Twin Cities, Gemini The dogs were at each other’s throats, snarling and yapping as saliva dripped out from in-between their jagged white teeth. The orange spotlight burning above them illuminated the carnal hunger in their eyes, while the ring of jeering men and women gathered around their fighting cage seemed to spark their aggression intoContinue reading “22.2: The Swindler and The Stolen Tesoro?”
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21a: Indigo Waltz
Die Hauptstadt, Capricorn It still wasn’t clear to Werner what made him do it. Was it his reminiscing of his subordinates standing at attention before him in that dirty clinic in the Twin Cities as he asked them for their trust? That went both ways. Was it Ludwig’s words—“Trust your instincts”? Was it Generalmajor’s vonContinue reading “21a: Indigo Waltz”
20.3: Pirate, Swindler, & Peacekeeper » Mercy, Greed, & Justice
Die Hauptstadt, Capricorn When Cadence felt Leona’s icy hand wrapping around her own, she knew Francis was going to be pissed. Maria had been leading them to the building where she’d claimed to have spotted Werner’s family when the exchange had occurred. Cadence had immediately skidded to a halt—not from the shock of it but—becauseContinue reading “20.3: Pirate, Swindler, & Peacekeeper » Mercy, Greed, & Justice”
20.1: Swindler & Peacekeeper » Rhyme & Reason
( ) Ariesian-Geminian Swindler Cadence Morello gagged on the metal pipe lodged in her throat. She tried to lift her hands to remove whatever it was, but her arms felt like noodles—so did her legs. Hell, even her head was pounding and her throat felt like the desert. Not that she’d ever been in aContinue reading “20.1: Swindler & Peacekeeper » Rhyme & Reason”
17.1: Prince, 0400 Mandate
In-Transit, Capricorn Ariesian prince Olivier Chance had no idea what was going on. The last two things he remembered before waking up face-first on the cold metal roof of the train were fluttering book pages and Trystan and Marta looking down at him in alarm. Now he was cold, nauseous, had an ELPIS leader ringedContinue reading “17.1: Prince, 0400 Mandate”
16.6: Elementalist, 0100 Scorched Earth
Gefreiter Emilia Bergmann was secretly in love. She still remembered the first day she saw her destined one on a cold autumn evening. She had just come off of her last class of the day at her first year at the military academy in a small northeastern village in Capricorn that wasn’t even on someContinue reading “16.6: Elementalist, 0100 Scorched Earth”
16.5: Swindler, 0630 Filial Affliction (2)
Capricorn “That was embarrassing, Werner! How could you do that to me? Didn’t you think of how I’d feel? You’re no different from your brother!” Cadence had been at the brunt of those words following the awkward dinner with the captain, Gilbert, and Werner’s family. All she’d wanted to do was at least keep upContinue reading “16.5: Swindler, 0630 Filial Affliction (2)”
16.3: Swindler, 0707 Homebound
Aquarius Cadence Morello couldn’t believe her luck She wasn’t the type to swear, but as soon as she laid eyes on Cvetka Akulova, she had to suppress her inner sailor. If it weren’t for her profession constantly forcing her to be in situations like these, she might’ve turned tail and run. Hell, if it wasn’tContinue reading “16.3: Swindler, 0707 Homebound”
16.2: Private, 0405 No Honor
Landser Wilhelm Fischer always wanted to be somebody. Anybody. He wanted to be more than his grandfather who fished day-in and day-out with a lame leg that ached every morning. He wanted to be more than his grandmother who toiled away at the bakery reading customers’ lips and because she’d lost her hearing in theContinue reading “16.2: Private, 0405 No Honor”
16.1: Captain, 0500 Insubordination
Before Volker Weingartner was hauptmann of the 212th Division of the Border Force, he was a teacher at Vollmond Elementary. Rather, he was a professor, holding first a degree in psychology and then numerous degrees in literature ranging from Capricornian folklore to classical Signum epics before finally attaining a degree in military tactics. Nothing tooContinue reading “16.1: Captain, 0500 Insubordination”
Six Chances 