Stories tagged with "duke"
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The Plan and the Arvian
by The Ghost in the Machine 1 day ago
I’ve never been so scaredin my life, whether as a human or Arvian. The Queen was gigantic; she towered over the other Arvians…
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Portrait of a Duke
by SKermitgorf 3 months ago
The year 1515. Darius, the Duke of Derwoodshire, son of King Rufus III, led an unsuccessful revolt against his father.
The …
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The Master of Games
by White Hat 7 months ago
I was the master. None dared challenge me.
The world of games was mine. Riddles. Checkers, chess. All games of chance and …
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Cardiac (NaNoWriMo)
by Forced Prose 8 months ago
Gleaming in the moonlight, as if it were calling her, taunting her for losing her grip.
A quick glance found nobody in the v…
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What Got Me Writing, This Time Around
by THX 0477 8 months ago
Asleep, of course, I dream I’m on a stage. I know, in the way that you can only know things in a dream, that I’m part of the …
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King Nolard VI: King of Zolar; A Play
by SKermitgorf 9 months ago
Act I
Scene I:Zolar CastleEnter King Nolard & Queen Peregrine
King N: Have the messengers arrived.
Q Per: Nay. But lo me… -
The Duke Rebuked
by Throat Wolf about 1 year ago
For a moment, they both sat there, staring at each other. Then they both lunged. The Duke lunged for the crossbow—but Cindy l…
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A Glyph Too Far
by SJHundak/S.J.Willing about 1 year ago
“Yes.” The girl looked at the floor, downcast. “You’ve beaten me, you strong, virile hunk.”
One of the seaweed straps slippe…
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Put Up Your Duke
by Throat Wolf about 1 year ago
Cindy turned. “By the Cursed Panties of Torajima, what are you doing here?”
The Duke held up his hand, on which glinted a …
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Duping Duke
by SJHundak/S.J.Willing about 1 year ago
So this was what a dimensionally compacted dragon home was like.
Of course it became immediately obvious what the dragon’s p…