Novels by Deenah writes

The grand imperial banner fell into the mud before the horse even came to a full stop.Princess Aurelia pulled hard on her silk reins, her heavy gold armor clinking as her black warhorse reared back on its hind legs in pure terror. Behind her, three thousand heavily armed imperial knights, fifty solar mages, and a line of iron siege wagons ground to a complete halt along the high ridge path.By the sun, what happened to the peak? Commander Drake gasped, reining his armored charger in beside her, his hand flying to his sword hilt as his eyes widened in total disbelief.Where there was once a thousand-foot mountain of solid granite holding the ancient northern vault, only a massive, smoking crater of white glass remained. The high stone peaks were gone, leveled flat into the earth as if a giant fist had smashed the mountain from the sky. Thick golden smoke rolled slowly across the ruined valley, carrying an intense, suffocating heat that made the horses sweat and panic in

Her boots slid across the smooth oak deck as she threw her arms around his waist before the ship could even hit its stride.Logan caught her cleanly, his large hands wrapping firmly around her back as he pulled her tight against his chest. The white thermal steam from the rear vents blew past them, carrying the salty sea wind across the quiet wooden deck.I thought I lost you in that golden light, Vivienne sobbed, her dark eyes shining with tears as she pressed her forehead against his canvas shirt. I thought the ancient dragon mind would eat every single memory of us.Look at me, Vivienne, Logan said, his deep voice soft and steady as he used his thumb to wipe a smudge of dark ash off her cheek. Look right into my eyes.Vivienne lifted her head, her breath catching in her chest as she searched his face. His eyes were clear, dark, and full of the exact same warmth she had loved since the day they met in the northern archives.You know who I am? she asked, her voi

The heavy purple sky inside the cavern collapsed into a million sharp glass splinters under the weight of his gaze.High Mage Vane stumbled backward across the cracked marble floor, his long silver beard trembling as he held both hands high, pouring every drop of his remaining magic power into the massive gravity field above their heads. The dark purple light hummed like a thousand angry hornets, pressing down on the stone pillars until deep cracks split the solid granite.You cannot defeat the supreme magic of the imperial court, Vane screamed, his voice cracking with wild, desperate panic as sixteen elite shadow mages formed a tight circle around him. Increase the pressure now. Crush his bones before he steps out of that circle.The sixteen shadow mages slammed their heavy iron staffs into the ground at the exact same second. A dense wall of dark purple gravity energy surged downward, aiming straight for Logan’s head like a falling iron anvil.Logan did not even ra

The air around his body stopped burning, but the ground beneath his feet began to float.Vivienne gasped, taking a fast step back as a dozen jagged granite boulders, each weighing several tons, rose silently into the air around Logan without a single touch of his hands. A soft, golden ring of light hovered around his shoulders, pulsing in perfect rhythm with his calm breathing.Logan, what are you doing with those rocks? Kassia asked, her eyes wide as she gripped her bow, watching a five-ton stone slab spin slowly above her head like a light wooden leaf.I am not touching them with magic, Logan said, his voice quiet, clear, and perfectly human, yet echoing with a deep, vibrating resonance that made the air hum. I can feel every grain of dust in this valley. I can feel the weight of the air, the stone, and the wind.His skin looked smooth and normal, completely free of the dark scales that used to cover his face during battle. Yet, as he raised his right hand casually

The bedrock beneath their boots cracked open, throwing wild fountains of blinding white fire sixty feet into the air.High Mage Vane stumbled backward against a fallen pillar, his silk robes catching fire as the entire cavern floor began to tilt like a sinking warship. Stay away from me, Vane screamed, holding up his broken staff as black smoke poured from its cracked tip. I command you to halt under the laws of the imperial court.There are no imperial laws in this deep vault, High Mage, Logan’s voice boomed, sounding like two massive granite mountains grinding together in a storm.Logan took another heavy step across the splitting marble floor. His entire body was wrapped in jagged obsidian armor, and the crimson veins pulsing across his broad chest shone so brightly they turned the shadows into pure red light.Vivienne, run to the upper ledge right now, Kassia shouted from the high stone archway, dropping her longbow and reaching down to grab Vivienne’s arm. The c

Her body hit the hard stone floor with a violent crack that echoed across the entire underground cavern.Vivienne gasped for breath, her hands clawing uselessly at the cold marble as High Mage Vane pressed his dark staff downward, flooding her back with hundreds of pounds of invisible gravity magic. Her wooden staff rolled out of her reaching fingers, its soft blue light flickering out against the dust.Look at her struggle, dragon boy, Vane mocked, his face twisted into a cruel, triumphant grin as he stood on the edge of the stone ledge. One more inch of downward pressure and her ribs will shatter like dry twigs. Is this how your story ends?Stop it, Vane, Logan roared, taking a fast step forward, his hand tightening around the heavy hilt of his Vanguard blade.Do not move another inch, Vane warned, his dark eyes flashing with lethal intent as he pressed his staff down another fraction. You take one step toward me and I break her spine right here. You think your sca