The Draconian Story: Chapter 18
Milsteir in Chaos "Juagar, I really need some guns! Nothing's left in all of the Post!" "The enemies had half, and we had half. Damn...I really shouldn't do that." "Do what?" "In my last duty role, I put the bullets in a good opening so in...
The Heir: Risky Alliance
# Risky Alliance _Why am I here?_ That question bounced around in Primath’s head as the scorching sun cast its blue rays down upon him. The white sands of the family’s private beach on the north shore of Lake Asher were blinding, even with...
The Heir: It All Comes Down
# It All Comes Down Quroth was never one for superstition but he couldn’t help but find the sight of a practitioner of the Cycle of Order standing outside the “Black Lips,” nightclub, white robes turned gray with grime, to be an omen of some...
The Heir: Individually Alone
# Individually Alone “Thank the Emperor, you’re here!” The Regulian Guard Captain nodded at Primath and ducked behind the cover of a squad car, where Primath joined him. The Captain pointed up at the second floor window. “We got a call about...
The Wrath of Santa's Elves
I had to be the only adult left free on Earth. At least, in the Northern Hemisphere. The previous time there was still power to my remote log cabin, I'd heard that Brazil and Chile's armed forces combined together to stop the approaching invaders, and...
Velvet Vapor
All of them were capable of surviving a nuclear war as well as keeping out everything from radiation and poisonous atmosphere to moaning screens and black comedy.
Maverick Hotel Part 23
While the rest of the Maverick Hotel's guest population either peered out their windows or wisely kept them completely shut, everyone with a radio set immediately started asking questions. " **What happened?**" " **Were those gunshots?**" " **I...
Tithes and Offerings
After driving the truck as far south as central Wisconsin, Cherry and I visited Madison's public library to make our return official. Under the cover of the library's ISP network, I used my laptop to upload...
A Deadly Encounter
A Deadly Encounter By **Ranito T. Frog (grrside)** It was almost midnight and the highway was pitch dark, and Ranito was thankful for it. He wouldn't want any of the few cars passing by to notice him lurking among the trees nearby, as they held an...
Leaving Sanctuary Behind
Whether it be freelance or in the mob's clutches, any skilled hitman knew the consequences of a failed mission. If a contract found sanctuary from a bullet or disappeared without a trace, several options would...
The Devil's Game - Chapter 2
It hardly seemed like a fair ultimatum, but d was a showman after all, and his black comedy was starting to appeal to tim, if only for the results that were being threatened.
Break the Rich
What looked to be a fast and vicious murder took on shades of black comedy as the bear instead ripped his tweed suit off, all the while wailing and fussing over his stuffed toy. "no! _no!_ you idiots, help me! fucking get this thing off of me!"