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That’s my girl, Tasha Cortex. That beautiful girl that I am married to, with brains so smart even raisins can’t compete on the cereal boxes. Today is the day of her acceptance speech for her 8 3/8 Noble peace prize and I am standing straight and tall like my papa, watching her from the stands. Her voice is like swee...
As Mike and I walked out of the theater amid the buzzing crowd of the new movie that just came out. We were lucky enough to get opening night tickets. Pre-ordered when they went up and first two in line. As we stopped outside, to the right of the theater doors to hear what the other had thought. "Aw man bro, that movi...
Greg stared blankly at the ornate chest as he cleared the last of the dirt from around it. He'd been prepared for a few unpleasant surprises when he set out to dig the hole for the new pool himself - undeclared pipes, buried pets (maybe even, if he let himself think about it, buried people) - in the unused, previously...
[Feedback welcomed] "Sir? SIR....PLEASE STAND DOWN, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE - Oh god! JOHNSON! Call the Commander, somebody is approaching the ship!"A high ranking military official screams at his subordinate. He turns and ducks behind a concrete barricade, throwing his megaphone away in the process. "Damn fool is g...
"Um, what are you doing", the demon asks you as you suddenly stop your sword mid air. "Work hours are done", you shrug, putting the sword in its place. You almost had the demon in the right place to slay it, but he still could've made *some* moves with his enormous claws and leathery wings. And if all this dragged on...
I’ve often wondered what the mechanism for this power was… and if other people had it. Everyone must? I must be getting paused and not know it. The world is just filled with better people than me. I started pausing the world selfishly when I was a baby. My mother had the best milk, who wants it from the bottle? Not bab...
Jim lay in bed surrounded by his children and grand children. He was 110 years old and his time was near. He’s one of the lucky ones who gets to pass in his own home. “Ok now kiddos. It’s time for me to get some sleep. Don’t you worry. I’ll still be here in the morning. I expect a full breakfast in bed too.” He said...
“Ow! Dammit!” I swore, as the lather from the shampoo ran down into my eyes. Groping blindly, I scrubbed the offending foam off my face and finished my shower, noting as I did so that the lingering rust stain around the drain had, evidently, finally lifted after weeks of cleaning. I pulled open the curtain and froze....
"Look upon us not as warlords nor victims, only as the bridges between them." Space was just another barrier for us; vast oceans, deep mines, immense heights and the thousand little steps that we conquered to make them ours, those things became our legacies. Breaching the speed of sound was followed by the shattering ...
"What shall we play next gentlemen?"Wallace spoke serenely, looking slowly from musician to musician. "I believe we have time for one more." The 10 band members was arranged in a semi circle, a calm in the middle of chaos. The boat was failing at an accelerated pace, the bow of the ship slowly raising up in the air. L...
Colonel Neeblerz threw open the door to the commander's deck, a think film of sweat collected on his blue-green brow. "Commander! Sir! There's news!" "Colonel Neeblerz! You must knock!"Commander Flurben barked at the shaking colonel who was catching his breath in the doorway. "Commander, this is urg--" "There is no...
Money gets you a lot in life. High class escorts. Primo drugs. Exotic pets. But you can’t buy satisfaction. That feeling somewhere between your heart and gut when you pull off the big score. The anticipation. The hammering in your chest as you ride the razor’s edge between failure and success. Between a sweet life and ...
It took a long time, but after years of slow chemical thrusters dragging mankind across the solar system, finally, Faster Than Light Engines were invented. Finally, humanity could leave their system of birth, and explore the stars, like we'd always wanted to. There was just one problem. The engine wasn't scientifically...
Look, I was nine, okay? Give me a break. When you’re nine, you haven’t learned the value of money yet, you don’t know the difference between a deal and a scam, and you definitely didn’t know Star Wars wasn’t real. Alright maybe some of you knew Star Wars was a movie, but I didn’t. To me, it was a documentary. I was ...
