Lost in the Void [COMMISSION]
Lost in the Void Gasping, I returned to the world of the living, though I felt like a corpse. My body was rigid, skin blue from the cold, and the only movement I could accomplish was to shiver uncontrollably in my glass confines. “Cryo Sequence -...
The Dominated Emperor
The Dominated Emperor _Like a force of nature, they swept over the Northern Mountains and into the plaints of the heartland of the Obsidian Empire. The dreaded Chief of the Horses won victory after victory against the Empire's army,...
Predator Fixation
Predator Fixation White air escaped from the black horse's nostrils as he walked alongside the white wolf, leaving behind hoof and paw prints side-by-side in the thick snowbanks. The wolf was grinning happily, letting his long, pink tongue loll out as...
A Beast in the Barnyard [COMMISSION]
A Beast in the Barnyard "We're here, sir," the white-furred fox in the driver's seat announced before peering down at the dashboard's GPS and adjusting his black cap. "At least, I think we are..." Everard snorted, leaning into the tinted windows....
Horse Addict
Horse Addict “Are you sure you want me to be here?" I asked, scratching at the back of my head. The fur was coarse and a little bit frizzy, the summer air having done no favors for it. “Dude, yes!" Martin gasped, flustered as he poured coffee...
Vassalized Earth: Gold or Iron
“Hi." The Sirian glanced at me with her light, blue eyes, twitched her nose with a slight sniff and looked away. This was not the reaction I expected. She stood there, not paying me any heed except for the occasional split-second look, as if she was...
Return to Vassalized Earth: Prologue
Prologue _July 2015_ The Plaza de Mayo looked eerily quiet as Juan peeked out from beyond the white plaster walls of the Cabildo Museum's balcony. Quiet, yes, but it would never be the same. Debris and garbage were strewn across it,...
Finest Treasure of the Dragon's Hoard
Finest Treasure of the Dragon's Hoard “Move, human!" The sharp, stone tip of a spear prodded David in the back, breaking him out of his exhaustion-induced trance. He was instantly dismayed to find him in the same dark tunnels deep underground...
The Chained Geomancer: New Home
New Home All of the excitement, the emotional ups and downs, was exhausting; especially when it all had been during my first day in this strange, new world. It was enough to make me pass out shortly after our rickety carriage continued on its...
A Warm Place
A Warm Place It was a cold night at the end of the world. Winter had hit the outpost hard, snow battering the stake palisade wall, to the point where we had to start assigning men to shovel it away. If we hadn't, they could just about...
Vassalized Earth: A Walk About Town
A Walk About Town Today was Sunday, the sabbath, so my business was closed. I’ve never been religious, mind you, but when the Regulians accepted control of the planet, as a show of good faith to their new subjects, they enacted laws guaranteeing...
The Chained Geomancer: Voyage
Voyage I had a dream. In my dream, I had been stripped of my dignity by dragons, groomed by a fox, and sold to a lion king in a world full of animals who stood, talked, and lived like humans. There were rabbit wizards with floating books and...