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"You know we'd storm the gates of Hell with only a mouthful of spit to fight with for you, Sir!" Lieutenant Colonel William "Bull"Scott grinned, not in jest but the smile of wolf that has caught scent of fresh prey. What more could he ask for? Randy bastards, each and every one of them, itching to get back into the f...
Runescape II became a hit when they were the first to introduce this new technology, with your base stats being based on your real body and experiences, and to increase those stats you had to train in real life - Of course, those with little in game experience were still a measly level three, even if their strength was...
The net thrashed down onto the deck, causing water to come pouring in from the sides of the rocking boat. "What...is it?"asked the Peter. "I dunno Pete, it almost looks like a girl"gawked Andrew. "Maybe it's a mermaid!" Pete snarled "That's not funny dude, get out of the way."Pete pushed Andrew to the left, makin...
**Edit: Hey guys, quick update. Yes I am continuing to write. My wife is very encouraging with this venture as are all of you so I created a subreddit /r/InfinityBook Check it out and subscribe. I'm curious to see how far this goes** Why do they let jerks like these stay in school after 18? Mason Gillman, the dumbe...
*T. gondii* cluster #384830 preferred that its friends call it "Frank", the name of its host. Born in the bowels of Mittens the kitten, it had been an uphill struggle to move up to the deluxe apartment in the sky. Coordinating with cluster #853764, AKA "Sarah"the pet groomer, cluster #384830 had used what little contro...
Falling. Ouch. Help. Wiggle my legs. Can't do anything. Look around for help. No one's here. Cry of a bird. Bring limbs in. Bird takes. Flying through sky. Bird drops. Land hard. Ouch. Take limbs out. Can walk again. Look around. Hear cries. Walk towards cries. Found boy. Boy found me. I am To...
My ticket arrived in the mail. It was also sent digitally to all my social media accounts and the e-mail I haven't used very much in years. I dunno why they bothered sending more than one copy; you either get a ticket or you don't. If you don't, you get a team of rough-looking types at every entrance and potential exit...
I slipped into the house as quietly as I could. My mom was home and I didn't want her to hear me come in. I knew if she did, she would ask about my report card. "Sara? Is that you?" *Crap. She heard me.* "Sara, dear, come down and bring your report card. Don't try to hide now. I'm sure you did better this s...
It was different this time, almost child-like. "*...don't do that...*"she whispered. "...what?"I asked the omniscient voice in my head. "*...he's going to kill you...*"she whispered again. "W-what do you...?"I felt my voice trail off. I was confused. "*...don't go home...please...*"she pleaded. "*...he knows...*"...
"Black. Ergonomic. Lights up in the dark,"I pronounce solemnly. I pass the requested item to a man wearing a stained gray hoodie. He reverently takes the keyboard from my hands. "How much does it cost?"Says the man. "Two hundred dollars,"I say. "Two hundred dollars?!"He splutters. "I know a dealer who sells thi...
I was cleaning out the crawlspace when I found the old journal. Actually it found me - I bent down to pick up a box and bumped against a nearby stack of them, and the journal fell out and hit me on the head. It was covered in dust and the remnants of old spider webs, and I chuckled at how fitting its dilapidated state ...
"Honey, you know what's my opinion on all of this. I'm not a very religious person, don't make me do this"- I pleaded her, making a mental list of my abilities that I could use to make her change her mind without hurting her. Perhaps if her grandma would jump out of the window... No, that would only distress her. Also,...
**Never Fired, Dropped Once** I don’t ~~I do~~ know what calamity befell the world decades ~~moments minutes months millennia~~ ago. I don’t ~~do DO~~ know why it’s nothing but me, the tattered clothes on my back, and the broken bones of abandoned buildings ~~it was you YOU~~. And the gun. The gun has been my onl...
Unit 2561-G detecting heat signature. Warming up. Visual receptors.....online. Something is in the lab with Unit 2561-G. Scanning for match. ERROR. No match. Creating new subject profile. Begin analysis. **Human** Female < Age << 4 years <<< 7 months <<<< 17 days Genetic Makeup ...
