Stories tagged with "sovereign"
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What Happens When You're Stuck In a Cell With Nowhere to Go While Burning Liquid Slowly Creeps Toward You?
by Stovohobo about 1 year ago
Fauxtes sniffed the air.
“Smell that?” he said, brows raised.
Dadaelee looked over at him.
“Smells…hot?” she tested, wig…
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Sucked Dry
by Stovohobo about 1 year ago
So it was true! the Sovereign Marshall thought, brain boiling at the thought of it, at the sight of it! He couldn’t even co…
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The Judge's Report
by Stovohobo about 1 year ago
The Sovereign Marshall sat quietly in his penthouse, brooding. Dali was now acceptably silent above him, so he could finally …
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The Sovereign's Sentence
by Stovohobo about 1 year ago
Judge Dench handed the Marshall a pulsating orange globe. “I believe I have…two thousand, three hundred sixty-eight memorie…
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Audience With the Sovereign Marshall
by Stovohobo about 1 year ago
As I entered the room, I saw my mother. She was sitting next to the Marshall, in a less grand, smaller version of the Throne….
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Capture
by Stovohobo about 1 year ago
The entire world crashed around my ears. I skidded to a complete stop, not even noticing the gauntleted hands grabbing me, th…
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The Escape
by Stovohobo about 1 year ago
Over time, we had observed a pattern in the Guards. Each day, a new Guard would come to take the other’s place, cycling betwe…
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The Sovereign's Procedure
by Stovohobo about 1 year ago
The dark house sat in the middle of the Upper Slums, one of the most poverty-ridden sectors in the entire City. It was smashe…