CHAPTER 30 (1985-1991) – I Stievo arrived in Portland in the late evening, weary and ready for a place to…
Bodies
CHAPTER 29 – III Waters crash against the rock, pulverizing whatever has the misfortune of being caught in between The…
Stories
CHAPTER 29 – II Stievo did not take this latest religious distraction as cerebrally as did his opponent. Shanta’s shenanigans…
Preach
CHAPTER 29 (1979-1984) – I Aricame and Glendan were once again engaged in one of their late night whiskey-fueled strategizing…
Water and Rock
CHAPTER 28 – III Within the framework of human society, the two most expansive and powerful inventions in history (up…
Growth
CHAPTER 28 – II It was true that Aricame had more human followers (at his disposal) than ever before. It…
Inward Outward
CHAPTER 28 (1975-1978) – I After three decades of competition against his Other, the Champion of Dark was the strongest…
Mandelbrot
CHAPTER 27 – III It was summer in the south: muggy and buggy. The sweaty sheets at midnight were as…
Mobilization
CHAPTER 27 – II The plan had been going swimmingly. Stievo was quite pleased with the degree to which Aricame…
Magic Box
CHAPTER 27 (1970-1975) – I Evan Tim was a real piece of work. He had always been secretive about his…
Mushroom Cloud
CHAPTER 26 – III The plan was so simple, so elegant, and best of all, it didn’t link directly back…
Ideologue
CHAPTER 26 – II Like his rival, Stievo struggled with the outcome of the San Francisco confrontation. Was he not…
Pragmatism
CHAPTER 26 (1963-1969) – I The two great Champions had been circling each other for a decade and a half.…
Irresistible Meets Immovable, Pt. 3
CHAPTER 25 – III Aricame had to stop Stievo and Bacu before it was too late. He put out an…
Crisis
CHAPTER 25 – II Ohrmazdian art sold all over the country, yet the vast majority of sales came from markets…
Space
CHAPTER 25 (1957-1962) – I Ahrimanic temples were sprouting up all over the country, yet the vast majority of them…