An Obedient Fall
The monster stops writhing. A final fetid breath escapes the maw filled with innumerable, uneven teeth, which forms a twisted smile of release. I don't get close immediately, watching for a few seconds. I'm not pleased at all. Black-horned demons are a...
An Obedient Fall 2
Insistent knocks resound against the thin wooden door, way louder than they need to be. My eyes burn a bit when I slowly blink. I don't move without permission, nor speak. The night hasn't exactly been restful, but I'm used to that permanent feeling of...
A Lesson in Need
Under the earth, in an abandoned cave of damp concrete, a single spot of bluish light pierced the darkness. It lit up a sleeping muzzle --sleeping, but not restful. The rust-colored face of the wolf twitched and leaned away in reaction to the glow. His...
One Day at Temple
Part one _(In which a wolf has a dog day.)_ The repetitive squishy sound of his lupine butt getting pounded was difficult not to focus on while Sam's head was held firmly by the second client. A hand covered up to the fingers with green feathers...
Alliance
Nyman played with his hooved fingers on top of the smooth oaken table. He tried to improvise a nice rhythm to his tune, but it was chaotic, and his makeshift drum was meant to hold plates, cups, saucers and cutlery, not make music. It appeared to...
A Dragon's Gold
Lawrence walked along his handlers back from the mill. Despite the chilly weather, his body felt hot from the effort. A large pearl of sweat ran down his neck, and along his shoulder, where it slowed down. The stallion blew sharply, and watched the...
Wolves in Winter
The old clock behind the broken protective glass ticked softly as the minute hand moved to indicate 8:31 pm. The invitations specified 6:00 pm. Sarial realized he was hungry. The smell of delicious turkey had faded, and the meal was undoubtedly cold....
Iron Moon
The moon rose proud among the low, mist-like clouds floating ominously over the somber, strong trees of the ancestral forest. It bloodied the horizon in a potent forewarning of the events to come. The ancients called this special autumn evening the...
Wild Moon
The animal knew. I timed my movements with the fresh breeze. The rustle of the yellowing thicket buried me as I slid among the branches, blanketed in shadows. I peeked through the wall of leaves. From a small clearing on a minuscule hilltop, the buck...
Nilo Breaks
This all happened before I got close to Sorham and became his friend. Before our absurd study nights to prepare for tests my dragon didn't care about, where I spent more time playfully teasing and stripping than assisting him in revising anything;...
Tangled Instincts
Part one _(Which describes the 'first contact' between a cheetah and a rabbit.)_ Ayyal kept his eyes peeled over the savanna. Only his dotted cheetah face protruded out of a bundle of dead, crispy bushes, ears straightened up in focus. The drought...
Reined In (2/2)
By the morning, Yedezh had only one thing to which he looked forward in the entire universe; one thing that he absolutely, obsessively needed. Getting his poor trapped cock and balls unlocked from their nasty metallic jail. His hope for control of...