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    London Pale
    London Pale
    London Pale
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    London Pale

    By JA Laflin

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    Aiden, skilled in the magical D'Tari arts yet always the reluctant hero, sets off on a mission to bring down a beautiful but powerful traitor. What Aiden discovers, with the help of the Raven Lord D'Natis, is more than he bargained for. From the streets of Philadelphia, to an encounter high in the sky, this is a riveting fantasy tale set in the present day.

    This present-day short story fantasy is a prequel to JA Laflin's 'demiGod' books and includes two bonus chapters from the first full-length novel.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAgnec Press
    Release dateFeb 4, 2014
    ISBN9781311393432
    London Pale
    Author

    JA Laflin

    Even though they have degrees in both Ministry and IT/Programming, all JA Laflin really wants to do is write... And sometimes draw. A citizen of the West Coast, JA Laflin lives in the Portland, OR metro area with their partner, their kids, a big orange tabby named Glitter, and a tiny cat named 'Splody. They also run Agnec Press and are the author of demiGod and various other works.

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      Book preview

      London Pale - JA Laflin

      London Pale

      (Revised Edition)

      -A Prequel-

      by

      JA Laflin

      Smashwords Edition

      Published by Agnec Press

      Revised Edition Copyright ©2014 by JA Laflin. All Rights Reserved.

      Cover design and art by JA Laflin.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy from their favorite authorized retailer. Thank you for your support.

      London Pale and demiGod are works of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locations is entirely coincidental.

      Preface

      This is, in a roundabout way, sort of an odd prequel. It is really just a short story about our always reluctant hero Aiden ending up on an adventure. An adventure in which the long-term consequences flow into the series which I am currently writing.

      This story, along with the full length novels which follow, is a result of nearly a decade of story development, trials and fails, and writing, writing, and more writing... More ironically, this particular incarnation actually began as a webcomic, but in the long run, I knew I needed another medium to really tell the story I had discovered. It is with Aiden that the story works so well, and I hope you'll enjoy following his story as much as I enjoy writing it.

      At the end of this short, I have also included the Prologue and the First Chapter of demiGod : Part I, for your reading pleasure. If you like what you read, please tell a friend and read on to demiGod Parts I and II. The story only gets better from there. Enjoy.

      -JA Laflin

      Table of Contents

      London Pale

      (Extras)

      Prologue - The Burning

      Chapter 1 - Of Agnecs and Amblers

      Author's Note

      London Pale

      There was a darkness, a void. Aiden somehow felt at home there, but only for the strange sense of solitude. In the distance he saw a myriad of tiny lights, each moving and glowing independently, like an array of fireflies he'd seen many nights ago. Numerous voices joined in song, causing him to stir. The hair on his neck stood up while the voices—the unearthly voices—grew louder.

      Give forth your song and let us make them as we are, the voices proclaimed in unison.

      Aiden made to stand, but realized he could no longer move. Had he been able to move in the first place? He couldn't remember. Now he was forced to watch the events unfold.

      A dread crept into him that forced his bones to try and shake free, but something was keeping him in the darkness, frozen. An intense glow arose from somewhere deep in the abyss. The distant song grew louder. The glow intensified, turning shades of red as it took on a life of its own and crawled upward.

      A massive shadow filled the expanse, made visible by a crimson glow that somehow illuminated the silhouette.

      Aiden could smell soil. And water.

      He was terrified as the massive shadow moved, writhed, and then sprouted wings. It was on fire, but never burning.

      The beast turned, revealing a massive beak and piercing eyes. Each feather was a tuft of flame.

      From the beak, a wind blew Aiden onto his back. A pain gripped him, but he could only lay there, paralyzed by the darkness.

      ***

      As usual, Aiden's ears were ringing slightly when he awoke. He wrestled with the sheets, wondering why they weren't cooperating, but soon he realized his eyes were still closed. Things came easier once he could pry his eyes open. Bright strips of sunlight bled through

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