Stories in the series "Surfacing"
# 1: Surfacing Part 1
Rain spattered the mud of the roadway and Willis stumbled into a turbid alley as lightning abruptly shattered the dark night sky. Shivering, he thrust himself into an opening between several stacked barrels. It did little to ward off the deluge from above, but he found he could walk no further. He could feel warm blood seeping down his thigh. The city had already been swallowed by the night when the rains began. The rain was unusually heavy and cold for ... [ Read More ]
# 2: Surfacing Part 2
Willis stared blankly at the gatehouse of the Rithius estate from within his deep hood. Ornate black iron bars curled and twisted as they made up the body of the gate itself, and the family crest was displayed in vibrant reds and greens in the center of each of the two swinging doors. The crest itself was the size of a footman's shield, its image a single war hammer etched beneath a painting of a wingspread eagle over a red ... [ Read More ]