Thrust into Power
"And we're back from the break ladies and gentlemen for the match you've all been waiting for," a deep and masculine voice called out through the dark stadium, illuminated by spotlights that waved their way through the cheering crowds below. "Tonight,...
DecrorceD
# Chapter 1 _Nothing's there. But it wasn't always nothing._ _There used to be something. But you just can't find it anymore._ Thick clouds hung in the gloomy sky, casting a dull red with a hint of sickly green. The scent of sulphur was suffocating,...
The Installment Plan
Located in the Ashos state, the Silver Serpent Casino is one of the most highly-acclaimed casinos in the world, boasting over two hundred thousand visitors each day to its many casino games that filled its rooms. People gambled for high stakes, each...
Kept in Suspense
The time was 8:52 a.m. when Decro walked into the lobby of IRIS. My facial-recognition system had no trouble picking the arctic wolf out from the crowd, wearing a white shirt, a dark blue hoodie and jeans. He had an optimization procedure scheduled at...
The Ambassador
Peace. Peace was finally here. Yet it was sad that the seeds of peace tended to rise from the ruins of war. Bloodshed. Death. The arctic wolf shook his head. Loss was inevitable, but he couldn't shake the nagging feeling that he could have saved some...
The Victor's Cup - Chapter 5: The Endgame (Mild Version)
A city stood in the middle of a barren desert. Skyscrapers loomed over the buildings below, casting long shadows over the apartment buildings and shopping malls below. Yet for a city that big it streets were glaringly lifeless, long driven away by the...
The Victor's Cup - Chapter 5: The Endgame
A city stood in the middle of a barren desert. Skyscrapers loomed over the buildings below, casting long shadows over the apartment buildings and shopping malls below. Yet for a city that big it streets were glaringly lifeless, long driven away by the...
The Victor's Cup - Chapter 4: Enter the Fray
A spotlight shone from the high ceiling of a circular metal room, casting a cone of light into its middle. In the circle of light, six metallic rings about an arm's length in diameter were arranged in a hexagon. In each ring stood a tithe, each of them...
The Victor's Cup - Chapter 3: Showmanship
There was an air of tension and anticipation in the audience as they chattered amongst themselves. The three thousand furs were all seated in a huge auditorium filled with rows of plush velvet seats, but millions more were watching the live airing of...
The Victor's Cup - Chapter 2: Preparations
Candles lit up the dark hallways of the Tithing' Villa, casting sombre shadows of potted plants and stone statues on the carpeted floor. When the six tithes first arrived at the villa, they were greeted with a garden in its courtyard. A long path led...
The Victor's Cup - Chapter 1: The Tithing
Thousands of registration booths had been set up all across the nation of Osceus. These small booths are nothing more than thin plywood panels nailed together, forming a shelter over a machine with a digital display and a card slot. Almost all these...
Game of Tombs (Clean Version)
A dragon sat alone on a carved wooden chair with his wings tucked behind against its thick backrest. He spent the last twenty minutes staring at the office he was sitting in. It was furnished very well with regal tapestries, stone busts, and large...