Whispers In a Bottle (Chapter 9)
Bang. Bang. Bang. An abrupt sound cast me out of my sleep. I stumble upright, shaking as I plant my feet on the ground. Looking around I see I'm still in the storeroom, and the bloodied coat was still there, and still unclean. I only slept for a...
Vipers, Nights, and French Fries (Ch7)
**Chapter 7** * * * Mark was working one of the registers and waved at me as I walked into McDougall's. "Hey Vincent, you're early today?" I shrugged. "Five minutes isn't all that early, I just wanted some _ffffffff_-" I held off on saying...
01 - Pink Poison
**[Image / Not Mine]**  The forest echoed with the eerie symphony of rustling leaves and distant whispers of nocturnal creatures. The moon hung...
The Tales of Prince Anonymous, Chapter 3: Prince Anonymous and the Secret
The day begins as it so often does: with you behind your desk, head on one hand as you scratch out thoughts on a spare piece of paper regarding one of your innumerable tasks. Today it is a question of how to improve crop yields in the Beast Kingdom’s...
A Spare in the Trunk: Mug Break
Yesterday’s rain had become today’s drizzle, and the slight cold had turned to bitter chill. The dull, gray afternoon wanted to sap all the remaining life out of the world; it was doing a fine job. It felt more like winter than autumn. It didn’t help...
The Headless Wonder
“I walked as you once did, in sandals and cloth through my dominion of Purgatory. For am I not flesh and spirit? Am I not the strength of man as well as the fangs of beasts?” - Book of Divination, chapter six, verses three and four “I have led the...
You're An Angel, Morgan
Anon pried his aching eyes open, and immediately regretted his decision to do so. “Ow…” He painfully murmured to himself. His entire body felt sore, aching head to toe under his blankets. He was completely unable to breathe through his nose...
Reverse Dance
"Are you not supposed to be helping me practice? The dance?" The twang of my bowstring clipped the end of my words, but my would-be brother by marriage could understand them well enough. Just like my betrothed, his body was powerful and...
Royal Rumble
Rosaida, known as the jewel of the valley, was a kingdom of middling size on the eastern border of Mastym. The nation was known for three things. First, its prosperous reserves of iron and gold that filled both its own coffers and the armories of its...
Coronation Day, Chapter 17
"What do you mean you can't find him?" Idris Octavia demanded, standing stiffly in his personal office as he took a call from one of his field officers. The public nature of the operation against Psygenics had mandated his presence at the palace...
Whisper In a bottle (Chapter 6)
Hazy thoughts filled my head as I began to come to. A twisting and churning feeling rang throughout my body, making my consciousness unbearable. I couldn't even open my eyes, the noxiousness unceasing. The only thing I could do is faintly shift my...
Whispers In a Bottle (Chapter 5)
I steadily wake up, my conscious coming out of the fog of sleep. I still don't have the energy to open my eyes. However, I don't feel as strained as I did last night, I actually feel kind of good. Another feeling makes my waking up a pleasant one. I...