ascended

  • The Last Home

    Chapter 1: The Descent The silhouette of a man broke the beam of light streaming into the cave entrance, a flickering shadow against the blinding gold of a surface sun he intended never to see again. Nobody came here, to… Continue reading

    The Last Home
  • The Last Watch

    The wind over the canopy ran clean and true, carrying the dazzling Vaelrith with a steady strength that needed little guidance. She rode it with quiet confidence, her great wings cutting through the open air in long, measured strokes. From… Continue reading

    The Last Watch
  • Aftermath

    Recorded by Watch-Agent Arlen Vey I have been moving between the river and the treeline south of camp for nine days now, long enough that the route has stopped feeling like a patrol and started feeling like habit, which I… Continue reading

    Aftermath
  • Fall of the Titan

    Recorded by Watch-Agent Arlen Vey I write this while the smoke of battle still hangs over the valley and the Obelisks burn brighter than I have ever seen them. My return to the Island was not planned. During my investigation… Continue reading

    Fall of the Titan
  • Pounce

    The raptor waited where the cliff fell away into shadow. The Moonlight touching its hide did not reflect so much as sink into it. The scales along its flanks were split in thin, jagged seams, and from those seams a… Continue reading

    Pounce
  • Journal of Talon Watch-Agent Arlen Vey

    After audience with the Lost King I have just left the King’s chamber, and my hands are still unsteady as I write this. I told myself that if he dismissed me, I would return to the field and gather more… Continue reading

    Journal of Talon Watch-Agent Arlen Vey