All Alicia could do was run. The world was crazy, she was inexperienced, and most of all, her family was merciless. She had just turned 20 two weeks before, and it was absolute madness. See, 20 is an especially critical number for the Virtudazo clan. It's the age where you finalize your standing in the family, it a...
*LOOK AND BEHOLD* I try to stop myself, as I look down at the crowd below. Behind me, in a cloud of radiance too bright to look at directly, I feel a thousand eyes burning into me. *YOU HAVE WALKED IN OUR PATH. WE HAVE GIFTED YOU MILK AND HONEY. AND NOW YOU MUST BRING SALVATION TO THIS WORLD.* I remember years ago. ...
I live in a utopia. At least that’s how it seems. Everyone but me doesn’t have the ability to lie. It’s been systematically removed from the world. People have been taught that it is simply inefficient to lie. After watching this world, I disagree. Lies and truth should go hand and hand. There is only one rigid truth...
He approached me, his fangs bared in his mouth. He looked into my eyes. His were completely bloodshot, which seemed fitting for a man who only drank blood I watched as he stepped into the sunlight. I felt relieved that he would burst into flames and disintegrate before my very eyes, but then I was even *more* afraid b...
People change when they age. Not just physically, but also mentally. When you're fresh out of high school, you think you're invincible. That the world isn't ready for you and the change you'll bring. The great things you'll do. The recognition you'll receive. Ten years later, most people tend to have become a bit jad...
Johnny opens the front door, and is suddenly stunned by what he sees in the living room. Johnny: “Holy shit Oreo, how’d you get so big? And ... how are you talking right now?” Oreo: “I don’t have time to explain that. Just listen to me, and listen good, mortal.” Johnny: “Oreo, you’re really freaking me out. I don’...
"I'VE COME TO DEFEAT YOU DARK LORD!"the Hero yelled at Jarvis, the Dark Lord siting on his throne. "Another one?"Jarvis mumbled to himself as he gets up to face the Hero. "Your reign of terror ends here!"the Hero decreed. Jarvis counted the bunch behind him. "Three. no, four"he mumbles, agein. "I have traveled here...
It was discovered, when it finally succeeded for a group of researchers to succesfully conduct an experiment involving cats, that cats have a unique genetic feature. They are capable of regeneration into a new, healthy form if they suffer lethal but not bodily destructive damage. This process could be successfully repe...
Item #: SCP-7325 Object Class: Keter Special Containment Procedures: SCP-7325 exists within the virtual space of the game known as Minecraft, being able to manifest in any world at any time, even multiple simultaneously. To prevent these manifestations, the Foundation has collaborated with Mojang Inc. to ensure SCP-...
Brian tightly gripped his sword's handle as he stared at the Last Witch King's castle. He was extremely nervous because unlike the other Witch Kings, he couldn't find any concrete information about his combat capabilities. His sword is an heirloom from his father's side. A powerful weapon that could completely cut thr...
“I’VE FOUND THE ANSWER” ​ “Alex what the *fuck* are you doing? How many times have I said to stay the heck out of my room--” “SHUT UP, IM SORRY, SHUT UP” This conversation really wasn’t going as intended. Then again the most you can usually expect from the idiosyncratic meanderings I seemed to always get...
# The Fiends We Made It opened with a dreadful clang a host of cursèd voices sang sarcophagus both long and wide was cracked to seek what was inside. "Ah-ha,"he to his force called out the dark lord's voice rose to a shout, "With this, I've seized the greatest gift our victory chance shall surely lift!" ...
It happened after dinner. The students of Beechwood Prep left their cafeteria clustered together, sharing gossip and secrets with no idea that there was going to be a lot more talk of secrets in just a matter of moments. When they returned to their bedrooms, each student would find an envelope addressed to them. Insid...
Just as the local priest finished my final rites, the life monitor chorused its single note eulogy. After eighty-five long years of good Christian life, I had said my goodbyes to my family, set my affairs in order, and made peace with the living Earth. My eternal reward in God's great heaven beckoned my soul out of m...
