First things first. I like what I've read thus far, and I shall read and review the Awakening part as soon as I can find the time. You convey the atmosphere well, I got a good visual on Vincent's approach of the Cathedral. Two things I'd like to note:

-Vincent inspired by the Final Fantasy character by the same name? Got this feeling a bit thus far, but I may be biased because I read your mention of him in your profile. I'll have to read the rest to get a more complete image of him.

-This sentence,"The cathedral towered above him, grotesquely carven figures leering at him from the eaves. He stopped by the door and peered at it, to see carven scenes of Purgatory, the dead eternally trapped by demons."You use Carven twice here, and while this isn't wrong, it's something I wouldn't do. Can't say what it is about the repetition that irks me, but if it didn't, I wouldn't have noticed...

The latter point does not detract from the quality of the whole though, nor is the first point a problem even if I am right in the assumption. Hope to find the time to read the next bit soon.-Which brings me to the second point. You're on my favourite author list for several reasons.1) "Note: Good will not always win in my stories. If you like living inyour own happy little world where the sun always shines and evil isalways defeated, then don't read my stuff. You've been warned."2) I read the descriptions of your stories and stories to come. Unfortunatly, I didn't have time enough to start reading when I added you, so I put you on favourites as "need to read this soon".3) Your profile appeals to my stalker personality. And yes, I match the profile of the creep in question, save that anyone calling me kid leaves in a world of pain, if at all.

I think I've ranted enough here. If you want to talk, stories or otherwise, there's an email adress. It's not on my profile for the sake of not wanting to be bugged by inferior people, but review Burke's tale if you want and I'll contact you.

Yo!
A) WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO CONTINUE THIS?!?! :( I want to read more! Please, please, pretty please?!
B) I have updated the "story", if it can be called as such (mainly because I don't know if it's still the same one it started as in four revisions.) This is the FOURTH draft. Hope you like it!

umm.. i thot he was asleep for 3 hundred?? how come the cathedral had been his home for 4?? (just a thot)..
did that man die? or get eaten up or something? gosh... so many questions..! ^^
write more ya?

a curious sense of mystery is immediately set before the reader. it's a good way to start. (i'm reviewing as i read here so... ^^)
i'm intrigued. really! the language you used was perfect! and.. the plot is great! a lot of pain there... ouch.
but i'll definitely be reading on! ^^

Astounding...just incredible, i mean...Holy ** ** that was good!
But more to the point, if my memory serves (and it often doesn't) I dont believe they had pistols in 1738. Aside from my minor quibble that was one of the most astounding peices of literary artwork I have ever had the pleasure to read. Please continue your wondeful story, and soon!

Good morrow. Simply put I am amazed by your writing. You must have spent quite some time on this, no doubt. I can see the effort poured into this piece just by reading it casually.
Now here's the things that I really liked: Your descriptions were perfect! Grammar and sentence structure are very good. Perhaps add a //bit// more character description?
Other than that, I really couldn't find anything wrong with this work.
Good job!! I'm very impressed and I REALLY look forward to reading your other works. As for who Firgof is, he is my main protagonist in the World of Serzanch series. Or on here, the Maelstrom series. I will hopefully review some more at a later time. I apologize for not reviewing at the time of your reviews, but I was not home yesterday. Well then, I bid thee farewell. May Light shine upon thee.

Chapter Two was even better than I expected it to be! especially him getting dressed. That was hilarious. In the very beginning of Depoe's letter you wrote my dear chile, instead of child. Don't yell at me, you wanted a review and so I'm giving you one. That's what annoying friend are for, you know. Write the next chapter soon!

Hey, why didn't you tell me Chapter 2 is here?! Oh well. Anyway, great chapter. Obviously better than the first one. It's just a little bit icky at the part where some of his brains were coming out. Ich. But this really caught my interest. ^_^ Please write more.
P.S Chpter 5 of Frozen Heart is up. Sorry for not informing you on Chapter 4. ^_^

I finally found the stupid web site. It's you're favorite sabrest friend Good first chapter Shade2! Very suspensful, I WANT MORE! It would maybe be nice to know a bit more about Depoe... I dunno, keep up the good work!

Hey, this is pretty good. I thought it would be all sci-fi-ish because the summary said this dead guy woke up, idon't know, a billion years later? Anyway, it's very well-written, and the plot is good. I'll read more later, I have to do some homework, which I have put off for a while and is due tomorrow. ^_^
P.S Great characters. A psycho guy, a spy, and nice place too. A hellish cathedral, makes everything seem a lot more interesting. By the way, thanks for reviewing. ^_^

alright, i still think that isabella should just have hair thats wavy and let it be black because the milky complextion and brown hair just dont work, you know that just as well as i do. but yes i am liking this quite a bit, although i was just thinking about poor mcduff and then realized that possible he could have previously been evil but the event that left him mcduff changed him completely but the key lies within him! mwhahahahaha what key you ask? you decided that i am terribly at that as you probably already know from this review. hm Ivan the third was he that great?

I loved it. Then i hit the technical side. ima gonna rant. imperialist era mirrors didnt have plastic backings and fell compleatly apart when broken, as far as i know, futon couchbeds are a modern inventin. His arm- people dont faint from a shot in the arm unless it compleatly shatters ane of the two larger bones in there. the chance of even a post imperial era pistola penetrating at that range with enough force to shatter bones is so unlikely. even if something did shatter, in order to have an immortal with a metal arm, you have to put it on, then make him immortal, otherwise the arm just regenerates off the metal. the probability of aa french deamon having the skill and high technological tools neccesary to fit on useable and controllable prosthetic (requiring at least 80% nerve use preservation) is nonexistant. If the evil guy wasnt sure that our hero would even wake up, how did he know how long it would be? Letter was worded wrong in that a writer would assume that the hero would finish the letter by reflex, then being in a state of shock, and then suicide.*PANT* "Past failures aside..." wait, wasnt he the first child? "ill be long dead.." vs "more fun to WATCH you ..." where did the modern clothes come from andwhy didnt the paper letter rot faster than the cotton suit?

...*giggles anoyingly, then explodes you*
OI you know who I am, that one chick you've been fricking ignoring.
*shakes head sadly* oh creepy, that was even better the thousandth time.
I still have the rough draft soved somewhere.

great the way you displayed his emotions as h realised he was looking at socks and shoes, althouhg one minor problem. if he was 18th Century french, would he really call them 'pants'? at least trousers! but then, i'm english, so what really can you expect?

great descriptions, although being shot in the rm doesn't automatically mean fainting. I mean; he is a grown man and all so surely he'd be able to hold off the effects of itapart from the pain.and then he was shot again! and again he fainted! gee, is he afraid of blood?
anways, good story, although a leetle diffcult to get into.