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Agent Red (Series 1) – Issue 1 – Whadgaf’s Room
AECf9 Hold this image somewhere in your mind as you read this tale; it is important: Whadgaf Jiris is standing at the entrance to the lair of the Auburn Order. She is drenched in blood from wingtip to toe, a layer of it thick like latex and dark red with a reflective sheen. Her shoulders…
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Looking Down – 5 – Longevity
The Auburn Order is the sworn enemy of the Ruling Council and though the Ruling Council believed the order to have been completely eradicated from the planet, either by death or banishment to the banned regions, the order has persisted on the planet Hafjeran. Tales of red winged warriors have swirled around the planet as…
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Looking Down – 4 – The Dead Live
The conflict in the lair of the Auburn Order lasts much longer than it needs to. Marfgad expertly maneuvers the chaos and removes the best fighters of the order from the fray so that she can evaluate the fighting skills of Whadgaf. And Whadgaf is relentless in her assault. It’s true that Whadgaf spends the…
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Looking Down – 3 – Live Long and Dominate
The secretive and heavenly lair of the Auburn Order is an impressive feat of engineering. It is true that the Hafjeris are not the most technologically advanced civilization in the known universe, but they do have extremely sophisticated technology that allowed the ancient members of the Auburn Order to float a castle into the upper…
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Looking Down – 2 – The Auburn Order
Every society has them; the secret organizations that become the boogeyman or are thought to be the secret hand controlling the population. This describes the Ruling Council of Hafjeris well, but the Auburn Order is better than that. They have existed secretly among the Hafjeris for as long as the population has inhabited Hafjeran, which…
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Looking Down – 1 –
Whadgaf Jiris was born in the capital of Hafjeris society, Jeriel, that is a fortified city on the largest landmass of the planet Hafjeran. Jiris is the daughter of prominent members of the Hafjeris owner class. Her mother is a member of the Hajeris Flight Command, and her father owns the biggest apartment building in…
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Old Man Young and the Bronx Avenger – Issue 16 – The End
This week, on Old Man Young… Sonny decides that being honest with Detective Young is better than extradition to NC, so he tells Young the truth. “What I told you before is true. Fire had my friend shot and I came down here to make him answer for it.” “Make him answer for it? You…
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Part 11 of 12: To the Conference – V.I.V. is Real
I did have a talk with the editor of the Ladoga Daily, Ms. Sylvia Yanez, hoping that she wouldn’t hold me to an article that revealed VIV’s identity if she allowed Wes and I to use credentials from the Daily to attend the journalism conference. I met her in her office. “It’s not that I…
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Part 12 of 12: VIV or VIVs? – V.I.V. is Real
It’s impossible to know what makes us stand out in a sea of similarities. We can say that it’s our differences that make us distinct, but even those don’t necessarily garner real attention from others; in a sea of different we quickly become boring and unnoticeable. Some people manage to be seen, some people can’t…
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Part 9 of 12: An In – V.I.V. is Real
The trip to the mountains was refreshing and I went back to Charlotte feeling well rested. My girlfriend didn’t ask how Joe and I spent the weekend, she already knew. A few weeks passed and I eventually heard from Charles about his contact with VIV. He called me one evening after work. “I reached out…