A Journey Begun - Chapter 3 - Destiny Calls
"Make them pay." "What?" "I said make them pay!" "Okay! Alright. Jesus." Three slaps. "Okay that's one, now give 'em one more to remember!" Three slaps. "Yes! Good job man!" I got a pat on my back for my troubles. The man from...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 2 - The Daily Grind
A few more days and it's back to work. In the time that I spent on sick leave, I've been busy practicing how to control my newfound powers. As it turns out, not only can I freeze things on a whim, I'm also faster, stronger, more agile and quicker than...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 1 - Into A New Skin
"The young master has begun his journey, master." "Good. I assume you did your job, old man?" "He didn't even see me leave. I'll be fine." "Then we have nothing to worry about. Things will go on as per normal. He will learn, as his ancestors...
A Journey Begun - Prologue - Chapter 3
I wake up every morning with the same routine. Shower. Teeth brushed. Shave if I need to. Toast. Waffles. Bacon. Coffee. Papers. Shirt. Tie. Pants. Shoes. Then it's off to work on the 7:55 bus, traffic be damned. One long ride later and I'm seated...
A Journey Begun - Prologue - Chapter 2
Two years later... 'Daniel, honey, time to wake up! You're gonna be late for school!' The boy dragged himself upright and pulled himself nimbly from the bed. Sunlight shone through the curtains, casting soft shadows on the fuzzy carpet as he padded...
A Journey Begun - Prologue - Chapter 1
'And thus the prophecy came to be: a hero, born in a world consumed by darkness, born into a life of tragedy, would come forth to drive away the demons of the dark, fulfilling the word of the gods two hundred years prior. This hero shall have power...
Gateway to Hell - Prologue
_Excerpt from the diary of Shigihara Satoshi_ January 15th, 2013 Life here in the United States isn't what I thought it would be like. The people here are lazy, most of them not as hardworking as I. The office I work at is drab, dull and boring....