Life Continues, for Better or Worse
When Ashley and Kail came back in both Luca and I looked over to Kail to see how he had taken the news. Much too both our relief's he was happily standing beside Ashley where they had stopped in the entrance to the living room. Luca smiled warmly at...
Taste of Fire: Bad to Worse
Qagan sat silently next to the campfire and listened. He listened for any noise to warn him of potential threats or hostilities. Yet the only sound was the crackling of the fire and Teya's smooth breaths. Qagan relaxed a little and put a piece of wood...
0.5 - Memories of a Worse Time
_"Focus fire, focus fire! Those heavies are advancing!"_ A squad of Aeteri clutched their assorted weapons to their heaving, armoured chests, ranging from basic rifles to heat guns to a single launcher nearly out of ammo. Their leader, a young,...
From Hard Life to Worse
Chapter 1 The wind whistled over the plains as a dark shadow appeared over the hill. A sword strapped to the shadow's back shimmered with a pale blue light as it was drawn from its sheath. The shadow's chest shuddered slightly as it suppressed a...
Final Exam
I'd all but with the grace of god failed the exam, and worse yet killed forty-one with my own bare hands... but this... i did as any proper police dog should. i simply bowed my head and took the folder of papers from his desk. "thank-you.
The Grand Wizard II
(Part II of a series) After a fitful night of sleep, Storm arrived back at the office a little late. He wasn't concerned, however -- even if his new title meant nothing, the fact that he'd been working his tail off for this office damn near his...
The Grand Wizard I
When technology and magic mix, terrifying things happen. Guns that can send anyone shot to literal, physical Hell fall into the hands of bored and angsty teenagers. Undetectable teleportation devices that can bypass all magic and technological...
From Bad to Worse For A Kidnapped Kitten
Everyone has the kind of day at work that leads them to believe that things really can't get worse. " **LET GO OF ME, YOU CREEP!**" Some unfortunate few, however, have those kinds of days, only to have them get a little bit worse when every other...
For Better or for Worse Chaps. 3-4
Chap.3 I flew out from under my covers, gasping for air. Reaching for the top desk drawer, I tried to be as quiet as possible, but I knew that getting my pills was more important than letting the people in the neighboring rooms sleep. Shadows...
For Better or for Worse - Chaps. 1-2
Chap. 1 "Why am I still here?"I though aloud. My name is Lucas Palidas, and I am nineteen, majoring in Physics at Novas University, and sitting on a park bench waiting for someone who I had begun thinking wasn't real. I pulled the note I had...
For Better or Worse: One - Payment Received
I live with my older brother, our parents having passed a few years back, Marik was pretty nice to me but we rarely talked because I preferred to be alone in the quiet to read my books. I don't hate him, we just aren't close. He spends all day at work...
Part 1 - From Bad to Worse.
_Once you walk the path, there is no turning back..._ Thank you, Tim, for the name for the series. My name is Darkstar; I am the third son of King Bloodshadow, king of Akarum. Bloodshadow has always claimed that I am not his son and...