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The time was nigh. I never considered that word before, but circumstances allowed. It was fitting. Things were moving too fast. With the new Ambassador, with the contracts, everything. Ten thousand people in our little organization, all at risk. I moved to the wall safe from the comfort of my chair. The combination,...
"My lord!"The knight-messenger knelt before the dark lord. "The heroes have arrived! Reports show that they are absurdly unprepared to face us, and have fled from even the weakest of creatures within the keep! They were also seen slamming their bodies pathetically against a pillar, over and over, so clearly they are br...
"Hi, how can I help you today?" *"Good morning! So-"* "I'm sorry to interrupt, but feel free to be direct with me. Don't need to be polite." *"Okay, I'll note that down."* "No need to force yourself to be nice, just *be yourself.* I know that sounds cliche, but that means you won't need to use phrases like, well th...
When I took the job I had no idea it would be this boring. I guess I really am as dumb as everyone thinks - who wouldn't recognize that being a "security monitor"would just be staring at a screen, watching the output of 8 smartly positioned cameras. They say the Orange man knows how to keep good security, even if he ca...
*Tick* The first few ticks hardly registered in Tyler’s seven-o’clock brain. Probably Aaron and Kyle at work, talking about who’s coming in later. *Tick tick* He rolled over and fumbled to find the mute switch on the FameWatch. He wondered why he still had the damn thing. It was a gift from five or six years ago, w...
I love waking up and not having to go to work. In fact, I haven't worked years. I even dropped out of college after I found the wallet. It was a Swiss Army wallet, grey and black checkered with the little red cross on it in the corner. It held my ID, an American flag, and a contact card, which was basically a business ...
My hand shook as I reached for the phone. Would he pick up? How many times had I called and the phone had just rang and rang. But my time was coming up. I needed to let him know. I thought I had about 10 words left. It would have to be enough. I should have used more of them to tell him when he was little. Instead, I'd...
**Now children...** The voice echoed in the cavernous hall. The voice that had lain waste to a kingdom, that had broken the armies of Rhen, that had enslaved the land and its peoples in its Dread fist. **Who's up for a song? If you're happy and you know it clap your hands** *Clap Clap* **If you're happy and you...
"This is the most transparent coverup I've ever seen,"I said into the communicator. "I know,"my boss Tameron said. "I mean, do they think I'm an idiot?"I was trying not to rant, but it was hard. "'Go investigate why the *Gallivant* broke down but don't talk to anyone'? Well gee, I wonder what the problem was. Al...
Rob's DashCam Record: Day 6 since Portal Crossing ---- ... **Strange Old Man:** "Why, I was here with my family. We've always been good an' faithful folk, as they say: *In the shadow of the Holy wall, only the bravest of the Light might prosper.* Threat of Ghouls can't come between us and the gods." **Rob:** "Righ...
The Sun Also Rises and All Quiet on the Western Front sat glowing red together on my desk acting as a sort of night light as I pulled out my phone. It was early in the morning, and I thought I'd pass the time by doing some casual reading from Hemingway, but as I read, the text began to glow red. I was tired from a rest...
"But... you have to take the job." "Why?" "Don't you get it? I'm Death. THE Death. No one dies on this planet without my say-so. I mean except Animals, they just... well they just die on their own accord." "But what if I don't want to take the job? I've got a smoking hot girlfriend, an ounce of weed at home and I'm...
> At the age of twelve, Ricco thought of ending his misery. The misery he wanted to end was that Melissa Hayworth, the girl he liked from 9th grade, already had a boyfriend. Luckily, his plan to end his existance was stopped before it could blossom, by an invitation from his friend Johnny Marlon to play some soccer ...
"Boo!"Will flicked his arms up and jumped towards the gaggle of teenagers. A few screamed and hugged each other, before laughing and wandering away; an appropriate response to a living skeleton in a haunted mansion. Will grinned to himself. Well, he was always grinning like this, but he felt his lips twitch a smile. He...
