The Moment Before the Moment
ShortStory 5,639 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"Azahn had been the ninety-third Imperial Foresight to the Dynasty of Silken Flame for only three weeks when he was forcibly retired. His body had been blessed by the holy waters of the Sky-Vein River, and he had earned the named-blade Stalwart Thy Mind, Strong Thy Arm, even now strapped to his back. He had trained his entire life."
Content warnings 1
death-of-a-loved-one
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