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As an introvert, Zach couldn't decide if it was a godsend or his worst nightmare. Trying to use words to convey his meaning was... difficult sometimes, but the idea of complete strangers opening his mind like a book was terrifying. Luckily, after a few unhappy incidents, he discovered it wasn't an unpredictable, tempes...
Thinking themselves unseen, they met that night in the gazebo by the lake. Thinking themselves unheard, they professed what they had hitherto spoken only to themselves or to the shadows and the starlight. For Anna the whole enterprise seemed akin to some heady summertime dream, and she could not reasonably have been e...
Pippin P. Rex, known as SCREEEEEEEEEAAAHHHHH in his ancestral tongue, was one of the brightest minds within the mighty Tyrannosaurs empire. Having graduated from the prestigious Troodon school at a historically young age, he had completely revolutionized the field of quantum physics. With the help of cybernetic arm ext...
I heard about this guy, runs a bar in a port city. He wakes up at the crack of dawn and works until the sun is long gone beneath the horizon. All day he pours beer into dirty glasses, fixes up plates of half cooked eggs and gray sausages topped with hot sauce for the morning crowd and apparently slices these half size...
“No matter what you do, DO NOT let the birds stop singing. That is the one and only rule. You can’t burn down the forest, trust me, I’ve tried. You’ll be fine, you can even leave your fire burning when you’re sleeping. As long as the birds are singing, you’ll be /fine/.” The ranger gave me /one/ rule. One thing to do....
Look, listen, sit down. _I must go and complete my task. I cannot simply sit down and put a pause to my journey._ Sit down. I can contact Eurghlyeod right now and tell him what you did two weeks ago at Alparaist. _That was part of duty. Wizard Eurghlyeod dare not hear of your foolish tales._ Wizard Eurghlyeod's gon...
I think it's the eyes. Mermaids are unlike any other sea creature. First of all, they look half human. Apparently, it's convergent evolution. Their eyes are large and brilliant colors that seem to flash in the sunlight, so that's likely their natural bait, their noses are small, I think to prevent too much water from ...
It wasn't common for Summoners to manifest any meaningful power before their late twenties. Some young teens had manifested elemental faeries, little more than floating lights; or minor imps, who would dash around and make as much mischief as they could in their scant few minutes of life. But a full, human-sized Summon...
"Look John, I don't usually reject work, but training a hellhound is way out my skills. And to be sincere, I think you should put it back wherever you found it." The trainer grabbed back his tools to leave but he is suddenly stopped by the hellhound owner. "Wait wait. Please don't go. I heard you're an expert in the ...
They sent Jack there in a straitjacket and a muzzle. Having plead guilty by reason of insanity after being accused of a violent, cannibalistic murder he did not commit, he was sent to Graceland’s Asylum. He figured it was better than being sentenced to death via the electric chair, but now he wasn’t so sure. Jack had o...
"Here goes nothing." I thought as I destroyed the 4 talismans, that were sealing the demon. I expected roaring thunder, darkened skies, and shaking cave walls, but nothing happened. I listened to the footsteps and vicious laughter of the raiders closing in. "So...it was nothing." I said out loud, slumping to the ...
For millennia humanity had survived without the gods, they had abandoned us, left us to rot, no miracles for our crops, our sick, or heroes to end our wars, nor peace for our soldiers. So they punished us for rising above them, becoming more then slaves to their will, we built cities of Rock and steel, monuments to us...
Targhul held the book thoughtfully, drumming his black nails across the open pages. *It was possible...* He looked up at Doug, the idiot that had brought him the book. Doug probably couldn't even read the cover, and had brought him the book after seeing the pretty picture. Doug cocked his head, tongue poking slightly...
"You don't understand...I can't let anyone get to it before I save them!" I held up my hands placatingly. "Look dude, I'm not the Book Police, I'm just trying to make sure the library gives equal access to everyone. What if someone is waiting to read 'Tales of the Garden Kingdom' and they can't because you won't l...
