A BRIDGE OF DOOM

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre************** As a huge storm builds in the sky, Flaena, and Kluff observe from the window of Mage Trimbul’s withdrawing chambers as Enchanter Gaiwan begins a mysterious invocation – perhaps, despite his reassurances, he HAS gone mad! Email = thehearkentheatre@yahoo.com

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre************** Flaena awakens pleasantly in her own bed before remembering the terrible events of the previous night. Hopeful, she seeks out Enchanter Gaiwan, but is not prepared for what she finds. thehearkentheatre@yahoo.com

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre**************LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED – SEXUAL SITUATIONS****** Doctor Brinth unexpectedly meets the individual sent by SO’kandra to help him capture Paul. Gunther, the wererat that escaped the Lost City, nears the moment when he pounces upon his prey. Flaena attends to Gaiwan in his coma, then all discover the frightening truth of his strange fever. Mage Trimbul lab...

LISTENERS MAY FIND SOME CONTENT DISTURBING -- DISCRETION ADVISED *** Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre************** Immersed happily in the market square, Flaena is at first unaware of Gaiwan’s unveiling danger in the dragon crystal and the nightmare trap of sorcery and warped enslavement in which he falls. Meanwhile, someone carrying a secret message seeks the Enchanter, but with his mentor, Trimbul,...

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre************** Remembering events of his encounter with the Spectre on the road to the Royal Fortress City of Foruhn sets Gaiwan to seeking a wardmate. The next day, everyone pursues small chores: Thasgar seeks a new sword as his old one from Royal service to the Marshall as a deputy is getting worn and won’t hold an edge. Flaena decides to shop for materials and new clo...

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre******************* Enchanter Gaiwan and companions return to the safety and pleasant amenities of civilization in the reclaimed kingdom of Ru and Hopetown for a well-needed recovery; Flaena is concerned about his wounds, delaying reunion with his mentor at the Magian Alliance keep. Knowing the peril in which he has placed himself concerning the Dark Mage, Kalron, the En...

LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED -- SEXUAL INFERENCE AND RITUAL VIOLENCE *** Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre************** Marie and Paul arrive on Ninth Street, searching for a bank with an account set up just for her, unaware of the dark forces seeking them. Doctor Maximillian Brinth prepares to perform a conjuring of Black Magic, seeking to wreak a little havoc in the medical center of the university. t...

[Episode Four] Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre************** At the last possible instant, Durbriag, King of Dragons, relocates everyone distant and safe from the violence and deadly fury of Viree, Queen of Dragons. And yet, after a night of rest, Enchanter Gaiwan and companions find they are not alone in the ancient forest. thehearkentheatre@yahoo.com

LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED – VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL INFERENCES Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre************** The mysterious dragon crystal’s effect has reached far beyond the cavern, bringing with it unimagined consequences. Enchanter Gaiwan and his companions are confronted with intrusion and mythical visitations. thehearkentheatre@yahoo.com

LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED – STRONG LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre************** Their bounty hunt for the renegade sorcerer has met with mild disaster, Enchanter Gaiwan and companions magically dominated to do his bidding. In the company of his scantily clad female companion and two shapechanging wererats, the sorcerer intends to sacrifice his unfortunate captives as fodder fo...

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre ********** A faint breath of shadow whispers past Maximillian amidst his private ritual of black magic, bidding him find someone; Paul wonders about Enchanter Gaiwan who, unknown to him, is on a manhunt for a renegade sorcerer. Relentlessly, all are drawn to meet across A BRIDGE OF DOOM. thehearkentheatre@yahoo.com

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre ********** Melodic voices call for awakening and healing as the palace recovers from the aftermath of the Spectres' attack. Argument ensues over why specific warnings were not given, why more wasn’t done to protect Marie from imminent death. And what happens, now? thehearkentheatre@yahoo.com

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre ********** The Enchanter has vanished, the Royal Gala starts to wind down and all seems calm; Paul and Marie discover something changed in their feelings for one another. Sensing an intuitive urgency for escape before an undefined and deadly threat, Gaiwan heads out of the fortress city while Paul finds himself mysteriously lost in the depths of the palace. thehearkenth...

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre ********** Amidst despondency at the inevitability of their separate fates, Paul and Marie’s gala evening is invaded by an unexpected and suspicious visitor avoiding official notice. Despite vague hopes that seem like a candleflame in the distance, the shadow of the Spectres seems closer than they realize. thehearkentheatre@yahoo.com

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre ********** The Enchanter struggles against the aftermath of his encounter with the Spectre while Paul and Marie, unaware of the impending peril, attend the Royal Gala and meet the Prince they rescued, now a young King, amidst celebration. Paul learns of the Master Enchanter’s violent demise and seeks to somehow prevent Marie from encountering the same fate before he is...

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre ********** Paul returns to Marie’s world by unknown circumstance; Marie is distraught with the mysterious death of her friend, Master Enchanter Rothson and how she is shunned by the citizens despite her heroic part of the Prince’s rescue. Meanwhile, a call for battle arises when the rare sight of a dragon wings its way toward the Royal Fortress City. A young Enchanter’s...

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre ********** A final heartbeat, demons at the door, an appeal for help, and a chance bridge of doom across the void of the Unknown -- violations of metaphysical law during the rescue of Prince Kajor have brought the inescapable wrath and cold justice of Spectres. Back home, bereft of any trace of his adventure with Marie, Paul is heartbroken amidst questions about his own...

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre ********** Anariach's captors prepare to drag him to the battlefield to be killed as an example and a threat to the western kingdom. Meanwhile, with the Master Enchanter's help, Marie devises a way to hopefully find and rescue the Crown Prince before he meets a bloody sacrificial death at the claws of the reptilian Grems. thehearkentheatre@yahoo.com

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre ********** As a somewhat unwilling companion, Paul finds himself suddenly and unexplainably thrust into an entirely different world... and not just Earth in a different time as evidenced by the double suns in the sky. Is this simply an elaborate dream? And why has he been brought here? And is he really as ineffectual as he seems to be? Spectres lurking in the background...

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre ********** Our Royal Messenger reaches a destination unlike anywhere she could possibly imagine. The specific individual to whom she is guided awakens to a situation and enemies he could never have imagined. thehearkentheatre@yahoo.com

Ko-fi.com/thehearkentheatre ********** The bonds are tight, his sword broken, the possibility of rescue hopeless; heir to the throne of the western kingdom, Prince Kajor will soon be sacrificed on the reptilian Grems’ primitive altar of blood and revenge. And yet, he fears neither his enemies, the endless torture, nor death but the eventual ruin of his people under their hateful claws. Doubtful of...