Magician's Deal

The laminated cards passed deftly over Nerai's claws, pouring like water into his left hand. Flutters sounded from his scaled palm, like a dozen butterflies landing there, neatly laying...

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Blind Date

Jake felt as if he was entering another world as he stepped through the dim hallway, searching for the plaque numbered “103." Yellow light shone from the tenement's hanging lamps and...

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Triple Threat

Liam sipped from the cold can in his paw, letting out a hefty sigh. The scent of a nearby radiator mingled with the bitter beer on his lips. Golden light shone from an overhead lamp...

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An Unexpected Victory

"I've never seen the library after dark before," Fey said. The chipper Sylveon's ribbons traced along the dusty bookshelves as he walked. "It's really creepy." Asher guffawed, rummaging behind his reception desk. "It's really not. Spend a few nights...

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Quest for Knowledge

The Meowscarada's fingertips grazed the wrinkled spines of leather book covers, searching tirelessly for the correct volume. The scent of aged paper and dried glue pervaded the...

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Sister-Wives

"You really don't have to do this," Sugar pouted. She slumped over the kitchen table, her weary head hung low. "I can cook for myself." Spice shook her head, humming a jaunty tune over the stovetop. She cracked an egg into a porcelain bowl, threw the...

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My First Demon Deal

Nerai's husky voice echoed off of the plastered walls, his strange chants reverberating against his eardrums. His claws dug into the wooden floor as he squatted above a circle of...

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Woods Romp

Stray ferns swished against the Lucario's thigh as he crept through the dense underbrush. His soft pink paw pads crushed desiccated leaves underfoot as tall grass left dark stains on...

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Welcome to Hell

"Now...the northwest quadrant has the spiral pattern. The one from page fifty-seven." Cinnamon hung in the still air. The sunrise shone through the room's sole window onto Nerai's...

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Mother and Daughter

Daisy rummaged through a cardboard box, listening to the distant chirping of birds. Her paws finally grasped a ragged bundle of scarves and sweatpants. She then held it to the light,...

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Double Trouble

Amber light bathed the bartop, refracting from the ornate glassware in Rusty’s palm. The hustle and bustle of drunken customers filled the stuffy air, a wonderful backdrop to the young...

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PermaFemme

Ambrosiac joy swirled in Cody’s stomach; he carried it down the hard cement sidewalk, through rays of skyscraper-sandwiched sunshine. Thousands of glass windows reflected whirling...

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