The winter wind billowed over the heath. Seamus MacLeod trotted with his two elk hounds as they scanned the air for the scent of prey. The green hills were damp with the mist that passed perpetually under the gray cover of clouds.
Seamus was in his early twenties and stood just over six feet tall. His dark, brown hair and coarse beard were ruffled by the chilling air.
The young man took in the horizon from the crest of a hill north of his home, Cairn MacLeod. He detected the movement...

Sometimes writing in the night is all I can manage. These days I'm busy with school and work, not to mention computer repairs, etc. I guess the most important thing is to have a good time. The creative process or "muse" comes and goes. It is wise to take a break now and then as long as you ultimately return to the outside world. I applaud all who take up the fine arts and crafts. I believe strongly in leaving a creative legacy. The exchange of ideas fills a human need. Everyone enjoys...

The skies over Earth flared purple and red in the light of the setting sun. L-Bot was a mechanically enhanced human cyborg. His modified faculties of perception sensed a whiff of ocean air in the breeze of twilight. It was a weekly ritual for L-Bot to climb the observation tower at the Griffith Observatory and study the stars and constellations as they emerged through the fading marine layer of clouds over Los Angeles.
The sights and sounds of the city below were customary to L-Bot. It was...

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This story is dedicated to my family and friends without whose patience and support its authorship would not have been possible.

Sincerely,



Goth Writer 2011


CHARACTER LIST


Alex: A young, subordinate Mage of Coermantyr. He has red hair. Alex practices traditional magic but is appreciative and studious of the experimental incantations of his half-ghoul friend, Leif.

Athros and Zalkos:...