Cold Bill » Cold Bill Saga

Page 24: Chapter 1 Close

paper — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0000

With the coming of dawn young Cold Bill set off from the town of Greensville with his three new allies of questionable reliability. It was only a night ago, he reflected, that he had happened across the weapon that forever changed the path of his life. By now his previous life seemed little but a [...]

Page 23: Quiet Departure

paper — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0000

As the four made their way to the town walls, Bill found it odd that they never encountered another living soul. The sun had only just began to lighten the sky, but he expected to see an early riser, or a horse, or hear a rooster crow. Aside from the clinking and clacking of his [...]

Page 22: Mixed Greetings

paper — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Mim walked up to the two figures, stopped, and turned back to face Bill. “Castle,” she said, pointing at the larger one. “It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance young sir and I hope this evening found you well,” Castle said with a slow nod. Mim pointed to the smaller one. “Ruckus,” she said, [...]

Page 21: New Company

paper — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Leaving a blazing room behind him, Bill found the door leading from the hallway back to the cellar ajar. He opened it and walked back into the cellar to find all of the remaining undead lying motionless on the floor. “Looks like they fell apart when their master died,” Bill said. “No,” Mim replied. “I [...]

Page 20: Dust to Dust

paper — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

As the world slowly came into focus Bill saw a crumpled robe laying at his feet. He prodded it with a foot and a dessicated skull rolled out, chipping and crumbling as it moved. “This one’s a lot worse than the guards,” he said. Those who have grasped and wielded energies beyond their control make [...]

Page 19: Interruptions

paper — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:00:00 +0000

The door opened with some effort, dragging along the stone floors with creaking leather hinges. The room looked wide and smelled somewhat rancid. The bit of oil light from the passageway leaked into the room. A figure stirred at a large desk illuminated by a small candle. “Huwhuwhoozit?” the figure said, slowly turning in its [...]

Page 18: A Zombie’s Weakness

paper — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

As the large figure leaned back to prepare its attack, it paused. Bill waited for the blow, but watched as the lumbering zombie simply toppled over onto its back. Its arms and legs flailed about in the air, though it couldn’t seem to stand itself up. The remaining undead in the room wandered up to [...]

Page 17: Cornered

paper — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Kuru, Bill thought while concentrating on his weapon. The armed zombie slowly advanced with its retinue of undead cats. What?, the familiar voice responded. I need some help. With what? With, uh, this big guy and these cats. They’re going to find me. One of the running cats came very close to Bill’s foot and [...]

Page 16: Into the Lair

paper — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

“I can understand the human zombies,” Bill said quietly to Mim’s back. “But why all the cats?” He and Mim walked through the cellar of an old building, weaving their way through idly shuffling undead. The animated corpses of cats skittered about between the larger, human corpses, and the two trespassers were careful not to [...]

Page 15: More Dark

paper — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Bill lowered his voice as he and Mim made their way between buildings and down narrow, dirty streets. “I didn’t think a necromancer could live in the city. I thought there were Inquisitors who could track down witches and things like that,” he said. Mim stopped walking. “They guess,” she replied. Slowly she peered around [...]