A Demonic Challenge - Chapter 6

Long onyx stepped stretched out ahead of Sefra, Quinten and Marcos, seemingly suspended in mid the wide star filled expanse they were winding through. It was cold, the clothing they had was not suitable for clambering up other-worldly flights of stairs...

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A Demonic Challenge - Chapter 5

The tower was dark, obsidian blocks stretching up in an unbroken expanse into the sky; outside it was like a pillar of shadow frozen in time. Inside it wasn't much different. The light came from dark iron wall sconces that flickered with an unsettling...

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A Demonic Challenge - Chapter 4

Squelching forwards through the muck Marcus muttered under his breath as he had to rely on support from Nidonocu and Flinty for help in dragging his hooves free. The mud was thick, slimy and clung tightly to his thighs trying to pull him down or hold...

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A Demonic Challenge - Chapter 3

Coiling streamers of air around Nidonocu, Flinty, Shy and himself Sefra catapulted them forward across the expanse of floor that had previously turned into quicksand and claimed Nido. Shy yelped and wriggled his legs back and forth as they tumbled...

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A Demonic Challenge - Chapter 2

Liquid flowed around Sefra, slick, smooth, oily feeling liquid rolling through his fur as he was tugged this way and that. Waking up the rabbit took a deep breath and shuddered as the valve in the gas mask covering his head clicked and hissed. Like the...

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A Demonic Challenge - Chapter 1

Swaying in time to the rocking boat Flinty peered through his binoculars at the smudge on the horizon. To the naked eye it was just a blur; seen through his lenses it was a tall island of rocky cliffs, lush green rainforest and a tall conical peak...

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A Demonic Challenge - Prologue

Tripping the catch on the door of the shop, Rave reached for the toggle that would drop the blinds but paused to stare outside at the fog that was flowing out onto the street. It was rising fast. In just a few minutes the ground was buried under a...

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Lights at Night

The night air was thick with humidity still after the long day beneath the savanna summer sun. It was lessening however, the night sky was clear of clouds and there was a breeze out of the north blowing away the trapped heat of the day. Climbing up...

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Slick Simians

Climbing out of the black cab into the bitter January cold Sean shrugged into his bomber jacket to try and ward off the wind and rain and hopped from foot to foot as Olaniyan paid the driver. The cougar disliked winter weather and a biting cold wind...

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Epilogue

The portal snapped shut behind them, vanishing in a swirl of purple and green energy, Marcos looked behind him at the spot where it had been. Lifting his eyes and frowned, it was his boat... beached high above the tide line but not where he had left...

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Circus Tricks

Circus Tricks Story and all Characters (c) Russet '12 Balancing atop a large ball, arms out to his sides helping to maintain his brother's weight and balance Alrendo grinned at the appreciative crowd watching and cheering them. It was a small crowd...

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Lurking in the Mud - Builders

Lurking in the Mud - No. 8 Builders Garn and Story (C) Russet Teio (C) StrawberryMog The weather report was living up to its promise for a change, what had started out as a miserable; rainy day was starting to clear up. The sun was...

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