Sunblighted: Chapter 10

Last time on Sunblighted: Tev is interrupted by her mother, Bew, who mistakenly assumes that Lih is a guard for a group of performers known as ‘The Troupe of Tomorrow.’ Lih and Tev are forced out of the Inn, and Lih is fascinated by the new innovations of the world. When Tev and a local […]

Sunblighted: Chapter 9

Last time on Sunblighted: After providing Lih with food and shelter, Tev tells the tale of Sul-Um-Im’s blessing, a decayed religion that she believes is connected to the mysterious appearance of Lih and Gerfol. She says that Can and Thi were sacrifices saved by three warriors who go by the names: Sul Um and Im. […]

Sunblighted: Chapter 8

Last time on Sunblighted: Tev brings Lih and Gefrol to an inn, suspicion hanging in the air. Despite the distrust, Gefrol leaves Lih in Tev’s care, as a test, while he explores the village, reflecting on his own lack of humanity. As Gefrol meets an old priest at the dilapidated temple at the bottom of […]

Sunblighted: Chapter 7

Last time on Sunblighted: As Tev, the mysterious Canthi lookalike, guides Gefrol and a passed-out Lih through the forest, Gefrol is confident that Lih has made this better future possible, and that he can help Lih fix the world. When Tev asked for Gefrol’s unconditional assistance, claiming that he is The God of the Winds […]

Sunblighted: Chapter 6

Last time on Sunblighted: At an ever-burning bonfire, Lih questioned the legitimacy of the eccentric god Gefrol, his supposed all-knowing Patron Deity. A girl with the likeness of Canthi, the girl that killed the Shade, called out to Lih, causing him to pass out from the discovery that what he experienced, as Sulumim in the […]

Sunblighted: Chapter 5

“How do you know my name?” I repeat slowly, my voice heavy with fatigue, forcing my eyes to meet his own. He just appeared out of thin air. This cannot be a normal man. The poorly dressed vagabond starts to laugh to himself. First, a low hum, like he’s trying to hide it, then immediately […]

Sunblighted: Chapter 4

And so I run. Down the burning smoking hill through the field of fire. No erfl gets in my way as I kick up dirt, running through a world that has become merely a bright tunnel surrounding a singular point of darkness. The closer I get to the darkness in the forest, the colder the […]

Sunblighted: Chapter 3

It is hopeless, I think, muffling my anger in this hauntingly familiar environment. I slip the spear back in its sling, where it belongs. I breathe in, the air smelling like sweat and cut wood. I look down and flex my hands, trying to steady myself in this strange dream. I turn around and look […]

Sunblighted: Chapter 2

I scuttle backwards as fast as I can, fearing the pillars might collapse onto me. I stare upward, awaiting the blemished cylinder’s height to come crashing onto my body. Its height is like one of a hawk staring down at its prey. But it shows no sign of imminent collapse. It is as still as […]