The Silent Accord
The Uncrowned King of Babylon
A City in Chaos “Ozimedes!” cried Tamra, the youthful apprentice priestess who had accompanied him.…
The Crimson Blades of Dahomey
It was a blade that kissed her ribs—a shallow cut, but a deadly warning. Kemi…
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 Iron Lady of Constantinople
The Iron Lady of Constantinople Mariam's dagger gleamed in the torchlight as she pressed it…
The Jade Serpent and the Sky Beyond
The Bright Cataclysm The thunder of hooves against dry earth shattered the still evening air.…
The Seeker’s Gambit
The Shadows of His Past They called him a thief, but Karim remembered differently. Years…
Shadows Over Svaneti
The Betrayal It had been a year since Teimuraz’s father, the last Eristavi of Svaneti,…
An Empire of Shards
The discovery of that centuries-old shard ignited a story in my mind this evening. Here,…
The Starlight of Sumer
A Shadow Revealed “You must leave here before dawn, Ninurra,” hissed a voice, low and…
The Tears of The Sunlit Jaguar
The Ceremony The night before, Xochitl officiated the ritual to honor the Sun God. The…
The Sapphire Scarab
The Desert’s Secret Two nights earlier, Amina had stumbled upon the tale of the Sapphire…
The Spark of the Stone
Turok held a peculiar stone. Flat, sharp-edged, and cool to the touch—it was no ordinary…