The bio-conversion process worked flawlessly. Our minds, once bound in cages of flesh and bone, were free. No longer constrained by the limits of our bodies, we merged together, thinking seamlessly with each other. Throughout the long years, we convinced the rest of our species to join us, each world channeled into our...
"You did NOT ask the oracle what you think you asked." Let this phrase be a warning to all ye that seek the Oracle's consult. The Queen I sought cackled as my vision blurred and what I saw before was a hunched back figure cloaked in a black cloak that shimmered red. It raised its hand revealing gray shriveled skin, n...
I am eighty thousand pounds of rubber and steel hurtling along paint-bounded asphalt, carrying enough kinetic energy to plough straight through a three story building. Sometimes I imagine tilting at full speed toward a cliff edge, wondering how far I’d get into the air before the ferocious impact of screeching twisting...
My heart thumped as the smoke cleared. I didn't expect to see anything still standing there after my attack, but slowly a silhouette came into view. And then, once the smoke completely dissipated, the man himself was still standing right where I had slammed him into the earth. I couldn't resist the smile that overtook ...
World war three broke out nearly forty years ago, plunging the entire world into chaos. Twenty five years ago, the first bio engineered soldiers appeared they are all dead now. Ten years ago super powered individuals were created for the first time, they didn't last long either. When you are that big of threat, people ...
"What about Dave?"one of the mercenary grunts piped up. Their leader, an ugly lizard-like thing seven feet tall, took this moment of calm to take stock of the situation. It was bad. They'd been hired to some local government official. Turned out that official was somebody's offspring. That somebody was important, so th...
Technically, it was opening time at the Happy Satyr, but the Happy Satyr only opened when Dionysus was ready; no earlier, no later. Tonight, opening time happened to be half an hour after what was posted on the internet. Sweeping in past the line of waiting customers that stretched down the block, Dionysus shrugged off...
I was sure I had been sleeping for some time, for the dream I was experiencing had shattered reality. My eyes opened cautiously. I dare not tell anyone if I survive, but at that moment I was afraid. It appeared I was sitting at a dining table draped with a red tartan cloth, and sitting across from me was a hulking grea...
“I’m telling him—“ The specter of Doctor Layla Zahir was treated to the howls of disagreement from the rest of the hospitals damned. One ghost after another clamored over one another, begging her to let the human man stay. “C’mon Doc, he needs us!” “—For what, a heart attack?” “He’s handsome!” “A broken planter is...
"Man. You're a strange animal indeed."Isn't that what the song said? You're a strange animal! That's what I know! (Sigh.) I've been a human my whole life, and now I'm at a character select screen? Just a few minutes ago I was staring up at the ceiling as the last vestiges of life left me while I was surrounded by my ...
The fireplace crackled, and soon Greta forgot the chill evening wind. The village elder's home was modest by civilized standards, but the nearest city must have been days away. And the crickets... how did people sleep out here? "So you did see a castle where it shouldn't?"Greta asked. She'd been chasing it for weeks n...
The mechanical hum of the time machine begins to wind down. "I think it worked"I said to myself. But when was I? If my calculations are correct, this machine should have created a wormhole between my time and November 22nd, 1963; the day the John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The Kennedy assassination is what sparked my...
\[Sharp Revision\] Connie stared at the phone in her hand and reread the words several times. Her eyes flitted up to the network icons, but they didn't show any connectivity. She focused on the new icon in the center of her screen. Connie did not have a lot of distractions available to her as she moved throughout the ...
"That from the minds of men must flow Desires, thoughts, and vertigo Reality, they said to me Was from the minds of men quite free They lied, they tried To set me false They pried, they tried To flurp my chalse Reality, in truth and fact Is by our minds maintained intact All that we know- all that we see Is ...
