Stories by Rovingone, by newest first

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  • Martin
    Every time she looked at the aged, hand painted, photo there on the parlor wall, she was flooded with memories with the heart warming tenderness they stirred in her tired bosom. Staring into it she could feel years lift off
    by Rovingone 2800 words, 2 comments, on Oct 19 7:58 PM. In Love, Romance
  • Misty
    I found the photographs the other day, while cleaning. My grandma told me once, if you want to find something, just put your house in order. I wasn't looking and the last thing I needed was to find those pictures with the bi
    by Rovingone 1200 words, 5 comments, on Sep 14 1:06 AM. In First person, Romance
  • The final battle II
    The morning dawned gray and cool. The weather for the north-lands was always chilled in the early months of fall. The men built fires and
    by Rovingone 2600 words, 1 comment, on Aug 18 5:00 PM. In Fantasy
  • The final battle I
    The evening was spent by the camp fire, preparing and comparing ideas for the battle. By day, even with the constant harassment by the Hab
    by Rovingone 900 words, 2 comments, on Aug 18 12:46 PM. In Fantasy
  • Showdown at Spinea pass.
    Flushed with their successes, the North-Landers set to work at once restoring their defenses. Kellen in camp began digging new trenches wh
    by Rovingone 2400 words, 1 comment, on Aug 13 10:16 PM
  • Conflict Begins.
    Through out the night they worked diligently, urgently, building the earthworks. With the help of the Kellen it wasn’t difficult. The powerful red elves tore up earth with their cat like retractable talons, tossing earth u
    by Rovingone 2000 words, 1 comment, on Aug 11 10:38 PM
  • A time to fight. II
    The net always made Bjorn feel as though he was flying, but at a speed he could not imagine. How fast did the mind pitch through the darkn
    by Rovingone 2500 words, 1 comment, on Aug 10 9:08 PM
  • A time to fight. Part 1
    Bjorn and Korok had put in their fourth long day. Tomorrow more rangers would be coming to join the hunt and they welcomed the thought. Already, Korok had brought in six good sized stags, as many wild boars, hundreds of qua
    by Rovingone 1000 words, 1 comment, on Aug 9 3:38 PM. In Fantasy
  • Discovered Parts I II and III
    The plot is discovered by Ana and Lashir.
    by Rovingone 2400 words, 1 comment, on Aug 9 12:47 PM. In Fantasy
  • Unaware
    Bjorn was standing in ice water up to his chest, shivering so badly his teeth chattered with numbness spread through him. This mountain lake was no Gulem Sea with it’s warm trade winds blowing over, but he would survive the
    by Rovingone 1700 words, 1 comment, on Aug 7 9:40 PM
  • The Plot
    Sitting alone, by the fireplace in his drawing room, gulping down one glass of wine after another, Rugera Rugis was a fearfully bitter man. Fortune had done anything but smile on him for many years now. He had been born a ch
    by Rovingone 2000 words, 1 comment, on Aug 6 9:18 PM
  • Life with Ana
    After the first night with Ana in his arms, waking to find her there with him seemed like a dream that had not ended. All that day, that w
    by Rovingone 1900 words, 1 comment, on Aug 3 8:15 PM. In Fantasy
  • Ana, and love comes anew.
    Years passed and Bjorn began to forget his pain. He knew Ana’s brother Melki and Lashir had become the new controllers of the master’s pla
    by Rovingone 1500 words, 1 comment, on Jul 31 9:42 PM. In Fantasy, Romance
  • Bradley the baker.
    But, with all his other incentives, there was a single person who, more than any other brought Bjorn fully back to his old self. A young a
    by Rovingone 900 words, 1 comment, on Jul 31 9:40 PM. In Fantasy
  • Life in the Reserve
    The first few days in the reserve were unfocused and lost. Bjorn fought to regain his strength and composure, with little success. But, the need of his fellow rangers, many who had never worked the soil or done any form of
    by Rovingone 1300 words, 1 comment, on Jul 31 9:38 PM. In Fantasy
  • The Return of Ana and the worst blow.
    The master introduced Bjorn to Melki, who was gallant and kind, but more preoccupied with his bride to be than with anything else. The mas
    by Rovingone 2200 words, 1 comment, on Jul 28 7:19 PM. In Fantasy
  • The Homecoming.
    Cradling the commander’s head in his arms, he watched the great warrior fight the pain with the same stoic manner he had always done in battle. He looked up at Bjorn, his eyes already glassing over. He shook his head and chok
    by Rovingone 900 words, 1 comment, on Jul 28 7:16 PM. In Fantasy
  • The Attack.
