The Sacrificial One

Must I stand at the edge of doom? The remorse dripped heavily off his words. His pain eminent, clearly distinguishable in each brutal syllable he uttered. Fragmented crystalline structures embedded deep into viscous tissue and bone. His hand already unrecognizable.

**Pierce Novak is writing an epic novel. The eight short stories are from a time when he first started creating the world of his to be released novel, The Orphanilliunir. These short stories into that universe are intense with description as they weave the elements of narrative together as stand alone plot elements.