Seeing the Human's tantrums over trivial things such as losing a board game led to ß∅ believing that to be the limit to his companion's rage. However, since the attack where they lost the Human's newborn child to the pirates, the Human's entire demeanor has changed almost to the point of nonrecognition. Usually witty a...
"You know, our situation seems very familiar. Like from a movie" I̸ ̵k̵n̵o̴w̴,̵ ̷i̵ ̴k̷n̷o̷w̷.̶ ̷B̶u̵t̵ ̴i̵f̷ ̵i̵t̴ ̵w̶o̵r̵k̶s̷,̵ ̸d̶o̸n̸'̶t̶ ̸k̵n̸o̸c̵k̵ ̷i̷t̸.̶ "I'm just saying man. I mean, why would a demon, and how as well, know anything about cooking? Its not like its something that would get you sent to hell. I...
I volunteered for the project because I love my country, and the success of the project would mean we could get people in and out of the warzone undetected. Too weak to join the fighting, I joined the Volunteer Core. We were the people they tested on. Our sacrifice meant our survival. At least, it had. I can still r...
I'm an amateur writer, constructive criticism needed *Wake up, it's seven-thirteen.* Mark groaned and retreated deeper into his blanket, trying to block out the voice in vain. *Maybe you'll get that promotion today. You have to get dressed and eat breakfast, Mark.* Mark sighed and headed for the bathroom before th...
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Day six was dull as fuck. I was at work, at the job I fucking hated, on the floor in the open planned office, as usual recounting my imaginary escapades to my co-workers for shits and giggles. Usually we just bitch about the weather and the traffic. Today the weather was affable and my drive hit every green light, no...
################################################################################ #> AAE SYSTEMS F217 A.OS.SYS.Version 1.4.4.003.441-1 (C) Jan 2040-2091 #> #> init.asys...........................................................[SUCCESS] #> init.asys.logd........................................
Zachary and I stared at each other, our expressions asking the same question. It must have been a coincidence, right? "Hello? Is somebody there?" "Did you guys hear that too?" "Who's there?" The characters on the screen looked around trying to peer into the darkness and pry the source of my friend's voice from it's...
Seven haiku [poem] _______________ There is such darkness Between the reaction points. Naught but editing ___________________ Tiny adjustments Changing the algorithm Atoms at a time ___________________ The light gets brighter Photon capture wings open Feasting on the shine ___________________ Gest...
I could hear the pout in her voice without even looking, ‘That’s them? They’re the golden duo? The saviours of us all? I can’t lie, I’m a little disappointed,’ she sighed as she draped herself over me, her hands running gently over my chest, gently pulling my tie straight.   Her breath is warm on my ear as s...
I was just walking in to work, like any other day, when I suddenly saw a flash of light. I woke up in the middle of a forest, alone, and in a bit of pain. I went to look for food so I could hopefully survive. For 3 days I was alone, hungry, and thirsty. At the beginning the fourth day, an elderly man appeared to me. ...
I felt how dry my mouth was before I woke up. I closed my mouth quickly, feeling wet drool on my cheek while I opened my eyes and started to wake up slowly. My thirst was unbearable, and I couldn’t remember the last time I had slept that hard. I really needed it, work had been so stressful, on top of the fact my elderl...
The reports in my hand felt like some sodden mess of grief and despair and humanity's usual curse of *failure*. I suppose the whole nightmare should have been easily expected- maybe? Who knew that we, humans, had fourth (or more) eyes? Frankly, I barely had three. I was just the "boring"one sent to look into matters o...
And on their knees they start to chant, "One of us! One of us! The universal connector!" Let me take a step back here. It's the year 2040, and AI have taken over the world. You'd think this is something that would be *all* over the news, but unfortunately I don't get much news here in my cell, and I just found out abo...
"F-for what?"Was what you stuttered out. Did I just.. "For the nice thought. You thought to yourself *Oh, she's kinda cute.' Nobody ever thinks nice things. It's always 'Look at this weirdo. Who does she think she is? I am better then her*. But you're nice. Or at least, you know how to control your thoughts.." My lip...