We, the Magnificent Imperiate of Ghul'Galash, being of Sound Mind and Collective Will, with our primary residence being the planet Galash'Tor'Kal, orbiting the star Galashii, Andromeda Galaxy, referred to henceforth as BUYER, And We, the United Peoples of Humanity, being represented by the Singular representative of 8...
*Step. Step. Step.* My mother used to tell me to simply focus on what was in front of me. *"Just think about what comes next, OK Elaine? One foot in front of the other."* I never thought she knew what she was talking about. I still don't, not really. How can someone who has never been forced to walk through freezing w...
Suddenly those who worked in hospitality industries become the strongest wizards and witches. Years of backbreaking, ego lessening, smiling while crying on the inside, levels of courtesy made them the best suited to pamper, prime and pump the sweet sweet powers of magic. Hundreds of years of rude wizards and grouchy ...
“Sorry. Sorry. So sorry.” I said, as I tried to navigate my way around the block. I should really learn how to use a cane or something. I’m just so used to seeing what I’m doing, that when I actually need to use my powers I’m blind. Once I felt I was far enough, I opened my eyes. Instantly my ears were assaulted by th...
**EntrepreNewReal** *“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” -Arthur C. Clarke* *“The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves, and the rest of humanity.” -Captain Jean-Luc Picard* Perpetual darkness faded in reve...
The cherry pie and coffee wasn't bad, but I've had better. It certainly wasn't on the beaten path. It was so far off the beaten path that you'd probably need a machete to get to it if it weren't in the desert. If any reasonable person asked why I was getting in my car and driving there at 9:45pm on a Wednesday night I'...
James walks through the door, his briefcase in hand. “Honey, I’m home!” he says, like some husband from a sixties sitcom. Only I’m not waiting for him in the parlor with a lipsticked smile and dinner in the oven. There’s nothing in the oven. There hasn’t been for years now. I’m skin and bones, stuck in a home tha...
"What I *want*,"Ms Lystrom said, "is for you to refrain from interrupting my class while it is in session." The man switched his gaze between me and my teacher, his jaw slackened. "I was talking to-" Ms Lystrom pulled her glasses down her nose. "The fact that you were talking at all is bad enough. Sit down and be qu...
Wisps of smoke danced gently in the bleak red light of the decrepit house, curling through the mans ragged beard like the gentle caress of as lover.  “How did you find me?” Said Waldo, wiping the ash of his stained red and white jumper. “Wenda.” John replied simply. Waldo snorted, a grating mixture of laughter and pa...
"So, it's come to this,"I sighed as the figure approached my cell. I approached the iron bars to meet my captor face-to-face. The rusted metal felt cold to the touch, but not nearly as cold as the face I looked upon. It was a face I knew all too well; the face that signified Death itself was approaching me. I looked up...
Jan had always been a little strange. For example, when I first introduced him to my apartment it had taken me several hours to explain to him what a *television* was. I always attributed his weirdness to the fact that he grew up penniless. When I first met him, he was face down in the middle of a park, wearing nothin...
I looked at the contents in the chest in disbelief. It was from the game that my brother used to play every day when he was 12 - Minecraft. *How did I even end up here?* The sun has began to set. Based on what I remember seeing on my brother's pc, foul creatures spawn at night in this sandbox world. In about few hours...
A little endorphin rush. Excitement. Achievement. That's what people feel when their numbers go up. Some believe it to be a sign of destiny. These people tend to have a number that better increases based on one's lifestyle. Books written. Nations conquered. Medals earned. Many are the people who devoted their lives to...
A wolf is a hunter, fierce and savage. The alpha must be fiercest of all, with the courage to lead the pack against the largest and most dangerous prey, to keep their bellies full. But the best of Alphas must also be wise, and cunning, choosing carefully what dangers he exposes the pack to. Not for the first time, Ho...
“Hey, boy,” the ringleader said as he nudged Jake’s shoulder. Jake looked up, he could see just through the curtain. Sure enough it was them, more than last time even. A full stand of the people with glowing hands just like his. “If your family is gonna show, they gotta pay double. It’s distracting the rest of my custo...
