Battle Hymn of the Republic

The winds became harder and harder to fight against as Willow scaled the mountain at high speed. Gusts spoke of coming clouds, darkening the edge of the horizon, leaving the sun to watch the Allomancer’s back as she fired up to the peak of Dyrnwyn. Coming into view were two demi-gods, Diligence and ...

“She’s already kept us from killing each other,” added Smart, weaving a strand of her hair out from the front of her face, “Isn’t that enough of a change?” A cold air blew through the garden, billowing petals from the near-by flowering trees between them. For a moment, there was a peaceful aura that...

The glassy eye on Smart’s face searched past Willow, and the boulder came crashing back to the ground. Creative gave a relieved sigh, to which Clever sharply reminded him that the last exchange was entirely his fault. He only seemed to shrug in response. Smart appeared to share some of her sister’s ...

The difficulty at which Smart had to contain herself could not be understated, but she did as directed; pushing herself up and dusting herself off. Each of the artisans listened quietly to the girl they all had come to know over the last two weeks. Creative appeared to appreciate her panache, wherea...

As flames built over his body, Mr. Caxton observed Willow’s allomantic technique with an almost academic appreciation. The gears were turning in his mind, especially with the evident practice and grace Willow had in her execution. He didn’t seem to mind her words quite as much, as if he were listeni...

A pensive group of workers parted to allow Mr. Caxton to walk through, not understanding the man’s meaning or purpose, merely being polite. They saw Willow return with a mix of hopeful and stricken stares. Some looked for Diligence, some looked for a way out. The Alchemist didn’t say anything as he ...

Alexei ruined her life. No, that would be wrong, Alexei changed Drysi’s life. If he hadn’t come along, it was very possible that Bleddyn would have taken Drysi’s body, and her triclops form would have just been a vessel. Because of his continued meddling, she changed her path from the cultist to tha...

Something in Gideon’s soul told him he was wise; careful. This was not just a matter of being a snake that preferred flight to fight, but who he was. Destiny was speaking of things she couldn’t possibly know about, nor could he give any credit to things to come. Throughout it all, he stayed on the t...

“ He put me here! I’m down that shaft because of him ,” railed Diligence against Willow, becoming more frantic as she became more insistent that he mend bridges, “I was one of them until he cast me out! For what? Some dreams? Who gives a shit if it’s my fault he’s here, it doesn’t change what he did...

Around this stage of his life, Gideon didn’t know many creatures that were much smaller than himself. Even if he had been growing rapidly from his youngling stage, he was still little compared to most other familiars. Ezekial was barely larger than the human finger! Despite having met Francesca earl...