The House of Asmodeus: A Trial by Fire (Chapter 25)

“Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.” – Sophocles Clayton wasn’t exactly prepared for Noella, but then again, who would be? It’s just extra worse because he was eighteen, an orphan, had just learned about his daemon abilities, and now suddenly he was engaged to […]

Christopher Knighton

February 15, 2021

The House of Asmodeus: A Trial by Fire (Chapter 24)

“Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.” – Tryon Edwards “Ah, like an adopted sister?” Talon asks. “No, we’re related by blood,” Alice replies. “Half siblings?” he asks this time.  “Nope, we’re 100% brother and sister, same parents,” Asmodeus assures him. “Also, this goes without saying, this […]

Christopher Knighton

February 15, 2021

The House of Asmodeus: A Trial by Fire (Chapter 23)

“Great men are almost always bad men.” – John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton Lelouch has been in her medical center finishing up on her daily activity of refilling the drug stockpiles, done through a combination of light magic and herbs collected from the Circles of Sin.  Today was supposed to be a quiet, boring day. […]

Christopher Knighton

February 12, 2021

The House of Asmodeus: A Trial by Fire (Chapter 22)

“Four things greater than all things are, Women and Horses and Power and War.” – Rudyard Kipling “I, could kill you, right now….” Mod growls at Cavill. He’s beginning to notice that daemons do a lot of growling, and not in a sexual way. “What?” Cavill questions. “I was only doing what I was told-” […]

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February 11, 2021

The House of Asmodeus: A Trial by Fire (Chapter 21)

“Chase away the demons, and they will take the angels with them.” – Joni Mitchell SEVERAL YEARS AGO        “How did you two fall in l-ove?” Amy puts a lot of emphasis on her vowels as if mocking them. Uriel chokes on air before she asks, “Amy, that’s a little rude don’t you think?” She […]

Christopher Knighton

February 9, 2021

The House of Asmodeus: A Trial by Fire (Chapter 20)

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” – George Orwell TODAY “They’re waking up, beloved,” Noella warns Asmodeus as he finishes healing Petra. Now fully healed, minus her ripped pants, Mod comments asks, “Why are they waking up at the same time?” […]

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February 9, 2021

The House of Asmodeus: A Trail by Fire (Chapter 19)

“It is one of  the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson Lolara was a regarded as a strange child, and honestly, she seemed to like it. Her mother knew this about her daughter as she grew up, so picking a small town in the middle […]

Christopher Knighton

February 8, 2021

Raydorn: The Valkyrie & the Frost Chapter 2

“My mother always told me not to pray to the gods, they have better things to do than listen to me complain.” – Torn, the Thunderer , 1275 A.C.A. Today, Areniya rides atop her griffin, a beast with the head and wings of an eagle, and the body of a lion. She flies expertly through the […]

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February 7, 2021

The House of Asmodeus: A Trial by Fire (Chapter 18)

“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world.” – Revelations 12:9 Laya wakes when the morning light creeps into her room and slowly covers her whole body. “Dang it, forgot to shut the dumb blinds,” she mumbles.  “Let me get that for you,” another voice offers. […]

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February 5, 2021

The House of Asmodeus: A Trial by Fire (Chapter 17)

“You must have the devil in you to succeed in any of the arts.” – Francois Marie Arouet  “The day of reckoning has come.” Asmodeus finds himself stepping quite close to Cavill, muttering into his ear, “Quite poetic, though a bit much don’t you think?” Cavill turns his neck towards the king as he speaks, […]

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February 4, 2021

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