Canyons of Steel – Minus Human Pt. 7

The soldiers watched quietly as Weaver mages entered the room. A high ranking soldier looked over to Amen’Dell as the Weavers began the ritual. He didn’t like dealing with theories and suppositions that came with wild cards. He wanted hard evidence. “As you have stated, elf,” he said with words tipped [...]

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Canyons of Steel – Minus Human Pt. 6

The lithe elf set her gear down on the hardwood floor of the Safehouse and she let out a slow whistle as she looked around. “It’s quite rustic in ‘ere, I’ll give ye tha’,” she said with a coy smile. “I bet ye rent ’round this place is decent.” She leaned lightly [...]

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Canyons of Steel – Minus Human Pt. 5

The trio hunkered down behind a service box as soldiers began firing in their direction. Someone fired, but Walker had no idea who. One minute he watched as the adjutant discussed shipping orders with the sergeant, the next his brains were splattered across the pavement. Walker hated wild cards. And suddenly, [...]

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Canyons of Steel – Minus Human Pt. 4

The trio moved quietly through the alleyways of the slum districts of The William. Nobody ever came here. At least, no one who wanted to live. The lowest forms of life on the face of the planet took this region as their own. Not even Don Maximus ever sent his men [...]

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Canyons of Steel – Minus Human Pt. 3

They steered the horses along the path carefully. So far they had only received a few sideways glances, and nothing more. Walker knew, however, that each of those looks could have meant death. There were enough on these islands who wanted him and his crew dead. But a word of honour [...]

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Canyons of Steel – Minus Human Pt. 2

His cloak billowed in the wind as he stood on the rock face that looked out onto the waters of the triangle. These islands, with such history, and he would only add to it. But to do that, he would have to make such alliances as with those that would populate the area. [...]

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Canyons of Steel – Minus Human Pt. 1

The mark came in. Malcolm Montgomery Watt took the message as he sat at his table, casually drinking his beer. Across the table, John Walker kept his head down as he pretended to work on the daily crossword puzzle. They often did this, the pair of gunslingers sitting in a darkened tavern [...]

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