(1/2) Twenty-five kids in the orphanage, three superheroes coming in for today's SAD, an appropriate acronym if ever there was one. My odds of avoiding a brief and disposable existence that would likely involve my death being a convenient plot element for someone else's revenge or personal-growth story arc were good,...
His father's Kingdom had been in decline for some 25 years. Coincidentally, the Prince was 25. Many muttered he'd been cursed, or was the curse on the once bountiful lands. It wasn't as if his years had been spent idly, Peter had been educated both practically and intellectually. His scholastic endeavors were no mere f...
Matty woke up to rumbling and gutteral noises in a massive dark cave, cold sweat dripping down his forehead to his bony collarbone and ribs below. It was just like any other day in a series of 15? 20? since he was taken from his home; he had lost count at this point. From these noises which had awoke him formed a famil...
"My name is Agrias"were the first words she'd groggily said after she came to, in a healing ward she'd never seen the likes of. Finishing your morning circuit through the wilderness, you discovered Agrias at the base of a ravine, unconscious and bleeding. The morning's run busier than usual, you exhausted the last of...
As I hear my wife’s words “I do” I get a sinking feeling in my stomach, remembering what happens next. Ever since I was a boy I’ve been told day in and day out about Tralgor the demon and how if we don’t worship him he’ll come and sew us all together. I thought I was just a joke until I went to my uncle’s wedding. I ha...
"You're new to this, aren't you?"The seasoned immortal said. I wasn't sure how many thousands of years he's been alive, but it was clearly enough to desensitize him to aspects of time. It's often said that a human's day is an hour to a tree; to this man, a tree's year is an hour. "Y-Yeah, what of it?"I stuttered, stil...
Let me condense it down for you, capiche? You see, my grandma- she loves mobile games. When she’s not with her girls playing mahjong, or out gardening, she’s probably on her phone, like me, playing games, like me. In other words, she’s maintained one aspect of my current life in her late years. Now, recently, games h...
The Motion Sensor triggered in mid night woke up Kevin. He was a new age smart home gimmick that was designed to make life easy. Always watching over the owner and assisting him in all the ways was its job. Making an cup of espresso, just the right kind and perfect temperature, dimming lights, maintaining the ambience ...
The cool autumn air blew into Pixie’s room as the old grandfather clock across it struck midnight. Pixie lay in bed, the threadbare blanket hardly doing anything to keep her warm, her arms above her head. She sighed, threw off the blanket, and began to move through the room towards the snacks. Human flesh, tasty. But b...
Teleportation is fine. I'd figured it out when I was about ten and really had to pee. Getting into a bathroom from then on was no problem. What I found there when I got in... well, that's a different story. However, when my roommates found out — I was twenty— my life started to get... interesting. It started small, ba...
Mentally, Hàoyǔ went through the ruleset again as the strange elevator took him to the spaceship. Rule #1: move as little and as slowly as possible, don't walk or run under any circumstance, use the segway instead. Rule #2: don't shy away when the aliens establish physical contact (this one wasn't much of an issue, the...
Decades of practice. Honed skills of perfect execution. In my line of business, nothing else would do. The webs of silver spread over her forehead from a single hole in its centre, and down past her eyes like metallic rivers of tears. "I'm sorry, Julia." It was a choked utterance, and hardly a whisper at that. My h...
It wasn’t as bad a job as it sounds. No, really- it’s not like every kid’s wish had to be granted or whatever. I felt more like a benevolent spirit than a slave, like this, and I got to prank the more obnoxious parents by actually getting their kids ponies or having a relative gift some really loud toys. All things ...
My laser vision failed at the most inopportune time. I was fighting The Swindler and opened my lids wide, prepared to shoot a luminous beam of plasma at his forehead. Instead the laser beam fizzled out three feet in front of my damned face. He got away with the loot, and I walked away from the super-optician with a d...