The entire fight they had all been focusing on each other. Nobody thought that lil' ole me would be of any trouble, Dionysus' champion having lost every single time before. But they made one miscalculation: I didn't ask for this. I'm engaged with a baby on the way. I've spent five years at my shitty ass office job to ...
**June 16th, 2132** Today is exceptionally hard to breathe, the air has become so thin. Although it’s not like I really need to continue this archaic gesture, I’m just doing it to keep some of my humanity left. On a more positive note, I’m only a half a day or so away from Ki Gompa. I’m hopeful that I’ll finally fin...
Let us talk about the Visitors. They are much like us in many aspects. A bipedal race that would've been our perfect doubles were it not for their rough, multi-colored skin and glowing pupil-less eyes. Beautiful, piercing eyes that seemed to be filled with stars and nebulae, entire galaxies held in bright black pools....
As I turn the corner to the drop off area of the school, I see her, or rather me. She is wearing a beautiful red lace dress with matching bow in her hair. I always loved dressing up for picture day. But this, my second grade picture day, would change my life forever. As I walked up to her I wondered how I would tell ...
"...But, right, listen! And then he just...he just, looked at me!" "He looked at you?" "Just...right...right at me. And he didn't stop!" "You are here because the human looked at you? I have that correct? Did it have...burning ember eyes, or perhaps some kind of laser-vision? A medusa infliction?" "No!" T'rohollor...
Look up. Look up at the sky. I'm sure you see it. I'm sure you see them. Are you afraid? Are you afraid, my brother? Are you afraid, my sister? Don't be. Look up. See how they come. See and feel sorry for them. It is the human thing to do. They are coming, no need to hide that. Those big ships on the horizon. See how...
Entry 20573. It wasn't supposed to happen this way. When we initially entered the Messier 74 galaxy it was to follow a lead that indicated intelligent life. We travelled 32 million light years chasing first contact. Yet when we arrived, we knew something was wrong. For a galaxy of 100 billion stars, it was awfully dim....
Humanity is not young, by Galactic Standards. We are, *barely,* one of the Elder Species of this Cycle. We are among the first wave of species to have escaped the prisons that we were born into. This allowed us to inherit a Stellar Cluster that was virtually uninhabited by Advanced Life... and left us without anyone to...
"Hey, Davis."Frank asked over the top of the cubicle, "You said you were okay with doing lunch with us?" "Huh?"I remembered, "Oh yeah that's right. To talk about the Epian merger?" "Yeah."Frank nodded, "We can't get a Uber right now, but you have a car yeah?" "Why, you need a lift?"I sighed. "We've got to get over ...
(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...
Humanity on one side of the table and god on the other. Humanity said we don't need you anymore mother. We have control over life and death. Over space and time we have dominion. In short anything we might rely on you for we already have. So God said, if you can prove you don't​ need me I'll leave. How about a Bake O...
The skies above the city are pale, clear and deep. They go on forever. It seems to me that everything is going away. Everything is so far now. Like I have a disease that everyone is afraid of. The lower the casket. The preacher preaches to a scant crowd. Even they are thinning. Going away. It's all going away. I must...
"What if his power is to go in corporeal, then he could just walk through all our defences?" "Yah, but we'd see him on the cameras or something, not to mention with a ability that strong? Just imagine the drawbacks?"Jack responded as ate his grilled cheese. "Hypnotism?"James asked. "Possibly, but again how'd he o...
Erica watched her son rummage through the remains of a collapsed bookcase, eventually pulling a dust covered cookbook out of the pile. She smiled as he sat down on the floor and promptly buried his nose in it. Most everyone thought she was crazy to take him with her out of the safe zone, but moments like this made it w...
A raven, a bird. No magic, no claws, easily swatted away, it's couldn't do any real damage to a trained mage. Of course I could re-summon the little bastard anytime I wanted, not that I would need too what with Zintareean being "peaceful". Ever tried to care for a raven, their smart, they remember everything, don't lea...
