Chapter Six: Provenance
Shui placed a steaming cup of tea in front of me while I stared blankly at the table. It felt too early to be awake,…
Chapter Five: Life and Death
I snuck through the palace grounds, a hood over my bright hair, and a mask over the bottom half of my face. The palace was…
Chapter Four: Rats Within the Dragon’s Lair
How foolish I was. I sighed, staring at the ceiling of my rooms. Whatever that lock was, clearly I couldn’t destroy it yet. Whether it…
Chapter Three: The Dance of Light and Shadow
I inhaled the cool night air deeply, listening to the sounds of birds, insects, and water all around me. The scent of fresh, damp soil…
Chapter Two: Adaptation
Mingzhu. I twirled a lock of hair around my fingers, letting the name sink in. An elegant name to be sure, though perhaps a simple…
Chapter One: Rude Awakening
“Xiuying, wake up!” A hand struck me across the face, accompanied by the shrill, grating yells of a woman. “I have been looking everywhere for…
Chapter One
I spooned a dollop of sauce onto several slices of bread and used the back of my spoon to spread it out in the pattern…
Chapter One: Snap
Chapter One: Snap “Who the hell do you think you’re giving orders to, huh?!” “Clearly someone needs to give you aim.” “We are Arianna’s…
Chapter One: Aberrations
Chapter One: Aberrations Waist-high green grass spread out around me in every direction. It had been away from X’shmir for so long that I…
Prologue: Birth of a Deity
Prologue: Birth of a Deity “We are taking you with us.” The gold-robed Elder reached for Arianna. I gripped Arianna by her wrist and…
