Grave Glovewort Bell Bearing 2 Novels & Stories

Suddenly Willy felt a deep frantic fear: A profound fear. Oswald the Stranger read him like a book. He knew what Willy feared now. The Stranger raised his right pointer finger, his whole right hand was encased in that powerful glovlet, aka the Excalibur. A glovlet is a cross between a gauntlet and a glove. “Your girlfriend Wendy is not infected, but she is a highly valued hostage. Her purpose is for the trade,” Oswald said. Oswald the Stranger turned back to concentrate on the generated visual imagery on hand.

Julian (from balcony above, smirking): “I’ll guard the sarmale.” Tunnel spiraled down into crystal-lit cavern. Seven pedestals glowed—each holding a legendary artifact. 1. Hellebore Mist Blade – katana, mist-forged, 47 hellebores etched along the fuller. 2. Blackened Silver Shard – 47 hellebores, fractured, pulsing shadow. 3. Shadow Invisibility Cloak – liquid night, folded like silk. 4. Hellebore Dagger – twin to the blade, smaller, venom-green edge.