The first scream sent a shiver down his spine. Reminded him of the ones he'd heard in the compound, reminded him of all the times he'd made a similar sound before he'd learned that it only made things worse. The second and third screams were even better than the first. By the twentieth scream, he'd stopped counting. But …
Category: Imèn World: Book Three
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The Worlds took a breath and sighed it back out. They shook off the chains of an enslavement that had restrained them just as much as it had the Qishir who kept them Balanced and functioning. They stopped the constant snow fall that had plagued everything north of central Txiwteb World, regardless of whether it …
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They traded blows back and forth as he gave chase and Relyt retreated around the whole of the main part of Thae'a's house. Fought with each other, tried to get the upper hand over and over to the sound of Azriel snarling when they sidestepped around the Anglëtinean yet again. It was a nonstop blur …
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She rushed to get the buzzing two-way mirror where it thudded around at the other end of the table, scattering reports and smaller maps as she moved. Curled her hand around it just as the sharp fizzling crack of displaced air brought startled cries from her Court. But she ignored them, ignored the rustling of …
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Ey ran through the halls, jumped over piles of bodies, tried eir hardest not to notice the way the walls moved with the rivulets of blood that slid down them from arterial splatters on the ceiling. Ey ran and searched as best ey could for one particular Dhaoine. Searched with the hope that ey would …
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It was supposed to be safe. Everything was supposed to go fine and they were supposed to be safe from this. Safe from repercussions that saw Death walking the halls of her primary compound. That saw it wearing a Dhaoinic body and stalking her through those very halls as it tossed her around like a …
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He'd lost count of the severed body parts, of the death that trailed after him as he made his way through the halls. Lost count of the number and races of the guards and the clients and the warriors wearing Xitlali's livery that he dropped where they stood. Lost count of the screaming faces and the …
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The Nameless walked the Worlds, gait unhurried but every movement filled with coiled impatience. The Soullessly Heartfelt moved with it in perfect sync step at its left hand, swinging Her Feather idly as She walked. The Faceless walked a couple of steps behind Them but it didn't matter; Time moved at its own pace, no one …
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She glanced at Xheshmaryú whenever they touched land and knew by the expression on the Nochresi's face that they wouldn't get to Ryphqi in time. Knew, too, that there was nowhere in the Worlds that wouldn't feel the explosion Rhyshladlyn was gathering in N'phier City. The farther from the epicenter, the greater the chance of …
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The second the bells rang out the hour of midnight he rolled to his feet, shaking his body from head to toe like a wolf would shake water off its fur. Head tilting to the side he tasted the air, felt the Danger, the way the air inside the compound was stagnant in comparison. Heard the Quiet …