Outcast - Chapter 24
**Chapter 24** My world became motion. From waking up to finally bedding down, my life became a whirlwind of motion and activity. Between work, school, and my training, there seemed to be no real time for me to simply stop and catch my breath....
Outcast - Chapter 19
**Chapter 19** Every question has an answer. Finding those answers is often never easy, and sometimes what we find makes us wonder if we should have started looking in the first place. Despite what philosophers and advocates will tell you, there is...
Outcast - Chapter 13
**Chapter 13** It never ceases to amaze me how one's priorities can change so quickly. Just when you think you're completely set in your ways, and you're positive you've finally mapped out the path your life is destined to take, in a heartbeat,...
Outcast - Chapter 21
**Chapter 21** There's a prayer I learned...a type of daily benediction I heard from someone who'd been to Earth. It was a call to one of their gods for strength, serenity, and wisdom. The prayer is to grant one the strength to change what can be...
Serenade
Hey all. This one's a bit of a departure for me...a bit more romance, and a lot less yiff. "Zig Zag The Story" can be found at [http://www.zzstudios.com](http://www.zzstudios.com) Many thanks to Damion St. James for helping me develop...
Outcast - Chapter 20
**Chapter 20** Honour and pride are often confused for each other. During the Age of the Warlords, many atrocities were committed in the supposed name of 'honour.' In truth, they were little more than gestures based on a need to preserve one's sense...
Outcast - Chapter 8
**Chapter 8** Next morning, the place was heavy with the combined scent of _Tokia_ leaves and sickness. The first thing I did when I opened my eyes was to look towards where the cougar was sleeping to make sure she hadn't thrown up during the night....
Outcast - Chapter 23
**Chapter 23** I never should have told Khrasa that I had the next two weeks off from work in order to clear my head. It seemed that Sensei's idea of clearing one's head was to have the stuffing knocked out of it on a regular basis. I swear he used...
Outcast - Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Control...that's what it's all about. Having it...wanting it...craving it...control is the one thing that seems to drive us. When we have control, particularly of our own lives, we feel invulnerable. We're the centre of the...
Outcast - Chapter 2
**Chapter 2** I never gave it much thought back then, but it seems strange to me now that no one came to my aid that night. Many Clansmen - some of them seasoned fighters - were still in the building, yet no one ever came. Had I known then...
Outcast - Chapter 17
**Chapter 17** I remember watching old war movies on the telescreen with Grandfather when I was still a cub. There was no real substance to the movies; they glorified the heroes, demonized the villains, and gave a romantic flair to the whole idea of...
Outcast - Chapter 5
**Chapter 5** _You are no longer my son... my son... my son..._ How is it possible for someone to cheat death not once, but twice? What kind of destiny must one have when the very hands of the Patrons stays the scythe of the Reaper twice in a...