Welcome to another
Saturday of Science Fiction & Fantasy and read snippets exchanged by several
writers. http://scififansat.blogspot.com/
For a change of pace,
my contribution this week is from my unedited WIP, Grand
Master’s Mate, Book 3 in the Grand Master’s Trilogy. Note: the dragons
are reptilian sentients and the Brululians resemble giant lobsters.
I’ve jumped to later in the same chapter with an action
scene starting in the great hall of the Black Dragon’s eyrie with the fight taking place on the moon Illoris. You can read last
week’s snippet here – http://auroraspringernovels.blogspot.com/2015/09/snippet-on-sythos-for-sffsat-from-wip.html
Placing
her hands on his shell, Violet poured healing empathy into the Warden.
Reaching
a clawed forelimb to the wounded Brululian, Istrelle sang, “Let me aid our brave
Warden Gulpah. Save energy for your Griffin.” Stepping aside, Violet sensed the
silver dragoness radiate her despised empathy to ease the Brululian’s pain.
Her
Griffin, Athanor, had remained on Illoris to deal with the invaders. Shutting
her eyes, Violet focused on their resonating crystals and saw through the amethyst
he wore. Many transparent amoeboids oozed out of the portal. The coppery Seltos
swooped back and forth, ripping into the enemy with his sharp claws. Athanor blasted
holes in their membranes; they shriveled and died. More poured through the
portal and filled the portal station with their pulsing bodies.
One
pushed a metal box and cracked open the lid. Gray smoke billowed from the box.
“Port out!” Violet’s thought arrowed to
Athanor.
“Hades!” Athanor groaned. Their link
snapped.
Books 1 & 2 are
published.
Your comments are
welcome.
Athanor's in trouble again - I like the description of the fight, with more horrors emerging all the time. Great sense of peril!
ReplyDeleteOh yes. Even with superpowers, he gets in trouble.
DeleteOh, this does not look good for Athanor. Too bad Violet can't just reach through the crystal and yank him back to her.
ReplyDeleteShe isn't a Grand Master.
DeleteUh-oh! I really liked "her despised empathy" and Athanor's situation. Lovely sense of immediacy and danger as well as Violet's helplessness.
ReplyDeleteI hate it when my cell phone drops a call. Maybe she needs to find a new provider? Gelatinous killers pouring out of a portal - nice visual!
ReplyDeleteGood point. She could use her com since the moon is not too far away, but she'd be no wiser if there was no answer..
DeleteSounds like someone is getting overwhelmed by superior numbers...hope it all turns out okay in the end!
ReplyDeleteEventually!
DeleteInteresting mix of myths and aliens.
ReplyDeleteThis trilogy is cross genre - a galactic fantasy?
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