The Divine Diamond Highway

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Status: In Progress  |  Genre: Fantasy  |  House: Epic Fantasy

From the Memoirs of Syndeeka, Warrior-Astronomer. Syndeeka's bloody adventures have shown her the dark side of humanity, but her courage is truly tested when she's summoned by the Equoci Emperor for her latest mission: go undercover at a philosophy academy in order to find a mysterious giant who has set his sites on assassinating the Imperial ruler. The third story in the Sword & Sorcery Fantasy adventures of Syndeeka of the Ushe.

Table of Contents

The Conniusota Philosophers' Academy

  Shed her skin and spread the stars Praise be to the Lord Praise be to the Lady Ancestors of us all Let our bur... Read Chapter

Bardrakeu's Secret

Bardrakeu was not even at the villa when we arrived, but long, lanky Dusana and his short, squat shadow, Calendra, had shown up before ... Read Chapter

Why Must Love Be So Painful?

  Dusana’s flute trilled a slow, plaintive tune that echoed off the stones of the early morning campus. He paced slowly near... Read Chapter

Disaster Beneath the Earth

  Mala was surprised to see me when I disembarked from the galley.   “Things got complicated today,” I told he... Read Chapter

This Sunless Silence

  “I’m pretty certain Bardrakeu is not part of this underground movement,” I said, taking a sip of my wine.  Fo... Read Chapter

Nebiat

“You could have been killed!” exclaimed Tulonan.  “Yes,” I replied, rubbing the back of my bandaged head. “That’s ex... Read Chapter

Lamentation from Silent Sepulchral Depths

  After the meeting with Darvino, I could hardly think straight, so I returned to my apartment, told Mala I needed to go out, ... Read Chapter

Demitos

  The Emperor stared down at the jagged-edged sheet of paper I’d torn from Tulonan’s notebook, his wide dark eyes scanning... Read Chapter

A Whole Other World

    “What do you think of this view?” asked Tulonan.  I pressed my hands against the parapet and stared in... Read Chapter

Confronting the Enemy

  I stood on the roof of the Natural Philosophy Building holding Tulonan’s spyglass. I’m just following up on a hunch from l... Read Chapter

Mistress Mala

“There, now,” said Joganda, the head guard for the night watch, as he gently eased the arrowhead out of Mala’s shoulder. He’d p... Read Chapter

The Power and Magic of Dreams

Soon after, the Campus Guard dispersed the crowd and I had Eshendisa follow me to the aqueduct to talk while I waited for the next wate... Read Chapter

Medon

I slid the smaller wooden crate atop its sibling and stepped gingerly onto the larger one, pressing my hands against the pink stucco wa... Read Chapter

Ahead or Behind?

    Getting past the posted guard in the evening proved simple enough. They apparently recognized Dusana and Calendra... Read Chapter

Festival of the Equinox

   “Syndeeka!” Eshendisa looked at me with astonishment. She wore an orange cream colored dress maybe two shades ligh... Read Chapter

The East Wind

  If I wanted to avenge my friend and stop these people before they could cast civilization into complete chaos, I needed weap... Read Chapter

The World Through a Cracked Lens

 Juniusey at least was honest with her promise. Two crossbow armed men had carried me down and sprawled my limp body atop the cour... Read Chapter

The Bloody Pursuit

  We parted company with Bardrakeu and quickly worked our way down the trail from the academy. It was as Garsa and I neared th... Read Chapter

Inside The Palace

  The interior of the palace was a shambles once I’d gotten down from the western dome and arrived on the third story. Court... Read Chapter

Not Forever

   “I wish you’d stay and help me and Eshendisa at court,” said Tulonan.  He was sitting with elbows on his ... Read Chapter


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