Category Archives: Chapter 01
Ch1-1: The Host Gate
This doesn’t look anything like what I imagined the Host Gate would. AsaHi stepped slowly into the dampness of the cave with a wary look, as if she expected something to pounce from the shadows at any moment. At first … Continue reading
Ch1-2: The Apprentice
The writing stick made a wild scree as the teacher drew across the board, finishing the last leg of the diagram’s triangle. A mass of indigo arrows, circles and words sprawled all over the white writing-platter. The man at the … Continue reading
Ch1-3: The Dragon’s Dream
“Aunt SaRa?” SoYa paused in the doorway of the dimly lit room, a palm on either side of the doorframe. He swallowed down his trepidation as the older woman sitting in the corner glanced up with a familiar, worn smile. … Continue reading
Ch1-4: New Reality
“Well, now. Welcome back!” The voice was overly cheerful, even through the groggy haze that clouded AsaHi’s mind. The girl’s eyes inched open, then fluttered against the amber light filtering in from window above her head. “Sunset already?” she murmured. … Continue reading
Ch1-5: Brotherly Advice
SoYa made his way double-time down the streets of Nefol. His green eyes watched warily over one shoulder as he rounded a corner. Nefol. It had been SoYa’s home since he could remember. It was the first city of its … Continue reading
Ch1-6: Ambition’s Spark
TsuYa didn’t know why it was so cold in his room. He piled the fire until it roared within the wall cleft. But nothing TsuYa did gave any warmth to his quarters. It had been that way since SoYa had … Continue reading
Ch1-7: Snow Sparrow
SoYa instantly knew that something was wrong. The life force that had once flowed through the stone of the Host Gate was not there. The presence that he could always feel was gone. Nothing remained except a churning void in … Continue reading
