The Keepers Athenaeum

Chapter 36 – A storm raged on over the tallest mountain in Cragorus. Fist jumps from cave to cave as he makes his way up the rock wall, now turned into a waterfall. Fist sniffed around the cave. It smelled like another dead end. Fist looks outside and sticks his head out of the waterfall [...]

Chapter 35 – A large carriage moves to the shipping dock where Lady Slambrawn, the C’Tan and Stanza wait. The carriage pulls up in front of the three and the door is opened by Arian to let them inside. The carriage had plenty of room with the Mysterious Master, General Carcass and Captain Crellis. They [...]

Chapter 34 – It was a long trip with tension all over. There was no explanation for the roadblock and the Blade Masters had not encountered anyone for the rest of the trip to the foot of the Cragorus Mountains. The group set up camp by a river being fed by a sloped waterfall. The [...]

Chapter 33 – It did not take long for Christina to find Vivien, for Vivien had just got one last belly full of Jarody’s blood. Christina landed just in front of Vivien and began to talk to her slowly in a loud voice, “Selene wants us to get everyone,”� yelled Christina as she opened up [...]

Chapter 32 – The huge desk in the oak paneled room made the room look smaller than it really was. The room was so quiet; only the click clocking sound of the large redwood ancestor clock’s pendulum could be heard. Paintings of the creators of Gin’s Blade were on the walls in artists’ interpretationistic poses. [...]

Chapter 31 – The TidusBlade leaves the open sea and enters the largest river on Colloquy to reach the Gaza shipping port in the country now called Isis. On the sea deck, watching the bank of the river roll past are the twins, Captain Koror and the other Blade Masters. “We have to go to [...]

Chapter 30 – The Blade Masters were in Medical, recovering from their injuries and helping the Med staff. “I hope things get easier after this,”� said Zealot. “What was hard about it?”� asked Salem. “You didn’t have to swim in ice cold water with sharks wanting to eat you.”� said Zealot. Vivien tries to use [...]

Chapter 29 – There was no holding back the children from the presents waiting for them in the Grand Ballroom that morning. They rushed and slid on the smooth floor with their socks to get to their presents and stockings. Haiku also ran into the ballroom with the HealthBlade running in just behind her. Lieutenant [...]

Chapter 28 – The TidusBlade had been out to sea for twenty hours and moving at a hundred and seventy knots. The large watertight doors were opened and the towers were up so the on-board philosophers could do their research. Jarody had never seen anyone who could sleep longer than him, but the other Blade [...]

Chapter 27 – Salem and Selene had changed into their night clothes for a well earned rest. Pawn was already snoozing away like a little chain saw in his soft ferret bed. Both the twins wanted to discuss with James and the other Blade Masters what had happened, however the Captain could see that they [...]

Chapter 26 – James made to lead the Blade Masters out of the bridge. “Um, is she going to be OK?”� asked the Security Chief. Salem is still in a trance like state, her eyes fixed on the Security Chief. “Come on, Salem, we have to go,”� said Selene taking her sister by the hand [...]

Chapter 25 – Raphael and Wayne leave Lady Slambrawn’s mansion and arrive an hour later at the Lysts Palace city Blade Port where King Abbot and the other Blade Masters wait for them. “Here comes, Wayne!”� yelled Haiku as the others get up off their feet to get a look through the glass. Jarody and [...]

Chapter 24 – The Lysts Downs Equestrian Grand Prix had ended and the crowd of rich and aristocratic filed out of the Equestrian Arena. Salem and Selene wait outside with the other Blade Masters. Pawn sleeps soundly on Salem’s shoulders reliving his experience in his dreams and enjoying the warm feeling of being with his [...]

Chapter 23 – The stables were full of activity, trainers and animals everywhere. Pawn stands on a table next to Need A Smoke and Brother In-law. Pawn had been here since Salem put him there and gave him a kiss on the head to wish him luck. Rook was twisting her head left and right [...]

Chapter 22 – The gates to the Royal Palace opened wide to let out the horses and carriages of the Royal convoy headed to the Palace City Blade port. The convoy passed the main Blade Port terminal and went to the garage where the BoltBlade is stored when not running. King Abbot with the MonarchBlade, [...]