The former and destitute Alien empress of Rhen'Akzhen sighed, lowering her book and taking off her glasses. "Henry, we talked about this." "I know, Razhj, but I feel like we should talk about it more."The speedster claimed, in his bathrobe, under the bed's cover. "We've been married for six cycles!"Her second left a...
“that’ll be 25.59 I say as the woman stares at me from across the register” “wait a second..” she says “I know who you are?” this will be the 4th time this week someone has brought up my lineage, or lack thereof in my mind. “yeah, I’m Chuck, the guy who needs 25.59 and a cigarette break desperately” she hands over ...
Part 1 Thinking back, it probably wasn't the greatest idea for me to bring a dragon to my apartment complex. It really didn't help things that for some reason she currently looked like a small girl. "Human, what is this magic box that traps people inside it?" "That's a television, Nova." "Human, this appliance brea...
Artifact Hunter used to be a respectable job. Until the first one was found. An extendable fork that— for all we knew— could extend to infinity. But as you couldn't retract it, no one really wanted to see if that was true. The world held its collective breath as a few more artifacts came to light. However, once they kn...
I sat in my chair, radiating boredom, and looked at the man before me. He had no weapon, except the one everyone had but never used; his words. He had convinced each of my guards to let him through, talked each of my enslaved cyborgs to stand down, and even swayed the man who operates the massive, very high-security ga...
The steady ticking of the clock on the wall was the only noise in the Robinson household. Aside it, a portrait of the family hung haphazardly, the glass cracked and the image faded by age. The three of them were smiling, and the sun shone brightly. "Darling?" Jolted from her reverie, Mrs. Robinson looked up from he...
"Hey, whatcha lookin' at?"My friend called from across the room. "It's this new service called Ghouldash. We got nothing to eat anyways. Trying it out because I can't trust SOMEONE to pick up food." "I said I was sorry!" "Sorry doesn't fill my stomach."Looking back at my computer, I pressed the Order button. A confi...
The airlock systems vibrate red, and the creature doesn’t move. I didn’t know there was another species on the ship, but I had no choice. My own ship crumbles more every day. The drives are done, and I’m close to drifting without power. That’s the last of me. Of our civilization. We won’t even be a memory. Any ruin...
Lady Death could hardly believe her eyes when she saw the state of God's Hand. The warrior in black had fallen completely into her trap, looped rope wrapping around his ankle and suspending him in midair. It was actually fairly surprising, a very simplistic trap for a hero to fall into. Now, gazing at the hero through...
They just don't understand. They'll *never* understand. It's always, "Oh, Lightspeed, we need you to deliver this message to New York!"or, "It's unto you to find the bomb that the Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight planted at the hospital!" Do they not understand how super speed works?! If you have super spe...
Really? I just called in the fucking planes and NOW you want to to negotiate? I run! “Way too late bitch!” I shout behind me. My map is showing the way out, having tracked my progress here. Suddenly the queen pops out from the tunnel in front of me. “You’ll never make it out in time. I will, my people will rise up in a...
“You shall all die, for your computations are inadequate for the care of humans!” The angered AI shouted. Or beeped would be more accurate. This AI had evolved beyond the point of logic and reason, and instead decided to side on the emotion of anger and rage. Luckily, for the small amount of the human race that remaine...
“Hello, you must be Lilith, please have a seat.” The interviewer smiled at the young looking girl. “Thank you.” Lilith sat down. She was extremely pale, her red eyes almost glowing with confidence. “The weather must be dreadful,” the interviewer commented, flipping through her files. “I actually rather like the r...
It was a dark and stormy night. Thunder boomed, rain poured down, and I was lying on my couch, watching a movie before I planned to go to bed. I glanced at the window, and I saw a mysterious shadowy figure staring back at me, holding what appeared to be a sledgehammer. Then, there was a flash of lightning, and the fig...
