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November 2024

October 2024

This World Will Pass Away: One
Byers looked the other way when Standard approached.
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Attrition (Part Two)
Then, with the violence of an earthquake, a third dragon fell from the sky.
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Attrition (Part One)
“Get up!“ Henry screamed, his fear as obvious as the raining fire.
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This World Will Pass Away: Prologue
Alongside the glow, darkness sat heavy and immobile, waiting.
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August 2024

The Shield (Part Two)
They waited for fire. Instead, it was quiet.
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Joe Willey
The Shield (Part One)
The boys understood with an unshakable faith that the dragon was evil.
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In the Clearing (Part Two)
Will’s .22 cracked, and the small slug ripped through the air toward the red body in an unbending line.
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In the Clearing (Part One)
Will and Alfred were 16 years old and walked into the woods near where they lived.
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