by JaySchryer | Sep 29, 2020 | Aelaria in Hell
Watching them sail away was the hardest thing I have ever done, but I don’t know why. I don’t know why tears are streaming down my face, but for some reason, I am glad they can’t see them from this distance. I don’t know who they are, but I...
by JaySchryer | Sep 29, 2020 | Aelaria in Hell
The air gets colder as I go deeper into the cave, and the condensation on the walls slowly turns to ice. With no other food to be had, I start eating ice chips to keep hunger at bay. They don’t help. I continue moving through the cave, always moving down…deeper...
by JaySchryer | Sep 29, 2020 | Aelaria in Hell
My eyes have fully adjusted to the darkness of the caves, and I have become quite the hunter. I’ve moved on from rotting corpses and rats to bats in flight. I’m down to six arrows now, though, so I’ve learned to be more conservative with them. All these hunting skills...
by JaySchryer | Sep 29, 2020 | Aelaria in Hell
I awaken, coughing and gasping for breath. I try to speak and sit up, but I can’t seem to remember how to do either one. Someone puts their hand against my forehead, and a voice says “Sleep, dog. I’ll get my answers out of you once your body has healed.” The blackness...
by JaySchryer | Sep 29, 2020 | Aelaria in Hell
I awaken, and sit up. Lyari is sitting across the fire from me with her eyes closed. She looks like she is deep in thought, so I don’t want to disturb her. I get up as quietly as I can, get dressed, and eat some of the food they left beside me during the night....
by JaySchryer | Sep 29, 2020 | Aelaria in Hell
Several weeks pass, and I become a deadly hunter. Thanks to Lyari, I am one with the darkness now, and thanks to Tanithil, I am one with my weapons. As we move deeper and deeper into hell, we come across more and more peri patrols. We deal with them quickly and...
