The Mirage of Aztlanta
It was a perfect morning to fall apart…
Her apartment stretched out around her She opened her eyes to a city drenched in…
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 Sapphire Scarab
The Desert’s Secret Two nights earlier, Amina had stumbled upon the tale of the Sapphire…
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…