The Royal Initiative “The best way to kill someone without punching them is to make them feel alone.” Lady Renho Takeda Lemon Limelight In many ways, cakra is an extension of the self. I learned a bit more about how that works when I finally learned to teleport by becoming one with my cakra. I […]
Hideo TriVi Die-Ve Eron Romulic “That’s bullshit!” Aleti screeches. Girl read my mind, though, she really didn’t have to.. All around us the Watree are a mixed bag of groans and swearing. It’s strange, they’re upset, but not riotous, which I would be. It’s almost as if they’re angry at themselves. They had hope, and […]
The Royal Collusion “It’s not impossible for an ant to receive empathy from the boot before it is crushed.” Lady Zohra Sha Calcutta Sha After Poppy spent the night cuddling up next to me like she was ten years old again, I had to figure out what to do. Poppy was safe, and Flavia couldn’t […]
Clayton Knight Expect the Expected I’m still leaning against the wall as Rom tries to comfort Sevine over her loss. ‘Do you think someone’s gonna walk in and think you’re cool?’ Sera insults me. I don’t care what other people think, I care what I think. ‘Oh sure, and what do you think?’ … that […]
The Royal Correction “You never outrun your scars, sometimes you have to look in the mirror and face them.” Lady Camilla Lexus Potempa Lexus I felt my body burn as my cakra flowed through my body. At first, it was like when I teleported, where it fused with every inch of my body. I utilized […]
Aleti Ra’non The Endurance Sham A couple minutes go by before I try to go see Rom. I want to see just how bad his injury is, but strangely and uncharacteristically commanding, Hideo grabs my arm and pulls me back down. He says that they are not to leave unless under an emergency, and that […]
The Ice Father is a sequel to a previous short story called The Ice Mother, also available to read for free. An army of angels at our front, and one of devils at our backs. And both of them have come for us, Eleanor and me. She is no princess of mere ice and snow, […]
The Royal Challenge “Make no mistake, fear is not respect.” Lady Zohra Sha Calcutta Sha “Enough.” After the pipsqueak finally squealed in frustration, I lifted my hand from the charred doll and saw not a spot on it. I really was enjoying this new way to set people on fire. What was this about healing […]
Aleti Ra’non The Battle Challenge This is what Rom has been training for his whole life, the one challenge everyone thinks he has in the bag. For some reason I’m still worried. This is the only time where he can possibly die, and even though the chances are close to zero I can’t ignore that. […]
The Royal Solitude “Family is a lot of things. Sometimes it is who you share your pain with, but family is its best when it’s who you share your happiness with.” Lady Renho Takeda Lemon Limelight Bam! You must be wondering, ‘did he really hit the wall again?’ Why yes, yes I did, right on […]