XII ‘ALRIGHT, does anybody have any ideas for what we’re going to do next because this is all too weird for me and my brain isn’t working anymore,’ Rylan groaned as he buried his head in his hands. The party had assembled in the clearing just outside the shack that contained the growing plant beings. […]

XI ADVENTURERS would often tell tales in the tavern about how hard it was to travel in a party. The struggles of keeping everyone united and happy. Aroha had always thought that was just because they weren’t adventuring with their friends. She used to dream about going on quests with Rylan – sometimes Penelope would […]

X THE band spent a further week in the fort. Everyone absolutely agreed that they would not go anywhere until Aroha was back up to full strength. Rylan had discovered a small brook about a half hour’s hike away from their camp that he had been utilizing to retrieve fresh water for the party, and […]

IX DARKNESS. All-encroaching, all-devouring. Endless. Void that stretches on from the beginning of time to the end of eternity. The natural conclusion of all things. It is a bizarre sensation to be a part of that void. You feel nothing, see nothing, but you are aware of the sensation. It is strange, yet comforting at […]

VIII RYLAN knew something was wrong. He felt a shift in the air before he had even heard the scream. He and Penelope had just returned to the camp, their search of the first room on their side of the fort – a scullery – turning up nothing of worth. Penelope had suggested they wait […]

VII THE Sephia was almost exactly what Aroha expected it to be. Every single story she had ever heard of it had been accurate, but even these felt almost like an underestimation of the sheer scope and grandeur of the Wood. Trees of all varieties grew sky-high, intertwined like lovers. She recognized mahogany and iron-wood […]

VI ‘SO what do we actually need to get?’ ‘Well,’ Penelope responded after some consideration to her brother’s question. ‘I think it would be wise to get some food and supplies like that.’ ‘And weapons,’ Aroha piped in. ‘Damien and Rylan have their swords, while Penelope and I have nothing but a knife and a […]

V AROHA awoke with her mouth dry, her body sore and her head pounding. Groaning lightly she took a moment to wipe the sleep from her eyes and survey the worryingly empty room around her. Even the unconscious Camarian was nowhere to be seen. She shook the cobwebs from her mind and sat up in […]