Short Story: Strength Together: Part 1

Everything was a haze. Everything but the sword and the eyes. Moving his own sword upward, Drake Romell watched his opponent's eyes to determine where the next move might be executed. Drake saw the eyes flick to the left. There. The man would strike there. When his opponent was just beginning to move his blade …

Chapter of a Novel: A Silence in the Shadows: The First Fight

Hey!  So today I'm going to share with you guys a complete chapter of my novel, A Silence in the Shadows.  This is coming from a novel in progress, so be ready for many typos and grammatical mistakes.  Also, it is chapter nine, so you may not know exactly what's going on because it's a …

Character Bio: Crater Hawson

Name: Crater Hawson Story: A Silence in the Shadows Occupation: The Silent Force Equipment: Sword Special Note: Crater was the leader of the team that came and saved Belak when he was escaping from the Ocpots. Crater Hawson, a man with good humor and laughs can set anyone at ease. But also a leader and …

Character Bio: Angela Crystal

Name: Angela Crystal Story: A Silence in the Shadows Occupation: The Silent Force Equipment: Sword Special Note: Angela Crystal was one of the five Silents chosen to travel and fight the Ocpot leader, Ath. Angela Crystal is one of the few women Silents and at first Belak underestimated her, but she was one of the …

Short Story: Hope in Chains: Part 2

Rich woke up the next day with a driving urge to love and pity the guards. He smiled at as many as he could as he passed and they gave him confused looks. He worked as hard as he could and even tried to strike a conversation with one of the guards. They seemed pleased …

Short Story: Hope in Chains: Part 1

The cruel end of the whip bit down into Rich's back. Rich stumbled, groaned, and then, using the muscles in his thick arms, lifted the brick. He placed it heavily on the stack. Turning, he glared at the man who had sent the whip down upon him. The man grinned and raised the whip again. …

Character Bio: Stats Bronze

Name: Stats Bronze Story: Mexlor Tournaments Occupation: Soldier in the Ice army Equipment: Sword Special Note: Stats had been captured in Mexlor Tournaments for 2 and ½ years before Branden came and they escaped. Stats Bronze, legendary fighter and best friend to Ilaka (another of the Ice army soldiers), is one of the Ice army’s …

Novel Snippets: Mexlor Tournaments: Sneaking Passed

Three guards now were in the main room, talking quietly amongst themselves. One sat down in a comfortable looking chair and picking up a book, began to read. The other two slowly moved out of the room, toward the kitchen area of the guard rooms. The two men watching looked at each other. “What do …

Character Bio: Branden Ice

Name: Branden Ice Story: Mexlor Tournaments Occupation: Leader of the Ice Army Equipment: Sword Special Note: Branden was just a guard for the tiny village of Harklek before he was captured and thrown into Mexlor Tournaments. Branden Ice was thrown into Mexlor Tournaments with nothing but a sword, some armor, and lots of courage. He …

Novel Snippets: A Silence in the Shadows: Training

Jered and Faal leaped over Crater and slashed their swords. The fighters were streaming with sweat and fighting with all of their might. Jered and Faal circled Crater. Crater grinned at them in spite of the situation he was in, and got ready for another attack. The kids circled again and raised their swords offensively. …