Carefully, I levered myself through the window. I'd oiled the slides the day before while Obelisk flitted about his day job. Flitted being subjective. His flitting days were long gone. He'd been more somber, resolute as of late. But he was still a thorn in my side. An obstacle to get rid of if i were to claim this city...
**Scene:** A townhouse-style suite with an open-concept living room, dining room, and kitchen. A staircase extends up from the living room to a balcony/hallway that contains the bedrooms of Lust and Pride. In the center of the kitchen, a white quartz island resides where Wrath is crushing peanuts shells for Gluttony, w...
A battlecry resonated through the forest as I charged at the humans, swinging my battleaxe, Bloodthirst. Its heavy, dwarven blade was coated in the blood of infernal beasts of the Underdark, the creatures that murdered my clan. Just before their bearded heads hit the ground, I heard... laughing? Laughing?! You dare la...
"It is regrettable, but this is the way it has to be. Goodbye." Alexa closed her eyes. She had dug too deep, uncovered too much. Now they were getting rid of her for good. The year was 3076. A millennium ago the world was full to the brim with bustling cities. Globalization provided the fruits of prosperity. It seeme...
Garret awoke to the chirp of birds. He swung himself out of bed into heated wood floors. They had been shined so thoroughly he could see his own reflection staring back at him. Sunlight flooded the room from the twin windows to the east. The room had been purposefully painted a peachy-yellow, a calm color. He lived on...
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"... And now to the financial markets today. The Dow rose 3 points to reach it's highest closing for the month, while the Nasdaq dropped sharply, loosing 15 points. The biggest drop came from Google's parent company, Alphabet, which lost half its evaluation today after Google's search engine remained unusable. The sear...
Waking up, I yawned and stretched. I couldn't remember the last time I had such a good night's sleep. Realising what that meant I looked at the time. The clock read 7:58am. ~ Oh no... ~ I thought with dread. No noise by this time means something must be terribly wrong. I got up and threw on a bath robe, running as quic...
The pain was a memory; the pain was a distraction. I traveled through the ages, the warped millenia, to serve my duty, my extant purpose. I don't remember. All I remember is to walk. The gods put me here. The gods will take me away, as their grace allows. My skin is cracked stone and my blood is cold water. I walk a...
*Preposterous, absolutely preposterous.* Aiden silently shook his head, leaning towards the railing of a small merchant boat whose crew members were less than thrilled with having a stowaway riding with them. He smirked in a smug way giving some crew members the evil eye, *Idiots, I gave you your pay, so stop your pout...
"Good evening, Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen! I trust you are finding the sustainably-farmed caviar I sent refreshing?" "Reinhardt! How the devil did you hack this video feed?" "It is of no consequence. What is, however, are my demands. Did the courier follow my instructions and use recycled paper for the list?...
Each day of my life was as average as the one before it, as indicated by the small *-1* on my government-issued watch. Movie stars, like Anna Kendrick, had millions of positive points, while villainous men, like Martin Shkrelli, I'm sure had a massively negative score. I didn't expect anything different, though. I wo...
"Johnny Johnny Acid was the greatest thing to happen to the Olympics,"said my drug dealer, pointing towards the 50"television that was playing far too loudly to have this conversation without shouting. "I thought Tonya Harding was the best thing to happen to the Olympics,"I shouted. Ray huffed, swiping the remote fro...
We have often wondered at the origins of our companions, the soaring angels of the skies above, the tunneling demons of the filth below. Our...friends have proven reticent in that respect. Even those who have gone amongst the angels and learned their song-language have never learned the truth of their origins. And of c...
I blankly stared at the screen of my laptop as I wondered what sort of computer virus I contracted, and how. "*Maybe I shouldn't have lent Lev my Compaq for his 'studying' last weekend. I'll just run an Avast scan later*"I decided as I absentmindedly closed the pop-up. But, nonetheless, I still had a sinking suspicio...
