Tag: armor

  • Redeeming Ares, Part 9: Satan’s Well

    Redeeming Ares, Part 9: Satan’s Well

    A malevolent shadow starts growing in the air around me. The temperature drops, and a cruel wind tears at my flesh. I glance around for Hermes to rescue me, but my escort is nowhere to be seen. I try to hope he escaped, perhaps even ran for help. But hope…

  • The Quest, Part II: Dragon and Princess

    The Quest, Part II: Dragon and Princess

    I ponder his statement.  I know from my reading that it is typical for men of my age to fight dragons.  I also realize that peasants often come ask wizards to help rescue maidens.  Put in that way, the request doesn’t seem so unusual, or inappropriate for my station.  For…

  • The Quest, Part I: Wizard and Knight

    The Quest, Part I: Wizard and Knight

    I see an old man with a long white beard, He is dressed in a black robe with white symbols, and a tall pointed hat — like the sorcerer to whom Micky Mouse was apprenticed. He is puttering at a workbench with some glass containers filled with dangerous-looking chemicals.  He…