Exit Tiny Despot

So, will you do it? Is your stick sharp enough? Is your spray can full and shaken? Asked the Sphinx when Melusine came to the river. Why should I participate? I have no affiliation to the dark or the light, replied the La Fee Melusine, fingering the sharpness of her stick. Fair point. Have youContinue reading "Exit Tiny Despot"

Sphinx in the Underworld

Then, and then the Sphinx took leave of all the world of living and made her way deep through the hidden cave to the river Styx. She must not pay as she has no soul, of an elemental being made. Hello, can you take me across the river please. You must pay me, the boatman,Continue reading "Sphinx in the Underworld"

Confusion Power

Sheba disappeared into her laboratory of the mind to discover all the unused inspire that was there about. Her task, to bring confusion power online for the masses, must complete. Her laboratory was steamy with bubbling potential. First, she took all he known of confusion power, then she cover ye walls all solid with protectionContinue reading "Confusion Power"

Many Happy Returns

Az, the great city thereof, had been sliced, diced, mashed and minced by an evil despot far away who kept throwing winged stones to break the wind turbines and diverse energy infrastructure. Everywhere was in cold and dark when Constance and the Sphinx arrived. The people of Az were miserable cold and dark, but strongContinue reading "Many Happy Returns"

Fighting the Liar

Constance, the Sphinx and the Knight Owl, having regained consciousness after the Christmas celebrations, looked out a high window in the chateau. It is cold, said Constance, pulling the tablecloth that she had found herself in tighter about her shoulders. Is it? Said the Sphinx, it is not often that I find myself pleased toContinue reading "Fighting the Liar"

Look Daddy a Burning Spear

Don’t touch it darling you’ll burn your fingers. The Spear moaned. Are you alright? I’m not well at all, all my parameters are in disarray. Can we be of assistance or should we call for an ambulance. What is an ambulance? It sounds like something to do with walking and I don’t have any legs.Continue reading "Look Daddy a Burning Spear"

The Quest of the Burning Spear

The Spear left the window of the chateau at high speed, the Christmas bells still registering on its sensory equipment, and checked its internal settings. It took GPS and fingerprint recognition readings so that it might return, having fulfilled its tasks, to the hand from which it had been launched. Next, the Burning Spear reviewedContinue reading "The Quest of the Burning Spear"

The Gift of Christmas

In the darkened rooms of the chateau lay the Knight Owl in crimson gowns, recumbent upon a chaise long, the shutters closed against life. Very theatrical I’m sure, said Constance upon the entrance threshold, are you to waste away with the sad? Where is my Apple, spoke the Knight Owl, it is the only reason.Continue reading "The Gift of Christmas"

The Veil of Tears

Now we must turn our watching to another place. Then we will see that the Sphinx and Constance had also been blowing who knows where, on the winds of the winged ones made. High in the light airs, the Sphinx managed to take the tumbling Constance in her soft paws and onto the electric hoveringContinue reading "The Veil of Tears"

Hair Power

The people of the legs without knees were become most furious because Sheba would not cover her hair. They swivelled about and about and came to make Sheba to cover her hair by force. When walking had a strange gait, all stilt and stiff. Vivainne took her sword made metal by itself and stood beforeContinue reading "Hair Power"