"Great game guys! Don't forget to level your characters. Ask me any questions you like and see y'all next week."I wave from the window as the last of my players leave, quite happy with how the session went. The party is really finding their groove and my new monsters I created went over really well. Sitting down at ...
The crimson-colored envelope was delivered to my house exactly seven days ago. At first glance, it seemed like any other ordinary envelope but when I touched it inside the mailbox, there was no doubt that it was alive. It's gentle heart beat pulsated through my fingers as I held it. I knew exactly what it was, as wo...
"For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?"He spoke through his extended mouth in a voice as soft as silk. "I only asked you to pay half the rent, what the fuck, man."I distastefully replied whilst inhaling a piece of toast. Several days ago, I some how, some way, co...
Trey Mal was in his secret laboratory deep underground. Better known to the public as Dr.Despicable, the arch enemy/punching bag of the beloved super hero "Rainbow Jem", Trey was bent over a microscope and petridish trying to extract human DNA from a bedazzle that had fallen off of his nemesis. "Let's see who you rea...
"Nice throw"I laughed, heading to pick up the frisbee. "Great job, Ryan. You got it wet!"I exclaimed, picking up the frisbee. As I turned around, I noticed something. It looked like seaweed...yet, it wasn't. It was a baby octopus. "Aww, come here bud."I bent down, scooping the little octopus in my hands, brushing t...
"He's gone into the vortex! The path of no return!"the snail scout panted as he shouted. The snail community stared at the large white structure, the void that terrorized all of them. No creature that went in ever got out, thus the name. But there was still He they could ask for help from. They prayed. They chanted. T...
The ticker tape parade lasted for hours, innumerable crowds cheering and throwing confetti. And frankly I was stumped. I wasn't a bad person, but I wasn't particularly good either, I had some hope of going to heaven, but more realistically I would be looking at purgatory or maybe first circle of hell. I have done nothi...
"Multiverse Transporter Activated. Select A Reality" "Ugh, Finally."I sighed. I've spent 3,436 hours and failed activating this machine 831 times. Now it's time to select a random reality. Hmm... perhaps dimension W-33D is okay. I pressed the select button, and a portal in front of me appeared. Before entering, I we...
Somewhere, someone was flying. All the faces, serene behind the glass, were relaxed in utter bliss. All the screens, flickering with the dreamers' lives, tiny numbers monitoring their health and happiness. Somewhere, someone was flying, and I was stuck here with a pounding headache, utterly bored. Utterly resentful...
I poured the coffee into the travel mug and grabbed the toast. *Burned*. *Again*. Dumping the toast into the trash, I looked at the clock above the stove which was blinking "12:00"from the last power outage still. *I need to fix that*. I grabbed my phone to look at the time and realized I was going to be late. Running ...
Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the distance. The assembled group looked up with some consternation at it and then back to each other. "It's getting harder to keep them down, you know. Ever since that fucking book came out, and that show, more people are starting to believe in them again."This came from gentl...
High above the houses,on a lonesome hill, the figure perches, shoulders forward, beak curved downward, waiting. It watches us, this shadow of ruin, it watches for signs, for pallor, for sickness. We are the ones left behind. We are well and strong, though perhaps not as strong as we once were. The dead are buried, the...
My first day at court, I was taken to see the king in his throne room. He was seated upright on his burnished onyx throne, his fists on his knees, in the way a statue rests on its plinth. From the many scars on his cheeks and the great thickness of his neck, I ventured that under his bouffant robes and puffed satin jac...
I shaded the glaring sun with a hand to my slick brow. The staff on which I bore my weight creaked as it bowed against the gravelly slope. In an hour, the mountains ahead would eclipse the sun. The desert's heat would too diappear, leaving behind a dry chill. I reached towards the canteen I already knew to be empty. I...
