To read the previous adventures of Sabine, click here. The story continues below. *** In the beginning, when mortals were simple creatures, they worshipped simple gods. The first deities were those of natural, elemental phenomenon.
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The Swarming in the Dark IX – Paper Goblins
For previous installments, click here. *** Trapped underground, Orsog held the dark at bay with only a guttering torch. He stood in the doorway with his back to an empty chamber, and a horde of
Continue Reading The Swarming in the Dark VIII – Hordes and Desperation
When the Goblin War began, it had been a single unarmed clan that raided a merchant caravan. Now almost a dozen clans lined the rim of the bowl-shaped valley, armed and armored in the spoils
Continue Reading The Swarming in the Dark VII – A Lure for Evil
The earth trembled beneath the hooves of the Asentic cavalry as they spilled into the valley, Markos at their head. The gods condemn Nikephoros, that cursed prefect for giving him this command. He probably thought
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Sabine of the Ten Rings: Fairy God Blunder Finale
To read the previous adventures of Sabine, click here. The story continues below. *** Without Orchid’s magic to keep it in place, the enormous flower tipped downward toward collapse. Sabine had enough trouble standing up
Continue Reading Sabine of the Ten Rings: Fairy God Blunder Four
To read the previous adventures of Sabine, click here. The story continues below. *** After Orchid’s vines shaped themselves into the appropriate forms, the queen and Sabine sat across from one another at a small
Continue Reading The Swarming in the Dark VI – A Stranger in a Strange Land
This is part of an ongoing tale. Click here to catch up on past installments in this story arc or click here to learn more about Orsog and his previous adventures. ♦ Wind whistled between
Continue Reading Sabine of the Ten Rings: The Fairy God Blunder, Part Three
To read the previous adventures of Sabine, click here. The story continues below. *** With grit teeth, Sabine slowly ascended the enormous, tower-sized plant stalk she’d landed upon. Her seemingly simple mission to serve as
Continue Reading The Swarming in the Dark V – Bright Swords and Dark Counsels
Orsog hurled himself from a hillock and plunged into the horde of waiting goblins. His sword cleaved one in twain and left gashes on several more. The hellspawn clumped together in battle, swarming over their
Continue Reading The Swarming in the Dark IV – The Scouts
Orsog’s band of brawlers made no complaint as they sped over the broad grass and needle-strewn ground of the open pine forest. The last ambush had taught them to keep eyes open and mouths shut
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