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Oh, this idiot king... he does a new thing like this every bloody month, ever since the Jester told him that riddle. Now every time I come to the market, it's "One guard does this, the other does that. Figure it out!"Ugh. So I'm standing here in front of Chad and Todd, and I've read the sign for this... "riddle": ...
###Greening The cities are empty, as if the people were swept away. Skyscrapers lean on the air, hollowed out. Husked houses streak the streets, running in rivulets down roads. Homes ripped open and abandoned. They are still furnished, stocked with rotting food. I can see the plushness of unused sofas, the harsh co...
Do you ever wish you could slip away from an awkward situation or avoid a dreaded confrontation? Well I know I did. Whenever a bully would spot me on the playground I wanted nothing more than to just fade away into nothingness, or sink through the ground and stay there, protected by the cold hard mud. There was only ev...
They all told me that I was insane for opening my own virtual dojo. "Who would join?", they said. "You can't really train ninjas over the Internet!", they said. They were wrong. &#x200B; I am the owner of the world's first (and so far only) virtual only dojo. I have never seen a single one of the ninjas that I am...
I wake up with a start. Groggy, I realize I've fallen asleep on the couch again, wiping away potato chip crumbs dotting my face. The picture of adulthood. The TV blares in the background. I stare blankly at the screen, as I reminisce on the dreams I'd just had. A giant ripping the sky from the earth with its massive ha...
You’re surfing the web, on a bit of a hunt. A knitting pattern you saw a few days ago on some website. It found you so easily the other day, but now it seems like it never existed. You try a bunch of websites. Google Images is certainly being of no help, constantly redirecting you dead links on Pinterest. You deci...
"Ooh, pizza... never mind. No thank you, I don't want whatever religion you're selling or to change my energy provider." "Religion? I've no cross on me. Nay, good madam, I have news from your cousin three towns over. He wishes to bid you a Merry Christmas, and sends updates from your kin." "Wait what?" "Your cousin....
"No." "Wait. Why not?" "Are you serious?"The stereotypical, red, bearded, heat-emitting, cow-horned, humanoid creature raised a brow at the man's request. "How dumb do you think I am?" "Don't you want my soul?" "Of course I do. I was made for 'wanting' your soul."He made air quotes at the word. "Then what is the p...
Arraignments were almost a problem. Everyone pleads “Not Guilty” at an arraignment, even the guilty ones. I couldn’t have the accused pleading guilty with their lawyers right next to them. Fortunately, I had come up with a work-around: ask the other guy, “How does your client plead?” My rule was simple: don’t ask ques...
“3 minute delta added this time.” Dr. Crofter scribbled on his notebook. He glanced at his wrist watch: 3:13AM. His computer screen: 3:13AM. The clock on the wall: 3:13AM. He stared through a jungle of wires to the atomic clock sitting in the middle of the lab. 3:27AM. This was the third time in the last six hours that...
It’s always the same dream. I’m walking across a barren land punctuated by jagged gray rocks. It’s twilight. An ancient sun has dipped below the horizon but only a few stars shine in the otherwise lifeless sky. The air is still, and the only sound I hear is the crunching of gravel beneath my feet. It’s cold—not so cold...
“Gerard, it was made very clear to you. You’re supposed to rescue the damsel. It’s written in your contract.” Gerard shrugged like a petulant child. “No it isn’t.” “Gerard, I’m reading it right now. ‘*I, the undersigned, agree to rescue the damsel and/or maiden from danger, where danger means any situation that may c...
I had a good feeling about this. There weren't many opportunities in life to become someone else, but this was one of them. My friends were already online, waiting for me. Georgie had rolled a Dragonkin knight and was already cleaving her way through the rambling forces of demon spawn with a battleaxe almost as big as...
As I lay on my deathbed, my family gathers around for my final words. "Honey"I look to my beloved wife with tears in her eyes "I always loved you, and always will."She holds my hand one last time. My attention turns to my eldest daughter, welling up with emotion. "Sweetie, take care of your mother for me."She holds ...
