I Was Always There To Catch You – The Stone of The Conqueror – Epilogue

I threw it with my eyes closed and then the two of them were gone. Both James and Darlon were away from the window and all I could do was hope beyond hope that the stone I threw was the correct one. “James!” I shouted. “Brian!” I heard in response. It was James’ voice “Was …

The Stone of the Conqueror – The Stone of the Conqueror – Chapter 10

This was a real dilemma. If I had the stone I would be able to win against the magician easily proving that he didn’t swap it. However if it was lost Darlon would be able to overpower me easily, and it was a losing battle. “I am not going back in there.” Brian said to …

Watchers – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 9

After everything that had took place all we could do was wait to see if he had taken the bait. We had found his mansion to be extremely close to the boarder of the Renal and Edgeland which meant we were in sparsely populated Plaines and had to travel a long way to be out …

Tomorrow – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 8

We were led to a room unreasonably close to the magician’s room, there were only five doors in-between us and it was terrifying. Our room had a low ceiling and two dusty beds against the wall with a small gap between them. We had a tiny window on the left side overlooking the edgeland and …

The Mansion in Edgeland – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 7

The sight of the magician’s home was magnificent. It was huge as told on the wanted poster. It was both awe inspiring and terrifying, since we would have to trick the tyrant living there. The mansion was made of new stone bricks, with large dusty windows on every level at small intervals. It was decorated …

Greenpath – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 6

The plains of Renal were a lovely rich green and the air was pleasant if not a little humid. The sun shone bright yet the thick clouds blocked it making it feel hot but not unbearable. This was made clear in the rare times where the sun shone through an empty gap in the sky. …

The New Plan – The Stone Of The Conqueror – Chapter 5

To cut a long story short Brian and I had decided to visit the magician’s house with an elaborate plan to get him to reveal that he had faked the stone. We had forged a fake letter from the king, dressed up as couriers and rented horses. This would hopefully cause the magician to go …

A Difficult Freedom – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 4

The first stage of my plan was to get Brian on my side. I had no idea as to the reach of the wizard’s spell. Was it for all of Ipalés or just the castle? I thought for a long time that it was for everyone but it might not be the case. Brian was …

Insights From A Fruit Seller – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 3

The stocks were painful yet bearable. The pain had peaked on the first day until I got more used to the soreness. Now it was just boring if I ignored the hunger and dehydration. At the very least I hoped that I would see excitement in the city again, enthusiasm on people’s faces would be …

The Treachery in Ipalés – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 2

The trip to Ipalés was unexpectedly short and somewhat unnerving. The usual golden sun became shrouded in clouds, creating rather pleasant hiking conditions. However the clouds had made the evenings darker sooner, not just because they appeared earlier in the day, the clouds were distinctly darker as well. The routes up the mountain to Ipalés …

The Stone In The River – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 1

The famous trinket of Evren’s rich, entitled prince was lost, and all of royalty was hell bent on retrieving it. Bards sang of the economic prosperity it brought as well as the victories it would bring to those who possessed it on the battle field. The importance of the artifact could not be understated, and …