Chapter Nine
The Depths Where They Lie
RLA Santori & Newland Parris
      Richard passed through the tunnel, and the hot humid jungle air struck him with its oppressive force, a far cry different from the stale and cool air of the caverns below. He turned, to look back to Xardmon and The Great Mother, but found that passage, the portal, through which he had travelled was gone, vanished into the thin air. He took, just a moment, to circle around where he thought it should be, but found nothing but an empty jungle glade.
      It was surely magic, as insensible and ridiculous as it may sound, and Richard, as God fearing of an everyman as you are sure to be, dear reader, could hardly fathom that the reality in which he had lived all his life could also contain such queer wonders. The ve

Chapter 21
Adrift
Having made the startling discovery that the planet Harl had no true oceans, but canyons of dread mist, Akiva sailed with the revolutionary forces to menace Vodor's navy in their own airspace. After a fierce battle, he learned from the captain that his foe, Tingam, trailed them by several leagues and that Akiva might catch him in a small flier. Akiva steered the small air-going boat up to the other vessel, only to find Captain Tingam ready, with sword in hand!

    “A re-match might be fine,” Akiva said bitterly, “only I'd like to be armed too, if it isn't too much trouble.”
    Tingam stood, gloating, in a bright spot in the middle of a dim store-room at the rear of the ship. Although everything was in darkness, Akiva perceived that the floor on which they stood had been coated in fine carpet. The villainous captain stood several paces away, so it had probab