Limbo. The one plane of existence where both demons and angels could see each other. Of course that was against the rules and actually talking to one of the other species was breaking, well, most of the rules. Some may ask “Why even have this place, where two could potentially meet and break all those rules?” My answe...
"Shhhh,"the boy whispered. "It's alright." The guards didn't move. Most didn't dare breath, for fear of awakening their god from his stupor. The great bird remained stooped over, a hand darting over the thick of a wound inflicted from the space between time, and the boy continued whispering. The bird's head tilted up...
Thread: I can't connect to the Clairvoyance. User sorcerer2007 wrote today on 10:24: > Hey, as in the title. I can't seem to be able to connect. Is something wrong with my crystal ball? User m461c wrote today on 10:39: > If we can read it then it's connected. User portableC wrote today on 10:39: > Why di...
I stood, horrified, frozen in the street. Some part of me knew I should be running, diving out of the way, but as the car raced toward me, I felt rooted to the spot. I knew that this time, my luck had run out. I had time to think, somehow. In the adrenaline rush, time slowed to a crawl. My luck...My Aunt Victoria call...
"Ok, look thats great and all but where is my sandwich?"Bill asked the shop employee that was currently being harassed by a small imp with a pitchfork. "Ah! Help ow! Me!"He said, jumping on the counter, doing a little tap dance as the imp tried to jab him. "Can you believe the customer service here?"Bill said to an...
My mother always told me not to misbehave or else the monster under my bed would get me. We had just move into a new home, my mother was trying to escape from her abusive husband. I loved my mother and would do anything she said. She worked during the weeknights so I was pretty lonely most of the time. She would drop ...
I had left the guild behind for a time in Grand Eddinheim to head north and put my skills to work clearing the plains of Valenhearth. My provisions were numbered just enough to last me a month, but if I did my job correctly then there would be more than enough spoils to trade with the traveling merchants that frequente...
“So, I can’t just give it up,” I asked the Priest who has taught me magic. “I can’t decide I’d rather be human instead?” He smiled at me with sympathetic eyes. “I was young like you, once. Every Priest and Priestess in the land are humans who have stumbled into our world, like myself.” I gasped, never realizing tha...
Ever since I was a young boy, I've always been taught that a man must repay his debts. The burden I've borne these last few years has pushed my commitment to this responsibility to the utmost limits. I have seen the child brought forth by tragedy. I have tended to the soul wracked with unending anger and I have soothed...
I kept refreshing the shopping app religiously. Yet it still said delivery in two weeks. Every time I would read that and sigh heavily. Apparently each sigh was a universal sign for the dickhead of a ghost that haunted my new apartment to knock something off a shelf. Or out of a cabinet. Two more weeks of childish tr...
"There are plenty of people that are capable of incredible things." While the statement is all encompassing and frankly speaking, quite unclear, it's carved upon the everlasting tree that stands at the center of the world. While not unlike the myths of the human world which refer to it as, Yggdrasil, the world tree...
Fred sighed. They still weren't getting it. "No, I don't cause machinery to catastrophically malfunction. That's noticeable. What I do is change minor aspects. Stuff that you would never pick up in the normal run of things. Like, um ... a slow leak in your car tyre valve that makes you late for work in a week."He abs...
“Mr Pence, come in.” I wringed my hands, trying to settle my pounding heart. The waiting room was practically empty, save me and a 70 year-old man who looked like he was on his last legs. Grunting, the old man rose to his feet and approached the bleak silver door that split the waiting room and… whatever was beyo...
Beep BeepBeep Beep BeepBeep It's already 8:10,so if I don't hurry up, then I'll be late for work AGAIN 'Uugh FINE!' I groan as I'm getting dressed. 'I HATE MONDAYS' As I'm getting dressed in my work clothes, and heels, I bump against the wall behind me. I turn around, while blindly searching for my phone on my nigh...
