Die Hauptstadt, Capricorn Feeling a familiar sense of deja vu, Gilbert stared at the bars of his cell. Captured. Again. At least it was on home turf this time. The cell was cleaner, larger, better furnished, and all that. Or maybe that was what made it worse— A loud metal clang abruptly scraped against hisContinue reading “20.4: Soldier » Duty/Lunacy”
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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”
18.4: Beasts, 1800 Raid
Die Hauptstadt, Capricorn Maria loved the taste of the ocean. Sometimes when she was on still waters on the ship, she would scale down the side of the hull with rope, dip her fingers into the lapping waters, and lick her fingers of the salt. Of course, she didn’t go around drinking cups of seawater.Continue reading “18.4: Beasts, 1800 Raid”
18.2: Pirate, 0600 Rally
Die Hauptstadt, Capricorn The bells were ringing again far off in the distance. The chimes swelled in harmony alongside the ocean waves crashing against the rocky cliff faces just beneath her. In-between the beats of water and the tolling brass, the seagulls bellowed loudly. It was a wonderful, relaxing melody that caused her to driftContinue reading “18.2: Pirate, 0600 Rally”
18.1: Second Lieutenant, 0900 Debt
There was nothing Gilbert Wolff hated more than owing a debt. He hated thinking, after all. And when you owed a debt all you could do was think about paying off that debt. His mother always told him too: “Don’t take help without doing anything in return. It’s just not right.” And so, not wantingContinue reading “18.1: Second Lieutenant, 0900 Debt”
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)”
16.4: Brother, 0650 Filial Affliction (1)
Eisburg, Capricorn Ludwig Waltz, eldest son of the esteemed Waltz family, had a routine. Every morning he greeted the sun with a cup of coffee: two teaspoons of sugar—no more, nor less. And that’s how he started this morning. Continuing on with his morning ritual, he read the political column of the morning paper andContinue reading “16.4: Brother, 0650 Filial Affliction (1)”
Six Chances 