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300 | I stood back. Mouth agape in shock and terror.
“Who..what,” I stuttered.
“Isn’t it obvious you thundering dolt. I am the devil,” My teddy bear grimaced.
The teddy bear grew larger and darker. The room got hotter with the bear’s size.
“How are you?...Why?... I am on drugs that’s it. I took something or was hit with ... |
301 | Maurice did not know why he bothered telling the principal, a short man with a stout mustache.
"Oh really?" said the principal, "Lisa transformed into a monster, killed everyone and transformed back right in front of you? And then went on hoping nobody had seen her? Young man..."
The principal made an effort to look ... |
302 | “I think there are other people you should be talking to, grandpa!” I said, glancing at the door. I kept expecting one of the guests to understandably lose their patience at waiting on a mere farmer. I had seen more than a few crowns among their heads.
“Nonsense, Rob! Who would I rather see on my deathbed than my fami... |
303 | "Do you trust me?"
Her voice startles me, deep in thought as I am.
I consider her; how she shifts from one foot to the other; how she seems to want to shift her gaze to somewhere else, but stubbornly keeps them on me.
Stubborn, now that's a word that I can equate to her. Ever since we were kids, before we learned t... |
304 | “Mr. Hammond?” The voice on the other end was breathless, panting with excitement “Mr. Hammond? Is that you?”
“Um…yeah?” Dez Hammond stumbled into the kitchen, a scruffy figure in boxer shorts and a stained T-shirt. The second sentence was lost in a yawn like a low-flying jet.
“It’s wonderful to speak to you Mr. Hamm... |
305 | "Look, I have no idea how our boss fucked this up but your soul has been sent to Santa instead. I cant really do anything about it."
I have been waiting four hours in the frontdesk of hell after I received a message this morning. Something with my contract with the devil went wrong. I sold my soul for being successful... |
306 | I closed my eyes, my ears ringing. The sound of the bullets on the metal door sounded like hail on a car roof. My head was pounding. For 4 hours now we had been in a firefight with ISIS insurgents with no end in sight. I was exhausted and ready to give up when I heard voices outside of the factory I took shelter in. Th... |
307 | “A LITTLE LOST ARE WE?” A low growl bellows in what feels like every direction.
I spun around looking for the man’s voice.
“I’M NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN TOUCH OR SEE, LITTLE ONE.” The voice drawled. “YOU WILL NOT FIND ME”
What the fuck is going on? Shit. This feeling of lightheadedness is all too familiar.
“H-hello... |
308 | *As we return from our venture out into the Sister System, I, Captain Jorge Tomas Katya, have taken excerpts from the crews’ logs to explain our discovery.*
**Lt Cmd. Spokane, Head Science Officer’s Log:**
It was so much like our own system; eight major planets with wanders on the peripherals. Scientists probably deba... |
309 | "What?" the ringing in her ears became deafening.
"Were you paying attention Ms. Bradley?" *this fucking cunt doesn't know what hit her*.
"Admittedly, no." she said with a smirk. *He's onto us*. The lighting in the room was made to make people uncomfortable. Ms. Bradley just found the fluorescent lighting annoying.... |
310 | [I focused more on 'myself' and my mentality than on the mailman.]
***=Lunatic.=***
Everything seemed different, and I didn't like how my routines were voided by the absence of the sound of the mailman.
I was late riser, always was. Didn't surface until eleven that morning; nothing out of the ordinary. Waited ar... |
311 | "Liz?" my competitor said as they blocked my sword with ease. How could they know me that by that name, I was a princess, I was only known as Elizabeth III, but then I realized the voice sounded strangely familiar.
"Anne?" I asked as I blocked one of her strikes.
"Shhh, they can't know let's end this match in a draw,... |
312 | In the morning he woke, and he was very old.
And he asked himself, "How could I be born so old?"
But there were instincts in him that raised him from the bed, and he stood at the window.
And he said, "Wow, that's just... wow."
For there were rainclouds coming in like a flashing armada in the sky. And it was the fir... |
313 | John woke up with a start, hands rushing down to check his body… it was all there. He looked at his alarm clock…
Wednesday.
It was supposed to be Saturday afternoon, he was just walking onto the road.