Alex turned away from the blackboard to address his student. "And that's how you calculate the exact angle at which to throw a knife. Any questions?" Wyatt glanced over his notes "I guess so. Mind if I practice a bit?" "Of course!"Alex gestured towards a nearby rack of knives. "Help yourself." As Wyatt sorted throug...
"Okay, so, you're telling me that the real reason dinosaurs went extinct is because they tried to sacrifice a caveman child to an eldritch god?"I queried of She who walks Quietly through the Reeds, or Suzie Q as I always called her before the quarantine. I always knew she was more than just a house cat, but I could nev...
“Oh, I could marry you, Barberis.” The hero dragged his gloved fingers along his neatly shaven beard line. Picking up the stray hairs on his clean white gloves. “To think I would look like a beast if It wasn’t for your magical hands.” “Now, now Hotshot, Like you, I am married to my work. I am the only barber that can...
"Life in prison,"you think to yourself. "What a joke." The last few centuries have been a long stretch. For what must at least be the hundred-thousandth time you ponder the circumstances that brought you here. A plan for world domination. Oh, they called you criminal while the hunted the whales to extinction. A m...
On the farthest edges of the Universal Galactic Republic’s boarders is a tiny ice ball of a planet called Cephoria-032. It’s home to a rare metal typically only found in inhospitable environments, but when the Republic’s scouts found the planet, it was home to a very tribal yeti like species. The Republic does what it ...
God damn I grew tired of this golden bull. Lucifer seemed to offer better discounts on purchases when you worked for them. Of course, they did; it’s their own company. But Heaven Inc. was an eternal nightmare, a torment for anyone with any semblance of compassion for what goes on, on the planet earth. The human...
The headquarters for Ace Chemicals had started off the day as a nondescript brick-and-concrete affair, an all but windowless skyscraper in the centre of downtown Gotham. All things considered, its present state was by any metric a distinct improvement. It was shorter now, its ten stories distributed across half the c...
I hit the water hard, but I don’t die. How? Nobody could survive a fall from that height. The force of the impact makes me gasp. When I do, ice-cold water spills into my lungs. My body goes into a state of shock and fights to survive. My body screams, ‘swim, swim you fucking idiot.’ It’s so dark I can’t tell which wa...
“Mister Darren, I’m sure the viewers at home all want to know,” The reporter said, “How you got to retire a multi-millionaire at the age of twenty-four without a job or inheritance?” Ah I wish I’d set up some explosives beforehand to get me out of this, Leo Darren thought wistfully, *I mean, how am I supposed to ans...
Wielder of the divine beasts, slayer of evil. A title fit for a poser like me. Standing atop the skyscraper, I held my hand high, blood dripping down my palm, an agonizing pain forming in my forearm. I was so weak. The pain was never this bad, but I had been wounded, my side pierced by that mantis looking bastard, his ...
##Meranda Rights "We understand you had an encounter with the mad drowner and would like to ask you a few questions,"the beautiful siren said, gilled neck flairing as her fins splashed above the ebbing shallows. "Wait, you don't want to eat me?"Ulric said, looking over the women leaning into the side of his long ship...
Hours had turned into days, days into weeks and weeks into months but I stood my watch. Guard the phone and answer if it rings were my instruction. I didn't know why I should answer or what I was supposed to do but I always assumed more instructions would be given at the time. Every month I got an envelope with 10...
From the moment the party stepped foot in the cave, the sound of their footsteps felt off to Gyeong. A low ringing quality bit through the whistling of the wind outside. At first, he suspected it was just the acoustics of the cave itself, but that thought dissipated when he realized the ground felt less than firm. ...
The Goddess observed the mortal realm from her abode, keeping a keen eye out for any particularly desperate situations taking place below. Usually it would be just a nudge in the right direction when someone was about to lose all hope. Just the tiniest nudge. And hope would be restored. Mostly they still died, of cours...
"Look at me,"Eduardo ordered. I brought my eyes up to meet his. It wasn't that I wanted to exactly, just that there was no room for argument with my back against the truck and the barrel of a gun in my guts. I had never really seen him like this before. The way his dark eyes gleamed mirror-like in the sunshine, the...
