Arrows of Alodia

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Published on July 26, 2022 2:27:42 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrXVRgnLg2s

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This is my reading of a short story I wrote back in 2018, which is set in feudal Japan around 1500 AD. Our protagonist is Maia, a professional assassin hailing from the Sudanese kingdom of Alodia, who is ready to collect payment for her latest job so she can buy her way out of the cutthroat Japanese world. But little does she anticipate how determined her client is to cover up their tracks...

You can read the original story's text here on my writing blog:

http://brandonpilchersart.com/2018/12/09/arrows-of-alodia/

In addition, the story is included with several others in my collection "Beasts & Beauties":

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089LNWD98

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