For the Greater Good
**_For the Greater Good_** "A long, long time ago, in a land whose name time has forgotten, a red dragon came upon a small kingdom, and requested an audience with the local king. This king was a warrior, a dragon slayer in fact, but many years of...
Law of the Sword
It was noon the following day that Raji finally let Montiga out of the warm, cavernous belly and into the warm air. It had been a delightful night for both of them: Raji sleeping in the warmth of his personal quarters with a slowly digesting "meal,"...
Heavy Lifting
_Meathead's_ had opened eight years ago. Amidst the sea of "casual gyms" that had sprouted up in the last decade or so, it stood as a testament to old school style; with floor to ceiling mirrors lining almost every wall, posters of professional...
The Terms of a Contract
The Bear Skin Guild was hired when ferocity was a requisite and subtlety was unimportant. Composed primarily of Nords, with some other mer who had proven themselves vicious and violent and willing to do anything for money, they were a guild that was...
Its Only Forever
A lot of humans thought Ishay was crazy. Dragons and humans didn't get along, of course. It seemed every other day; there was a story of a dragon going on a rampage through a human city, slaughtering dozens under his feet, dozens more disappearing...
And Then Tarn Got Raped by a Giant Rat
It all started when Tarn smelled cookies. With a lupine nose as keen as any of his wild cousin's, Tarn could smell almost anything. He had been napping in the bedroom when the odor first touched his olfactory sense, making him sit straight up. His...
Fun with Science
Principal Richard Gleason roamed the hallways of P.S. 34 like he owned the place. With his chest puffed out, the students who were bustling and struggling to get to their classes before the bell rang all pressed to the sides of the lockers, sure that...
It's the Thought that Counts
"It's a fact of life: everyone always wants what they don't have. If you're a flyer, you want to be able to lift boulders. If you're a water breather, you want to be able to breathe fire. No one can ever just be happy with who they are." Beatrice...
Our Thrall
Master had changed. If it had happened all at once, or gradually over time, Stripes could not say, but he did not like what Master had become. In the old days, the good days, Master punished Stripes or his followers on occasion, but only when they...
Kritter Komforts
**(Sequel to Big Chief)** One day, Thomas told Chieftain that they were going for a walk, and Chieftain was very happy. Thomas had been rather distant the past few days, since their little "incident" in the bedroom, though why, Chieftain didn't know....
Greatest Expectations
**_Greatest Expectations_** Future generations would say it started with a flash and ripple through the sky, as if God himself punched the earth. Perhaps that was not far from the truth. A god had set his sights on the little sphere, third from the...
Must Love Dogs
Jeff had decided to sleep in, and only managed to roll out of bed at around noon when the sun was shining through his window and into his face and refused to let him get any more sleep. Sitting up in bed, he stretched himself and scratched his chest,...