He rose and put his now clean clothes on, having not been to work to cover the shift 3 days ago. He was about ... |
314 | I awoke one morning with a very satisfying yet troubling push notification on my cell phone; never before had I been glad to open a notification that said CURRENT BANKING STATEMENT. Usually, I swipe right to see a very dying and decrepit bank account, barely clinging on to dear life due to unnecessary amazon purchases.... |
315 | I've been her for a week or two and it's honestly not too bad. They are being really nice to me cause they know if they arnt I could tell general yost zed that I was not John Baker. That's who they were supposed to abduct. I heard them talking about it after they gave me a translator for my initial interogation and rea... |
316 | The grim’s face was sallow, devoid of eyes, ears, and the other necessary body features. Except for a mouth, it had a mouth. Rattling breath and cracking, dry lips. I shivered.
“Guess the church wasn’t completely accurate, huh?.” I said nervously, scratching my neck. The situation was definitely insane, but I had expec... |
317 | Mental illness was always something we taught to be natural, it came from within us. We were wrong.
I want you to understand where I come from before I tell you what I discovered and how wrong we were.
My family has always been a happy one, not one case of any mental illness can be found for as long back as the trac... |
318 | (On mobile and my first attempt at a WP. Sorry for any formatting issues)
In the dark of the room I lie in wait, my silky form only visible to the others. I had been with this girl for a great many years, simply sitting at the edge of her vision, and sending chills down her spine. A great many years indeed.
Tonight wa... |
319 | "We need to keep him here!" my mother replied, frightened of my sister's constant asking. Molly had been looking at me suspiciously throughout the thanksgiving feast and seemed very uncomfortable with my presence. And whenever Molly had asked mother who I was, mother had not said a single word and instead remained focu... |
320 | When I woke up in back of the Galactic Police's space cruiser wrapped in the alien equivalent of a shock-blanket, I was definitely confused. Surprisingly comfortable, but confused nonetheless. Only when I looked out the window and saw an what most certainly was an astrologist's wet dream did the gravity of the situatio... |
321 | She lay on the sloped table, nine months pregnant, teeth clenched in pain, and the team of doctors and nurses stepped around her as if they were dodging the crowd in the marketplace.
“Owen’s got his third exam tomorrow,” said one nurse to another, “and his uncle’s death is heavy on his mind.”
“You don’t seem to mind... |
322 | Roy Higgins' new home was something out of a fairy tale. An ultra-modern semi-autonomous smart home surrounded by the pristine wilderness of the Sierra mountains. Away from the dust and the grime of urban life, a peaceful life punctuated only by the babbling of a nearby brook and the chirping of birds passing by. Roy c... |
323 | *Pyongyang. Korean People's Army Headquarters*
*Main Entrance*
*2:30 p.m, March 30, Juche 101*
The stamp came down hard.
"Entry approved. Lieutenant Seomun, follow your escort to the third floor. General Seung will meet you there."
Gangjeon really needed to replace the authorization stamp. Years of use had fla... |
324 | Who would think that winning a competition could be so, hazardous, to one's health?
That thought crossed my mind as I enjoyed a cup of coffee on a park bench overlooking the Pacific on a Sunday Afternoon, waiting on my mark to make his way to the Cafe/Restaurant (whatever Starbucks was trying to brand their stores as ... |
325 | Amanda kicked and screamed, the sharp brimstone ripping her pajamas to shreds. Crying, she landed on the blackened floor of an immense chamber. The demon let go of her ankle, and the gate slammed shut behind her.
For a while, only her ragged breathing echoed through the room. Then there was a crackle of fire.
"I apol... |
326 | I woke up.
*It began like any other day. A stretch. A yawn. The golden sun streaming into his bedroom. But little did he know, today would be the day. The day that everything changed.*
I brushed my teeth, showered, and dressed.
*Like a warrior preparing for battle, he knew he would have to be ready, for what was com... |
327 | "There's nowhere to run now! You're toast!"
"Actually I prefer grilled cheese."
The man had started to get sick of Dave. People were supposed to be scared to death of him. He was a madman, "Foodcity's most dangerous villain " as the local news channel called him.
