A Too-Clever Demon, Part 1
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The Dark Messenger – Chapter 6
Strip back the Years
‘Are you okay?’
Gali sat up painfully. It did not look like he was bleeding, maybe a little from the nose. He did not look at Mia. ‘No.’
The Dark Messenger – Chapter 5
Gali Hears
Gali’s brain may as well have been made of lead. Or maybe he now knew how the sea felt, propping up the continents.
The Dark Messenger – Chapter 4
Opi’s Timely Return
Opi had changed his mind. He was going to give settling down in Dai a shot. It was a beautiful and peaceful place where he was well known and liked, and the people were stupid in a very unaggressive manner. Not like those Layun idiots who did not seem to realise that he had never tried to con anyone (who didn’t deserve it) in his life.
The Dark Messenger: Chapter 3
Mia and Gali
The five of them had been up half the night, just talking. Nonsense mainly. It was a subtle thing, but Mia always admired the way her friends could make themselves heard. Heero’s yapping eagerness, Hollo’s straightforward and concise viewpoint, Taltin’s never ending questions and Gali’s charismatic thoughtfulness. Each of them was contributing.
The Dark Messenger – Chapter 2
Who’s the Dark Messenger?
‘Who’s the Dark Messenger?’ Heero had asked, many years ago when the traveling magician Opi had been in town. Continue reading
The Dark Messenger – Chapter 1
Death
Mia remembers the first time she saw death and was old enough to understand it.
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