Posted on October 18, 2008 by MJ Twain
CHAPTER TWO
Mira and Baz didn’t speak during the long walk back to their cottage. When Hound recovered enough to fidget in Baz’s arms, she set him on his feet. He spent the remainder of the walk no more than a hand span from Mira’s side.
Upon entering their home, Mira noted the utter silence. None of [...]
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Posted on October 15, 2008 by MJ Twain
CHAPTER ONE (cont’d)
“I was a fool to let you near my daughter,” Sam raged. “All the coin in the world is not enough to allow a parasite like you to…”
“Enough!”
The barked command shot through Mira’s memories to the worst day of her life. It was him, the tutor who destroyed her. She scrambled [...]
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Posted on October 15, 2008 by MJ Twain
CHAPTER ONE
The little girl’s screams echoed through the village.
Mira held her hands over the child’s scorched body, searching for hope. Although the burns didn’t cover more than a quarter of Zola’s frame, they went deep. Deeper than Mira’s had reached.
“Dotherri is with Sam,” Mira’s cousin whispered. Baz settled on the floor next to her. “I [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2008 by MJ Twain
Kevin caught up to Mindy at home. For all his super speed, her magic was faster. He found her in her basement retreat. She worked over a table of esoteric items, gathering this and that to mix with the other.
“Sorry I couldn’t wait,” she said when he arrived. “I don’t have much time before this [...]
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Posted on August 25, 2008 by MJ Twain
All the known Artifacts were held in a series of warded catacombs. Among their other duties, the Lords and Ladies of magical society were charged with guarding Artifacts from unscrupulous magicians.
Captain Awe and Sorceress Min arrived in the Scottish Highlands to request access to the Globe, an Artifact passed down through several hundred generations of [...]
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Posted on August 24, 2008 by MJ Twain
“You can come after me, or you can save a few citizens of your beloved Metro City,” The Mage crowed. “What’s your pleasure, hero?”
The Mage had stranded more than twenty people upside down on a roller coaster, where he’d set a magical acid drip to corrode the steel track. Captain Awe flew to [...]
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