"Can't you see I have human characteristics? I freaki... |
328 | A loud alarm sounded throughout the ministry for the management of evil reincarnate's halls, waking up commander Jeffries from his power nap. He looks over to his secretarie's desk and asks "Samantha what's this about?" Samantha looked up from his desk, panic in her eyes: "It's a code 63". Jeffries wasn't ready to beli... |
329 | Walking on the deserted streets, everything looks quiet. Not a single soul seen since the Day. Everything went from normal to empty in just a matter of seconds. Sure, first I was confused and tried to find logic in this. However, it is what it is.
I was alone. Or rather I thought I am.
Everything was free for takin... |
330 | "Okay, real funny, Jerry," Cindy says to me, kicking my leg under the table.
The grated cheese has consumed my plate, now spilling onto the table. I look up at the waiter, a bead of sweat running down his face.
"This good, sir?" He asks, nervously grinning.
"I'll say when."
People are looking now. The couple at t... |
331 | Yawning, I got out of bed, carefully pressing the off button on my alarm to make sure it wasn't a mimic again. Thankfully it wasn't, so I got out of bed, got dressed, and began to brew a pipping hot cup of coca for this cold winter day. As I went to grab my favorite cup from the cupboard, it's handle opened up as a mou... |
332 | The power to make someone else flatulate uncontrollably. The flapping sound would ring out for as long as the owner of this power could exhale.
Make everything that your enemies eat or drink taste like moldy bread, so long as you keep sticking your tongue out at them.
The advertisements listed in the back of the stor... |
333 | “And in Today’s News, it has been five days since Google went off line. Amidst the chaos that has ensued from this nearly apocalyptic event, News Channel 5 is able to report some dramatically positive news. For this, we turn to field reporter Steve Peterson. Steve…”
”Thank you Andrew. I am here today next to Willi... |
334 | "I really think we should use the scales" said the one with the dogs head.
"How he handled himself on the field of battle should be the proof of whether or not he be worthy!" yelled the one with the hammer.
"I keep telling you guys, it all comes down to whether or not he devoted himself and his life to me." Said the ... |
335 | "I just don't think we are getting it quite right."
"What do you mean? We spent years studying their planet. Everything here is factually correct."
"I'm not doubting our ability to be accurate - but there's more to it than that."
"I don't follow."
"Look, take the 'Bedouin of Oman' exhibit. Yes, we've got all the co... |
336 | Flamberge assumed her human form for the audit. She had nothing to hide, and her shapely form clearly had the desired impact not only on the knights persecuting her, but on her very own tax attorney, Earl.
"It's not regular income!" Earl emphatically yelled as he pounded the ironclad wooden table. "My client can ... |
337 | Magic was thought to be impossible. Something you'd only hear about in silly stories.
But the truth was that magic always existed, it just didn't find it's way to Earth.
And yet... Magical planets, galaxies, even dimensions away still looked at this barren universe, with little specks of hope, and saw potential.
Aft... |
338 | With the windows rolled down and the cold brisk air flowing into his face, Jack slowly began reciting his mission briefing in his head.
*Kill Old Man Hawes. Leave no witnesses.*
"Ok, shouldn't be too tough I guess.." Jack muttered to himself.
He glanced to his passenger seat to make sure he had everything he nee... |
339 | Last thing I remember was a massive crash. I was thrown around and felt a dull clank on my head as the plane I was in went down. I survived, somehow, but when I came to I was barely able to move. I was upside down, the restraints that held me in my seat were tight and some broken from the crash and weight of my body. B... |
340 | I doubt a classroom had ever been as silent as mine was the day I came in. Over 500 students sitting, and some standing, without making a single sound.
I’d be lying if I said it didn’t send a satisfying shiver down my spine. I had done this. Only I, in the entire world, was capable of silencing a room full of the mos... |
341 | "We sin! It's what we do. We...", never before have I had to distinguish and label "We" but since these are extraordinary circumstances in an otherworldly occasion I find myself having to take a step back to make the distinction. How exactly do I explain the role and standing of man amongst *all* creation? Furthermore,... |
342 | >Katie: Hey Chris. Sorry, but I’m not interested in being more than friends. I have a boyfriend already. I’m flattered, though, thank you.