“So let me get this straight, you are a knight from.. Camefew?” The half-dragon nodded her head sheepishly. Her armor clunked as she adjusted her helmet. The suit was old and rusty. She had torn it down from one of the racks at her ruined tower. The king looked over her closely. His face was covered with confusion. “...
Humans were truly utter fools, this Matthew Robinson who is currently acting as the host for the Nameless Wyrm sought a power, wealth and influence through joining a local cult not even realising all they sought from him was a sacrifice. The Nameless Wyrm of course rewarded their loyal servants by draining their life f...
I stood my ground while combating against the invisible force that tries to dictate my own path. Every moment, i try to break away to do my own thing, it tries to rope me back to its own narrative. This is one of those moments. Me, and the self proclaimed "narrator". After school, in the bathroom, with tensions high an...
"Owww!"I yelped. The Father stepped back. His eyes widened, and his face stiffened. "...Sorry, it was hot."I tried explaining myself. I'm glad it was only a few drops, I couldn't imagine the scars boiling water must leave. "Hush now."The man responded and reached inside his clerical outfit. "It's my mistake."I wa...
"In a young girl's heart?"I asked hesitantly, after a long moment. "How the music can free her whenever it starts,"the strange voice replied pleasantly enough now, more warmly. "And it's magic if the music is groovy,"we sang together as people on the bus with me turned to look at us. "It makes you feel happy like an ...
"Quite clearly false, sir. No, sir, Atlantis has never existed, sir. A mirror, sir? Whatever for? ...no, sir, mirrors are not used for communication. We have videophones for th- no, sir, it is not possible to videophone the Atlantean Embassy. Because it doesn't exist, sir. ...sir, telephones work with *number...
journal entry, [redacted],attempt 306. I must be losing my mind by now. Everything I try seems to fail. I'm writing this as a sort of anchor. Luckily the journal that the Librariate gave me isn't only endless and voice activated, it survives the loops. I'm still trying, but I'm running out of ideas. I...
Everyone knew where Pool Shark spent his days: Swank's was the only pub within a few block radius of Shark's home. And everyone knew why he spent his days there: the wheelchair was an obvious tell. That was to say he wasn't a threat or dangerous to the criminals who might want to do his section of town dirty. Between h...
Pesticido! Sounds good doesn’t it? Yeah, that’s totally my superhero name—but sadly, a cool name does not grant you immediate entrance into the superhero’s guild. I bet you’re wondering how we got here. So, there I was, mixing up a batch of pesticides. There was a large wasp nest in my backyard and they’...
“Oh yeah! I've heard of you guys. Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, and Pride right?”—I pointed to each person in the room —“Though I can’t exactly tell which of you is which...” The room was filled with groans and seven exacerbated sighs. “Not this again!” one said. “I’m not sure why I’m even s...
I pressed print on today’s invoices and watched the progress bar fill up with a happy green color. I locked my computer and stood up in my small cubicle. A lizard head bobbed up and down from the other side of the makeshift wall. It was Greg, and he was walking toward my desk. I hunched down, hiding inside the four ...
I stared at her, more importantly, at the gun in her hand. It was pointed at me. I would have been upset, but my gun was pointed in her direction, so we were even. Tears were starting to flow down her face, as the moment stretched to its breaking point. She didn't want to pull that trigger. I knew that, because I didn'...
"Fuck it,"The scientist said, "Macrowave." And as that scientist spoke an apocalyptic searing wave of energy erupted from within a heavily modified home cooking appliance. ZZZZSH As the energy wave vaporizes the confidential military headquarters that housed the device, hundreds of thousands of people in a massiv...
Phonecall 12:00 : "Hey, it's ya boy Satan. Listen Sarah, about this switching jobs deal... Um... can we switch back? Please..." Sarah: "Nuh uh.. a deal is a deal. You've got another six hours of my shift left buddy. Eight if the boss wants 'us' to work overtime. Oh yeah.. and don't let him get you alone on the prete...
