The Darklands

8 posts
Ashes of Innocence - Chapter 4: Captain

Ashes of Innocence - Chapter 4: Captain

Petro and Suzanne journey to Westminster with Sir Martin. Suzanne vows to make herself useful. In Westminster, Petro trains as a squire while Suzanne excels in academics under Father Aldric. Sir Martin shares his conflicted philosophy about the Church and fighting evil.
21 min read

Ashes of Innocence - Chapter 8: Annis

Years of hunts across the Empire: Millbrook girl, Willem the farmer, compressed hunts (Annis, healer, fortune-teller), Tomas and blue fire connection. Suzanne infiltrates sealed vault. Elena moments. Petro's doubt deepens toward breaking point.
35 min read

Ashes of Innocence - Chapter 7: Suzanne's Gambit

Suzanne's investigation into Church corruption using archive records. New scene shows how Petro and Suzanne's childhood friendship evolved into romance during Westminster years - wall-tapping ritual, rampart conversations, first kiss at fifteen, sharing quarters by sixteen.
29 min read

Ashes of Innocence - Chapter 6: First Blood

Petro is dubbed a Knight of the Realm at sixteen. His first weeks bring mundane assignments that reveal how common false accusations are. Then comes Thornfield: a hedge healer named Elara accused of witchcraft by a jealous priest.
23 min read

Ashes of Innocence - Chapter 5: The Choice

Petro at 14 witnesses a Spontaneous Manifestation in Westminster market - a seamstress erupts with uncontrolled magic, destroying the fountain and killing eleven. He rescues a child from the crater. The incident crystallizes his beliefs about magic.
22 min read
Ashes of Innocence - Chapter 3: Imperfect Beings

Ashes of Innocence - Chapter 3: Imperfect Beings

Petro and Suzanne flee through burning streets witnessing horrific violence. They hide in an alley as rain falls and fighting continues. Morning reveals Ashwick destroyed. Petro finds the priest's golden sun pendant. Sir Martin of Westminster appears and takes them away from Ashwick.
18 min read
Ashes of Innocence - Chapter 2: Mithras

Ashes of Innocence - Chapter 2: Mithras

Executions begin: Duke Aldric, Duchess, and innocent citizens are brought to the guillotine. When the Guard Captain is executed, his son Hank erupts in magical blue fire that consumes the priest and spreads through the square. The town descends into chaos.
18 min read

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