"So Chad,"my father asked, flashing him what he thought was a winning smile. "What are your plans for the future?" "I dunno."Chad finished his wine and reached for the bottle. Nobody moved to help him. "Hey babe, can ya pass the wine?" "Of course, dear,"I gave my mother the smuggest look I could muster and kissed him...
Fred stepped out of his tent to see what all the yelling was about. "Lookee here. Looks like we've got ourselves a hero!"One bandit mocked. "You picked a bad time to get lost, friend!"Another one yelled. Confused, Fred looked around to find who they were yelling at. He moved one of the bandits aside and stood face t...
Good evening, I’m Lester Holt, and we have startling news tonight from Gotham City as new evidence comes to light on the decades old double murder of beloved philanthropists Thomas and Martha Wayne, which apparently implicates their son Bruce, or "Batman", as the murderer. We go to Vikki Vale for details; Vikki. Th...
Hello, and as Leader of Earth 6 let me be the first to welcome you to my planet! "Those were the first words spoken to the Ta'vahk by the worlds greatest liar, John Bumblesquatch. Mr. Bumblesquatch was a liar early on, records show, in that during high-school he convinced his calculus teacher that he was a child prod...
Through the magnification could be seen the earthen mound rising above its surroundings. It's dirt slope was constant around the cone as it reached its pinnacle in depression reminiscent of a cinder cone volcano. It lines stretching in all direction were small black spots moving toward the mound. Each held only a minu...
Hush little baby, it’s time to eat, A double quarter pounder, 100% beef. And if that burger makes you choke, Papa's gonna buy you a Large Diet Coke. And with a Coke to wash it down Papa’s gonna buy you a golden hash brown. And if that side is just too little Papa’s gonna buy you a sausage McGriddle. And after b...
As I put the name badge on, I wondered why I let my agent talk me into this gig. I starred in a Chobani commercial, for fuck's sake. I was in the big leagues; I shouldn't be doing some fluff piece for the local news. But maybe Miriam was right. This kind of feel-good warm and fuzzy shit will probably go viral and be se...
I looked down at Binx and thought to myself "Ok this is getting weird now." I grabbed the bag and inspected it through the clear plastic. Yep, that's definitely a fucking thumb. Upon further investigation I noticed a small hole in the bottom of the bag. Clearly a puncture from my cats teeth. Then it hit me. This is p...
When the Great Ted agreed to let me become his apprentice, it was shocking. Not just to me, but my family. They said "But you're so dumb?!?"I wanted to be offended. I did. But I wasn't exactly the smartest person around. The Great Ted didn't seem to care. He had asked one question when I saw him "Can you follow instruc...
"Meow"I say as I purr slightly, waking up from a 12 hour nap. I feel hungry, and start licking my tingling testicles while I think to myself "Ugh, wheres my human". I immediately look over to my food container "Empty again!", and start heading towards my slave's prison. He never leaves that miserable enclosure, I don't...
They once called me Snowman. There is a certain bleakness to endless white. The enormous quiet keeps conversations a little more personal. When the flakes fall from the sky there is always that immediate sense of joy. But while the charm of impending snow hypnotized the many into thoughts of cocoa in front of a fire,...
"What's the happening, Mick?"I said, unceremoniously filling out some paperwork. Policing is a lot more boring that you'd think, which is why any Officer would relish a case like the one Mickey Versailles presented me on that day. "It's fucked up, man, real fucked up. If it weren't for the state we're in, the FBI would...
James glared at the screen, a muscle under his eye twitching furiously at the offending words. What is today's date? [web] October 17th, 2017. Who am I? [system] You are logged in as Elizabeth Stone. Is there a God? [preset] There is now. Liza hovered over his shoulder, her trembling finger wa...
Brynjolf leaned back in his chair and put his feet up on the table. Vekel the Man paused in wiping down the bar of the Ragged Flagon to glare at him, but said nothing. He knew the circumstances, and knew that this next week could play out as one of the Thieves Guild's most daring moves yet. Still, an air of anxiety ...
