Category Archives: Book 2
Introduction Book 2: Touch the Sky
Date: 839 Passes Ago The world was painted the color of blood. A blur of campfire smoke rose up to touch the heavy underside of the sky. The clouds streaked overhead in accelerated motion, cold shafts of energy tracing over … Continue reading
Ch5-1: Dreams of Darkness
SoYa sat bolt-upright in bed, a haze of sweat and fear clouding his eyes. “Just a dream!” he gasped. “A dream! It couldn’t be real… it was all just a…” His voice wavered, grew weak and faded. “Dream…” No. I’m … Continue reading
Ch5-2: To Ask and To Receive
The blue rift-glow had returned. AsaHi watched it with a distant frown pasted on her face. She had been perched upon a rock next to a waterfall, watching it for some time. She found herself returning to this place more … Continue reading
Ch5-3: Dragon’s Throne
“Well, well. Look what the Dragon dragged in.” At the sound of the voice, both AsaHi and Kudako turned around — straight into the face of ZenToYa. “If it isn’t the Prince of Scamps himself,” Kudako growled softly. “Who let … Continue reading
Ch5-4: Dreigiau’s Story
Because something about you called to me. Lord Zemi’s words to AsaHi echoed and reechoed in SoYa’s mind. He pondered them. Scoured them for their true meaning. Try as he might, he just couldn’t figure out why a single statement … Continue reading
Ch5-5: Burning for Wings
It was a smudge. It turned into a blot. That turned into a spot. That turned into a Mark. That turned into a puddle. That turned into a pool. That turned into his reflection on the still inky darkness. He … Continue reading
Ch5-6: Rendered Meaningless
“Is it really true?” Zemi turned his attention from the open window to peer down at AsaHi. The girl tromped up next to the Dreigiau with a you-will-answer-my-question determination in her eyes. “Is what really true?” his gravely voice murmured. … Continue reading
Ch6-1: Memory’s Haze
SoYa was sitting there. Just like every other time that TsuYa woke. His mind faded in and out, carried on waves of restless sleep and nausea. Everything was fuzzy in his vision. Everything had faded to gray in his memory. … Continue reading
Ch6-2: The Game Plan
“So, tell me boys… what’s the game plan?” AsaHi watched as Aunt SaRa cornered the two men. “Game… plan?” Zento asked innocently. “Morh-SaRa… I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Kudako added with an evasive tone. Though Aunt SaRa … Continue reading
Ch6-3: Shades of Truth
“I don’t understand,” TsuYa’s tone was low with distress. “I know you don’t,” was Father’s only answer. “Then why are you leaving? We’ve only just found each other again!” “Because sometimes you have to do things in life that really … Continue reading
Ch6-4: Desperation’s Fury
It was raining down on the Mainland. SoYa found this fact puzzling simply because he had not expected it. It hadn’t been raining earlier in Ceiswyr. Then again, it probably never rains up there. It must be one advantage of … Continue reading
Ch6-5: Mending Matters
They had found a cave to take shelter in for the night. Though it was surprisingly warm inside once the fire was lit, their clothes were already soaked through from the biting rain. It left AsaHi with a deep, bone-chilling … Continue reading
Ch6-6:Hidden Gaze
She’s looking at me again… Or at least, that was the feeling TsuYa got from the strange little girl. He didn’t know how she could possibly see anything through the white cloth that was tied across her eyes. But the … Continue reading
Ch7-1: Flickers of the Past
“Master Kudako?” “Hrm?” the Dragon peered up from where he was assembling the timber for the fire. “What is that dark area out there?” AsaHi pointed. The sky was shifting into deep amethyst tones, the sparking hints of starlight poking … Continue reading
Ch7-2: Upon the Cleft
“Heellloooooo—” -lllooo -lloo -lo AsaHi grinned in delight as her voice echoed back at her from the cleft below. It’s not such a spooky place now that I can see it in full. In fact, Dragon’s Cleft was rather inspirational. … Continue reading
Ch7-3: Broken Boundaries
SoYa hissed as a sharp, stinging pain sliced through his upper arm. His defenses fell as the last of his concentration shattered away. The pain leapt on him from every direction. Long, thin slits of agony ripped across his body. … Continue reading
Ch7-4: Suzume
The sunshine was perfect. The twittering birds were perfect. The way the grass played in the wind was perfect. The sparkling blue spray of water streaming down into the pond was perfect. The sound of the leaves sighing in harmony … Continue reading
Ch7-5: Banished One
“ZZZZZZZERRRRROOOOOOOOM!” The roar thundered through the foundations of the Wayfringe. Lucid essence folded in upon itself as the luminous cloud of white energy churned violently into existence. As if the force was too massive to contain, the dimensional threads shuddered, … Continue reading
Ch7-6: Edge of Chaos
A terrible, forlorn howl shattered the calm of the shadowed-shrouded hills. AsaHi startled out of her half-asleep state. Frightened, her green eyes darted across the fire towards where the others were sitting. Kudako’s ears were flattened back against his skull. … Continue reading
Ch7-7: Going Back
“AsaaaaaHiiiiiiiii?” She heard a voice cry out her name. Then another voice echoed it. The girl blinked awake at the sound, eyes blurring as the sunlight hit her full force. It took a long moment before she remembered where she … Continue reading
Ch7-8: JouKa
TsuYa sat at the edge of the Island. Every morning he came to watch as the morning fog burned away. It unfurled in a silent ritual until the mountains below emerged a deep green-grey, like a gift offered up, cupped … Continue reading
Ch7-9: Cleft’s Passage
“I sure hope he knows where he’s going,” SoYa muttered, half to himself, half to the plume of white that tracked his breath in the cold air. It felt as if the temperature had plummeted at least ten degrees with … Continue reading