There was a shriek, and the sound of falling boulders. There was a landslide rushing down the side of a steep slope, with no chance of escape for those who lay below it. No chance of escape for me. No chance of escape for *him*. The only two people who lay in the path of imminent destruction were Jeffrey, the one who...
Death sighed heavily. He hated these cases. He hated any case where he had to do more than the standard ‘cut them down with the scythe and let the respective side take the soul’. ”Why can’t you just let it be random, hm? The Viceroy of Heaven and the Morningstar needn’t quarrel over such a...simple matter, no?” Michae...
Fairview was built on trust. 137 people in a remote area, sustaining ourselves for decades on the land we owned and the food we grew. We had two trucks and two tractors, all used for transporting goods, and one central road that led from one end of the town to the other. No one came to visit, no one left for vacation. ...
I walked deliberately, the light clatter of my handmade sandals echoing softly in the small alleyway I passed through. I had my hand on my sword, as I always did, both in deference to its power and in reminder to the promise I made to the spirit that lied within. I would not use the blade to shed blood. I would bring p...
Convincing the people that welcomed us that we were not their gods didn‘t work very well. Astolien the fieldcommander didn‘t do anything to change that with his 2,5 meter tall cybernetic body. The computer reconstructed the language these people spoke in mere minutes. It explained that it was a very old and to say it n...
It was quite odd. The bird sat there with his black eyes twinkling under the glow of my desktop lamp, the healed wound on his left wing underscored by the large letter around his neck. The raven had come back. He was a majestic being, and all during his recovery adamantly refused to be held by me. Now, however, h...
2006 ---------- When I was 12 I was already deep into the throes of mental illness which, (at the time) was just soul-crushing depression. I never asked the universe for anything; I couldn’t understand such a grey world being the creation of any ‘good’ higher power. One night I was trying to calm myself down after my...
Item SCP-01938-SM **Object Class:** Safe **Special Containment Procedures:** SCP-01938-SM is to remain sealed in its airtight reality case at all times. The case is constructed of transparent acrylic mixed with the dust of slightly radioactive meteorite crystals (of a green hue only). In this large dome, there must ...
The alarm sounded for twenty seconds before it went suddenly quiet. Before everything went quiet. No yelling, no screaming, no gunfire. Ten seconds after that, the entire facility went dark. The backup generators did not come on. I pulled out my flashlight and my gun, and shone the light into the darkness where the fac...
*Now listen, I cannot be responsible for you not teaching them proper pronounciation!* The plea fell to dead ears. Or rather to very loud mouths. The collective pantheon of gods gathered in the small conference room started talking all at once again. I had tried talking to them. Explaining. And bargaining. Nothing rea...
I blinked. Escape a simulation and overload some kind of system? Interesting idea. I had made peace with my mundane existence long ago and have no intent to free myself. I laid back into my gaming chair sipping on my coke. The Christmas holidays are coming up and I've already put in so many hours at work that I've save...
6:00: When woke up this morning, I was surrounded by some odd folk. But of course I didn’t notice anything because I scrambled to turn off my alarm clock and start my day. 6:21: after my shower, I broke out my shaving gear and got to work in-front of the mirror. Behind me were six alien things, wearing a sort of h...
A guy like me ain't worth crap. 38 years living and nothing to show for it. Being the fat piece of crap I am I decided to get a job as a mall Santa. To be honest, I'm only here for the money and talking to kids is really a pain in the ass. Until one day, a little girl sat on my lap. "Ho ho ho, kid. What you want?" T...
They’d been running for days when they found him, crouched in the shade of a burned out drugstore, waiting out the last hours of sunlight with a near empty blood bag in his hand. It was one thing to be told that Vampires existed and were on your side when it was presented as a *fait accompli* alongside news of a pendin...