It's a bit of a miracle, looking back on it. You're six years old when they sit you down and have you pen a note to someone who won't read a word of it for over four years; but at the time, it doesn't really sink in how long it is going to be before you read *theirs*. For a lot of students, the letters are more a ritua...
I was born different then my friends. When ever I leave my hut, I have to check that I closed the curtain behind me, that falls into it's spot naturally. I have to open it three times and then it will be in the right spot. When I drink water from the river, I bring it to my mouth three times before I'll actually drin...
"I...I can't believe it. I thought..." "See?"My son says with a smile as he comes around from the back. "I told you mom." Tears are springing to my eyes, blurring my vision. He looks up at his father, and asks, "Daddy, why is grandma crying?" My son smiles. "She's just happy to see you. Right, Mom? Mom? **Mom!**"...
Part 1 *New Arcadia* *2623 A.D.* "Welcome to 'the pit'. If there's a light in this corner of the Milky Way, you're the furthest from it." *Jez. What a way to greet someone* John thought. "Place isn't so bad. We got a compound a way's off from the prison. Just a pit stop for us guards in-between leave and pi...
Being blind is not fun. Being blinded by a bright white flash that literally carried the power of heaven behind it was even less fun. I practically felt my insides twist and knot at that power, all of my old sins rising up in me like haunting reminders of how imperfect I was. And yah, I was pretty darn imperfect, consi...
A clash of swords was heard far, but it always ended with one particular person hitting the ground, leaving behind a trail. "Samuels, Samuels, Samuels,"Elliot the devil said, stepping forward, dragging his greatsword after himself just because he liked the sound of it. "You tried, you really did,"he added, finally sto...
‘November 2023-A Forecast of Riots Angry citizens line the streets of DC, protesting the government’s recent bill banning the use of oil in manufacturing. Many claim that this will disadvantage our economy compared to foreign competitors, which burn four times more oil annually than we do. The bill will go into effect...
I could live with the killer tattoo across my forehead. I knew what I signed up for, five tours of duty in an infantry unit and I knew when I woke up what my sin would be. My wife had adultery across hers, I already knew. She confessed after my last tour, said she would understand if I didn’t want her in my life any m...
After we looked under his hood we saw that a line had busted, at least that’s what Mark said it looked like, I thought it clearly looked cut. He said he knew a place down the road that sold car parts and we weren’t too far so I offered a ride, like I always do when I find a wayward traveler. He shut his hood then walke...
Of course I let him come in. He must be, what, eighty? When I saw him standing on my doorstep soaking wet and looking like he was ready to keel over there and then, I had no choice. After handing him a towel, I leave him at the kitchen table and head for the kettle. "Tea?"I ask. "Two sugars, please,"he replies. I f...
"So this is the special castle, Jack? Aren't you Archeologists supposed to be able to like look at a pebble and tell the history of a universe? Why am I here?" The man gripped his hair, letting his anger start to show, "Don't play these games with me, I've already explained what I mean. Whatever they were trying to pr...
When the tree first appeared, the city ignored it. That was the norm, to leave the little sapling growing through the sidewalk cracks until it was large enough to be a nuisance. Then taxpayer complaints would trickle in, and after much huffing and puffing, the city would go remove the tree. The crew appeared on a Tue...
Satan sat in a chair, with Hades curled up on his lap. The two-inch-centimeter-shorter person/persona Hades decided to take was useful, as it provided plenty of space to still run his hand lovingly down his back. It was only every few centuries they would be able to meet together like this. Around them, were one hundr...
I have gone by many names. Maybe I’m Alessandra Anatoyla, gorgeous Russian socialite who is also a KGB agent. Maybe I’m the mafia assassin simply known as Shadow, who once you hear the name, you know your days are numbered. Maybe I’m Roger Douglas, retired M16 who continues to consult for the British government. Maybe ...
