
The Shadow Beneath the Oasis
The wind screamed through the jagged canyons of basalt, tossing grains of crimson sand high…

The Descent into Xibalba
Hours later, under the watchful gaze of an impossibly vivid starry sky, Ixchel stood before…

The Ruby Blade
Blood spattered on the cracked stones of the ancient courtyard as Kara, dressed in a…

The Crimson Monolith
The wind howled across the desolate moor like a dying beast, its guttural cries lost…

The Jade Serpent and the Sky Beyond
The Bright Cataclysm The thunder of hooves against dry earth shattered the still evening air.…

The Tears of The Sunlit Jaguar
The Ceremony The night before, Xochitl officiated the ritual to honor the Sun God. The…

The Colossus in the Shadows
The Dance of Flame and Steel The first blow came fast—too fast. Kaiya barely sidestepped…

The Song of Aala
Two Days Earlier In the grand halls of Kalthishaar—the floating spire above the endless desert—Aala…

The Forgotten Harvest
Rain drizzled over the emerald fields of Yorkshire, painting the rolling hills with a somber…

The Celestial Hunt
The plateau was expansive—a table of stone and wildflowers where the earth seemed to touch…

The Summons
Aeryn tightened her grip around the hilt of her ceremonial staff, its length carved with…

The Forgotten Chimney Sweep
Snow blanketed the rooftops of London’s soot-streaked skyline, shimmering beneath a steel-grey December sky. Marcus…

A Call Beneath the Waves
The village of Erytheras clung to the coastline like a secret, its pastel houses tumbling…

The Veil of the Amazon
The Amazon River stretched before her like a twisting thread of silver beneath the moonlit…