Day 28 - Nature
Deket Ar'au had come to the university expecting many things: knowledge, research, debate, conflict, prejudice, disappointment. For nearly a decade as a professor of contemporary orcish literature he had gotten exactly that though, much to his regret,...
Ambush
A group of shadows moved through the night, staying far away from the neon lights that pushed away the night. They moved with purpose towards a rundown block. Graffiti and rats surrounded them as they dove deeper into the maze of alleys and buildings....
Day 18 - Ride
The earth crunched beneath our feat, my soft steps drowned by my mom's heavy ones. We hadn't said a word since we left the village a couple of hours ago, the tightness in my throat killed any words that dared to cross it while mom was never too big on...
Escape
We fled down the hallway. The lifeless white light shining down on the blue and gray corridor that extended in front of us. We turned right, then left, then right again, waltzing through the maze that was the Renraku tower. Red dots appeared on the...
Day 9 - Ghost
Lucian Basken glanced across the room, his dark gray eyes judging the orc before him. She had broad shoulders and wide hips, skin the color of desert's in the morning and hair the color of oil. Her dress, once surely a thing of marvel, was worn and...
Stranded
Red lights tinted the metallic walls, sirens blaring for the speakers while every monitor had their contents replaced with yellow arrows. I rushed down the hallways with my toolbox in hand, dodging several frantic crew-mates as I made my...
Day 11 - Hair
The cream brush parted the red mane with ease, the smell of coconut and roses clinging to it. Each pass of the brush smoothing out the mess of curls for only a few moments. Since she was a child, Elena had thought these brushing sessions were a lost...
Avenger
For as long as I can remember, the plains have always been both simple and frightening. A combination of calm and deception that caught you off guard at the worst time possible. What once was a vast plain covered with small pockets of greens and brave...
Eclipse
I looked down upon the altar, its dark surface reflecting the sunlight. Occult symbols traced in white chalk covered the whole of its surface, each and every one planned and drawn with the utmost care. With a flick of my wrist green fire lit the...
Noble Affairs
With hurried steps Marcelle sped down the corridors of the desolate mansion; the importance of this meeting ringing through her mind again and again. The voluminous skirts of her verdant green and cream dress made her journey difficult, clinging to her...
Singing my heart out
I took a deep breath. The influx of air in my lungs helped to assuage my nerves. Behind me, I could hear the restless beating of my tail on my pants, the quiet murmurs of the crowd waiting behind the door. I pushed the air out with a controlled huff,...
Spirit Never Dies
I stood in front of the cave, an unnatural darkness blocking all light from entering. I threw a torch into the cave and watched as spikes of a dark oily material snuffed it with a quick “bite”, roof and floor becoming one for a few moments. I extended...