The Mercenaries’ Tale – 1.14 Sniping
Natural assassins kill to a beat. Like a proficient ballroom dancer circling to the key notes of a waltz, a good killer moves from one target to the next in one continuous movement. Blaise secreted herself within an alcove under one of the balconies overlooking the three layers of decks…
[Click here to read the full post]
November 11, 2013 at 12:00 pm | The Mercenaries' Tale | No comment
Tags: Blaise, Dalminetti Mafia, Elvus Priestley, Faustus Christ, Gifelle Arms & Weapons, Gratin, guns and weaponry, history, music, Queen, the Dalminetti airship massacre
The Mercenaries’ Tale – 1.13 Pursuit
Thump! Thump! Thump! Blaise pounded on the door but there was no answer. She concluded that Doug either had drunk so much the night before that he had lapsed into a coma, or he hadn’t come back to his room. She ran a hand through her hair, contemplating whether or…
[Click here to read the full post]
November 10, 2013 at 12:00 pm | The Mercenaries' Tale | No comment
Tags: 'Big' Jim Dalminetti, Blaise, Dalminetti Mafia, Elementism, Gratin, the novelty lighter incident, the Old Boys, Tommy 'Big Boy' Bellarico, Tserulia
The Mercenaries’ Tale – 1.12 Doug’s Hangover
Darkness so thick it was almost tangible enveloped the world. It weighed heavy, blocking out everything until it felt like being encased in a thick layer of cotton wool. Everything beyond the veil of darkness felt faraway, as if the sounds on the edge of sensation were hurling themselves across…
[Click here to read the full post]
November 9, 2013 at 12:00 pm | The Mercenaries' Tale | No comment
Tags: alcohol, Dalminetti Mafia, Doug McCracken
The Mercenaries’ Tale – 1.11 Drinking
The bar was attached to a dancehall. The heavy bass of a techno soundtrack reverberated throughout the hall. The room was kept dark with the exception of pulsing coloured lights set up around an expensive looking DJ deck which lit up in time with the beat. Tables and chairs lined…
[Click here to read the full post]
November 8, 2013 at 12:00 pm | The Mercenaries' Tale | No comment
Tags: alcohol, Blaise, Doug McCracken, Gratin, the Mercs
The Mercenaries’ Tale – 1.10 Airship to Galmanoc
An edifice is usually a term reserved for things that have the common decency to stay put and not move much unless suddenly motivated to by a large natural disturbance (earthquakes, hurricanes, etcetera). However, to behold one of the magnificently huge airships docking at port in the City of Light,…
[Click here to read the full post]
November 7, 2013 at 12:00 pm | The Mercenaries' Tale | No comment
Tags: airships, Blaise, Doug McCracken, Gratin, Salmanic Incorporated, The City of Light, the Mercs, vehicles and transport, war
