Mortis MaledictumMar 3014 minRead Chapter 21: The Webs RevealedChapter 21: “Anansi,” I said. Quinn didn’t understand the importance of the name, but I did. Anansi was an interesting deity from the...
Mortis MaledictumMar 2315 minRead Chapter 20: Jade VeinsChapter 20: The vast majority of the world’s jade production is mined in Myanmar. With Quinn’s Mortis entropy detector vaporized, he...
Mortis MaledictumMar 1512 minRead Chapter 19: Cracks in the SeaChapter 19: The deep ocean hosts an uncountable variety of life. That was the pitch Hugo Bellisar used many years ago when he stood...
Devin McCameyFeb 318 minRead Chapter 18: Rumbling DeepsChapter 18: Ephemera Cave had a nice ring to it. Out of all the options listed on the map, that was the only one that practically leaped...
Devin McCameyJan 2515 minRead Chapter 17: God's CountryChapter 17: Written by: Martin Shannon Shock jock vocals played out over the bomber’s cheap radio. That mixture of hate and humor churned...
Devin McCameyJan 1322 minRead Chapter 16: Labyrinthine ShadesChapter 16: The Smithsonian was more than a museum or even a collection of museums. It was a research facility, library, zoo, worked in...
Devin McCameyDec 28, 202115 minRead Chapter 15: Unquiet DeadChapter 15: Kinlochleven wasn’t always a tourist destination, but over time it had grown to be one of the highest rated parts of the...
Mortis MaledictumDec 18, 202112 minRead Chapter 14: Stolen SoulsChapter 14: Kirby Bridge Park in Kansas City had wonderful walking paths. The city built them wide enough for both walkers and bikers to...
Mortis MaledictumDec 13, 202118 minRead Chapter 13: The Hunting CallChapter 13: In the small snow flurries, Nick drove around the last switchback up into the mountain village of Fort Elder. It wasn’t...
Mortis MaledictumDec 13, 20215 minRead Chapter 12: It's Time We SpokeChapter 12: Ancient beings made the room from unhewn rock and small glints of distant firelight cast flickering shadows on the ceiling...
Mortis MaledictumDec 10, 20213 minRead Interlude: The Dark God's Wake"Didn't expect to see you here." I turned in a slow circle, taking everything in. The room was decorated in lavish fashion from ancient...
Mortis MaledictumDec 10, 202114 minRead Chapter 11: Jade PagesChapter 11: The whiskey bit hard and sharp. The mixture swirled in his gut as his head pounded a thrumming beat against the insides of...
Mortis MaledictumDec 10, 202110 minRead Chapter 10: Crows Wings and Dark DeedsChapter 10: For much of its history to that point, Japan had kept to itself and kept the rest of the world out. That all came to an end...
Mortis MaledictumDec 10, 202112 minRead Chapter 9: The Bone DuchessChapter 9: Once upon a time in a land near Calais there lived a duchess named Anna. She lived in a tall stone castle on a bald hill just...
Mortis MaledictumDec 10, 202110 minRead Chapter 8: Harrowed ObsessionChapter 8: Every great while the utterances of the world seem to skip a breath, and time loses the names of those born with a peculiar...
Mortis MaledictumDec 10, 202120 minRead Chapter 7: The Rotted CrownChapter 7: The tower stood tall once. It held the nobility of the country, and within it there were still many secrets and power. There...
Mortis MaledictumDec 10, 202116 minRead Chapter 6: Poison PillsChapter 6: It was quiet here. And quiet was exactly how Mike liked it. He thought about fumbling with the radio knob, but then thought...
Mortis MaledictumDec 10, 20216 minRead Chapter 5: Insults & PowerChapter 5: Titus and Cassius climbed down the stone steps, away from the center of Kom Al-Dikka. While most of the people came to the...
Mortis MaledictumDec 10, 202124 minRead Chapter 4: Dangerous Tongues - ChullachaquiChapter 4: From his window seat looking out at the landscape appearing under the clouds, Quinn could tell this job was going to be a...
Mortis MaledictumDec 10, 202115 minRead Chapter 3: The Dark WildsChapter 3: Brown Horn Hunts was a well-respected outfitter in northern Hungary. They knew the best places in the Bukk Mountains to find...