Athragast and Jon consider the cost of hiring a few sell-swords and find an unusual way to earn some coin.
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Lights of the Lidth
The beast unfolded itself from the rock, splitting the waterfall and sending massive icicles smashing to the ground. The lights of a thousand spirits twisted around its night-black body in shifting greens and blues. It stretched to its full height and stood like a small mountain, then levelled its great serpentine snout to her, its great wings quivering around its bulk.
Chapter 4: The Interview Process
Athragast and his newly-selected Hero, Jon, enjoy a cuppa before getting to the training montage.
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Studying Auroras
Devon half jumped out of her snowsuit in her shock. She’d been too trapped in her own thoughts to hear the crunching of boots. She eyed the small figure in a thin winter coat. The boy didn’t even have gloves or a toque on. His cheeks and nose were bright red and probably frostbitten. “It’s freezing out here. Where are your parents?”
Chapter 3: First Impressions
Athragast the wizard meets a few interesting characters and finds himself at the wrong end of a Warlock’s temper.
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Chapter 2: The Road There
Athragast prepares for his trip to the Capital with an unexpected companion.
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Prologue: Meeting a Wizard
A prologue chapter of an ongoing, WIP fantasy comedy I’m calling ‘The Reluctant Mentor’. Follow Athragast the Wizard as he bumbles through the Academy, teaches ‘Magic for Beginners’, and meets the chosen one (every other day).
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First Love
A preview of Chapter 41 from Book 2 of my WIP fantasy book series, ‘Sea of Shadows’.
It’s a standalone chapter in many ways, existing as a flashback for one of my main characters.
A Portal on High Street
A short story about an experimental physicist who spontaneously creates an extradimensional portal while on a date.
The Bane of Klaue Castle
Spooky season is here! A short gothic tale of a young professor visiting a strange castle.