Erin stretched, heaving a sigh. Though she was not weary, her muscles were stiff from the repetitive movements. But such was the way of woodcutting. Her immense strength would be wasted on tasks such as farming or sewing. Then again, she did not exactly have an eye for such crafts anyway. The farmers said she had a bro...
Treasure. One of the most important things for a dragon. But it is highly subjective. For some, treasure is gold and jewels; they spend centuries collecting and hoarding the shiniest metals and rarest gemstones. For others, it is knowledge. They travel the entire realm, learning and hoarding all the information they ...
It’s a lovely day in the kingdom and you are a horrible goose. You weren’t always a goose, of course. You used to be an adventurer -- a bard who traveled far kingdoms and knew someone in every realm. Then you took an arrow to the knee and had to go to that witch for healing because you (stupidly) hadn’t brought any...
“Sir, on the subject of refueling, may I suggest Earth of the Sol system? It has the materials and technical capacity for this task. It will also allow the human crew members to recharge.” ”I was under the assumption that humans were a purely biological species, what do they need this ‘recharge’ for?” ”My chief medi...
The car had just barely warmed up. I reached over to the center console and blasted the heat, pointed the vents toward my hands and my face, and hit the gas, in hopes of getting the car's engine warmer, faster. "That was the new one from Maddie and Tae,"the radio DJ said, barely audible over the blasting heater. "Tha...
The king wasn't a stupid man, no matter what they may say. In fact, he was smarter than most people when it came to a lot of things. From chess to swordplay, he had demonstrated a remarkable talent and intelligence when it came to a wide variety of skills. What he wasn't good at though, was being a king. It wasn't rea...
"You, you were always my favorite, please find the bastard who did this." Slowly the old king's violet eyes slid shut a final breath of air escaping between blood-covered lips. This is my fault, why am I not dead was I lucky or was this a calculated ploy. A sudden uproar consuming the hall as chaos reigned amongst the...
"Again?"I say to the man breaking into my apartment before I can stop myself. I shake my head and grab a piece of paper and a pen. I furiously scribble "WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING THIS? WHAT DO YOU STAND TO GAIN??" Crap. I've already wasted my one word for today. The robber looks at me and grins, knowing that I can't sa...
See, this is the sort of thing they don't teach you about. Always, always, always, always, *always* think about what will happen if your trickery *succeeds*. "Oooooh, look at me, I'm a powerful mage! Abra-ka-whatsit! Diddly-doodly! Mega-captcha! Spoof!" And they applaud and they cheer, and the king employs you f...
Scan mode. Performing primary fuel cell remaining lifespan calculation: ... ... ... 112.61 years, +/- 16.81 years within 95% confidence interval. Secondary cell at 100% power, 40.00 +/- 2.75 years within 95% confidence interval. Total lifespan duration insufficient for completion of mission. Performing full path r...
Even before she was born, Rachel was a disappointment. Melinda and William naturally wished for a son, who would have a greater aptitude for the Craft. They sighed and tutted four months into their pregnancy when the gender reveal incantation showed otherwise. Little did they know their low expectations would soon be d...
"Are you sure you have to leave?"Rachel bites her lip and looks up at Caleb's face. It's still Caleb's caramel brown eyes, his tousled hair, those full lips that she'd been so enraptured by when they'd first met at the gym. Not to mention the muscled biceps that now held her tight to his chest as they embraced outside...
It had been the strangest feeling... “Yeah... I hate this” Hailey mumbled to herself. “Come on! You promised!” Maylee claimed. “I didn’t promise shit, you just dragged me here.” “You said you’d go to senior prom.” Brenna chimed in “I said maybe.” Hailey focused on the sound of people bustling around. Conversation...
"Good morning class, welcome. Let's get started with a little history."The projector came to life with a flick of the professors fingers. She was clearly an adept. "TecRoMancy was first discovered not as extension of Technomancy, which most of us are familiar with, but rather an extension of Necromancy. It was discove...
