Sei-ryu

Prologue – A Fall from Grace He had lost. He had failed and that knowledge hurt him more than any of the wounds his body now bore. Almost dreamily he could feel himself moving, yet he knew not how he was managing it. His consciousness was waning, several times he had skirted the brink of stupor or worse, he tried several times to move his arms or his legs without any response, even his wings seemed lifeless, yet he was definitely moving. The world seemed muted to him, all of his senses felt as though wrapped in wool and try as he might to focus on anything it was as possible as trying to hold water in a hand with fingers splayed. No sooner

Chapter 1 – An Old Nightmare He couldn't rest. The sound of the gentle patter of a light rain against the glass of the windowpane, a sound so faint it would have at any other time passed unnoticed, filled the otherwise silent room. Sleep had claimed him but she would not let him find peace, instead she offered the same disturbed dreams that she had times uncountable. The night sky viewed through this window held a thick blanket of dark grey clouds that largely obscured a dark sky, speaking of heavier rain to come. As these clouds rolled by across the heavens, a small but full moon shone through gaps in seemingly solid mass providing the only

Chapter 2 – A New Nightmare Bleary eyed, Alex stumbled down the darkened hall while trying to pull a creased, blue sweater over his head. He could feel himself weaving and wobbling through tiredness but made the effort to bump into as few obstacles as was possible as he crossed the landing towards the staircase. Cursing under his breath each time that his legs plainly refused do what he told them to do. Even through the thought numbing tiredness he still felt the same awe he always did when walking through the house. He had always felt humbled by this old Victorian house, even though he had lived here his entire life. The house had been bu