Desolation of Tiamat Pt. 3 of 5
Act III: The Scourge I began my works again with enthusiasm and redoubled effort. Deep inside my swollen midriff, my belly felt tight and congested with all the new daughters. I remembered the designs and the shapes of flesh that was most suited to...
Desolation of Tiamat Pt. 2 of 5
Act II: The New Order The first land I came across was a small island, or large mountain, depending on one's perspective. It was covered with the green of trees and I could feel the density of life on it, bathed in the warmth of the sun. I was...
Desolation of Tiamat Pt. 1 of 5
Contest Dragon Growth Story Working Title: "The Desolation of Tiamat" By Shalion (2012) Act I: Creation The humans say that the world began with a song. A glorious song at the beginning of time of such marvelous complexity that the music became...
Into the Beast Pt. 2 of 2
The fall was much shorter than he was expecting. After a second's slide, the muscled walls slid tight around, the environment amazingly cramped compared to the spaciousness of the mouth. His feet stopped and then began to slip quickly down, compressed...
Into the Beast Pt. 1 of 2
The young knight ventured cautiously into the mouth of the great cave, the steady clip-clop of his somewhat-temperamental faithful steed and the fragile beam of light from his hooded lantern his only companions. He hitched up the 12-foot dragon lance...
A Night at the County Fair: Part VI (Final)
Part VI: World's Fattest Dog As things turned out at least one of the owners insisted on giving the Jerk money for the puppies. Rascal saw when he pulled the wad of cash out of an envelope one evening. The next day, Rascal had a day off from...
A Night at the County Fair: Part V
Part V: A Year and a Day Rascal scrapped his tongue against his teeth trying to get rid of the taste of crap in his mouth. It seemed that the six tiny things constantly nursing at his engorged tummy were only productive when they were making...
A Night at the County Fair: Part IV
Part IV: Exercise Tolerance Rascal was panting. The tent far over the pit provided shade, but the collie's tongue hung fully out of his mouth as he trotted around the perimeter of his living area. _'Exercise tolerance, my fat, furry butt!'_...
A Night at the County Fair: Part III
Part III: Buns in the Oven The convoy moved non-stop down the highway day and night only stopping at regular intervals to refuel the big, thirsty engines. Rascal didn't know how they went without sleep, though later he figured that they could be...
A Night at the County Fair: Part II
Part II: An Unfair Exchange Rascal felt like he was falling, but straight up. It was sort of like flying, but in a terrifying, uncontrolled sort of way. He felt very numb and cold, as if he were traversing in the upper atmosphere, but only a...
A Night at the County Fair: Part I
A Night at the County Fair (Part I) By Shalion It was an amazing whirl of colored lights. Music, the chimes and bells and whistles of games, laughter and screams filled the night and brought life to things overpriced and typically of low...
Stranded Part VII (Final)
Einstein spread himself out on the loamy jungle floor, panting. It broke his heart to admit it, but it was useless. Betsy was trapped. The three dogs sat around her large prone figure. Ferns reached up to swaddle them all save for a fairly...