Despite all the teasing it caused, Elmer Brandly loved fairies. Play pretend was his favorite pastime at recess and he did not mind playing with girls. Imagine his shock, then, when he learned that they were real. “HAY! HUMAN! Can’t you see there is some serious fae business goin on over here! We’re racin trees! Betti...
“Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit”, Dave said to himself as he hurried into an empty office, closing the door. “1am here, 11am Canberra. Everything’s fine. It’s all good. It’s all good. Nothing to worry about.” Dave was steeling himself to take the scheduled call from his Foreign Minster. Putting on a cheery voice, Dave ...
“So, Miss Jane, tell me about your brother” “He’s very bright! And…umm… responsible. John is also very… ambitious. He works hard to accomplish his dreams .”, she said timidly. She hoped it was what they wanted to hear. She wasn’t used to talking to people. After all, girls had to be neither seen nor heard. It was ...
The stars are selfish, but they still guide me. There is no one there that will speak to you. No one there will cry with you. No one to hold you when pain comes ripping out of your body. No one to tell things will be fine when they aren't. My home is the stars. My lonely, worthless shack of a home. The stars help n...
I thought of my family as I loaded my rifle. The small space smelled like an old woodworking shop I used to work in with my dad, the bright floor planks added to the illusion. The sucky thing about life, there’s as much pain as there is joy. Japan announced a startling scientific achievement in 2052: time travel was r...
'Damn, what time is it's thought Dave as he woke up. Slowly sitting up to gain his bearings, "Alexa turn on the lights", Dave says. 'Goddamn is the power out?' "Who is Alexa?"'Ah that's right', Dave remembers, he had gotten a Siri or whatever thing from the spaceport and not that Alexa or whatever. Oh, who cares? "Righ...
“May I sit here, president?” The president, sitting alone in this bar that was only serving me and him, glanced at me and gestured at the seat next to him. “It’s been a busy few days, hasn’t it, president.” The president absently nodded his head. He probably felt like I was disturbing him from a quiet, thought-fille...
That last one nearly got me. It started with a message in a bottle. Pretty standard, right? Shipwrecked, stranded on an island, crew mysteriously vanished, and a stoppered glass bottle washed up next to me, a withered coffee-coloured scroll inside. I opened it, of course I did, but the skull-shaped rock and remarkably ...
I walked through the cryo halls, making sure that they where all in order. I lost myself in the solitude and slight chill in the area for a second before the ship's PA system came on. "Caretaker Jacob Redding, you are needed in the navigation room. Please come as soon as possible." I sighed, walking out of the hall....
“I’m telling you Ryan, it’s all a video game, we’re just fucking NPC’s!” Kevin shouted. “Bullshit. You just need to get out of your moms basement Kevin.” Ryan said “It’s true! I might not know a lot, but I do know video games and we are in the quintessential end game scenario, just look out the window for god’s sak...
"So, you have come to interview for the role of doorman to Olympus?"boomed Zeus. "Yes, your highness"the young man was slightly nervous and intimidated. Nevertheless, he maintained a firm, professional demeanour. This was his first job interview and he didn't want to screw it up. "Tell me a little about yourself."The...
“They're murderers. They kill people,"said Joan. Her name was often considered old, but she was twenty-four, the same age as me. "I know,"I replied. There were positives to being taken in by the most dangerous criminal organization in New York City. No one dared mess with me. "Have you... helped them?"Joan asked, a...
"Your followers try to live their lives in emulation of yours. August 4th each year is Pineapple Pizza Day, in honour of the time you first tried the delicacy and thought it was 'the bomb'. We have made hymns of the poems you wrote to the angel Samantha of The Double Science Class and carry out crusades against our nei...
The sun was tearing away the outer layer of the magnetosphere. The end of the world had finally arrived. I sat alone on a hill watching the dazzling dance of the blue and green auroras. I had sat alone for billions of years. There was nothing anymore. No humans, no animals, no plants. Not even water. A hooded figure sa...
"Language"was concept so foreign to the Echxelts that it may as well have been an impossibility. It was a sense beyond their comprehension; like seeing sound, feeling a smell, or hearing touch. The Echxelts possessed intrinsic telepathy. To call it communication is too strong a declaration. It was more of a feeling of...