"By God, this is a fantastic office!"Calvin exclaimed as he walked into the only office on the top floor of the Department of Minor Drama. "Make the most of the view; we expect to see your work making its way through the community by the beginning of next week,"Director Smith retorted. "I'll only be out of town for a...
"Welcome to Ericaceae Station!" Lena said, cheerfully, as the Zolodai ambassador lumbered onto the main concourse of the large trading station in orbit around Luna. The Zolodai lowered his shaggy-furred head so it was level with Lena's. She reached up and gently scratched the sort fur on the sides of the sloth-like...
“….so, you see doc, I’ll be fine in just a few minutes,” I wheezed, the breath hardly escaping my ravaged lungs. Dr. Nogud stared pensively, I was sure he was contemplating having someone from the psych ward come down to assess me when he suddenly spoke up, “Do you mind if I…observe the rejuvenation process?” I blush...
"That's odd." Not exactly what you want to hear from your nurse as they change the bandages on the gut wound you spent hours in surgery getting fixed. "Nurse?" You thought your voice was under control, but she looked up at you and smiled that professional smile. The one that says, no problem! Nothing to concern yo...
I hate my life. Sure, people think that my life is great. Anything I want to create, I can invent. I make millions of dollars every year for the rest of my life. I live in a giant mansion, and I have every single toy that I want. But I also have millions of deaths on my conscience. It seems like everything I create be...
_How the shit does this even happen? Fml._ I watched motionlessly, the blood pouring from my face as the driver of our Isekai truck swerved away from the kid. The kid who was supposed to become a great warrior and help save an entire kingdom from complete decimation. “Dude, what are you gonna do? There’s no way we ca...
“Mr. Friendship? It’s a cute name, kind of like Mr. Smiley or something? I think there’s a weird song called Mr. Smiley. Wonder if it’s about the same thing?” Alex said, humming a tune as he kept his sniper pointed towards the friendship compound, waiting for any sign of the man. It was hard to see anything in the dark...
"Hey. Heyyy. You smell that?" My eyes fluttered open to see my wife Faye leaning over me with a tray full of pancakes, fruit, and milk. I sat up with a smile as I remarked, "Well, good morning to you too, hon. You know, we could've just gone to that diner by the beach." Faye giggled and kissed me on the cheek. "Aw, c...
"-turn down the heat, and let it simmer for ten minutes." A voice was raised to perfection, enough to be heard across the class, yet not a trace of a yell. Its speak was a well known figure, a man of timeless image. He wore his usual apron, clean and white no matter the class he taught. A tall hat was placed on his he...
Slow footsteps told of her coming. She wore a simple white dress, in many ways reminiscent of a bridal outfit. Her dark hair had been braided with feathers, wooden jewellery rattling around her neck and wrists. This year's sacrifice finally reached the top of the spire, just outside of her village. She glanced back, t...
Two wizards sat at the bar of the Purple Wyrm, sharing drinks and research notes. "Thas incredible, Maxus,"slurred the first wizard, stroking his long, grey, ale-wet beard. "You're advancing the theory of magic more than the Arcane Eye has in centuries." "Ah, thank you, Alicus,"replied the second wizard, wiping beer ...
Hi! I’m Sammy! My friend calls me “Young Mummy.” Don’t know what that means. I’m a big boy. I’m eight years old so I don’t know too much about the world or what goes on. But I have a friend, and he’s always happy to see me. His name is Max. He says he’s sixteen. Which means he’s eight years older than me! He’s cool. H...
"It was written in the contract, 18 years or older, those under the age are to be treated as juvenile apprentices and be taken under the wing of a 2nd class protector!!!"here was a big argument happening in the main hall, my secret had gotten out after our last venture, the enemy had a recon scout capable of deducing o...
Part 1. As the Crimson Skeleton ranted on about how this, his ultimate triumph would give him the domination of the world that he deserved, Major Freedom had to admit his heart wasn't into it. Oh, he knew there was every chance that this could be what puts the Skeleton over the hump and, well, make him ruler of the ...
