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Pax Elysia Chapter 27: Council meeting

1999

Harry walked through the Senate building without anyone noticing his presence. He’d have been noticed had he not put up a notice-me-not ward on himself. Most days, he wouldn’t have done something like that. After all, as a politician, it was in his interest to be seen and accessible to the public.

But this time, he wasn’t interested in engaging people, even inside the Senate building. He walked through the halls of the Senate without a second glance. Bu...

Dragonlord 171: Legacy

The throne room smelled of cold iron and smoke. Shafts of pale daylight slanted down through narrow window sills, striking the throne room. Several narrow beams of light struck the Iron Throne, highlighting its jagged edges and sharp sword tips stabbing outward at empty air.

Varys stared at the throne with the same fascination he felt when he first came to court.

It was a different time and a different king. He was younger, and the king he served was a man who took pleasure in tor...

Pax Elysia Chapter 26: A relic of the past

The silver craft shimmered into view above the Scottish Highlands, sunlight glancing off its curved hull as it descended through a sheet of grey cloud. Far below, the castle and its lake seemed almost exactly as Harry remembered them—ancient towers, smog clinging to its rooftops, dew hanging from window sills, and the quiet thrum of magical power hanging in the air.

However, there was a palpable change Harry could feel even from this distance. The air felt quieter, emptier.

Harr...

Temple of the Maiden

Dragonlord Chapter 170: New songs

The great hall of Avalon was lit by the starlight of the enchanted ceiling and the blue bell flames burning away in the braziers lining the pillars holding the hall. The sweet scent of apple trees filled the hall, a testament to his climate control wards, which repelled the Northern winter’s onslaught inside Avalon and in its surrounding areas.

Though the wards kept the cold at bay, he still allowed the snow to fall in small quantities once a week, preferably on the public holiday. It...

What should be done with the Jaffa?

The Jaffa for now remains mostly loyal to the Goa'uld. But rebellion is getting traction, and soon it'll spread across Chulak and to other Goa'uld-controlled planets.

The problem is that the Jaffa are little better than the Goa'uld. They're too militaristic, and if left to their own, would form a powerful bloc in the future. There is also the problem of the Jaffa hosting immature Goa'uld in their bodies. They'll need Goa'uld larvae to maintain their immune system and heightened physic...

Pax Elysia Chapter 25: Hunting season

The sirens wailed through the underground corridors of the SGC, red lights flashing against steel bulkheads. Soldiers dropped whatever they were doing and rushed to their stations. The control room filled with light in seconds as the wormhole blossomed to life, a shimmering blue light rolling outward in a violent vortex before stabilising.

“Unscheduled off-world activation!” Sergeant Harriman barked, hands flying over the console. “Tracking the wormhole origin.”

“Do we k...

Dragonlord Chapter 169: Broken vows

Ser Barristan Selmy awoke with a start, his chest heaving as if he had surfaced from the depths of a cold, black sea.

For a moment, he could not breathe, his vision swimming in shadow, his ears full of the distant roar of battle, or perhaps it was only the rush of blood in his head. He tried to sit up, and the pain came—sharp, searing, hot as a sword driven through his chest. He gasped and fell back, clutching at his side, fingers brushing bandages wet with sweat and sticky with dried...

Vex Chapter 49: The Aftermath

“We really ought to bring Phastos up to speed on what we’re doing here. He would have enjoyed working with all of this.” Gilgamesh commented as he dragged a heavy piece of Kree armour plating through the ground towards the pile gathered nearby.

“I don’t think that’s an option now. It’ll compromise the security of this place.” said Thena while hauling off a half-destroyed engine of a Kree fighter craft.

Once dumping the engine, she looked around the deep green fores...

The Prince of Whispers Chapter 25: A dragon in the storm

The sea winds howled fiercely and wildly as Aegon Targaryen leaned low over Fiendfyre’s neck. The dragon’s wings cleaved the salt-laden air like a pair of great black sails, each beat casting rippling shadows across the waves below. The cliffs of the Stormlands stretched ahead, jagged and unyielding, and even from afar, Aegon could see the heavy clouds that forever gathered above Storm’s End, as if the gods themselves took pleasure in reminding the Baratheons of the storm in their blood...

Pax Elysia Chapter 24: Chulak P2

The hit wizards under Moody’s command slipped through the long shadows cast by the twin suns of Chulak with nary a whisper.

The first Jaffa patrol never knew they were under attack. Moody’s wand flicked—Silencio—cutting off their voices before they could shout. Three wizards followed with precise cutting curses that slashed through their Goa’uld pouches. The Jaffa fell dead with their Goa’uld larva, no longer able to sustain their enhanced bodies. The guards fell wi...

Dragonlord Chapter 168: Giants and Islands P2

Benjen took off the telescope and sighed. Keeping an eye on the Giants was becoming a tedious task. They moved around a lot, and their movements only heightened the anxiety among the brothers of the Night’s Watch. The ground trembled under every step made by the Giants, and from what he observed so far, they were settling in the Gift.

That was bound to create some tensions with the petty lords who were granted lands in the Gift. After all, they were hardly prepared to deal with the Gi...

Eye of Apophis

Pax Elysia Chapter 23: Chulak P1

Harry stood in the war room of Elysium, the holo-projection of Chulak’s star system rotating above the obsidian table. Around it sat the men and women Harry had summoned—battle-hardened wizards who had spent lifetimes in conflict against dark wizards, dark lords, and dangerous magical creatures.

Now their battlefield stretched across stars.

At the head of the table, grizzled and scarred, sat Alastor Moody. His magical eye whirred restlessly in its socket, scanning the room, th...

Dragonlod Chapter 167: Giants and Islands P1

Avalon’s bells tolled across the courtyard at first light, as soldiers and supplies bound for the Wall took the Mountain road. A slew of volunteers who want to take the Black also joined the long caravan bound for the Wall. With the Wall regaining its reputation as an old order sworn to protect the North, the number of recruits had increased even in a bustling city like Avalon. Avalonian ships bound for the Westwatch-by-the-sea were also bustling with activity as the ships got loaded with w...

Pax Elysia Chapter 22: Reunion

The morning skies over Elysium glowed in shades of dulled amber, peaceful and filled with minty mist, the fine aroma of flowers and the happy chirps of birds. The people in the city were already at work, going about their business as hover cars streaked across the skyline or even over the paved roads along the streets.

Sha’re sat upon the balcony of her new home, her gaze sweeping the horizon, taking in the sights of wonders into her mind and heart.

Every day in this place fille...