Back to Astaroth’s Wager, Part XI. Adelaide found it difficult not to be taken with Thomas’s enthusiasm. She returned his smile and asked, “What happened?” “Yesterday was a pretty normal day at work, when into the elevator walks this man—kinda older, wearing a really nice suit and hat, going to the ninth floor. Something about…
Month: January 2011
Astaroth’s Wager, Part XI
Back to Astaroth’s Wager, Part X. “Now that I’ve eliminated the angel and the Nephil in the mix, I can get down to business,” Astaroth declared. “You know, you could easily have this entire wager sewn up by tomorrow,” Svipul said. “Absolutely not. The true destruction of hope requires the investment of time. I have…
An explanation.
Dearest Regular Readers, Nadiel was too embarrassed to post this herself, so I told her I’d step in and offer an explanation and an apology. She honestly thought that she could deliver the ending to her most recent narrative “Astaroth’s Wager” in a timely fashion so that she could begin a new one soon enough….
Astaroth’s Wager, Part X
Back to Astaroth’s Wager, Part IX. “What will you have me do now, madam?” Caius asked. “Well—Stolas should be calming down right about now and on his way to come kill me,” Astaroth said. “I know you’re partial to the body of that Prussian primate, but it’s time to let it go. Leave it, and…
Astaroth’s Wager, Part IX
Back to Astaroth’s Wager, Part VIII. An ellamadus is to white magics what a grimoire is to black magics. Unlike traditional grimoires that feature spells neatly written out in books or scrolls like the Lemegeton or the Picatrix, ellamadi are more like the grimoire known as the Orrery, in that they are objects that are…