    If an angel from the loftiest heights had been presented to him, Bjorn could hardly have been more awed. She was lovelier than he had reme
    by Rovingone 2100 words, 1 comment, on Jul 27 9:17 PM. In Fantasy
  • New Assignment Part 1
    After the final sea battle, the convoy returned in bits and pieces to the yards at Quanx. Though the day had been theirs, the Sudren Navy had suffered enormous losses. The overwhelming fire power of the Kensen fl
    by Rovingone 1700 words, 1 comment, on Jul 26 7:57 PM. In Fantasy
  • The Death of Mika
    The long line of galleons began to fan out carefully into a growing Wedge, with first three, then six, twelve and finally twenty four of the great Biathon lining up. Each of the Lancers pulled ahead of their mother ship
    by Rovingone 2200 words, 1 comment, on Jul 24 8:19 AM
  • And no quarter would be given!
    The arrival seemed like pulling free from a storm. Bjorn found himself standing back in the ship docks, on the edge of the Sea shore, with Quantx directly behind him in the distance. Soldiers, sea rangers and a
    by Rovingone 1500 words, 1 comment, on Jul 20 8:19 PM
  • The treachery of the Kensen
    1 / Bjorn slept fitfully that night, worried about Mika and what had become of him, as well as for himself and what he would encounter with no guide. But, he trusted Mika that he would be safe e
    by Rovingone 1800 words, 1 comment, on Jul 19 1:47 PM
  • Chapte 14, Mika Summoned. Tales of Atoz
    The following morning dawned in spell binding splendor. Bjorn had never seen the land coming to life in such a way as the grass sea. As the sun slipped up, breaking free of the rolling hills in the distance, the sky was
    by Rovingone 1400 words, 1 comment, on Jul 18 8:15 PM
  • Day one in the Grass Sea, learning the new way.
    Bjorn had gone wandering with Mika to the grass sea partly out of boredom and out of curiosity than for any other reason, wondering what so
    by Rovingone 1300 words, 1 comment, on Jul 12 12:30 PM. In Fantasy, Fiction
  • Day one, part two, the Morgon.
    1 / As they moved along, Bjorn questioned Mika about the people of Morgon. He was curious to know what they were like, having never had contact with them himself.2 /
    by Rovingone 1400 words, 1 comment, on Jul 11 11:19 PM
  • Day one, part one.The Morgon,
    The first day of their journey Mika and Bjorn crossed the sea shore to the falls at the southern edge of the sea. They camped here, in no hurry to move on, since both were tired from their long walk. Here the forest came t
    by Rovingone 900 words, 1 comment, on Jul 11 10:55 PM
  • The first leave. Part 1
    1 / Those first battles, so successful, led many people in Nartac and Sudren to believe the war would soon be over. The idea couldn't have been shorter sighted. The Kensen Empire was the richest
    by Rovingone 1500 words, 1 comment, on Jul 9 8:17 AM
  • Tomato Soup Days
    It’s a dark and stormy day today. Rain has streaked the windows, where the water‘s run down through a dirty film left by previous hot afte
    by Rovingone 800 words, 3 comments, on Jul 6 8:36 AM
  • I always called him Midnight
    Not all memories of my youth were confined to wonderful people.1 / A few favorite animals, as well, made those days growing up down on the lower West Side quite wonderful, indeed. One who sta
    by Rovingone 700 words, 2 comments, on Jul 6 8:32 AM
  • The Railroad Man
    THE RAILROAD MAN1 / Andy Koons was a good friend, and a source of many delightful days from my childhood in old Vancouver’s lower West Side
    by Rovingone 800 words, on Jul 6 8:21 AM. In Inspirational
  • Chapter 10 Mika, philosopher warrior from the Grass Sea
    Of all the warriors he’d met in the war, Mika was, by far, the most fascinating to Bjorn. Tall, slender, well muscled, lithe and quick, wi
    by Rovingone 2000 words, 1 comment, on Jul 4 5:10 PM
  • Their first encounter
    by Rovingone 600 words, on Jun 30 8:17 AM. In , Fiction, Romance, Young adult
  • First Battles; chapter 9. Tales of Atoz
    1 / Along the rocks, the first battles had taken place. There where the pirates had so often landed to go out on their land raids, lancers
    by Rovingone 1100 words, 1 comment, on Jun 27 12:46 PM. In Fantasy
  • The monsters of the Deep; Chapter 8. The Tales of Atoz
    Only a few days had passed before Bjorn learned about the “sea creatures”. They were ugly things and as much to fear as the Kensen Pirat
    by Rovingone 1500 words, 2 comments, on Jun 27 11:57 AM. In Fantasy
  • Preparation for War, Chapter seven, part 2. The Tales of Atoz
    The next morning, the recruits were taken down to the sea to see the new vessels the navy would be using. It was a major shock to one and
    by Rovingone 700 words, 1 comment, on Jun 27 11:46 AM. In Fantasy
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