The Railroad - Journey - 4.2
We chose the third night of the year-end festival to take action because that was when everyone had been immersed in too many nights of revelry but hadn’t yet realized they were indulging too much and started feeling guilty about it. We were...
The Storm Wolf: Gathering Clouds - chapter 4 Temperance- 4.4
After class, I rose to pack my things like everyone else, ready to leave. At that moment, Master Tartarus lightly touched the edge of my consciousness. "Master," I approached the black wolf, flattening my ears and lowering my muzzle toward the...
The Storm Wolf: Gathering Clouds - chapter 2 Tower- 2.2
Some clear, sharp sounds woke me up. For the first time in my life, I truly understood what it meant for eyelids to be so heavy that they simply couldn't open. I tried to summon my willpower, commanding my limbs to move despite being utterly...
The Storm Wolf: Gathering Clouds - chapter 6 Priestess - 6.7
I licked the tip of my nose, savoring the salty warmth carried by the wind. The sand beneath my feet had been heated by the sun and felt pleasantly warm. Extending my consciousness, I focused on cleansing myself—now I could distinctly sense every grain...
Central City Trilogy: Wishes - chapter 2 What’s Gone - 2.5
After the dinner gathering ended, Ayaan and I made an excuse to part ways with the group and wandered through the streets of the black market. "How was your first meal in the black market?" I asked Ayaan with a hint of mockery in my...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 3 - Promise 3.6
“You really can get your hands on anything, can’t you?” said the African lion with a long scar over his right eye, greedily toying with the Federation-standard combat rifle in his hands. I tapped the table lightly twice, signaling to him that...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 4 - The eyes 4.4
“Sorry, can you wait for a moment?” Tohru said from behind me. “What’s up?” I turned around and leaned closer to his ear. In the noisy street, regular people would have been drowned out by the sounds around them, unable to hear anything. But...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 3 - Promise 3.5
I hadn’t figured out how to explain the source of those supplies to Ali or anyone else, so I just tossed the bag into the basement for now, planning to deal with it later. Curling up beside Ali, I could feel his steady breathing and...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 3 - Promise 3.3
Military boots and tank treads crunched over the cracked streets, a sound that had gradually become part of daily life in the settlement zone. The clattering noise was no longer strange, and the drones flying overhead, far above us, were far less...
The Railroad - Accident - 3.3
The world is built on numbers. Not those meaningless numbers used just for records and designations, but living numbers that name, express, and construct everything. Sunset, moonrise, the motion of the stars, the changing of the...
The Storm Wolf: Gathering Clouds - chapter 3 Hermit - 3.1
Hermit: introspection, solitude, isolation, guidance, and so forth. "…That concludes the reminders. Please make sure you all adhere to them," said Resolute, the Weaver, her golden eyes sweeping over the cadets seated below....
The Storm Wolf: Tranquil waters - chapter 9 - Academy 9.5
Before the dormitory’s sliding door opened, I already sensed something off. The air was buzzing, like it was scratching against my eardrums. But I hadn’t expected at all to see my roommate floating mid-air, his short hair standing on end, eyes...