The phone shook in my hands, ravaged by the earthquake of my furious thumbs, as I told that bitch what’s what. Not interested in being more than friends? After everything I’d do... |
343 | Ser Willem Istakarr glanced up at the blade with much less fear than he had anticipated. Perhaps it was because he had lived a long and fruitful life—far longer of a life than most knights got to enjoy.
Still, he couldn’t help but feel a small pang of resentment as he lay on the dirt in front of his Duke’s hall. The y... |
344 | I had found something the likes of which the world had never seen. A body resistant to all disease. Now much of the scientific community would have stopped after they learned that this body belonged to a man named Cooper, but not I. I found Cooper while he was touristing some of the less touched areas of West Africa. I... |
345 | "Cruise missiles are just far to fucking expensive, Lieutenant, we only have a budget of fifty million a year" the Captain pondered, thinking of new ways to finish his enemies off. "What about torpedo's? Maybe gatling guns? Nobody has that much armor nowadays..." the Lieutenant trailed off, looking over to the first ma... |
346 | Statistically, you're not entirely unique. Sure, you're probably not the same as everyone else, but on a statistic level, there are duplicates of you. At least, physical duplicates. People who look fairly identical to you, but who have their own interesting lives filled with drama, high adventure beyond compare, romanc... |
347 | Hector tiptoed around the corner, finally getting his eyes on the group that had been slinking around town for years. He watched furtively, afraid of what atrocities they would commit in the shade of night. They were only about a dozen of them, all garbed in robes.
"Amanda and Dylan, how is your mission going?" the le... |
348 | "Look, I know you're new to this dimension, but honestly to make that worth my while you're gonna need to offer a little more."
"I don't understand what you mean," said the writhing puddle of worm-shaped eyes and eye-shaped worms at the bottom of the well. "Dihydrogen mmonoxide is very rare where I come fromm. I have ... |
349 | When Frank first started working at Sheol Bar, he thought it would just be a way to pay the rent and avoid the horror of a 9-5 office job. He never suspected he'd be privy to some of the world's most powerful beings and their daily dramas. The owner had been too busy that week to give the normal introduction to the way... |
350 | “Hello,” said the creature, stepping out of the invisible door.
The man, sitting at a wooden desk littered with mugs and stained by coffee, looked up from his notebook.
“You weren’t meant to solve the equation,” said the creature, quite impressed. “But now that you have solved it, you’ve gained access to the door.”
... |
351 | "Hey, love! I was just thinking about you." Her voice was comforting over the phone, as usual. I still couldn't believe what I was telling myself to do.
"Hey, Laura... I know we were supposed to see each other tonight.”
“Yeah, I can’t wait!” she interrupted, unknowingly. I just took way too long of a pause.
“Um,... |
352 | The first thing you have to do is get your bearings.
I want you to understand that I don't control the dream. Everything that I see has already happened the day before-- what I experience is just a recording. When I fall asleep, my eyes are not my own; my steps not mine to tread. And since I can't control my senses, t... |
353 | "Daddy, how was work today?"
I smile tiredly as my five year old daughter, Selena, greets me at the door, grinning from ear to ear.
"It was great, princess. How was school today?"
"Today was fun! We made snowflakes in class!"
She opens her backpack to reveal a paper snowflake with decorations of reindeer on the... |
354 | “Can you give me the Goddamned map, Mannie?” Ira yelled. The sun had set and in the worn grasses near Cherbourg seven highwayed paratroopers of the U.S 63rd took rest. Seven men, each fell from the sky, floated down through the air for Justice, and Liberty, but they were obligated to do so by the draft. Caught by a win... |
355 | "Push!" The doctor's voice echoed through Sara's head.
​
"Listen to her," The female voice said in Sara's mind. She groaned and pushed again.
"Hurry and-" The male voice in Sara's head went away. The female voice didn't make another peep.
"A boy and a girl! Congratulations M'am," One of the doct... |
356 | **Marooned on Earth**
----
“What did you put in my arm?” I ask the tattoo artist, trying to seem shocked.
“I -“ he sits back and raises both black gloved hands. The tattoos on his face highlight the shock in his eyes. The white around his pupils shines against it like a flashlight from a dark room. He’s covered in ... |
357 | *clack clack clack*
The sounds of the keyboard rings in my ear.
