The Visitor
_The Visitor_ Desmond, a middle-aged fox dressed in plain garb, held onto his daughter after she'd been thrown down onto the dirt in front of his inn. "If you don't have the coin next month," a rough wolf towering above them said, "she'll have more...
The Silken Sky
The Silken Sky The plains seemed endless, a sea of creamy grass flowing with the wind. The colors of the land had remained unchanged for the past several months aside for a few villages which were like islands breaking up the monotony of the sea. ...
Cowboy
_Cowboy_ _ _ “Howdy, you mind if I sit with you?” The young man looked up from his map and found it difficult to look back down. “Uhh, no, not at all.” The stranger took that as his cue...
Giving Back
_Giving Back_ How long had it been? Almost five years? He was ready. Ryan had managed to keep David a secret from his gang for quite a while. He had managed to train the small dragon into an excellent rogue, his size helping greatly, but the wolf...
Lord of Minos
_Lord of Minos_ _ _ The _Flameseeker_ flew steadily north, and the days passed on without trouble. The days were mildly warm in the height of autumn, and the clear skies offered no hope for any spectacular weather phenomenon. Indeed the days had...
Shock
_Shock_ The field was empty except for three things. The beige colored grass, which was all leaning east from a constant breeze, and the two humanoid dragons. One was red with a yellow belly and snow white hair which covered his hornless head. It...
Exploits
_Exploits_ _ _ "Boss, I've found a potential target." "What is it?" I glanced over at my boss. "Your basic open RDP port. It's a Windows Server 2003 machine." The dark furred wolf, barely visible in our office that was lit only by computer...
The Wizard of Cairn
_The Wizard of Cairn_ The room was lit up by the runic circle that connected twelve of the wizards inside. Each one stared into the center with pure white eyes, their eyes rolled back; a sure sign of mind control from Magebane. The circle lit the...
The Back Way
_The Back Way_ _ _ It's quiet. Chilly. The air feels fresh, and my feet dabbed into one of the little ponds made from the leftover rainwater from the last storm which hadn't quite evaporated yet. I'm making my way back to my apartment, maneuvering...
In Time
In Time "Did we really have to set up camp so far away from the trail and then walk another mile out?" Mike, my boyfriend, stopped and turned around. "This is far enough. I told ya half a dozen times, I don't want to get interrupted...
Hallowed Darkness
_Hallowed Darkness_ Roy plopped down onto his friend's sofa and sighed. His car had sprung another oil leak, and he was sure he'd have to send that old junker to the scrapyard soon. It was an old as hell Celica, a family hand me down after his parents...
To Hell and Back
_To Hell and Back_ _ _ There was darkness. Nothing. And then came the light. It had happened in less than a blink of an eye. We had been on the interstate, but it was a remote part that only had one lane in either direction. There had only been one...