The Seven Rings of Necessity
“I…am a Mystery mage.”
“Awesome. What does that mean?”
August frowned down at the game board. “I don’t know. What do the rules say?”
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Mission ICE 19
I heard someone calling…calling to me.
“Captain?”
Is it the voice of the woman on the other side of the airlock window?
“Captain!”
Or is it the voice of the ghost that’s trying to possess me?
“Captain…”
Read More Mission ICE 19The Challenge of the Hand
It had a name, but everyone simply called it the Company. The Company was prosperous, prestigious, and pervasive. Dominating all industries from sea to sea. Exploring and founding even beyond the sea. It was a coveted position to be a worker in the Company. Those who attained the highest ranks were envied and revered all the more. For in those ranks, one was not a mere “worker.” One was a Hand. The Company had many Hands. And these Hands reached into every corner of the known world. The Company did not tolerate weak Hands. Only strong ones.
There was no great mystery about how one could become a Hand. One had to meet and complete the Challenge of the Hand.
Read More The Challenge of the HandThe Saltwater Realm
“Tell us a story first!” the boy said.
The grandmother had started tucking in the children with him. But she now glanced over at the eldest, who was sitting in her bed with her knees drawn up. The grandmother had already indulged them by letting them stay awake later than they should have. The boy’s request was a ploy to stay up even later. And yet…
How could she pass up the chance to tell a story? Especially to such a special audience. Still, she had to make them earn it.
“Ask me a question,” she told the eldest. “If there is a story to the answer, I will tell you that story.”
She continued her tucking in and noticed that the eldest’s siblings watched their sister with expectant eyes.
The girl thought for a while and then she asked, “Why is the ocean salty?”
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