The Voice of Eros

The days pass slowly since you were interrogated by "The Council". Nobel hasn't been in touch since then, and as much as that isn't unusual, the importance of that interview weighs on your shoulders. Was this just Lucas being Lucas, or was he instructed that you were not to be contacted again? Were you now in danger? He had shared much with you already. Information that you are pretty sure that yo...

After you have been given a tour of the lab, you leave the doctor to sleep through what was left of the night. The job prospect unnerves you, as the danger is evident, but there is also something thrilling about it that you wouldn't get in other lab positions. You rejoin the doctor around lunchtime the following day, as requested. He is set and ready for you when you arrive and insists on going ov...

The next few days are quiet in the village. You reported what seemed to be a scouting party to the village authorities, but they took little notice of the reports of someone known to be troublesome. After days of your urging and begging, some of the villagers agree to go and scout where "you saw" the scouting party. When they return, they are filled with joy and cheers, explaining how there was a...

After absorbing the contents of the first canopic jar, you felt your strength returning. A power from ancient times coursing through your resurrected form. You tested and experimented with some of the powers that you once had, and found peace in their success. This lasted for a while, but as the weeks went on, you felt a weakness settling in. It had been a significant amount of time since your mos...

About a week after meeting Nobel in his nightclub, you receive a message from an unknown number providing a date, time, and location, and instructing you to wear smart attire for an important meeting. Normally, you would dismiss something like this as a scam, but since dipping your toe into the unknown world of immortal creatures, Something in the back of your mind tells you that this is an appoin...

After working through the set questions and finally releasing the man from his restraints, he collapsed before you. Hefting him to his feet, you manage to assist him over to an armchair and fetch him a glass of water. Before too long, the man has slipped into troubled slumber. He looks drained. The look of a man who has not slept in weeks, and likely also malnourished. A complete contrast to the p...

TRIGGER WARNING: Implication of injury to hunting dogs. (No specific detail given) --- The sounds of the hunters fade as the sun sets. You know that so long as they are far off, you are safe from the beast. This relief is quickly countered by worry for the well-being of your friend. You make your way down the side of the hill till you find the river. Then, as instructed, you follow it down a ways...

Late one night, you are locking up the animals in the barn when you hear a noise in the nearby brush. Grabbing a nearby pitchfork, you investigate, only to discover it is the creature that you have grown fond of from the mountain. He hurriedly whispers that you need to come with him. Though his voice is rushed, he does not take his eyes from the Pitchfork. You quickly return the farm tool and allo...

The stranger you found in the Dragon's lair has shaken your faith in this being an easy job. Realising that this quest may be a larger job than you initially expected, you request the aid of other adventurers. A group of mostly trustworthy mercenaries, following on the promise of Dragon gold, has agreed to come with you to stake out the lair. This makes you uneasy. You work alone for a reason. You...

As promised, 3 days later, you receive a letter through the door. Enclosed is an ornate invitation to one of Nobel's clubs. You notice that it is actually one of his lesser-known venues. Even in all your research about him, you didn't even realise that this venue was in his portfolio. You put on something that makes you feel good and make your way to the club. When you arrive, you show the door st...

The Age of Industry and Science has commenced in Britain. You have slaved away at your studies, proving your worth, gaining qualification after qualification... and yet now that you have graduated, you discover that the hurdles that were set before you in education maintain their resilience in searching for work. You put yourself forward for every scientific job that you can find, yet at every tur...

You left the man to his contemplation. Evidently, the discovery of this gentler side of the beast confuses and frustrates your friend, though you have no more answers than he in this matter. The fact that the beast maintained an air of calm about you confuses you just as much. But regardless of the calm, you are in no hurry to try and repeat the encounter. You walk slowly down the path, pulling so...

Your companion guides you through the rocky wooded wilderness of the mountainside. The journey is difficult, and you are pretty sure that you have passed the same points multiple times. Given what happened to his last home, you do not blame him for being precautious, however it does make you a little sad that his trust in you has been shaken. After what feels like an unreasonable amount of time, y...

You have been abandoned, or more specifically, Nobel has disappeared. After the first couple of weeks, you assumed that once again, he had simply forgotten about you, or perhaps his business kept him busy. But as the months rolled on, you started to suspect that you had been left out to dry. Was it something that you had done? You kept his secret. You knew the rules and boundaries set out and you...

Your most devoted follower has disappeared. It has been several months since he has been in your presence, and when you ask for him, the other followers are elusive in their response. You have determined that he is not dead, which is quite the relief, and that he has been removed from the place in which you reside. The reason for this, though, seems extremely unclear. There are indications that it...

After many days pass with no sign of your quarry, you crave a bath and a proper bed. Packing your things, you invite the stranger to accompany you back to the city. The look that crosses his face is one of excited wonder, whilst also conveying an underlying suspicion, and for a moment, you suspect fear. However, he agrees. On the way down the mountain, you are surprised at how much the stranger st...

You ran from the beast and climbed a tree as high as you could, just as instructed. With such a short head start, you were sure that this was the end for you. As the sun sets, you hear the howls cascade through the night. As expected, the creature found you. For the first time, you see it. This ravenous wolf-like creature, taller than any man. Lithe yet muscular. Snarling and Hungry. It leaps up a...

It has been a couple of months since you last beheld Lucas, and his ever illusive habits seemed bound to frustrate you, but the more you considered him, the more you realised that the perception of time must be very different for a creature such as he. Had he truly meant what he said that first night, or were you being cast aside? It was always interesting to you how he has this reputation as part...

Life in the village is beginning to feel overbearing. It feels like all the locals are watching your every step. Keeping you at a distance and yet are not allowing you to do anything alone. You are not sure if they knew of your meeting with the creature by the old tree, or if they are just being overprotective, but your frustration is becoming evident. More than once has it boiled over and lead to...

The frustration builds. It has been a month since your resurrection, and you grow tired of the excuses of your followers. You wish to see this world. You have been absent for generations. So much must have changed, and you have a lot to learn and catch up on. Finally, you lose your temper. You demand your release. The cultists are apprehensive. Some with fear of something happening to you before y...

After departing the Bursar's office, you head straight back to the farm and gather your most important possessions and your clothes into a satchel. Sneaking into the Kitchen, you steal some bread, fruits, and dried meats. Enough to survive you for a few days' travel. By the time you meet your fellow escapee where the fields meet the woods, it is late afternoon. Not an ideal time to be traversing t...

After months of searching, you finally found a contact for Lucas Noble: Artist, club owner, and well-known bon vivant, and to you, suspected creature of the night. Months more of laying bait, hounding his contact, and gathering more information, and the time is finally here. You have been invited to his manor... --- If you would like to support me on Patreon, please click below: https://www.patreo...

The days pass at a snail's pace, and you feel exhaustion clawing at your heels. Even if it were possible to sleep properly, piles of gold do not make a comfortable bed. That being said, your unusual companion appears to have no issue getting comfortable and sleeping deeply. The stranger frequently starts up conversation with you, usually about some event in history, or some philosophical concept....

Life, or whatever state of existence you currently reside in, is an educational experience. Some things come to you naturally, as if echoing from your past life. Others prove so difficult. It is as if you are learning for the first time. You find the limitations of this husk of a body also proving tedious. There are so many rituals and procedures required to keep your husk of a body in working ord...

You managed to get your new friend in touch with the Bursar. His being able to read and write in an out-of-the-way town like this would come in very useful, and you knew that it would get him some good coin in the few days of peace he was able to have. He thanks you profusely for aiding him in his search for work; his chipper mood was infectious, but there were occasions when you caught his eyes g...