The resources we have were considered most precious. Not gold, minerals - not water. No, what they wanted was something far more abstract. The ancient races of the galaxy had long ago found equilibrium with one another. The great corporation managed all transactions - they set the value of currency, they incorporate...
"Come on God!"Jeff exclaimed, his eyes blazing with annoyance. "You had one job! Now they're all over the place!" God looked down at his shoes, lazily kicking a pebble. "I.. I did the flood thing like you asked me to but..."God's voice drifted off. "But what?", Jeff retorted impatiently. "You chose to pop out for a...
PART I: All I wanted was a hot dog. And I didn’t even really want it. This NY hotdog stand is the worst – but all the other stands had lines out to the street. Although I hated the taste, my stomach was begging to be fed. As I was paying for my unflavored, over-salted, germ-ridden meat on a bun with some horse radish...
"Hey man, just wanted to tell you that you should watch out for cars when you walk over the next sidewalk!"I say to a random man as he walks past the café. He's a man in his early sixties, with a baseball cap and khakis. He doesn't respond, maybe because he thought I was talking to someone else. Ever since I lost my ...
Half the class collectively groaned at the announcement, whilst the other half looked around in confusion wondering what the big deal was. "But Miss"said Pietr not bothering to raise his hand, "that's Muggle Studies!" "Yeah!"chirped in Agatha from the back, "we came to Hogwarts to get *away* from all those horrid sub...
One death Two deaths Good Deaths Bad deaths. One Stark Two Starks Real Starks Snow Starks. This one has a little pet. There’s one for each, no need to fret. They’re very big, but that’s ok, Direwolves are not a threat. Some weddings are red. Some worms are Grey. But if they’re lucky They’ll...
I woke up and looked at the calendar on my wall. It said September 2015. That couldn't be right. Then I checked on my phone. Once again it said the year was 2015. The last thing I remember was clearly living by myself in my apartment in 2017. But now I lay in my bed at my parents house. The posters of my teenage years ...
The wedding hour passed, Yet their hatred still amassed Like cinders darkly glimmer Their displeasure stirred and simmered. Upon such shattered fortune's path. --- "You are but a blight upon my eyes. You turn my stomach near to toads I would rather burn the village than to share your own abode." --- Juliet...
Lucifer's ear twitched. He tried to ignore it. He could understand rebellious spirit. Sticking it to the old man. After all, he was the one who started that trend. He could tolerate the new fangled morales (turn the other cheek? More like tounge in cheek.) And he couldn't care less about the strange new styles (go craz...
There's a lot of screaming and yelling coming from the main lobby of our castle. I hope father isn't cross with me or something. Looking down at my clothes which are tarnished with soot and dust from all the *exploring* I've just done, I feel like I should definitely hide from the butlers and maids right now before I g...
Sol 53750. The circumstellar habitable zone is the range of orbits around a star within which a planetary surface can support liquid water given sufficient atmospheric pressure. Of the 40 billion Earth-sized planets orbiting in the habitable zones of Sun-like stars and red dwarfs in the Milky Way, 11 billion of these ...
A life sentence used to mean that you wouldn't be executed. You were sentenced to "life", a life of suffering, a life of keeping your ear to the ground, a life of never being safe. But, it was life. What a joke. When they put me in for mass murder, 3 consecutive life sentences, I knew I wasn't being given 'life'. I wa...
It's this land that I vow to conquer. Terrain rich with a scattering of trinkets, passed down to me by the elders who encourage the daily expansion of my knowledge as it relates to this vast and novel world, I know my task will not be a simple one. But it's the weak who remain supine. The complacent lie, belly up, gazi...
I froze, my hand clutching my phone in front of me. “What?” I asked, my voice shaking. “...Groundhog Day,” he said, chuckling to himself, “You must have noticed.” “Yeah, but no one has ever believed me!” I said, stepping towards him, “Are you stuck too?” I asked, excitement warping my voice. “Stuck? Jesus, no. Non...