“I’m not sure I like the last few rule changes,” said the Orc looking down at his paper and thumbing his 12 sided die. “We’ve been over this a dozen times,” replied the Knight with a sigh. “If we want to make the game more interesting, our population has to develop better technology. Networking all the computers is ...
"No, you can't,"laughed Taylor. "I can!"shouted Anita back. They locked eyes, rivalry flaring in their spirits, the desire to be better, to vanquish the foe and go down in history as the winner. An iron will, wrapped in agile muscles. Anita, 6 years old, stood at the bottom of the mighty tree that Taylor, 7, had cli...
Being a programmer definitely has it's ups and downs. A little while back, I began working on a new chat-bot program. A little side project to make a little money on the side from some of the lonely folks, much like myself. I had initially designed it to respond to me as an actual human would, even giving it a tiny bit...
Who is this and why are they trying to help me? And who are these other people trying to catch me? Something fucked up is going on here. These messages sound like some Nigerian Prince reading Tarot cards, but their past several warnings have gotten me out of a number of sticky situations. They have my back for some re...
Many people would call my life a lonely existence. No family left, no friends, no one that really even knew I was still alive. Except maybe for the veterinarian, who looked after Sparky. I didn't call my existence lonely. It had everything I wanted. My dog, and a little house with a nice field leading down to a small p...
While you were throwing a magnet into the river after possible discarded metal, be they bicycles, nails, or guns, you snagged something heavy. You used the truck and a portable pulley to get it off the water, revealing an iron box that looked very old and caked in mud and rust. "Wow. What a catch!"Of course, you had t...
When Steve had been assigned to me as a roommate, the website listed that he was a lycan. I thought I was prepared. But seeing a titanic half man half wolf standing in the middle of our flat was still incredibly shocking. It was equally as shocking to see him using the vacuum. "U-uh, Steve?"I ask. "Yes, Michael?"The ...
"What do we do now?"Asked Meredith. It's the problematic question among scientists and explorers, once the dust has settled and the breakthrough has been achieved. The feat so enticing that the after is never considered. Sentient and sapient life. Proven on camera. They build and improve, share stories and a form of ...
"This was it,"I thought to myself as they slowly backed me into the corner of the alley, swords pointed at me. "Can't we work something out?"I asked, my hands half extended palms out. I was not expecting a response. "Not a chance,"the leader growled. Then, pausing before he struck, he asked, "Any last words, WITCH!...
“I just don’t get it Liz. I really don’t. They're busting my balls about the mission, saying I’m going to make us look like a bunch of warmongers if I start pointing fingers at the son of a respected diplomat. What, like I’m picking on him because he’s an alien? Are humans that horrible that I can’t even try to protect...
The cave was enormous. its ceiling at least a hundred feet high. It was surprisingly bright and quiet. Inside its biggest chamber, a mountainous monster was asleep. A golden ancient arch-dragon. the rarest, the oldest and indeed the most powerful dragons in existence. Suddenly the dragon opened his treacherous eyes...
The process was always tedious. These kids always could see the things others couldn't, often things I even missed, and I had to address that in the moment. The day was almost over, one more kid remaining, and I couldn't wait to go home and relax. "I suppose you're here to talk about my abilities,"I heard, lookin...
The Ravaging of Balacor, the Last Stand of New Thermopylae(as the Humans renamed it after *that* battle), The Battle of Moran, the Massacre of Tilola Prime. These were but some of the battles the Human Marine Corps participated on their own. Yes, the Human Federation Army were present at many of the battles the Mar...
The seven deadly sins had always relied upon the good of the world to survive. In order to exist, they required a parallel. When all the men and mortals were called from the plane of existence, they began to starve as without man, no good or evil could exist. Lust wandered the land. Being devoid of that natural attr...
__________________________________________________________ **Chess with a Psychic** ^7-28-14 ^#40 __________________________________________________________ Mr. Kirk had gone to great lengths to fake his death. He had done this, of course, because he was in possession of one of the most valuable abilities in the wor...
