Salvation.
What Cadmus suffered from, wasn't a physical sickness, it was much, much worse. His body had been crafted by some of the greatest magical minds in the world, dragon and human combined into one. However, as Hephaestus had explained to him when the...
No one is home anymore
I stared out the window, not paying attention to any of the familiar scenery that passed us. Five years since I left and I had thought I would be happy when I can back. Excited to see all my old friends and favorite places. But all I felt was numb. ...
Campus Nap
Kristian felt a paw on his ear as he awoke. The snow leopard had fallen asleep on one of the campus couches in the community area. Apparently some canine had absentmindedly begun rubbing his ear. He heard the male above him speaking...
Rebellis Ludus, Part 2
Rebellis Ludus 2 copyright 2026 comidacomida Aurelius laid on his back, the ground still spinning beneath him even as he stared up at the mostly cloudless sky. He was exhausted, and everything hurt. He'd been at the Purpura Rosa estate for more...
Flexibility
Flexibility copyright 2019 comidacomida "Damn, Blake... I had no idea you could stretch like that." "There's a lot of things you don't know about me, Travis." "Well how about you move your leg just so we can find out?" "You really think you can...
River Blossom Celebrates Midsummer
Challenge Prompt: "Present a holiday celebration (real or world-specific) in an in-world chapter from one of your established story worlds." River Blossom Celebrates MidSummer World: Wolf King This is a vignette that happens later in the story than...
Not Forgotten
Not Forgotten copyright 2023 comidacomida Annabeth wandered the abandoned, run-down, derelict restaurant, tears in her eyes as she ran her hand across a dust-covered, rotting booth seat. It had taken her almost fifteen years to get back to...
Libro
Las hojas del libro se sentían suaves y frágiles bajo mis dedos, el blanco de la hoja había dado paso a un gastado amarillo mientras la tinta de las letras lucía ahora un cansado color gris. Pase las páginas con cuidado, sintiendo la tensión de la hoja...
Infiltration
I looked at myself in the mirror, snapping another lock of stray hair. The black strands fell into the sink to join their brothers in a pile. A crew cut was not something I particularly liked, but it was all part of the process and there was no room...
Tales in Vladini
The sounds of the market filled the air, merchants hawking their goods, the giggles and excited words of children, and the occasional words exchanged between merchant and customer. Edgewood was a decent sized village, and the last stop for travelers...
Snow
Salty absolutely hated the cold. He was not built for it at all. It was days like these that he wished he hadn't had to move away from home. Not that home even existed anymore. Not that he missed the people who birthed him and left him to suffer their...
Dare
A lonely figure stood at the entrance of the cave, her red eyes peering into the thick darkness. Strong winds blew all around her, cold and dry, they fought against her thick jacket and pants for her warmth. A wail came from the cavern, deep and long,...