*click clack clack*
It's a wonderful sound. I enjoy the typing. I enjoy work.
*click click clack*
I'm helping me and my wife survive. I just need to work.
*clack clack clack*
And just getting one more report, one more statement, that would be great!... |
358 | "Ah, Karibu-San." The speaker was tall and genial, a brief flash of surprise playing across his face. "So sorry my lord, but can you wait a moment," he said, bowing apologetically, beads of sweat breaking out on his forehead.
"Hai!" came the clipped response, delivered by a heavy-set man with a rounded belly that did ... |
359 | FADE IN:
EXT. A DESOLATE LANDSCAPE - AFTERNOON
*A red sky covered with black clouds hangs above an expanse of blasted countryside. Dark craters pockmark the land, and the corrupted hulks of destroyed war machines lie rusting in the acrid air. Amidst this desolation, two elderly women sit on rocking chairs that are cu... |
360 | **First entry. Day 3? Of captivity.**
I don't know where I am, or why. I don't know much, really. I haven't been fed and only one glass of water is here every day. I don't even know when. I tried shouting and staying up but the moment I closed my eyes another glass of water had reappeared. The only other thing is this... |
361 | "I've read extensively on these subjects." I heard my host mother whisper through the door.
I was standing outside in the hallway, a vast expanse of white metal that wasn't available on Earth. Its surface was dull and almost matte-like. Small chandeliers floated in the air. When I had first got there, I thought my ali... |
362 | I didn't know where we were going, only that we had been driving for a very long time. I didn't understand why I had a sack over my head either. That was odd. So were humans though, so it wasn't a huge surprise.
I guess I still wasn't entirely accustomed to being around them.
I think there were four of them... Wait ... |
363 | The clock radio went off at 07:00, blaring some Georgian chant. The digital LED flashed 06:66. Nice formating dumbasses, I thought. I got up feeling refreshed. One of the smaller demons sat on my chest all night, paralyzing me, my muscles totally slack. I never got such relaxing sleep.
I threw on my bathrobe and went ... |
364 | *"Man Alleging to be King Arthur Emerges from Glastonbury Abbey"*, said the BBC headlines
*"Oxford Scientists En Route to Glastonbury to Verify Stunning Claims"*, said *The Guardian* front page
*"King Arthur Returns to Ensure Hard Brexit"*, said *The Sun*, buried underneath another, bigger, headline that was as usual... |
365 | "But... why?" asked Juliana. She had promised herself to stand tall even during defeat, but torn tendons had forced one knee to the ground.
"No reason why, honestly," the enigmatic man known only as The Boss curtly replied. He took two stately steps towards the fallen hero and knelt down as well. His hand outstretched... |
366 | *Stay calm. Stay focused. Just think of this as another high-stakes heist- You're about to start bargaining with the police.*
*Your relationship is the hostage, the lovely woman inside is the charming yet tense policewoman, and you have a lot of questions to answer for. Everyone wants the hostage to stay alive. A-And.... |
367 | She is the definition of dead. She lay motionless in her bed, ghostly pale and closed eyes. Tubes lodged into an ajar mouth and through a port in her chest slither dominantly across her body, fall down onto the cold tiled floors, and connect into a heavy, loud machine. My heart beat picks up.
I shouldn’t be here.
Imp... |
368 | It had been going on for a while now, ever since my wallet got returned with a little note that simply said "Don't worry, I got you. D. T." I never did figure out who this D.C. was or what he, or she, wanted from me, but once every so often deliveries were made to my home, always with just that little note. "D.T."
It ... |
369 | "All systems green, general."
His second-in-command reported in, as she hurried into the command room. "Squad A and D are set to deploy in the upper lane as we speak. Captains Alba and Darkey are leading them to the rendezvous point and will be arriving within 10 minutes."
"Bring up the holomap. I assume Tiger is on... |
370 | Me, Sir Gawain, stuck in such a common place for my vocation. Is it fate that decided that I would become trapped in this cylindrical tower of stone? Is there something I did to deserve being locked in this cold tower, 300 feet off the ground?