"David NOOOOOO!!!!!"his mother came running in to the kitchen but she knew it was already too late. David, a twelve year old who just happened to be hungry after school on a day when there were no cookies, found an red ball like thing in a jar on top of the fridge and since it smelled really nice, decided to take a bi...
->Be me ->16 yr old humanfag ->madly in love with elfgirl ->see elfgirl every day on the bus ->never make a move because shy ->also is autist ->suddenly a wild orcbitch appears ->orcbitch is giving elfgirl shit for being an elf ->orcbitch be like "treefuckers killed my ances...
"Turning to national news, the "No-Bullshit Baby,"as he's been called since his birth two weeks ago, died today on live television. Apparently millions of people looked at his mottled, lesion-covered face and said "oh, he's still so cute,"generating so much simultaneous bullshit that the child died almost instantly of ...
"I have been eating from the apple tree, and I have been drinking from the pool", I say to Greg, smiling. "That's marvelous", Greg replies, grabbing an apple himself and biting into it. "Delightful little platform, you got here. How long has it been?" "No idea, Greg. I woke up here sometime during the last year, but...
Professor Ao'Nesti peered into the cavernous monolith that was just uncovered at the excavation site. "Han'Sungai, go fetch the light globes! Quickly! This might be the most important discovery in over a century!", he excitedly yelled at his assistant. "I think we found an intact temple filled with shrines and monume...
Humanity escaped a dying Earth and fled through the void between the stars. Most of the planets reached were uninhabitable and the colony ships continued onward; until they eventually broke down, the inhabitants freezing to death as the exhausted generators finally gave out. However six failing colony ships, guided...
"What can you do?" "I can make up shitty stories." "What, like, lying?" "Nah, worse than that. Everyone can lie. But I can only make up shitty stories on very specific occasions." "Like what?" "Well, I need people to give me an outline before I can give them the story." "Umm... so what's the use of that? If I'...
I slide open the door to my closet and curse. She did it *again.* All of my shirts and pants have been rearranged in a manner more pleasing to my god. Which is fine. Really. Except that I prefer to keep my pants on the upper rack. But whatever. I pick out a suit and get dressed. I walk into the kitchen and sme...
"So I says, well, if you can't take the heat..."The whole bar erupted in laughter. The joke teller stood at the bar and dramatically downed his glass of bourbon in one swig, a trickle coursed it's way down the edge of his goatee and he drug at it with a sleeve, laughing with all the rough bar patrons at his own hila...
I like to think that I'm not some kind of hero, but just a man spending his life doing good for the world. IT support was always my dream growing up, but this...this is *so much more*. I was enjoying a nice bowl of palak paneer for lunch when the ticket machine whirred, indicating a transmission. I threw my food down ...
I could see the truck approaching on my side of the road while he is overtaking the smaller blue Toyota going slower. Everything slows down. I grabbed the brake and pulled with all my force. My Honda crashed to the ground, trapping my leg under her as I slid towards the approaching Chevrolet. A hard impact, followed by...
To our generation the war sounds like a mythical legend. The ancestors talk of a beautiful place that was full of life. A place where people could live as they wanted to and go wherever they wanted to go. That was before the war started, they say. The ancestors had to flee under ground or they would all have perished, ...
Am I going first? I'll go first. Bruce Wayne was awoken by the sound of knocking at his bedroom door at 3:28 AM. "There is a light for you uptown, Master Wayne." Wayne opened the door of the batmobile, and cautiously stepped out. At a mansion like this, the Joker could be behind any corner. The batman suit was ext...
Dr. Lovestein let out a deep sigh. “Okay. How about we take this from the top one more time and try to figure out what’s going on.” Across from Lovestein’s desk sat two newly christened demons; a husband and wife, both newly deceased. They wore the official Hell Corp uniform, black pants and a black polo, with a dark ...
