the grand game

A portal has opened. I rose to my feet. “I’m going in,” I said through the farspeaker bracelet. I padded forward, eyes trained on the luminous curtain…

You have entered sector 18,240 of the Forever Kingdom. Reminder: This region is under assault by a young void tree that has taken root in the heart…

The river was a raging torrent. The moment my body hit the water, I was swept away, and the hundred dark minds swooping down on me disappeared…

You have entered sector 1 of the Forever Kingdom. A shield generator is in place around the city, preventing portals from opening anywhere except in the designated…

For a drawn-out moment, I stared off into space, dumbstruck by the options the Adjudicator had presented me with. Then, my thoughts started churning, and I began…

Head down, and with my hands in my pocket, I left the safe zone at a fast walk. Anriq was my last bit of unfinished business in…

You have entered a safe zone. Aetherstone bracelet deactivated. Remaining stored locations: 2. Charged and unetched gems: 2. Uncharged gems: 1. I emerged not in the center…

“Primes? Never heard of them,” Cara replied offhandedly. I nodded. “I’m not surprised. Few have.” I’d come to Cara mainly because I needed a mage—someone to open…

The four wolves came to a stop in a half-circle around me, their minds shuttered and their gazes inscrutable. My legs suddenly shaky, I drew to a…