Sophia Martin
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“That guy who’s the leader of the War Guild,” I said, “what was his name again?” I stood in the doorway looking at Grayson in his brilliant white outfit. There was a step up to the house and I liked being almost eye-level with Grayson as we spoke. Made me feel like we were equals. I mean, I was his superior, but I’d settle for equal. “Guild leader Geffen,” said Grayson. “Yeah, that’s right.” I had no recollection if that was his name or not but us commander-in-chief types need to…-
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There were at least a dozen carts and carriages rolling in through the gates, and they had an escort of armed soldiers marching alongside. “You two go get dried off and dressed,” I said to Flossie and Dudley, who were both dripping in the hallway. “As soon as you’ve put your knickers back on, go make sure the dragons are ready to go, we may need to book it. And no messing around. You don’t have time for a quick shag while you’re waiting.” It might seem an unnecessary thing to instruct…
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The Fairy Queen looked at me strangely. And by strangely, I mean as an equal — can’t get stranger than that. I was in charge of a group, didn’t matter what kind of group. My role was ratified by the misplaced faith of others, nothing to do with me. Made it so I didn’t even have to prove myself. I could be a bad leader, you still needed to accept me as the major-domo (might be using that term incorrectly but it sounds right which is the important thing). You had to respect the office, not the…
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“Thanks very much for the offer,” I said with the requisite tone of gratitude. It’s not easy to fake sincerity when you’re known for being a sarky git, but it helps when you’re in front of someone who doesn’t know you very well. “I really do appreciate it, but what with being Gorgoth’s new Lord Protector, I don’t think I’ll have time to be King of the Fairies, too.” A quick recap for those of you arriving late. I had managed to free the old gods as planned and had made my way out of…
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I felt tired and old. How many years had I lost this time? A hundred? I let the ball of light dim a little, before I passed out. A gentle hum filled the air. It wasn’t a soothing sound. There were maybe a dozen or so of the tiny flying piranha, although it was hard to tell with them moving back and forth so rapidly. Their bodies glowed and they left trails and afterimages as they moved. If they moved close together, they would form a ball of light, which was what I had seen, I guessed. Or maybe it was…
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Even though I was alone in a sea of people, I felt unusually confident. So much so that I’d casually dismissed my army of dragons. Okay, they weren’t really It might seem like I was getting them out of the way for what was most likely going to be some pretty dodgy moves by yours truly — it was unlikely to go smoothly when I released the old gods back into the world — but that wasn’t really a big concern. If people were going to get hurt due to my actions, sending them down the road wouldn’t…
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I took a moment to exit my body and slip into the dark area of my mind that had recently turned into a popular destination for lost souls. If Richina had resurrected inside me, how was she going to emerge the way she did the other times she had died? There were a number of exits around my body, and I didn’t like the thought of her using any of them. Once I was away from the madding crowds I found it much easier to think clearly. Which was a slight problem as clarity brought with it the realisation that…
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Usually, when someone dramatically leaps from a great height, they have a plan in mind. Or at least a parachute. If Flossie was hoping to be caught by a swooping dragon, she seemed to have got her timing a bit off. The dragons, at least a dozen of them, were approaching the ship but were still a fair way off, skimming the tops of the fluffy white clouds. We were high in the frigid atmosphere, avoiding the storm raging below so it was easy to spot the flock of flying lizards and gauge the distance —…
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A flying ship with wings, not often you see that soaring majestically through the heavens. Quite the sight, I mean, if you ignored the screaming. No one was expecting the ship to take off, least of all me. The wings were quite large when they were unrolled but very thin and flimsy. You wouldn’t have thought they could lift an enormous boat weighing several tons out of the water and into the air. The sailors on board certainly didn’t think so. They decided the best way to deal with this turn of events…
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A fairy had been the first thing I’d encountered when I arrived in this world. It was small and looked a bit like Tinkerbell, how you’d expect a fairy to look. Until it opened its mouth and revealed its piranha teeth. The women who arrived in the small village pretending to be priestesses of the One True God (but were in fact flunkies for Joshaya — or so we were told) were also fairies. Bigger and more naked, but without the wings. Now, apparently, Richina was yet another type of fairy. At this…
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