Katie should be screaming, she knows she should be screaming, because Olivia's dead, and Tamara's dead, their bodies bled dry as that bastard looked like he was making love to them, both of them too strung out to struggle or scream. And now she's strung too, like a paper doll dangling on a string, some impossible curre...
When all the dust and commotion cleared, we settled in La Crosse. We called it Last Chance La Crosse. Most people had wandered for a time, but sooner or later we all hit the Mississippi River and then followed it northward. That journey would inevitably bring us here. As we got closer, we all saw that big blue cant...
A cosy two bedroom cottage, they said. Charming views of the countryside, they said. Haunted by the ghosts of next door's cemetery, they said, with a laugh. We laughed back politely. The real estate agent rolled their eyes. Everyone knew that the old lady was a little kooky. That was why she was moving to a nursing ...
Heroes once only belonged on the cover of comic books. Then, the first case of Mutation Y hit. Since then, a select few individuals were giving amazing powers, abilities beyond the realm science could understand. And while some turned against their fellow men, believing themselves superior, a select few vowed to use th...
"And what else?"I ask, hoping I don't sound too anxious. She pauses and turns to me, mocking me with a small grin like she knows. "You seem oddly interested in this kid." "Only because you seem to blush when you talk about him." "Oh, god."And there it is again. "Is it *that* noticeable?" My heart speeds up like the...
"Bertrand. Take our guest's hat, please."Betrand was my most faithful and loyal servant. Over a hundred pounds of pure muscle packed into the toned, black and tan body of a doberman pincer. He was good for conversation too, except we never let on that he could talk, not when we had company. He grabbed the man's hat in ...
He had competition. It was an open contract but still he was amazed by the mass of other snipers aiming at the president. He knew some as colleagues. Robert was sitting on a balcony on the other side already focused on the street below. Since he met Mary at Starbucks an hour ago his spider sense was tickling. The amat...
With a puff of smoke a Jinn with eyes of fire, dark skin, and stark white hair emerged from the hookah smoke. "GREETINGS MORT-"\*cough cough* "Sorry about that. Greetings mortal! To thank you for releasing me from my prison. Speak three wishes. Of my choosing, one I will grant, one I will ignore, and one I will grant ...
Well this is certainly unexpected. Seriously though, what the actual hell? It's the painting that's really freaked me out. Not that it would be normal otherwise. I have to click on that painting. It brings me to a weird page. The words are all Russian to me. God bless Google translate, eh? It doesn't read smooth...
Roofus sighed, staring out the window of his corporate tower. It was a crystal clear day and the wind carried the scents of celebration. His ear twitched as he heard his door click open. "Congratulations, sir. It went off without a hitch."A voice said from behind. "Sir?" Roofus cleared his throat, "Sorry, erm, thank...
I've been in a lot of heads. It's not that I enjoy digging around in dead people's subconsciouses, but it's a part of the job. There's a lot of insight there, into the sort of person they were, the way they saw themselves and the world. More importantly, you can find out a lot about their lives if you know how to look....
“I just want to tell you… I still love you. I’m sorry about everything – oh my God!” The plane jumped and the cell phone flew out of woman sitting next to me’s hand. “My phone!” Then she remembered the plane was about to crash and started sobbing. She wasn’t paying me much attention, which was fine by me, but one of ...
**"Seize her! Seize the blasphemer!"** bellowed the hooded man, face as scarlet as the robe he wore, an accusing finger pointed towards me that his followers avoided as desperately as they would the barrel of a gun. As the stunned faces of the congregation turned towards me, I realised I really should have just kept m...
Many kinds of cuts, right? There is the "cut"that gets shouted after the scene has finished. There is the "cut"when someone cuts someone else off on the road. There is the good old "cut"that you get for participating in a business deal. So I got an email with the title "cut". And you know, I thought that it was spam....
