3

Offkey

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Across Eternity: Book 2 - Chapter 4

Nightlife

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The hour was late, the city was dark, and Noah was sitting against Bella’s headboard, enjoying her oral devotion to his manhood. She varied between voracious suckig and tender lovemaking, using the softness of her mouth to project her lust while giving his shaft and balls the attention they deserved. Her head rested comfortably on his lap like she could have fallen asleep. 

Bella was rebuilding ...

Across Eternity: Book 2 - Chapter 5

Tension

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Silver and gold, only knights who held such rankings were present in the war room of the palace. Many grumbled in annoyance at their participation, wanting to go home after a busy night stopping the fights in the streets. Why was this dawn briefing required? If it were simply a matter of going over the details of the Red Revelry, then only those who had taken part would be present. But, for some reason, everyo...

Across Eternity: Book 2 - Chapter 6

Ripples

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Fresh and sweet with skin red as a sunset and flesh like crisp frost, an utterly perfect specimen plucked by blessed hands. For Sir Edward Holmes, it was precisely what his dry mouth needed after hours of snoring. If only it could do something about the dryness of his eyes, seared by the light coming through the nearby window. It was midday, the sun’s radiance shining down upon a polished shield for sale acr...

Across Eternity: Book 2 - Chapter 7

Pulling Teeth

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It was brief, the span of silence after all of the shops and bars had closed, when the city was quiet and still. Then, somewhere in the dark labyrinth, a flash of sparks from the collision of blades. Steel would rend flesh and send blood spraying, every drop catching the light of the moon and glowing like crimson fireflies. Then there were two such fights, then three, and so on, until the scene stretched...

Across Eternity: Book 2 - Chapter 8

Struggle

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So many sensations all at once, none of them pleasant, and each declared itself the biggest problem. First, there was the cold, with Daniel’s weak body struggling to make up for the debt accrued by the sea. Then, there were all of his bruises, courtesy of the savage beating he had taken the night before. There was the stab wound in his gut, bleeding just slow enough to ensure he suffered throughout the nigh...

Across Eternity: Book 2 - Chapter 9

One by One

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The bars and inns closed their doors earlier than usual. It was the final night before the festival and the last chance for a warrior’s purge. The revelers didn’t bother waiting for the roads to clear or the street lamps to go out. Once the last light faded and darkness swept the city, the battles began. The knights and soldiers quickly responded, but put little effort into concealing the havoc after th...

Across Eternity: Book 2 - Chapter 10

Requiem

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Noah returned to the Knight’s Sheath, which was fortunately undamaged. As expected, there were people inside, but they had locked the doors. “Lucius, let me in!” Noah hollered.

“Who’s there?” he heard from the other side.

“It’s Noah. I know I’m technically still banned, but would you mind? The city’s nightlife has gotten a little too rowdy for me.”

“You aren’t going ...

Across Eternity: Book 1 - Chapter 1

Prologue

A rare find, that beautiful crimson hair. It was usually the result of cheap dye and a childish personality, desperate to prove individuality by opposing normality. In this case, it was a rare gift from nature, every strand resembling melting rubies, unlike most so-called redheads who only possessed a diluted orange hue. It drew the eyes of all those around her, including Noah’s.

It was after school in early autumn, the light of the setting sun illuminating her visage a...

Across Eternity: Book 1 - Chapter 2

Civilization

They departed the following day at dawn, wanting an early start. All four horses were now pulling the wagon, and without the slaves in tow, Noah and Tin were able to travel much faster than before. Despite their speed boost, they had to be careful, as there were dangers all around them. This was a familiar situation for Noah. He had fought in numerous wars and seen countless post-apocalyptic worlds, living through one anarchic hellscape after another. He was accustomed to l...

Across Eternity: Book 1 - Chapter 3

Stamina

Noah spent the next morning roaming the village. Before he made any decisions, he wanted to know what this town had to offer and what endeavors it could support. According to his maps, Clive was far from the nation’s capital, out in the boondocks. Nevertheless, it had a strong economy, with many professions one might not expect in such a rough area, like gold and silversmiths. In fact, it seemed to thrive on tourism, but no one would ever come out here on vacation. Instead, th...