In chess, every piece serves a purpose.  Each one has unique talents and potential that remains locked until they are properly arrayed.  You see, Takeshi?  They must work as a team.  From the mighty queen, right down to the lowliest pawn, any one of them can win the game, if given a chance. Yes, grandfather. They had no way out, and the Shadow’s maddening cackle reverberated in the void that surrounded them.  Freyd struggled to move, or do anything really, as tenebrous tendrils writhed