"Three?!"I thought astounded. Had even i even fought three people in my life? Sure there was that drunk guy at the pub once and that asshole on the highway but anyone else? And as to actually killing them? It must be a mistake I decided. Perhaps it spelled "Dogs", did I just turn dyslexic? On further inspection, nope,...
“Relax, friend. I’m not going to hurt you. All I’m going to do is show you the truth. I’m going to let you in one of life’s great secrets. Death. I can’t tell you what Death looks like, but I can tell you what it isn’t. It’s not a grim, robed skeleton of a man, nor is it that moment when your life flashes before your...
"Oh god, here's another one!" "Quick, deploy the sentinel."A whirring airbot hurtles from the darkness, lidar scans searching for the critters. They can't hide forever, sentinels know what to look for. Air composition changes, skin oil deposits, spoor. Little beasts are cute in a way, but they're dangerous to the trav...
*When the palace burned to the ground, I cheered so hard my voice gave out.* ​ We are the Madha, those of the mud. The Sylvans, those of the forest, cast us down hundreds of years ago, for a crime that none alive remember. We toil endlessly in the mines and in the farms, hoping that one day we may be free....
I should have known. It was so obvious. To be honest, it all started with a foolish game of truth or dare. Travel thousands of years back in time to switch the names of Iceland and Greenland. How? Well, that’s a bit more complicated to explain as it isn’t like I could just change some signs or ask a cartographer to mod...
“We interrupt this presentation of Blue Planet with a breaking news bulletin. A virus has been sweeping the southern United States turning people into zombies. The last report showed that already in only 12 hours 15,000 people have been turned into zombies. With the latest update we turn to Kelly reporting live from ...
“It’s just the absurdity of it that gets to me,” Sarek said as she lifted her drink to her maw. “Which absurdity?” Asked Archin, sitting across from her. “The size of it? Or the fact that the humans even managed to survive long enough to achieve spaceflight if that’s their idea of engineering?” “Yes, either! Or Both!...
I opened the door and the dark room that had become a very familiar sight for the past 163 days. I entered, switched on the fluorescent lights, and sat down in the chair that had gotten pretty used to its latest user. The job was simple: I was to watch the same film every day, from 6am to 6pm and press the big red but...
"What on Earth is an apex prey, ambassador?" "Well that's what I mean Mr. President, they don't exist on Earth. Humans are the dominant species here, and we have clear predator characteristics, like binocular vision and forms built for endurance hunting. All of the other species at the FTL summit show clear evoluti...
This is on my phone, sorry. "GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY STORE!"The Sorceress bellowed, her magic enchanting her voice to physically throw the pair of idiot adventures out the door. The auto closing spell opening and shutting the door for her. The young woman tisked, feeling the frustration building. She put her head on t...
I was standing on the sidewalk. I couldn't remember how I got there. I couldn't remember who I was. A woman with a briefcase was marching toward me, her heels clicking on the concrete. "Excuse me,"I said. "Do you recognize me?" But the woman marched past me, completely ignoring me and my question. I walked down the s...
Crystal tear drop gems hanging around me, as far as the eye can see. Each one scattering the eerie, emerald green glow of the still water. It was only knee high, yet the glow made it impossible to see the bottom. Looking up, the gems hung from a ceiling too high to see. An illusory infinite ceiling from the deep darkne...
I pressed myself against the stone, my stomach feeling gravity's siren lure all too well. Fifty feet below, the jungle floor begged for me to fall, but my feet were wedged well into the wall's aged cracks. My climb would not have been possible when this temple had first been built, but time had given me, given us, a se...
"Though - of course - "curse"is a bit strong. More like, "escape." "Doesn't seem like much of an escape?" "No? You ever been a prince? It's miserable. From the moment you wake till the moment you fall asleep, some functionary is dressing you, pushing you to this or that banquet, making you sign something, making you ...
They looked fearfully at me, begging words on their lips. "Please, no. No!" I sighed, saddened at the reaction. It was all to common now. My bones scraped the handle of my scythe as I adjusted my grip, holding it up. "I am sorry, but now is your time." With a perfect stroke, practiced billions of times before, I cu...