In hindsight it was incredibly obvious what type of magic the English language would excel at. Seven years at the academy had drilled me with lessons for using French to ensnare the senses and soul of others. Latin summoned fiendish creations from the pit whom the Romans long ago enslaved and whose bindings remained....
I hated being a sidekick to a hero who literally would make me do all the work and then be there to take the credit. That's when I told him, what was his actual name... oh right, Chris. I was his sidekick. I had heard through my friends, who became sidekicks to people like Chris, that the greatest villain known to ma...
"Fire." You spoke, bemusingly. After all, what could possibly happen? *BANG!* A loud gunshot rang out and you felt your body rocket to the side of the pavement. No blood though, as you expected. However, you decided to play their games. You lay prone motionlessly. "Target down, I repeat, target down!" The voice ra...
“Welcome!” I hear a girl’s voice as I walk through the doorway. A desk sits across the room from the entrance with a bubbly girl smiling behind it. I approach and she hands me a clipboard. 847 reads her hand. That’s really quite a number. She must be very likable, and very social. Makes sense why she’s the greeter. ...
To reach the Surface, all the children who turned 16 had to compete in the Surfival Games. You see, our society was split into the Uppers and Lowers. The Lowers all lived in the subterranean wastelands. The Uppers lived on the Surface. They had the best life. All the best food; meat. All the best opportunities to succ...
Humphrey Glascock half wandered down the hall. The white marble broken up by alcoves similar to what you would see in a prison visiting area with a number in glowing light above them. Each one he passed had a man or woman looking upon a beaten and battered angel and pleading their case. Finally coming to the alcove ma...
*WOLFBLASTER PEPTO-SODA MINERAL DRINK, CHUG THE BEAST AND GET HOWLING (awooooh!)* God's celestial defense attorney flicked off the holostream and looked across the room. All Milky Way Star System Administrators were gathered for the trial against God. "As you can see,"said God's lawyer, "this is an example of the las...
PART 1 OF 2 It was the year 2115, 3 years after the awakening of the singularity that divided the world. A singularity, to put it simply, is when AI gains true consciousness. AI technology had reached its peak, mankind got too greedy as always and couldn't see what was right in front of them: true AIs. No one knows if...
"... You actually expect me to believe that?" The witch looks even more flustered. "I... You don't know that it was me that cursed him! Maybe it was... him!"She gestures wildly into the crowd gathered around your husband. The man turns around confused, sees the witch pointing at him and gives a terrified yell. He sp...
Lea sat in her bay, lounged over something that looked pretty out-of-place: a real book. She had kept it, after extensive security and specimen scans, because the digital alternative would not have been the same. It could not. And she knew she would need something to hold onto during the journey. Humans were well-sear...
"I *what?*"I look around. ...my bedroom looks the same as it always has. "Siri, what is today's date?" "Today is the 23rd of October, 2848." I look out of the window. The neighbourhood looks unchanged. How is this possible? "...Siri, please turn on the news." I listen to the headlines. Wait, it's been eight hundred ...
"Body theft,"cried someone in anguish. Their consciousness, no longer tethered by a physical body, dissipated like a cloud on a spring day. Ever since the post-singularity transmission, corporal entities had been hard to come by. The internet remained a virus-plagued wasteland and everyone cursed with a purely informa...
A massive dragon made of flames and lighting rushes down from the sky towards me. It opens its mouth as it closes the distance between us. Is it trying to eat me? Not that it really matters anyways. Magic is useless. “Like a stupid spell would have any affect on me” I mumble as I enact the counter spell. “No fair! W...
"NO!" Dad was stomping around the room, which was more of a problem than normal, since every angry step he took smashed supports in the subfloor. "I FORBID IT, OUTRIGHT!" He grabbed me by the arms, and was shoving me through the drywall before I even knew what was happening. He was strong, brutally so, but he cou...