Whatever the case, I'm here in this tower, seven guards outside, a gag on m... |
371 | Maria shuffled through her living room, clucking at the mess her grandchildren had made. Like a storm those babies were, just full of unbridled energy that needed to be released but making a mess of things as it did.
She already missed them; she wished they would come back soon. The house felt emptier without them. Q... |
372 |
Within the sinister confines of a dimly lit alley, a tall, lanky figure named Julien rose to his feet. Julien was dressed in an all black ensemble that contrasted heavily with his pale skin and the white ruffles that accessorized his shirt. With one powerfully muscled arm, he swept aside the folds of the flat blac... |
373 | He was sitting in the couch, head hanging low, gazing at his feet. He looked so similar to how I remembered him, but at the same time very different. His black hair was now streaked with grey and much shaggier than I recall it being. He wore black jeans, a plain tshirt, and black dress shoes, a far cry from the suit an... |
374 | "Want some?" GT-731 said with a loud turning of gears. "GET SOME!!!"
"That's right, GT," Michael said. "You show them who's boss."
Michael eased back in the drivers seat and turned to the young man in the orange vest next to him. "Anyway, what were we talking about?"
"Uh... talking about where I should put the ke... |
375 | “Hey, Bob.”
“Yeah, Tim.”
“That a human?”
“Sure looks like it.”
“Should we do something about him?”
“I suppose we should. You think he’ll last long in that tin can of his?”
“Very much doubt it… Ah, fire up the thrusters.”
After the exchange, the blobular overseers of Earth captured the capsule that had been launc... |
376 | "Hey, I heard that it happened again," My best friend of 15 years, Alice, sat across from me in the bar, with her eyebrows raised in sympathy.
I pursued my lips in confusion. "What do you mean?" I asked.
"You know, THE KIDNAPPING," she stage whispered, one hand covering the side of her face.
I rolled my eyes. "Not t... |
377 | "*Stanley looked at the door in front of him. He contemplated whether or not to open. This was strange because there was only one door in the room, the one Stanely was meant to open. Opening the door would advance the plot, but Stanley didn't seem to care. Instead, he seemed content to simply stand there and stare at i... |
378 | E-readers have been popular for some time now, but I have never been a fan. Hard plastic and a bright screen can't replace that magically comforting texture beneath your fingers or that enchanting smell of ink and binding and paper. Sometimes, when there are no other customers in the book store, I just like to walk aro... |
379 | “Class, I would like to welcome a very special guest today. He comes to us all the way from eternal—or, sorry, almost-eternal—damnation. Many of you have probably seen him in your worst nightmares, or have sworn an oath to do everything in your power to avoid his temptation and influence. Please do not be afraid of him... |
380 | Something wasn’t right. The crew numbered 100 not 101. Confused and slightly irked I opened the code dialog box and began to dig through, skimming over the rainbow of gibberish for something that was not meant to be. A tall order in most cases, but I had a feeling the sensors had double counted. It had happened before... |
381 | "Please... I just need the rope." A desperate man begged. His hair was long and ragged, his eyes gaunt and haunted, but most notably, the skin on the front of his hands were unmarked and smooth. It was that last trait that marked him as the lowest of low. The hands were where the gods marked their chosen.
Nearly every... |
382 | Your eyes flicker open. Your heart beats fast. You take in the scene around you in the half second between blinks.
Your foot on a car's accelerator, your blood covered hands on the wheel. Shit. Sirens in the distance. Shit, shit. Bag overflowing with cash next to you- is that Franklin on the bills? Shit shit shit! Gi... |
383 | Young Keon had just gotten up in the morning when he saw a platoon of Nazi-owned Batmobiles wandering around the neighborhood.
He took one look at it. Murmured a loud, aggravated "Nope!" and went back to writing Serenity on his computer. Serenity, a new and exciting webseries hosted on the man's personal subreddit whi... |
384 | "Saaaay-tuuuun.... Vaaaaake uuuuup," a small man pleads while shaking the shoulder of the damned.
The maroon-red devil shifts in his sleep, trying to shake off the man who is trying to wake up. He shifts until he no longer is able to sleep and he rises from his bed.
