Sunset Once a sworn defender of his general now found himself reduced to a mere shadow of his former self. Starving and defeated, he limped the battlefield, a forlorn figure in the fading light of the setting sun. The proud warrior of the past, now moved like a ghost among the remnants of war. A…
Noon, II. It came out of nowhere, as swift as a lightning hit. He could not even feel the contact, not on his head or the floor as he succumbed. A brutal mace blow to the temple left him teetering on the precipice of consciousness. Maybe he was already dead, or about to die. He…
Late Afternoon, V. Dragging himself across the blood-soaked sands, the housecarl felt the weight of the battlefield, being crushed under it. The moans and cries of the wounded echoed through the desolate desert, each groan a haunting reminder of the brutality that had unfolded. He couldn’t shake the images of fallen comrades, their faces distorted…
Cassandra, daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, was bestowed with the gift of prophecy by Apollo. However, angered by her rejection of his advances, Apollo cursed her so that her prophecies would always be true but never believed. Throughout the Trojan War, Cassandra prophesied the fall of Troy, warned against accepting the…
Oh boy, this is going to be a hard one…. There is a thought in my brain that eats my soul like a worm eating an apple. The thought of disappearing… I pull that trick once when I enlisted in the military and it went perfect, well, only for 12 months, then I turn back…