• Subject 15: Ch 29

    Subject 15: Ch 29

    A gaping maw yawned at his feet. He tripped back from the gravesite as the white coffin descended the black hole. Dirt broke away from the sidewall. He slid, crashing into slimy sludge. A hollow scream of death threatened to burst his eardrums as he fought to get out of the mire. Something in the…

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  • Subject 15: Ch 28

    Subject 15: Ch 28

    Ishan Orlov lay awake in his bed. He was numb and hollow. He had cried himself empty until his eyes were puffy and raw.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 27

    Subject 15: Ch 27

    There had not been as much improvement with the regiment in the past month as Fane had hoped. Running speed and shot accuracy had improved; however, many social and cultural traditions impeded progress at every turn.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 26

    Subject 15: Ch 26

    Fane woke to a throbbing headache. The last thing he remembered was walking into a dance club with Shelly, Ajay, and the prince. The sky shifted to a soft grey in the window, jasmine dancing against the pane. He scrambled to sit up. “Oh, crap! I’m going to be late.”

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  • Subject 15: Ch 25

    Subject 15: Ch 25

    “You got a glitch?” Marjorta grabbed Fane by the shoulders to steady him.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 24

    “Hey, Fane!” Shelly barely knocked on the door before opening it with a crash. Fane flinched at the woman’s blunt intrusion during his meditation time. “Good evening to you too, Shelly.” She flounced onto his rug, her lavender skirts ballooning out on the antique red Persian. Bright eyes stared at him intently, keeping Fane from…

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  • Subject 15: Ch 23

    Subject 15: Ch 23

    “Is this what you do in the evenings when I leave you here?” Fane leaned against Prince Orlov’s doorframe to watch the man hacking and slashing at the air in his Nurvo Gear.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 22

    Subject 15: Ch 22

    “You want me to believe this djinn newb has never played in a gear before? At that level?” A built half-orc woman looked the party up and down.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 21

    Subject 15: Ch 21

    Fane stood inside a massive wood-panelled hall with a high elf, an orc, and a mouse person. Tables crowded with a variety of beast people, elves, and other species sprawled across the big room. A few waved and called out to Ishan and the team.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 20

    Subject 15: Ch 20

    Fane and Ajay stood in the hallway with Zahar, Chaitan and the other bodyguards for the royal family. The King, having answered to Chaitan’s knock and noting the congregation of men waiting on their charges, closed the door in their faces, telling them that it was private business amongst the family.

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