And with an anticlimactic "poof," the loathsome hwango was once again banished to its prison of echoes and shadow, there to lurk and scheme and plot until the foolishness of mortals once again loosed it upon the world ( Read more... )

My cohort for this week was rayaso, whose entry can be found here. We decided on a common starting element and then went off in our own directions with no further communication.Legend tells of a mystical stone that can be found in the enchanted forest, which has the power to change one's fate. Legend says that it has turned paupers into monarchs, ( Read more... )

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They say you can't go home again, but if I lived my life according to what "they" say then I wouldn't have constructed a floating island fortress in the first place, so I didn't give their opinions much consideration. Instead, I just threw together a small stealth submarine and went to go visit. It had to be stealth because various governments ( Read more... )

Oh, hello children. I see that once again you're out and about, having fun with nary a care in the world. I can only assume that means that you've already finished all of your chores and have permission to be roaming around town engaging in unsupervised frivolity. Hmm, that reminds me of a story ( Read more... )

Finold studied the furnishings of the chancellor's office - the furniture, the windows, the lamps, the books. They were not particularly interesting or elegant - elegance was something reserved for the Emperor's throne room, where the goal was to impress. Conversely, the chancellor's office was simply a place where work was done. The only reason ( Read more... )

Memo to all employees ( Read more... )

What the -? What are you children doing here? I thought you only came to visit me when you were bored and desperate, or just didn't want to do your chores, but there's a festival in town right now. Surely that should be a suitable distraction for all of you. No, I don't go to such things. All that awful dancing and loud music. That reminds me ( Read more... )

PREPARE YOURSELF for AN EVENING LIKE NO OTHER! No, really - prepare for it. Seriously? I really think that you should prepare yourself more than that! Okay, suit yourself ( Read more... )