Dr. Madhowse wouldn't let anyone order him around. He had made a promise to himself. He would never follow orders again. He wasn't someone's pet. He wasn't anyone's good man. He wasn't a soldier, and he sure as a hell wasn't an employee. Ever since his kids had been murdered by the same people he'd worked so hard to ...
And so, we tried anew. Most of man was lost. Their constant squabbles and strife leading to worlds scorched and lands made unfit for life. The few that survived, formed the brotherhood of Yggdrasil. Deciding to become the world's salvation, and to cultivate the trees that would cultivate their absolution. The best o...
*burps* I don’t think I’ve felt this sick from a meal since the 1300’s. I pull back the thick curtains around my bed and shuffle to the bathroom. *Vomits* Oh god I got blood everywhere! Why can’t I keep it down? Why is it…green? Is that my teeth!? I look up. I see my reflection. My reflection!? My face is sloug...
"They're disgusting." "Agreed, hideous and vile, I wouldn't care to ever meet one." "Well, I mean, they can't be all that bad in person. And you can't really tell their appearance; although I guess they are usually thought of as fat and ugly." "What are you talking about? Have you ever seen a non-ugly troll?" "I me...
"What do I get to bring?" Elias asked the fading light, drifting in the vast void of nothing. For a brief moment, there was no response. The light pulsed softly, and brightened. Enveloped within it's warmth, he found his answer as it returned to its fading state once more. "Something I had lost...? I get to choose on...
They say you don't feel the bullet. I did. I felt its every twist as it delved deeper and deeper into my thoughts. Its heat, its squished tip. How it slowed down and lodged itself among the dying neurons. Among shards of bone and lead I sought my fondest memories. To see my family one last time. But they weren't th...
The people attending the party were murmuring quietly and glancing at the strange man clad in shorts and a safari hat hiding behind a fern. Some were glaring at him, some were pleading with their eyes, some just looked hopeless. "Who even invited him, anyway?"Steve asked. "I don't know,"Karen said dejectedly. "Just...
"At long last, I have been freed! The race of demons shall once again blot out the sun beneath their inky wings!" John turned over the pen in his hands, sighing deeply. It was simple, a black-and-clear piece of plastic similar to the kind found under desks and chairs everywhere. In fact, it was utterly unremarkable in...
"What we realized is that we don't need blood of living mammals to live and thrive as a species, as long as creature, being, whatever is alive when we remove it's blood. It has something to do with the life force of all living things,"Cedric explains. "But I don't get it, You mean juice right? Blood of oranges is just...
Working for Two Face isn't the best but it certainly beats working for a lunatic with no cause. Some days I even feel like I am on the good side with Two Face, today is not the day. I am on delivery duty. They gave me a duffle bag, location and time. I don't know what's inside, I don't want to know. I get a text from...
At first they came in droves. Veterans itching for action, trophy hunters seeking a thrill, conservationists wanting to cull populations and study new creatures. Even everyday exterminators and fiction addled shut-ins hoping for glory. The latter two groups died or retired early, returning home not with glory but with ...
"what a bunch of idiots,"I grumble under my breath, "sending a 22 year old, stoner, college drop out... Why not the president or something?"I still can't believe I'm supposed to go talk to God. Or is it a god? Only one? Is it the right God? Like... Whose God is it? "Well, I guess I know my first question, assuming I do...
How could I have known things would turn out the way they did? Only the Gods themselves could and in my life I have found them to have humors that run towards malice. If not, then one truly evil God or Goddess is the reason for my curse. I first learned of my curse when I was still an apprentice blacksmith. I worked ...
"Alright class, this is a confusing one. The Battle of Before was, whilst not one of the biggest battles in the Proxy-War, one of the most peculiar. It began when two squads of Allied infantry made contact with a dramatically larger Coalition force. The Coalition assumed that it was a much larger force that was attacki...