Chapter Ten Tylak had been nine years old when it happened. Sykk had been a toddler, an appendage on his mother's hip. They had been walking home from the fair or the market and the sun was dipping behind the dunes casting the city in an eerie orange glow. Tylak skipped, still full of energy… Continue reading Chapter 10 TYLAK
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Chapter Nine JURA It disgusted her to do so but Jura chose to return to the palace through the same sewage passages she'd used earlier in her escape. It was better that no one see her sneak back to her rooms and she silenced the guard's questioning stare with narrowed eyes and a quick shake… Continue reading IGNITED Chapter 9
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Chapter Eight KAY She'd grown up being told to run. She could hear Mama's voice in her head, Baby if they ever come for you just run. Run far away, don't come back. She shut the door to her room and slid the lock. I will find you again, Daddy will find you. She stuffed… Continue reading IGNITED Chapter 8
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Illustration by Enzhe Zhao Chapter Seven JURA The dungeons of the glass palace were a vast labyrinth of hallways and dead ends nestled nearly a hundred feet below ground. Under the escort of her Arbe, and with Tylak in tow, she had little chance of leaving unnoticed. The slave had kept his mouth shut since… Continue reading IGNITED Chapter 7
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Chapter SixBESHARBeshar, Tenth of the Thirteen, tried to stay indoors at night. His life in the arena was demanding however, and this wasn't the first time he had been summoned after hours, nor would it be his last. He was grateful his business there had been concluded within an hour, with any luck he would… Continue reading IGNITED Chapter 6