Sinew Erudition

  The Shadow Of The Ice Kingdom -- Part 13: Mana Harvesting --             Brett stands before Malthus. Malthus commands, "Brett, I want you to continue absorbing the mana out of the worthless beings. You gained a lot of mana from the plants and animals surrounding the villages and forests. I want you to start harvesting your own peasants' mana too. I want you to gain enough mana to crush Wallace and Sam! I can't grant a straight increase of mana into you, it's not within my abilities, that's Arkana's jurisdiction, but since I told you that all life forms have mana inside of them. You have gathered up enough to stay on even ground as the other champions. I can gradually increase the weakling's Mana the same way I granted you a little bit of my own to take over the kingdom; although, unlike you, it may kill them. Brett, if need be absorb the mana out of the peasants before they explode. You must succeed, at all costs!" Malthus t...

  The Shadow Of The Ice Kingdom Part 12: New King Of Vilvek --           A royal guard hands twelve bounties to the king of Vilvek, the king smiles, "So the master hunter, butcher and restaurant owner is wanted for murdering several royal rulers across three kingdoms. Sam Belthor's home is located near the ocean on the outskirts of our lands. His wife designs clothing for the wealthy and peasants. He does really well for an assassin. It states his bounties from the three kingdoms is one million for each bounty. His wife and children are worth five hundred thousand each. I want my soldiers to apprehend them right away!" The guards surround Sam's house, six guards kick open the door and drag out the woman and her three children. They are thrown into the dungeon below the castle courtyard. The king approaches the bars of the cell, "Wow, you are one beautiful woman. I am not going to kill you or your children. When Sam arrives at the house, he wi...

The Shadow Of The Ice Kingdom - Part 10: Arkana's Superior Power -       With a quick swipe of the hand, Arkana forced the air around him to blast Sam across the training hall, "Good you stood back up. Now, your turn to use the power of wind." Sam closed his eyes and whispered to himself, "I have the mana within me, I just need to focus on the image and direction of where I want to move the air around me towards." Arkana replies, "Yes, but make sure you control the amount of mana being released. Mana interacts with the natural laws of physics. Mana is something that is inside every living cell, no matter the organism. Some beings have greater mana storage, but others lack enough to manifest it, they practically have near zero mana. Your home planet lacks enough mana; although, I granted you enough mana to defeat even my brothers. Hahahahahaha!" He smiles, "You just need to learn how to control it. Over time you will be able to use more and more po...

The Shadow Of The Ice Kingdom - Part 9: The Champions Of The Gods --       Servants place plates of food and drinks on a massive table as six of the gods sat at the table. A gorgeous brunette goddess asks, "Arkana, are you going to choose a champion to fight our brothers'?" Arkana smiles, "I chose mine a long time ago. I knew Malthus's intentions from the start. He complains about his position, even though it fits his personality. Malthus is an open book. Speaking of books, my warrior is about to stumble across the first gift I created for'em." The bright yellow eyes of the gods focus with intense intrigue as the image of a man changing the diaper of his newborn baby daughter is projected inside of a crystal ball that is five feet in diameter. A light brown haired goddess asks, "Has anyone else decided to join the bet and picked, or are going to pick a champion too?" Breaking the silence she continues, "I also have a champion. Mine is goin...

Ideological Pedagogy By: Vincent Fitch Collective ideologues too easily coerced Obeying the pedagogues pretending to be sapient For the greater good burning down the innocent Moralistic pedagogy of the collectives' tantrum Bitter minds oppressed by their lack of decorum In the sea of prosperous societal interdependency Collective ideologues bend to the will of codependency No moral high ground represents corporeal benevolency Social norms corrupt the freewill of Individuals' amity Division amongst the citizens that once stood by your side Stuck with the events of the collective ideological divide When it is seen as a means of virulence Ideological agendas destroy benevolence Pseudo equanimity expressed by the ostentatiousness Their goal of citizenship under the plutocrats' oppression Fallacious rhetoric praised by the collectives' moralistic position For the collective is not above another Yet the individuals are the ones that...

Lost In The Dark By Vincent Fitch Part 4 : The Nescient Mist     The landscape is consumed by a humid mist. The mist is thick and the humidity makes it feel as if you are sweating; though you are not. The water vapor began to make your skin feel sticky and hot. The mist feels as if you are in a sauna. It is relaxing and soothing. You feel comfortable with being in the steam's mist. You walk around the environment unable to see inches in front of your face. It doesn't bother you; in fact nothing seems to be able to make you feel upset or have any form of emotions. You are feeling tranquility and insouciance. No worries, no fears, no taunting voices, no mysterious advisors harassing. Just you, all alone, blinded by the mist, and the soothing steam’s humidity. You walk around with your head held high and strutting like you know where you are going, but in truth, you have no idea what lies ahead of your own face. Your eyes can't see past a few inches from you. You...