A serialized dark fantasy short story New readers:  Start with Part I here ! Previously, Aryuna suffered an unprovoked attacked by her fellow warrior, Sanru. After subduing him, she has to make a fateful decision. * * * . . . What do I do with him now? Sanru sensed her momentary hesitation. His entire body came alive in an instant. He pushed her sword aside, grasped the Blade, and rose on his knee. But Aryuna’s deadly instincts were primed, ready to counter. She pivoted

A serialized dark fantasy short story Why is he doing this? Aryuna crashed her sword into the Blade, barely stopping it in front of her pounding temple. She grit her teeth while resisting the Blade’s downward force, every muscle in her arms, back, and abdomen tightening. The Blade would have her in moments, now. Aryuna shifted her weight, and dodged right, forcing space between her and the Blade. “Sanru!” She barely had time to utter his name before the Blade struck out a