When You Need One, Part II
Jeremy kept his eyes firmly on the road straight ahead, a million thoughts running through his head at once as he drove down the deserted street. His heart was still pumping fast in his chest, and his hands shook with a nervousness he had never felt...
When You Need One, Part I
"So, where are we headed?" Andre said, turning to Jeremy once he grew bored of watching out the window, the outside view of trees whizzing by no longer holding his interest. His friend shot him a look of annoyance. "I already told you." Jeremy sighed....
Edition Enhancement
Krusk the half-orc barbarian timidly waited in the front of the line with the rest of his party behind him. He wasn't quite sure why he was here. They hadn't even completed their last adventure. He had been in the middle of rampaging through a camp of...
Outer Inworld
Perin held his breath as the tracker within his grasp analyzed the surrounding environment. After a minute, it beeped in indication that the analysis was complete. He squinted as he glanced over the readout. "Fuck," he swore. "What?" Wright, the...
Altered Appropriately
Ed tapped his pencil against his desk as he waited for the class to end. As a high school senior, he had already met most of his graduation requirements save for math and English classes. Unwilling to even considering taking AP classes...
Shaping Shadowcast
Shadowcast looked at the egg clutched between her foreclaws and pushed it away with disgust. She watched it roll through the dark cave until it came to a halt when it bumped up against a clutch of its kin. The dragoness hated the sight of all those...
TCD-S
"We're coming in," Peron said. "Two minutes until transpo." "What have we got?" Stravlin asked, leaning over in his co-pilot's seat. Peron kept his gaze on the data display as he spoke: "CausDek as expected. Light external armaments but don't worry...
A New Queen
Staring out of the cockpit viewport of a small freighter into the unfathomable depths of space, Cyr Rota felt unquestionably bored. With a sigh she sat forward and touched a button beneath her seat. As the chair leaned back she began to close her eyes....
Crumb's Cottage
Alban carefully pulled his car forward into his parking space. Once he was satisfied with his positioning, he put the vehicle in park. Prior to stepping out of his car, he glanced furtively around. The rest of the parking lot was empty and the only...
Sutured Claw
"Pasha!" Oleed shouted as he walked into the arcane laboratory. Pasha, a female Argonian, didn't even bother to look up at the male Argonian. She sighed. "Oleed, how did you get in here?" "A few septims convinced the apprentice to let me by for I...
Vile Appellation
The man clad in leather armor kneeled down by the stream. He looked upon the waters, noticing them brackish and fouled. Vile-touched, he knew. He was surprised it had taken this long. He got to his feet and tugged at the rope he held in his right...
Last Hope of Day
Atop the Divine Mountain, Kana stared sightlessly into the sky of eternal of night. Sight beyond sight granted him vision of what hung in the sky: a green moon, swirling, purple stars, and nothing else. The unnaturalness of these...