Lucci didn’t know how many days had passed on their journey. It was impossible to measure time in day and night on the Mainland. Everything was dark and there was always a storm raging over their heads. Where are we now? The youth leaned over the map and scratched his head in curiosity. When he [...]
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-Stopstopstop!- the voice echoed in Lucci’s mind. On cue, the youth jerked to a stop and pressed his back against the smooth white wall of the outer Compound. Around the corner, he felt the presence of something living passing by. One of the normal winged people, he was sure. And even though it probably wouldn’t [...]
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The days dragged on as Suzume watched the summer roll into the hilly lands between the mountains. The sun became warmer and the sky more blue. Colors flushed the meadows in every direction. Though it was one of the most beautiful places she had ever lived, aside from the Islands, the girl could not find [...]
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The world had no feeling — neither hot nor cold. And nothing in between. No breath could be drawn in the place between the mists. His vision was doubled. Then tripled. Sight beyond to see what was real. Twisted and shivering, it lay hidden under the guise of the literal. Layers of worlds upon worlds. [...]
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Lucci’s breath rasped within his ears as he raced down the grassy hills outside of the Compound. The weight of the scythe was heavier within his hands the longer he ran. A trail of shimmering silver mists followed his path as he sped forward, mind reaching and searching for any trace of Master TsuYa. Though [...]
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“Is there anything I can do to help, Morh-AsaHi?” Lucci’s silver eyes peered down at her hopefully. She turned to smile at him from where she was placing the last few fixings on one of the lunch plates. The fact that she was standing up on a step stool to reach across the counter and [...]
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The wild lands unfolded for Suzume like a tapestry, stretching as far as her dark eyes could take in. The sloped shoulders of the mountains sported a mantle of early summer green, passing into the haze of blue and purple as the peaks vanished, touching the bellies of the clouds. At her back, the cavern’s [...]
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“Go for the eyes, Lucci!!” SoYa cupped his hands around his mouth giving a grinning call out over the practice ring. It was quite the unusual thing to see… Zemi Dreigiau stripped down to a set of oversized pants and a tank-shirt with his usually wild hair pulled back out of his eyes in a [...]
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The Migration had begun. Winged people were milling around everywhere, making it impossible to approach the Dragons out in the fields. But Lucci kept trying to move forward, for once glad of his unusual height that allowed him to see above all the white feathers and hair. Suzume would be out there somewhere. With the [...]
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“Zento… are we having some sort of…” Zemi waved one hand back and forth as he groped to find the right words, “You know… communication problem?” The winged man turned with a hard look, leaning back on the heel of one boot. His tone was somewhat bitter and quite sarcastic, “I don’t know. You tell [...]
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