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Chapter 4 Light Felix was awoken by a violent trembling. He sat still, trying to find out what it was, then realized it was Kate. He sat up, wincing at the twinge of pain from his sides, and looked at her. She was curled up into a ball, shivering in her sleep. Their breath fogged the air, and the stone walls and floor were covered in frost. Felix didn’t feel the cold, the frost had outlined where he had slept. But Kate’s lips were blue, she was half-frozen, and she was his packmate. He quickly unwrapped the rags from his torso, wrapping her hands and feet in them instead, then pulled off his smock over his head and stuffed her in

Chapter 3 Purpose The Monster had been abandoned. This had never happened, through his entire life the Voice had been the one thing that always stayed the same. It could always be counted on to provide orders, a direction to go, a thing to hunt or kill. Now what? He sat, knees against his chest, head on his knees, arms over his head. The headphones lay smashed where he had thrown them. He needed to think clearly. He took a shuddering breath, gathering all his fear into his fist, then opened his hand and let it go. Empty despair replaced the fear, and the Monster wallowed in it. He was abandoned, the Voice was gone, all he could do now was di

Chapter 2 Kate It was the smell of food that awoke the Monster. His eyes snapped open, instantly aware of where he was, he wasted no time and immediately located the food. Kate was a few feet away, already eating the gray block. He back was to him, if he rushed her now he could steal it easily. If she fought back he could easily crush her. No, she deserves better than that. Even cell life has a code of social niceties. They had shared body heat, she deserves a warning. The Monster let loose a low, ground-shaking growl. Kate froze, then turned around very slowly, a calm almost blank expression on her face. “Good morning Felix, are you h

Part 1: The Monster in the Maze Chapter 1 No voice “Date: 2010.9.26.0300, Test: 2.6, Lights on.” The light flashed on, blinding the Monster for only a few seconds before his eyes adjusted. With the lights came to smell of food, which reached his nose long before it appeared in his cell. A slot in the ceiling opened, and the gray food block was dropped in the cell. He pounced on it and ripped it to pieces. The gray cube was tough, tasteless, and shredded rapidly under his claws. He gobbled it swiftly, a habit left over from when the small cell was much more crowded. He was the only one who had survived this long. Now, with his hu

 The day dawned bright and clear, the war was officially over and the people of AEresil were in a festive mood while preparing for the celebration that was to take place tomorrow. The soldiers in Fierlah's troops however, stood melancholy on the mustering field as the sun rose. Ready to depart as soon as their princess arrived. And "arrive" she did. She wore gray armor trimmed with silver and emblazoned with the crest of the house or D'Arawn. A white crown on the palm of a black hand. She loped up astride a massive white wolf in black livery, it had no reins but seemed to know where Fierlah wished to go. They stopped next to the Captain's ho

Gethin was waiting in the courtyard, agitated and nervous. "Your highness, I know you commanded for us to depart at sunrise, but that is no longer possible." "Explain." Fierlah commands. "The men have been poisoned!" Fierlah and Aluse glance at each other, understanding flashed between them. "Blindness, madness, vomiting. It began after lunch." Fierlah kneads her eyes with the heel of her hands. "Aluse contact the medical corps." "No need princess, the solution to this is rather simple." Fierlah looks at him, "alright then, you handel it. I've got other work to do." She walks back into the palace, "captain escort Lord Aluse to your me

Aluse stood at Fierlah's side in the great hall, the captains of the army at attention before her. The Commander was there of course, cleaned up and proud again. But he was pale and still shaken. Sweat gathered on his brow and he swayed slightly. A young soldier was at his side to support him. Aluse glanced away, and watched Fierlah inspect the captains. She was dressed in a plain pale-grey uniform, black knee high boots laced with precision, and a military jacket embossed on the back with the family crest. Her sword hung from a colorful sash around her waist and her dark hair was drawn into a tight coiled braid. Though she was short, her

Fierlah and Aluse stood in the courtyard several minutes later. Fierlah was dressed in form-fitting padded practice armor, a naked silver sword in her grip. Aluse was dressed like always, with his dark armor only on his chest and arms. Only his white mask had changed into a horned helmet. Fierlah snapped down her visor and raised her sword. "Draw your sword." Aluse holds out his hand, a blue-glass bladed sword falls out of the air into it. Fierlah lifted her visor, a wondering expression on her face. "I've seen you do that before, why is it so small now?" "I change it to fit whatever form I take." "Fascinating, may I see it?" He hold

It was quiet in the courtyard for a while, then Aluse says, "Your mother has quite a presence." "Yes," Tegan says, turning to him, barely hiding his dislike "I believe you and I already met. I am Prince Tegan Arvor Scaren D'Arawn." Aluse nods. "Thank you, on behalf myself and my men, for protecting my sister and saving the city." Aluse nods again, hiding his amusement. The D'Arawns would not be treating him with so much respect if they hadn't had some idea of his demonai rank. It amused him to watch Tegan squirm. But if Aluse had not forced that guard's demon to lie, the royals would be screaming for the hills. Fierlah gave him a sharp

Across the mountains to the south, in the desert kingdom of Kásæna. Eva the magician felt the earth move. Instinctively she knew it was no ordinary quake, the fault wasn't due for a shift until 1400 years has passed. Worried she summoned her lion-demon, Vliss. Her worry increased when she saw the state he was in. "NOOOOO!!" He screamed, his eyes wild and fangs stained. "Why did you summon me now?! With HIM here?! Send me back!!" Her yowled desperately. He wanted to rend her limb from limb, but the rules of his bond with her forbade him touching her without permission. He tore out chunks of his mane, lashed out at the walls, the ceiling, the