Life in the Apocalypse: Chapter 25
Even if, like cali, you came back by some crazy deus ex machina-plot twist in the story of my life, the damage would be done. and there's no telling what i'd become... a lost soul or an irredeemable psychopath..."
Antecedent 11
Not to mention my grandmother came back from the dead just long enough to steal my thunder, deus-ex-machina the fuck out of my grand rescue and solve the greatest problem of the most recent generation mere minutes before she just upped and died."
Of change and shells
The spell is deus ex machina, no way around it. i wanted there to be a bowser/peach offspring, and a human having a humanoid turtle's eggs seems far fetched.
Their Furry Fate
"deus . . . ex . . . machina," corbyn said as the barrier started to shatter and break. daren and justin were now free. "huh. that's a . . . convenient name for a counter spell," daren remarked as he walked out of their prison.
The Adventures of Streak - Season 1 - #11 (Adult)
The collar was still in my paw, and slowly, hoping for a deus ex machina to save me, i slid the collar around my neck and clipped it together.
Lady Chatterlynx's Lover (Fifth Portion)
It all felt like some great deus ex machina to allow me closer to victoria, to involve me in her affairs, and perhaps even as a catalyst to place me constantly escalating situations that seemed beyond the ordinary. i laughed inwardly.
Son of the Crimson Wolf: Chapter 22 - 26
We blamed it on deus ex machina. the two joined forces to take down the god eaters. we knew predictably, the wolf from mars' brother would turn on him. "how did the real crimson wolf die?" corey asked me.
Quiet In The Library
There was no hero coming to rescue her, no deus ex machina to keep her from sharing the churning fate all her friends were going through. her future was wobbling on his flanks, or wherever she and all the others ended up once he was done converting them.
When Tomorrow Comes Act I, Chapter 3
Barring an impromptu hurricane made of poseidon's anger and copious amounts of deus ex machina, a supply of water large enough to stifle the flames wasn't going to come from anywhere nearby, and he couldn't think of any way to smother the fire because _come
Pledge of the Incubator
I did, however, have to 'deus ex machina' the second half of the story in an epilogue, so if you don't like history-rewriting cop-outs, then stop before the last few paragraphs.
Housepets! - Tarot Breeding
Without a literal deus ex machina, tarot's only hope remained in convincing snopes to back off. voice a desperate squeal, she gasped, "please, don't. i'm not 'playing' - i really don't want this!"
Story Break-Patch Notes and Lore Part
The third time was when connor lost his ability to use magic; i couldn't have that, so deus-ex-machina, a god, shows up to set things right; which i actually kind of liked, and by the time i was finished writing that part, i was actually very happy.