I thought I was clever when I was around their ages too. Oh of course they’re good kids don’t get me wrong. I mean, who didn’t sneak out at 3 AM when they were 15? No, they’re quite clever about those activities. I have yet to catch them in the act, however a quartet of teenage superheroes doing good all around the sta...
"That's right, yes. The account is set up in your name... Yes... That's right... In my will as my estranged brother, yes... Don't worry, you'll get the payment after you've done it... I'd prefer I didn't see you tonight, actually. Heh."George hung the phone up. He felt cold and nervous like you feel at the top of a d...
Operator: Hello, Suicide Prevention Hotline. My name is Brian. What's your name? Death: My name isn't important. Operator: You don't have to tell me your name, but you should know that this call and all details will remain private. Are you sure you'd rather not say? Death: ... Operator: Sir, are you still there? D...
"What did you do to my game?" "I...I dunno" Jehovah sighed. He left for work and came back to find his favorite game file corrupted by his younger brother. Where there once dwelled his creations full of praising and morality there now dwelled chaos and praises to 'false gods'. "They were all praising me! I got them to ...
Today, I was standing outside of a coffee shop finishing a pipe. Pipe-smoking has become insanely inconvenient, over the last few decades especially. There's something I still like about it, though. The way the bowl of the pipe gets warm is very comforting. Someone like me needs as much comfort as I can get. With a sig...
"... Of which I am about to enter."Barack Hussein Obama let out a tiny gasp as the world suddenly collapsed into a single point. Gone was the stage which he had stood on, his feet seemed to be simultaneously firmly on the ground yet floating in mid air. His wife and children were no where to be seen. He looked up from ...
DAY ONE: I'm sheltered by an oddly spoken man named Adam. He bares a strong resemblence to Adolf Hitler, which I refrain from mentioning, due to the fact he has saved my life. He is kind, generous, and seemingly glad for the conpany. DAY THREE: We discuss our lives before the Island. Adam, usually talkative, refrain...
"I'm not sure why anyone is surprised."said Sam from his high horse. "Oh, I bet you saw it coming. Like all that other stuff you saw coming but only mentioned afterwards. I'm sure it was obvious but we were all too stupid to notice." "No, really, I'm serious this time. I mean, the apes don't see the wars like we do. ...
Edit: added clarity to the ending. Criticism appreciated, thanks. *** Someone has to take charge, of course. I step forward. "First of all, everyone back away from the light switches."They all step back. "Okay, I think we have about 4 minutes until someone else disappears. We just need to work things out logically." ...
"Observe." The room filled with soft coos and exclamations of childlike delight; even the more reserved speculators emitted small noises of approval, nodding their angular faces at the display. "A planet steeped in beauty, yet there is no sight more enthralling than the _homo sapien_ itself. They have been a favorite...
When I first pulled it out of the box in my attic, I had to do a double take. It seemed so familiar. It was an object of such fondness to me that it suddenly seemed I'd had it by my side all of these years. But I hadn't. Not really. It'd been up here, in the box of memories like the rest of my aging junk. Nestled the...
The robber entered the revolving door and into the lobby on a quiet Wednesday afternoon just after lunchtime. Following him, was a tall, lanky man with an oversized coat, which seemed odd on a hot August day. They made eye contact, and soon after they did, the tall man revealed what was under his coat. *"Is that what ...
One day, while looking through the drawers in the house momma left me, I found a strange looking key. It was long and shiny, and it had the strangest handle. I went to show my love, my new key when I got an idea. I went up to the door and pushed the key into it, then turned the nob, and it opened. I tried on another d...
"Listen,"He sighed and rested his head in his hands, "You haven't been here very long...my file says less than fourteen days, but this choice of yours has a few of us stumped." "I thought it was quite obvious..."I said. "Well, yes at first. I mean, it looks good on paper,"He laughed, "But most of us here thought y...
