the grand game

In the wake of the envoy’s disappearance, two Game alerts buzzed for my attention. You have been allocated a new task: Find the last Wolf Envoy. Your…

The woman was only the first of many. Dozens of other fallen scions followed in her wake. Some were as gracious as her in defeat, willingly offering…

The arena changed again. The magma drained away and the pits filled with solid stone again. More importantly, a door appeared on the opposite facing wall. I…

Ignoring the Game message, I leaned heavily against the wall beside my defeated foe and took stock of the damage to myself. Warning! Your health is at…

You have inflicted irreparable nerve damage to a level 26 burrower. A burrower is brain dead. You have killed a burrower. Multiple strikes later, the burrower finally…

Your task: Pass the First Trial has been updated. Revised objective: Reach the log cabin on the far side of the water to complete the second test….

A flurry of Game messages accompanied my entrance into the cabin. Halting in the doorway, I took a moment to peruse them. Congratulations Michael! You have completed…

At first, I tried simply passing through the door as any incorporeal being would. But despite my ghostly appearance, my spirit form had substance and met with…

I landed on my feet, without fuss and without experiencing the transition at all. One moment, I had been in the cave. The next, I was elsewhere….

Day Five. Night. “For starters, you can seat yourself,” Suva said. Mutely, I sat down cross-legged on the cold hard ground as instructed. Now that I had…