Visit the past, as it alters the present! This is the opening chapter of “the Secrets of M: Book Four: Hell Hounded,” written as a standalone fable that features the legendary duel between the Elferan Hero, Rhisk, and the Archdemon, Perihl. It’s a narrative snapshot from the lore of Interrealmeus, and of the next installment in “the Secrets of M” series, which you can enjoy before the book releases, with minimal spoilers.
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Ember the Feral
Ember was a flame-tipped, white-coated Turkish Angora. Her fierce, green eyes stalked a brown rat. The rat slid out from the drainpipe of one of the oldest houses in the city. Ember watched as the rat shook itself, and as it scurried up the side of a metal wastebin, which the residents of the house left one drawstring bag too full. The lid of the wastebin sat atop the extra bag. The residents of the house hoped the presence of the lid would appease the sanitation services provider and prevent an additional bag fee from appearing on their monthly bill. Regardless, the loose lid failed to dissuade pests from raiding the wastebin. Ember eyed the brown rat hungrily, as she watched it settle its nerves, and chew a thimble-sized hole in the extra bag. Once the rat settled on a prize, it no longer twitched its head from one interrupting sound to the next. Ember curled her lips and narrowed her eyes…