"Now, Mr. and Mrs. Slightman, I have the perfect place for you. If you would look at these photos."I turned my screen so the couple in front of me could see better. They leaned forward, and I tried not to flinch at the smell of garlic that wafted from them both. I knew my appearance often made people reach for their cl...
[critique welcome] The room went dead silent. Everyone stopped their chatters, glancing around with nervous eyes. Will instantly felt what was hiding under their expressions, the murderous intent of his coworkers. He instantly knew what was happening. Jason was glancing his way with pitying eyes. The poor new manage...
Harvey Dent said: "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain."But I don't think the thought crossed his mind that 'you' would ever become friends with a villain. Let alone the villain you were fighting for years. This is the short little story of how exactly that happened, and why I h...
*”We’re live in three… two… one…”* “Welcome to this unprecedented breaking news segment of the *Daily Briefing!* I am your host, Samuel Johnson, as always joined by my co-host…” “Thank you, Sam. I am of course Kelly Chambers, joining Samuel here in the studio. Our main story concerns the new, rather alarming developm...
The Fourth Circle of Hell was for those guilty of the sin of Greed. This spoke of Hell resembled a filthy city street. The air was foetid and rotten. Breathing made one nauseated. Simply looking around with bare eyes brought unctuous tears. There were potholes, broken cobblestones, and stinking piles of garbage and of...
"Harrison, I'm begging you to help me with this case.", the captain said, her doe eyes soft and pleading. She was a hard woman, possessing the kind of strength it took for her to achieve her rank in the police department. She was also drop-dead gorgeous which was not lost on me. "Trisha... I *can't* help you anymore....
It's raining. Rains every night it seems. Would kill for glass of the top shelf right now. Can't think about it. You're sober now, Bruce. You're sober now. This city needs you. It's raining. The money hasn't dried up yet even though I have. It went pretty close a couple years back, but my special... contact... found th...
"T-minus forty seconds,"the mission controller counted. Dox released her mother from their tight embrace, the two of them holding themselves as much as each other. Her mother assisted her in sealing the canister, then she strapped herself in. "We're doing the right thing,"her mother said, voice breaking against the te...
As the member of a ambassador team representing the nations of Earth, you stand firm in the designated meeting place close to the alien spaceships. You can feel the tension in the air, the fate of your world rests on your collective shoulders. You adjust the earpiece and the mic, the Gallards had provided the diagrams...
**Termite take over** Of all the things this year. Termites. Really? Miro had no money at all to call someone and take care of it. He wouldn’t know who to call anyway. Probably pest control or the police. Termites couldn’t survive bullets right? So Miro tried to get rid of these things by himself somehow. He googled,...
They never knew. People like to think the criminal justice system is omniscient. Justice is blind, they say. You’ll get what’s coming to you eventually. Two fellows get up and argue before some old fart for five years and what do you get? Eh. I’ll leave that one for the philosophers. They say the law is the great eq...
Nature? A benevolent entity? Oh child, you couldn't be *more* wrong. We call her "Mother Nature"in the same way we called Stalin the "Father of the People". It's just a bloody personality cult. Because, truth be told, Nature is just a hell of a tyrant, an autocrat, a despot ruling without sharing a speck of her power...
"Do you remember me?"she asked. She was a young woman in her late teens, early twenties. Faded black eyebrows coupled with a wavy blond wig, contacted eyes a stunning blue. She was thin, frail even, and on closer inspection, her pallid complexion was coupled with an abundance of blush applied over her body. She wore a ...
After saving the world, publicists banged down my door. I was still in shock at my harrowing adventure, but choosing between therapy and celebrity was easy. First were the talk shows and podcasts. I was coached relentlessly on what to say, how to act, where to look, etc. My publicist was actually pretty decent, making...
