Edge of Dark

“Once there was a pretty girl Whose hair was flaxen gold She traded away her mortal life To leave the blood and cold.” “Of wolf blood run with fury Her father, a ghost of Gaul To fight the Teuton hordes He answered Stalin’s call.” “To Peter’s city by the sea They came with hope to dwell Then continue the fight lost When Paris’ beauty had fell.” “Then ...

Timeline: January 31st, 2009 Ann-Marie left her brother and sought out Chaska. She asked around until she finally found him coming into town… “Chaska,” she said, “please wait up…” Chaska had been thinking about his upcoming trip and was lost deep in thought when he heard Ann-Marie calling his name. He stopped and waited for her to ...

Timeline: February 3rd, 2009 Ann-Marie went searching for Iron Claw a few days after the others had left. It wasn’t easy to find him and in the end, it was he who found her. After a lot of searching, she finally discovered him waiting for her at her home. “You’ve been looking for me,” Ironclaw said. She still ...

Timeline: February 1st, 2009 Michael heard the bells to the front door of his shop jingle. Boot-clad feet walked across the wooden floor, and a moment later, he heard a bag being set on the counter. “I’ll be with you in a moment,” Michael said from the back room. Rey could hear pieces of metal sliding together. As ...

Timeline: January 31, 2009 Ramiel left the room with some urgency and the others began to leave soon after. Iron Claw waited in customary fashion to be the last one to leave the room as the leader but he noticed that Chaska didn’t get up from his seat and that he stared at the table in ...

Timeline: January 29, 2009 Ann-Marie believed that she had come to an understanding with Chaska. They agreed to disagree and seemed to respect each other’s decisions. Ann-Marie even unstood the reason Michael did what he did. She didn’t like it, but she understood the reasons behind it. But her brother, to act so coldly, was a ...

Timeline: January 29, 2009 After he finished talking with his sister John went to Alice’s house and knocked on her door. She was recently returned from work at the library and was still in her conservative outfit. She smiled when she saw who it was at the door. “John! What a nice surprise. Please come in!” She ...

TimeLine: January 31, 2009 Ramiel stood in the doorway of Sirena’s room watching her sleep, a myriad of thoughts running through his mind. Earlier that evening he had been called to a meeting, What they said made sense, he had known it was coming. He had known for some time that the darkness was growing inside. The ...

Timeline: February, 2009 Rey sat at the table in her cabin, a slowly cooling bowl of stew in front of her. She hadn’t eaten any of it. Her stomach was churning, and her thoughts miles away. “Tell me what is bothering you.” Gray said as he replaced the cold bowl of stew with a fresh warm one. “I’m ...

Timeline: January 29, 2009 Ann-Marie and Anu/Jesse had spent quite some time together learning the mysteries of the spirit world. The more she learned, the more confident that this was the path for her. While relaxing after a lesson, Ann-Marie turned to her friend and teacher, a question on her mind, “Jesse, I must ask. While ...