Flight of the Valkyrie 18Louis' eyes widened in fear as the explosions detonated throughout the landship. The armoured vehicle was virtually impenetrable from the outside, but from within it was weak. Swiss had managed to punch a hole in their defences as usual circumstances would not allow a man to waltz up to their windows and rip them open before bombarding the interior with explosives.Some kind of gas or liquid within the landship must have been highly combustible as a far larger explosion suddenly tore through the landship.Louis' eyes seemed to flash in the light as he spread his arms and leapt backwards, his girth and spread arms allowing him to create a do
Flight of the Valkyrie 16Large areas of Darmania's pale imitation of countryside were now in flames, set ablaze by the fiery debris of felled airships destroyed in the skies above. Much of Darmania was uninhabited, terrifying animals lived within the forests, small collections of semi-feral tribes outside its mighty gothic cities carved a life from the soil, left to die by the general population of the dark country. The forests were places only sorcerers dared to venture.The darkness seemed to be all-encompassing, surrounding the streets in a veil behind which some of the cruelest people and creatures could hide. The skies above echoed with immense detonations, exp
Flight of the Valkyrie 15The Captain took a staggered step backwards as the smoke began to clear and a regular visual was possible without the need of his advanced monogoggle."Cap'n...how's that possible!?" Skye asked, turning to him with wide eyes."I...have no idea!" Louis grabbed onto the nearest speaking tube and shouted into it, "Genevieve, Aurora, explain to me how in the name of God the largest ship of the Darmanian ship was able to redirect the Teleforce Cannon's beam!?"Louis was staggered as he watched the undamaged Darmanian flagship."Captain I..." Gen's voice wavered a little."Similarly charged particles, Captain." Aurora's accent was obvious and
Deny the WordWhat happens when those who are supposed to uphold the ideals of His Word are suddenly left doubting the very Word itself? Do they merely follow blindly or do they question it? What if the consequences of questioning it were so dire that it forced them to stay silent? It had once been said by someone close to him that it was "better to rule in Hell than serve in Heaven" after his dear friend had fallen from grace.Surely that was not the truth?The stars were amazingly clear tonight, as if tempting him to remember where it was he had originally come from, as it to torment his already fragile heart with dreams of what could have been had
The Price of Honour TEASERHe breathed heavily, dropping down onto one knee as he embedded the blade into the ground, staring up the mountain as the Garuda swarmed towards him. There were close to fifty and somewhere in the midst of all of them lay the woman he loved!And this was entirely his fault…Angeal Hewley, SOLDIER Third Class, forced himself to his feet, his breathing laboured from the battle he was still engaged in. He took the standard issue SOLDIER sword in his right hand, tightening his grip before pulling it free from the ground, his left hand coming up to grab the blue hilt as the first of this wave of Garuda reached him.A diagonal cut upwards s
What is Humanity Part 1He was simply not strong enough.For weeks now, Kankurou had been asking himself why it was that he had been unable to save his brother from Akatsuki. For weeks now, he has answered the same thing.He was simply not strong enough.Each moment since the time Gaara had been returned to them, he had been forcing himself into intense training with his new and ever expanding arsenal of puppets. It had been only a few months since he had been able to force himself out of bed after Sasori’s poison had been extracted from him. He had learned one valuable lesson from Sasori, and that was never to risk using puppets that he himself had not c
What is Humanity? Part 2The echoing sounds of her footsteps echoed around the stone halls as she rounded another corner. Even in the ninja sandals, designed to make the steps of a ninja as silent as possible, her speed and urgency made silence difficult and her safety of placement made it unnecessary. The council chamber was ahead of her now, but she continued past that and up the stairs at the end of the corridor. Her destination was the single room on this floor, the office of the Kazekage.“Gaara!”The door flew open and Gaara looked up from the papers that he had been struggling with all night. The Kazekage was no longer a jinchuuriki, constantly
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