Victernus - Chapter 11
A lone, beaten-up drone limped through the air alone. Its innards had degraded from a life of use and abandonment, causing its power to flicker now and then. A blue, holographic light floated just beneath the machine, giving it the...
Victernus - Chapter 15
Athius picked up a long, thick stick and then charged at a creature that was boring a hole in Namara's leg. It used the sharp ridge on its forehead to tear at him. The animal looked like some sort of cross between a bat and a lizard, with...
Victernus - Chapter 22
The dark, dry cage still contained Namara when he woke up from his sleep. He felt something vibrating beneath it, giving him the impression that he was moving. Someone was sitting beside the cage, and he could tell that it was Jordan by...
Victernus - Chapter 21
When Namara did not return, Mahalia and Athius decided to go out and find Gala. Because Mahalia's tracking device told her that Namara was still near the forum, she figured that he had gotten side-tracked with the scientists. It was not...
A New Night Ch.3 Barricade
The apocalypse continues the dark road played out before them as the sky opened up with a thundering crash as barbra white-knuckled the wheel.
Victernus - Chapter 20
The lights of New Selania dimmed when a thick fog descended on the city. The streets no longer reflected the grey buildings or the cavern ceiling. It seemed like they had been washed grey with the fog; as if they had become part of it. The...
Victernus - Chapter 19
Athius walked along the street to his school, hoping to find Namara before he found any of his friends. The way there was quite simple, as the city wasn't very large - he simply had to take a left off of his street and then follow the next one to the...
Victernus - Chapter 18
Namara sat at the square, wooden table in the dining room, running his fingers across the smooth wood. He had already eaten and was now watching Mahalia on the other side of the table eat an apple with one leg over her other knee. She was...
Victernus - Chapter 32
Namara sat beside Drac on the cot, waiting for the final decision in anticipation. He was still stewing over his speech, wondering if he had said it all or if he said something wrong. He wasn't sure what was in store for him or even what he...
Victernus - Chapter 31
Namara opened his eyes and grabbed his chest. He coughed, feeling sore where the blast had hit him, and then was distracted with the view of the new place he was in. He sat up in the cot and put his fist and his implant down on either side...
Victernus - Chapter 30
The alien birds of the strange new planet welcomed the trio in the morning, singing their hollow songs happily. Evergreen trees covered in a light snow that had just begun to fall surrounded them. Small and red luminescent plants sprouted...
Victernus - Chapter 29
Athius pointed with both of his hands, envisioning a certain way to build his house. He was in a small, wide cave just behind a waterfall. He asked, "What do you think, Gala? We could build it right here - we'll just have to carve some of...