Series: Shadow Slave

He actually did it.’ Today was another day of celebration, but Orum remembered too much, and felt too much, to share in the excitement that had seemingly taken the entire…

Orum had not seen Ravenheart and her daughter often since that day they spent together in NQSC. They were living in turbulent and tumultuous times, and he had had family…

Several years later, Orum found himself standing at the edges of a desolate lot, watching massive construction machines moving some distance away. A tall alloy wall had been raised near…

The turrets on the massive wall were still being calibrated by an army of technicians, but the Academy was already welcoming its first crop of young Dreamers. This late in…

“I’m Instructor Orum.” Orum looked at the youths crowding the dojo, hiding his confusion behind a cold expression. How the hell did he end up becoming a teacher? Doing something…

The months before the winter solstice were precious and short, so the staff of the Academy —and Orum, who had somehow found himself playing the role of an instructor —…

Orum spent several weeks after the solstice feeling numb. There was little to do at the Academy now that the students were away, and he did not want to keep…

It took Orum a few days to arrange his affairs and prepare to depart for Rivergate. He was not a pillar of humanity by any means, but he was still…

Orum had seen too many terrible things to count, both before and after the descent of the Nightmare Spell… but the voyage across the Stormsea was by far the most…

Orum’s confidence had not been in vain. In the end, they did make it across the entirety of the explored area of the Dream Realm alive, even if it took…