Hadal hits rock bottom as an entrepreneur, so he goes soul searching…and finds one.
Author Archives: E. Michael Chase
A Study of the Asmosyne
A scholar reflects on his research of Asmosynes — and the greater mysteries of such beings.
Standing Still
Greggurr learns of his fate in the afterlife, the same for every bugbear, and searches for an alternative.
The Gilded One
A human resolves to defy nature itself and conquer death, but in doing so, he peels away the layers of his own humanity until all that remains is something else entirely.
His Name Was Carris
When two sorcerers cross paths, each unwittingly changes the other’s life.
The Rites
First | Previous | Next Fight, Brex. Do not accept the world’s victory. Survive. Brex woke with the sun shining in his eyes. Laying on his back and still wearing the traditional garb for the rites, the orc rolled his head to the side, grunting as he felt warm, rough sediment below him. He’d beenContinue reading “The Rites”
The Third Day
First | Previous | Next I did not have the courage to do what I should have done, Brex. For so many years. And now I put that responsibility on the shoulders of another. But by doing so, I find that I cannot go on any further. I am so sorry, my grandchild. I amContinue reading “The Third Day”
The Second Day
First | Previous | Next Your fight is different, Brex. You have been taken care of, your whole life. Even when we lost your parents, you were still provided for. Your fight is not to draw the blood of your enemy, nor to protect those close to you. You must fight to understand. And toContinue reading “The Second Day”
The First Day
Previous | Next We always fight. The world pushes back upon us constantly. It swings its steel, lets fly its arrows andcasts its stones. I have seen men and women lay down their weapons and fall to their knees. They say,“I cannot go on.” They refuse to engage the world any more. And the worldContinue reading “The First Day”
The Bloodmane
Brexothuruk has had a quiet life of studying sorcery in private, away from the pressures and obligations of his orcish clan thanks to his grandfather Grotuk, the chief. But when a new chief arises, Brex is given only three days to prepare for his long-delayed rites of adulthood: Hunt a lion and bring back its hide. Even with the help of an otherworldly interloper, Brex is convinced his odds of survival are slim and looks for unconventional solutions.
Orcanist 