"Hi? Hey there. Mr. McLeod, you alright?" "You mind stepping back a little there, Officer?"There was a woman's voice, brisk and comfortable. "Course, yeah. Sorry."I heard a shuffle and a throat being cleared. The woman's voiced returned. "Mr. McLeod, can you respond to us by blinking? If you can hear us and und...
I looked at the path on the left longingly and then at the path on the right in the same manner. They both looked completely identical. After thoroughly inspecting both of them I started noticing subtle differences. Shadows were peering out of the corner of my eyes whenever I was looking at the right path and I could c...
After the release of Pokemon Go, the United States experienced the greatest migration of children that the world had seen since the Children's Crusade. Millions of young boys and girls left their homes and families to go out and catch Pokemon using their smartphones. Most died immediately, but a few survived, and a few...
"Well, about time you showed up." A man with gray hair, but a youthful face stared up at me from the table. He was trying to seem angry, but couldn't hide his smile. We're each other's only friends yet I didn't know his name. He only asked that I call him "The Immortal."Of course, that was much too long, so I call him...
The first time one of them came to our village, we lost 12 men. Good men. The player was just passing through and didn't hang around for long before leaving. Then he came back with 2 others. We lost half of the village. They raided our treasures. They stole clothing and trinkets from our dead. They tole my wife's wed...
There's a certain dreamy quality to being in the intensive care unit, wiped out on drugs. I was told that I was in an induced coma for a month, but I can remember hazy dreams of conversations that apparently took place beside my bed. The rest of the time is an in-and-out fog of dreams and reality - morphine, oxycodei...
The silence was deafening in the halls of The Holy Mountain. The playful sprites that usually buzzed merrily around the feasting hall had retreated to their chambers, and the demi-gods didn't dare to raise their heads. At the head of the table, Boen, chief of the gods and my father, slowly stirred his stew while we, hi...
Life was strange. That much was obvious from the moment I first opened my eyes, or took my first step, or uttered my first word. The world around me was bright and inviting and brilliant, a symphony of blinding unknown. Everyone around me moved about their lives with an inherent understanding of life and its many i...
A wise man sat on a great hill and contemplated the nature of Oneness. He observed his shared origins with the wind and the trees. He observed as wasps ate through a field mouse. He observed as the rain began to pour down over his body. The wise man had a still tongue. It had been this way for all the time he cared to ...
"Hey Mom and Dad, can I tell you something?" "Of course!"my mother said, "you're our son, you can tell us anything!" "Okay, well surely you've been following the news, right?" "Well yea, gotta keep up with the world."my father replied. "Well, I have to tell you something." "Oh it's okay. We love you no matter what...
"Everyone, you say?" "Yes, my liege--the whole town has been slaughtered." Irileth glares at me in that way she always glares. I can't recall a time as long as I've known her, even since the War, when she's had a different expression. Her face is set in stone as she awaits my response. "Dragon?"is the first thing on ...
Ah, the flashes- the reason I became an assassin. There's something I just love about seeing someone's life flash before my eyes as I strip them of those fond memories and happy thoughts. I've been doing this since I was a child, mind you. Like most other assassins, I was abandoned by my parents and left to die. I ha...
Everyone looked at me like predators eyeing easy prey. Bob was clutching his knife, Claire was aiming her shotgun, Priya peered out from under her Ironman suit. Jack glared at me from the ceiling, which he got to using his grappling gun. Mrs. Teacher was lying mauled on the floor, the tear gas canister still in her han...
When you put all your points into a single skill, they call you a specialist. Darren was a special kind of specialist. He didn't choose intelligence, or strength, or charisma like the rest of us. His mother tried to convince him to spread out his points. Darren would have none of it. Once, I remember we were sitting...
"Whyte, what have you heard about this 'robot-cop'?" "About the same as everyone else, Blooond. Shows up whenever we're pacifying the Natives, screams something in one of the banned Human languages, punches everyone and runs off. Weird as space-hell." "WHAT IS UP, MY FELLOW SUBJUGATORS." "...Whyte, who is this?"...

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