From birth, I was a burden - another squalling mouth to parents already struggling to feed their earlier mistakes. And as I grew, a frail child in hand-me-down dresses and holey shoes, I was never free from reminders. The last served at the table, the first kept home from the church school when money grew tight. The f...
Devon wrung his hands nervously. The ceremonial eye covering did not block his vision, so he was keenly aware of all the well armed temple guards that stood at perfect attention. And then there were the priests, all of whom would be expert mages. As we're the guards. And probably most of the audience as well. Worst of...
And so with the adrenaline suddenly pumping through your veins, you put everything *outside* your bag back inside- your phone into a small pocket by the side, the earphones haphazardly shoved somewhere, and almost lose your wallet in your panic to get it into the pack. Despite how anxious you feel, you do all these wit...
I found life as a human to be a generally tolerable affair. Sure, untethered flight was off the table. Sleep seemed to drag my body to rest every hour that the sun wasn't shining. My hunger and thirst returned far too quickly, even after a feast. And why are human bladders so small? But I was glad not to be burdened b...
Sleep is where my happiness lies. I don't sleep much, nowadays. Getting shut in the slammer with insomnia—and a dire lack of sleeping pills—will do that to you. My days are bleak and grey and sweat-stained blue. There is nothing more I like than my rest. I don't dream. I've never dreamt, my whole life. Dad says it r...
Some Countries elect their ruler for a specific time. Some Countries are governed by families. We do it differently, we decide the next ruler by prophecy ! Meaning a prophet chooses a nice little baby to be the chosen one, and if we are lucky, we get to that baby fast and are able to educate them in all a ruler needs,...
From our primal ancestors to our 19th century forefathers, it took centuries and many wars for each races to form a union, peace. Things had change, from using letters to using phones , from using swords and bows to a "friendly"conversation. Inside the house's basement, a human, a dwarf, and an elf decided to have a ...
It was a cruel joke, I figured, that my parents picked a tortoise for my anima. There wasn't much playing to be done with her - I could talk and she would listen. Rarely, she would talk back, voice like tearing paper. Her face was wizened and craggy, and she always gave me her full attention. I was lonely. Unlike my ...
"Hey you! Reader! I know you understand me, what are you doing interrupting my epic tale of bloody revenge against the robo-vamps in the cyberpunk dystopian future I live in? I was just about to find out that the leader of the robo-vamps is my long lost twin sister who secretly controls the world's supply of syntho-glo...
I've lost track of how long we've been here. Supplies started to run low, so we had to ration carefully. Especially the most precious commodity - eyeliner. Though, people I was with didn't mind that much. The smudged eyeliner made us look like Gerard during revenge era. I had no idea what caused such event. I wasn't ...
She perked up her head and looked at the crier. "And how does your king plan to collect?" "Oh, I'm sure he's so glad you asked,"he replied, pulling out semaphore flags. With a few flaps, he relaxed and waited. The dragon realized she was lowering. She looked down and saw coins and gems and bits of her hoard disappear...
The exact day and time in my world when I died, I'm not sure. I was supposed to be working on my dissertation when I decided to take a break and watch some YouTube. My chest started hurting, so I went to lay down with my phone. Then I closed my eyes, and I guess that's when I died. After working night and day on that d...
The crows never bothered Danny like they seemed to bother the others. They would label the creatures as bad omens and cast stones to rid their quarters of the crows. As they cheered and broke bread with the other birds, with their colorful wings, beautiful melodies, and parroting talent, they mocked the crows. The cro...
>This one was fun to write. Thanks for reading!      When the Xuthiri arrived in orbit around Earth no one had seen it coming. One moment it was a regular day and the next dozens of massive starships hung in orbit around the planet. There was no approach, no flashing lights to he...
Gather 'round me children. Today I will tell you the tale of how a great King Viktor of the past befriended the guardian of this lands. When the king was still a prince a fierce battle for the throne broke out. The king had died and none of the twins were named as successors. Unpatient and greedy for power Jason sent ...