An Interrupted Wedding 4 - snippet for #WeWriWa from Grand Master's Mate

Welcome to another Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors. Here, writers showcase their stories with 8-10 sentences. Join the fun and read our snippets.

Today, I’ll continue the horrid wedding scene from my WIP, Grand Master’s Mate, Book 3 in the trilogy. Violet and her Grand Master, Athanor, are at the wedding of her friends, when another Grand Master, the Red Queen, Morrigu, drops in, explosively.

You can read last Sunday’s snippet here:  http://auroraspringernovels.blogspot.com/2015/09/an-interrupted-wedding-3-wewriwa-from.html

The snippet ended with: Grimacing in fury, the Red Queen zapped red rays at Athanor, again and again.

Her attacks were futile. She was unable to penetrate his shield, strengthened by his link with Violet.

An impasse. Ruby lasers reflected from the translucent blue envelope around Athanor and the people he shielded. Morrigu roared her frustration.

Raising her red arms to the ceiling, Morrigu blasted the intact windows. Glass panes crashed down and Athanor tightened his screen over the helpless people. The roof trusses creaked and snapped, tumbling onto the sizzling blue bubble of Athanor’s shield. He pumped energy into the defensive screen, leaving nothing for a thrust at their devilish red attacker. 

Books 1 & 2 of the Trilogy are published.

Book 1 is 99c from 23-30th

Grand Master’s Pawn: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TP1N5PM

Grand Master’s Game: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0104OFJJ8

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Attack on Illoris - Snippet for #SFFSat

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.

I’ve jumped to later in the same chapter with an action scene starting in the great hall of the Black Dragon’s eyrie. You can read last week’s snippet here – http://auroraspringernovels.blogspot.com/2015/09/snippet-for-sffsat-from-wip-grand.html

Violet swung to Ythris and cried, “Athanor’s in trouble!”

“Leave them to us,” Ythris roared. His huge black wings cracked down and he disappeared. Following their leader, four brown dragons popped into the void.

“They’ve scattered black dust to block his power,” Violet covered her face with her hands and prayed the dragons would be in time.

Istrelle sang words of comfort, “Ythris told me of the putrid dust in the Red Queen’s dungeon. He will disperse the dust.”

A minute later, the Black Dragon reappeared, bearing Athanor in his foreclaws. Green goo slathered the Grand Master’s survival suit. His blue eyes blazed with revived power.

Violet ran to hug him.

“Wait,” he barked and shook off the slime from the amoeboids. Then, he hugged her.

When they broke apart, Athanor growled, “The attackers were Umloa’s people and they expected to find a Grand Master.”

“They knew nothing about the dragons’ immunity,” Ythris rumbled, shaking his scales. 

Books 1 & 2 are published.

Grand Master’s Pawn: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TP1N5PM

Grand Master’s Game: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0104OFJJ8

Special FREEBIE 18-19^th – Space Operetta http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MYHSC52

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Snippet for #SFFSat from WIP Grand Master's Game - Illoris

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.

Grand Master’s Pawn: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TP1N5PM

Grand Master’s Game: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0104OFJJ8

Please return to http://scififansat.blogspot.com/ and read the other snippets.

Your comments are welcome.

An interrupted wedding #1 - snippet from WIP for #WeWriWa

Welcome to another Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors. Here, writers showcase their stories with 8-10 sentences. Join the fun and read our snippets.

Last weekend, I forgot to attach my link, but some folks found me anyway.

So today, I’ll share a snippet from my WIP, Grand Master’s Mate, Book 3 in the trilogy. Excerpted & punctuated to fit.

Violet and her Grand Master, Athanor, are at the wedding of one of her best friends, Tessa. Athanor anticipates trouble since the bridegroom, Phineas, has just won an award for inventing an instrument to measure psychic energy. The Council of Grand Masters is likely to ban such a device, but Athanor thinks it could be useful.

The Director of the Center for Life Science opened the ceremony. His slow, sonorous voice tended to send his listeners to sleep and today was no exception.

Violet kept her senses tuned to Athanor, fearing he would fall asleep and inadvertently expose everyone to his raw power when he woke. His mind hazed and she sent him a mental pinch.

Suppressing a yawn, he sent unconvincingly, “I’m awake.” His thoughts sharpened and he griped, “Next time, remind me not to accept an invitation to a wedding.”

“You weren’t invited,” she snickered mentally and squeezed his hand.

The mediator offered a blessing and Phineas slid the ring over Tessa’s slender finger. Violet’s eyes misted, anticipating their happiness.

Boom; a red explosion shattered the glass panes in the curved wall of the atrium.

The first two books in the Grand Master's Trilogy are published.

Grand Master’s Pawn, Book 1: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TP1N5PM

Grand Master’s Game, Book 2: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0104OFJJ8

Please return to www.wewriwa.com to sample the works of the other writers.