TheCopper Knight II Derren found himself at the Westcher for the second time within a fortnight. The first time was for William, and now William's house had been burned down, with two female corpses found inside the remains. They were blackened and charre...
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Gambits - The Copper Knight I
A familiar face returns, see how his story began.The Copper Knight I Derren watched helplessly as his father grew worse every day, now no longer able to leave his bed, he lay there getting sicker and sicker. When he came home after work he went to bed without a word or food, just collapsed on top of the...
Gambits - The Widower
Part 2 begins hereThe Widower Katrina made it all the way home before falling apart. She shed her cloak, tossed the bloodied dagger aside, and leaned back against the door, struggling to breathe. Slowly she fell to the floor, then brought her knees up to her chest and buri...
Prologue - Shadows of the Dragon
What chance does beauty have in a world full of darkness?The low hum of twenty cement trucks permeated the construction site. Six trucks lined the edges of the pour site, while ten more idled in a long line around the perimeter ready to replace the others as soon as they had completed the evacuation of their mi...
Gambits - The White Pawn XVIII
Every ending prompts new beginnings...The White Pawn XVIIIWilliam sat down at the Sisters fountain, twirling the bronze Rook around in his fingers, today was the last day Jordon gave him to offer the proof he needed against Walden's innocence and to reopen the greater case at large. But it ha...
The White Pawn XIVBy some undignified luck, William and the wife had lost the men chasing them and lay hidden in a dark corner behind some boxes in a random back street. They had a nice head start as the men were still searching the house for the gold thi...
The White Pawn XIIIThe late Walden Fen's house stood at the end of a row of houses each identical to one another. With only about 8 feet between them, the houses were made of a wooden framework with cob walls and clay thatched roofs. Walden's home lay at...
The White Pawn VIIIThe wine cellar was so dimly lit that William could hardly see a few feet in front of his face; let alone the six men aside him. Derren had his eight best and most trusted men with him that night. Five of them were down there with him,...
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The White Pawn VIThe next morning William finished his letter and sent it off with a courier before seeking out Captain Lewis. His search quickly led him to discover Captain Lewis Gren worked night patrols, he should have known that. He had a long boring...
The Nurses. Chapter 4
Maria takes the tram home from a long night shift.Munchen.Pasing. April 9th, 1939. Maria Kaufmann awoke in the light-filled room. She looked at the clock on her bedside table. Half past twelve. Five and a half hours since she climbed wearily into bed after getting home after a long night's work at...
When A Child Dies, The Whole World Cries
Written for the upcoming book "World Healing, World Peace Poetry 2016" on Inner Child Press...Two young brothers are left at home, All by their lonesome selves, The older one notices a new toy, Sitting high up on a shelf. He climbs up and brings on down, What he believes is a toy gun, He thinks about the games they’ll play, Boy this sure will be f...
Courage In a World Full of Darkness
He had drenched himself in the blood of evil men, for her.The darkness had come for her with determinationand he had destroyed it without mercy and without question.He had drenched himself in the blood of evil men, for her. ……… We could make a good life here, Hezekiah thought as he sipped his morning tea on the...
D.T - Volga the Apprentice: Chapter 6
Be wary the tales of others.Volga the Apprentice: Chapter 6"Look we don't know who tipped them off," Edmin said. "But Mavis warned us before the guards came busting down our door, we can't stay in Dorgal anymore; the council fears we will cause an insurrection."Kyra sighed deeply th...
The Man They Called ' The Plague' -Part 3
This is the final part in a three part story, hope you guys enjoyed it.Chapter Thirteen When I had our house built, I made sure there was a hidden room built into the basement, a room that only I knew about and could access. The room contained a cache of my favourite weapons and some gear used by Marines for special operatio...
Chapter Eight The rest of the week dragged by without any excitement. I tried to stay strong and look unaffected for Sarah’s sake, but I knew the seriousness of the situation. If what Bryan said was true, it was only a matter of time before we were in a d...