Happy New Year, Lone Wolf
Pounding bass could be heard through the nightclub's walls as we walked past all the furs in their skimpy clothing, not bundled up for the sub-freezing temperatures. Getting their nicotine fix was apparently far more important than preventing...
Merge - 04 - Peninsula
"Mr. Lancaster, I'm worried about your last test," Professor MacLearan stated, staring at Matt sternly over his spectacles. "You've been a good student up until the last couple of weeks. What happened?" Matt avoided the otter's gaze, his paws playing...
Merge - 03 - Tests
Matt's eyes glazed over as he perused the posted grades. _'I...I failed the test!'_ he thought as his paws pulled his blue hair in frustration. _'How could this happen? I studied for it, I went to class, everything!'_ The husky's tail was hanging...
Merge - 02 - Council
An hour passed silently as Rhisanth led Matt through the golden grasses. Questions swirled in Matt's mind, but they refused to take shape. _'A strange lion in a strange land,'_ Matt mused. The husky sighed and followed the mage. '_I won't figure out...
Merge - 01 - Ameranth
"Mr. Lancaster!" A gravelly voice pierced Matt's dream and brought him back to reality. The husky blinked his icy blue eyes rapidly, trying to brush the sleep away. He looked around and saw that he was the only student left in the expansive lecture...
Merge - 00 - Prologue
A lion with a greying mane stood in the center of the amphitheater, his head bowed and bright blue eyes pointed at the pale green marble floor. His claws dug into his paw pads as he kept his fists clenched. Surrounding the stooped figure were...
Merge - 13 - Faith
"Stay in the room, you two," the police officer commanded, the lynx's silver and brown fur upright. His tail lashed as he checked his holster. "It's safer in there. I'm going to locate the intruders." He stalked off towards the elevators, listening to...
Merge - 15 - Intelligence
"Tell me," the dark jaguar asked, pulling on his black clothing, "Why you thought it was a good idea to attack Matthew and attempt to burn down the inn, Terrance?" Kazar's yellow eyes were narrowed at the doberman. His ropey tail whipped around behind...
Merge - 14 - Dias Ex Machina
"Kael!" the white wolf shrieked as she ducked, a ball of fire whizzing past her and setting the ceiling tiles alight. "What the hell are you doing? Get Matt out of here!" The brown-furred kangaroo snarled back, "Trust me, Laura. Have I ever steered...
Merge - 08 - Stories
Laura was absent-mindedly wrapping her long white hair around her fingers as she watched the train she was riding sail silently over the turbulent river. The downtown core of the city loomed in the distance, the skyscrapers rapidly growing larger in...
Merge - 07 - Training
Matt woke up earlier than usual, the sun just barely peeking over the horizon. The husky stretched, then threw off the sheets as he swung his legs out of the bed and to the floor. The friction against the wounds on his legs caused him to whimper a...
Merge - 06 - Connections
Matt pounded his fists against the invisible barrier, his hackles raised as he growled loudly. The husky had woken up in Ameranth standing, being held up by a narrow invisible cylinder, his white cheek fur mushed against an unseen wall. At the base of...