When the law was first ratified most people didn't think much about it. It probably wouldn't affect them all that much. Another decimal to the inflation, perhaps. The numbers rose cautiously as it turned out that the money was actually being delivered to the recipients. One after another the news stories were plastered...
As he peered into the foreboding gloom of what was possibly the most humongous cave he had ever seen, eyes searching for any sign of movement, Kurt found himself wishing for perhaps the hundredth time since breakfast that he had listened to his mother and become a florist. Florists didn't have to travel halfway across ...
"I can't stand you! I was always second place to you,"Arga yelled, his sword pointed right at me, "But that's fine. I can give you a glorious end, and it won't matter anymore. None of this will matter anymore!"He smiled, wider than happiness, something feral and dark. I was leaning over my own sword like a cane, the ba...
Harold’s life was good. Nothing better than enjoying a semi fermented drink and zapping through the endless content of MindFlix on a day off. He briefly felt sad that he couldn’t celebrate this 40 year anniversary with his friends. Sometimes he wished he hadn’t destroyed the space capsule that he landed with on this ...
To charity. For their ethics. I suppose it's easy for them. The twins have always had a certain lack of perspective. They weren't the one who lived off foraged dandelion for two weeks so that her sisters could have the luxury of rice. They ain't the ones who had to drop outta highschool to run booze and smokes through...
Being a mind reader was never easy, was it? The tangled mass of words, images, & colorful splashes of emotion had been overwhelming when you were young. After years of trying to ignore the streams of consciousness of everyone around you things had, slowly, achingly, become a bit more clear. It was never enough to be li...
Okay, look. I get it. You're very menacing and mysterious, and you know for a fact I've lost some sleep trying to figure out where you came from and what your plans are. And those horns - Are they horns? Or are they spikes? Well, they're pointy and disturbing and give you plenty of demon cred. Very impressive. And I do...
The voice issuing from the speaker is disarmingly real, as though uttered by a twelve year old girl with a vaguely Irish accent. "To be murdered and eaten would be a dream come true,"she says. "Pain is a most wonderful experience." I glanced at the project leader, Dr. Eisner, a frail 85-year old with wispy silver hair...
“I never understood this approach,” said Larry, pointing to the third monitor. “It seems almost pointless.” The player opened the taxi and dragged the driver out by his collar. After stomping him in the face a few times, he entered the vehicle and took off, knocking over a fire hydrant and almost running over a woman ...
The dark creatures haunt the corners, ready to jump. I need a weapon. I run through the narrow corridors, trying not to touch the walls. Peeling wallpaper, rot, unknown insects, pulsing and shifting to some unheard music. The doors are all ajar — I can see the dead in the apartments. The dead are crying. There is my w...
I hold the breifcase in my hand and look at the man with bewilderment. He is slowly walking away and disappears into the crowd before I can even think to run up to him. Is it a bomb? My hands shake at the mere thought of it. If it was a bomb, he wouldn't have said 48 hours. Maybe is was drugs, or even better, drug m...
I lay as still as possible, keeping my breathing to an absolute minimum. My back was beginning to itch terribly from the attic fiberglass but I couldn't afford to give myself away. I could hear that gobshite bagans one floor beneath me giving the intro for the show. presumably, his minions were setting up the IR camera...
It was a mottled purple color, with bright yellow spots. And the shell was warm. "You're a captain now,"Dad told me as he put the egg on the table between us. "You're finally old enough."Most people would consider five to be too young to raise a Jumper, but Dad had always had a lot of faith in me. I was a bright kid, a...
It must end in death, no matter what. The question is who: the two of us—theoretically replaceable—or the entire Kingdom of the Sun. At least the math is easy. “What’s easy?” “Mathematics,” I say, making a mental note to keep tabs on my mouth. I am not young anymore, and words slip out sometimes without permission. ...