"Who dares to wake me from my slumb- oh... it's jus... |
385 | When the galactic council heard of the Larratheans intention to ransack Earth, a planet inhabited by sentient humanoids, there was panic. Reports revealed the Earthlings were a Class Five space-fearing species, the lowest of all. The Earthlings had sent out machines to their neighboring planets and there were even sign... |
386 | “Look, I know how it looks but you gotta trust me.”
It was quite strange to be on the other side of the glass at the station. The officers, I was quite sure one of them was called Jeremy, were not looking pleased.
“I know that you are normally considered a hero, hell, I looked up to you when I was a kid. But nob... |
387 | "What the fu..."
I stared at the gun, surprised to see it there. I glance around, suddenly afraid of being seen, and I quickly tuck the gun between my thighs, out of sight.
"... lovers, and the Devil is burrrrrning them, for alllll eternity!" the priest at the front of the church shouts. A few people cheer, and the p... |
388 | The street is empty. It's early evening, trees sway gently around you. But there is no other life. Not cars, not conversations, not even a bird in the sky. The place called home at the end of the street is the only place you feel comfortable peering out from. It's a solace.
The loneliness was nice.
But tonight, your ... |
389 | # Soulmage
**"Trust me, kid,"** the ferryman said. "It's not your time to cross yet."
Meloai jerked her head towards the sign. "Says you're open."
"Not for you." When Meloai had asked the man's name, he'd mumbled something about shoddy translation and synonyms, but eventually coughed up 'Scorchatop.' She supposed sh... |
390 | Dave stared in awe and not an insignificant amount of fear at the entity that he had summoned along with his little cabal. It stood hunched in the 7 foot clearance basement, regarding all of them at the same time through a bulbous many eyed head. As they watched, slits opened up in its body and air hissed through them.... |
391 | "...and that's how we ended up in Alaska."
"That's a very interesting story, sir, but I need to see your license and registration," the state trooper said.
Winston didn't have either of those things. All there was in the glovebox of the old Crown Vic that Sarah stole in Boise were some rolling papers, a pair of avia... |
392 | No one knows how it started in Makul, but it was there.
The city served as a crossroads of multiple civilizations. The orcs, elves, centaurs, minotaurs, and of course humans. Over time, a control of the city passed between various human empires, until the Kingdom of Hyberna firmly took control setting up a fortress an... |
393 | First rule of time travelling: Don't kill Hitler.
Second rule of time travelling: Seriously, don't fucking kill Hitler.
Third rule of time travelling: Jesus are you daft?!? Ughh. If you kill Hitler, go back in time and sabotage your Hitler assassination.
Fourth rule of time travelling: Something something butter... |
394 | George picked up his coffee and took a sip before flipping open the folder on his desk. His in-coming appointment apparently had issues completing his assessment paperwork, so this would be a bit of a blind reading. Not the first, some super powers manifested themselves in odd and hard to describe ways, especially di... |
395 | I thought that ear muffs would help. What I didn’t realize was the voice was one only I could hear. It started small, like an afterthought. It grew in it’s pervasiveness, the undercut and undermine of everything I did.
I had found the fabled sword, and I should have realize why it had been at the bottom of a sealed ca... |
396 | Gary spent a good portion of his life unaware that he was a shapeshifter. His father told him when he was a boy, but Gary assumed he was joking about the rapid changes he was undergoing from puberty. It wasn’t until adulthood that while walking through a forest, admiring the trees, Gary decided he’d give a go at being ... |
397 | 400 years... seriously? It takes half that time to get bored to death... oh wait! No it doesn’t, I can’t die!! Sure it helps when some weird guy with spectacular powers and an ego the size of ten thousand blue whales decides he wants to be an ass and destroy half the world or when some random kid gets overpowered telek... |
398 | A weight landed on my chest and I woke with a grunt, sitting up so fast the heavy Persian cat that had jumped on me bolted away. I do not have a cat. Blinking and trying to focus in the dim light I see the wall opposite my bed is obscured by stacked cases of Pepsi that reached from floor to ceiling.
"What the hell?" I... |
399 | The whistle screeched and wavered on the lips of the young officer. There was a moments hesitation from the men, but I began to climb without pause. The mud of the walls sank beneath my fingers as I struggled to find purchase until a boost from below pushed me over the top.
I looked out upon the desolate field, and sm... |
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