The maintenance Man 3 ——————————————————————————————————————– Mark paced the room as Nissie looked on, the worry evident on her face. He had been planning what to do all week when they reached the next system. After loading the ship with the anti-hack, anti-virus programs that he had gotten from the head master, he had paced all … Read more
Charles held Alatem close after she’d begun to thrash in her sleep calling his name. She awoke with a start grabbing him holding him close and tight as If his and her lives both depended on it. Sighing she fell back to asleep after making Charles promise that he’d never leave her. Charles laid there … Read more
Awakenings 9 ——————————————————————————————————- The Captain read the reports with tight lips. He had counted at least 30 bodies or what was left of them. Thank god Tahir had rescued half of those left but the body count was starting to mount. Washington wasn’t that pleased but after the horror stories of those he had rescued … Read more
Awakenings 5 ————————————————————— Tahir and the Captain were pouring over the reports that were coming in. Apparently, Tahir’s earlier actions had put a short stoppage to the doctor’s groups plans for a time. They had been at it for a couple of hours, when Tahir noticed a report of a body. It took him a … Read more
“For the panic of the wilderness called to him in that far voice—the power of untamed distance, the desolation that destroys. He knew in that moment all the pains of someone hopelessly and irretrievably. He had seen the Wendigo.” -Algernon Blackwood, “The Wendigo”. *** Four of us went up: Shawna, Eric, Karina, and me. I’m … Read more
A Good Man 5 ———————————————————————————————– The next morning Tom awoke wondering what the hell was going on. Looking around, his room was crowded with a mixture of brownies, pixies, sprites and half of the council. Huh? Most were asleep, that didn’t bother him as much as the fact that they were in his house to … Read more
A Good Man 7 —————————————————————————————————————————– Awakening Tom was still tired, damn hadn’t been like that since all this started. Rolling out of bed he was shocked to see Futha sitting beside his bed, she hadn’t made a sound upon entering waiting quietly for Tom to awake. “Hello Futha, I’m sorry I wasn’t awake to greet … Read more
A Good Man 8 ———————————————————————————————————————————————- The Queen was nervous, it had only been a few days since mage Tom had done any healing to her daughter. Her daughter was still unstable at times, they had to tie her down to keep her from hurting her self or others, just as the mage Tom had warned. … Read more
A Past new Beginning (The Mission 2) ————————————————————————————– Charles Ricksome jerked awake, the after effect of the time slip still had him feeling groggy. Now THAT was a hell of a ride! Traveling through the waves of time was an experience he had dreamed of years ago, when he had been working on his own … Read more
Awakenings 10 ——————————————————————————————————- Romotine paced the room his anger apparent from the many destroyed things around him. He had tried the doctor for over an hour then had gone to his place. They hadn’t found anything to suggest a struggle, robbery nothing. Damnit! Without the doctor, there was no way he could recruit those they … Read more
My Japanese Love Part 6: The Trial Amya, Akira, Alicia, and I were sitting in the County courthouse awaiting the trial to start back up. Mark Hunter, our lawyer, called Amya and I up for questioning this morning. We both told our side and answer the question from both Mark, and Joe Charles, Hiro’s lawyer. … Read more
“There is a striking resemblance between the act of love and the ministrations of a torturer.” -Angela Carter *** “Why does the wolf eat Grandma first?” The question floated out of Angela‘s mouth before she realized what she was saying and hung in the air, pregnant with possibilities. Nicolas wiped his mouth with a red-checked … Read more
The grim little fishing village of Portuselvan lies on the remote rock-bound east coast. Before the collapse of the Republic’s economy and the coup by the Generals the inhabitants had just about managed to make a living from fishing, setting drift nets from bluff rugged open clinker built boats launched from the open beach in … Read more
“He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.” -Thomas Fuller *** “It’s a heart.” Kennan turned the Valentine card over in his hand. “It doesn’t look anything like a heart,” he said. “No one would want to buy it if it … Read more
Autors Note: Sorry for the long wait between updates. I started some night classes and so I have even less free time now. Plus I had to rewrite this chapter three times from scratch, so I hope you enjoy it. I have blocked the comments because there are far to many retards visiting this site, … Read more
Chapter 1: The mercenary’s beginning I know you can hear me, my champion, so please, open your eyes. A distinctly feminine voice sounded in my head “Huh? Where am I? Who’s there?” All around me all I could see was blackness. I am the one who freed you from death’s grasp. I felt my heart … Read more
