Once Mortal | Chapter 5
My mother slumped in the chair as she absorbed herself in her memories, wiping tears off her face as she sobs, she moves her tail near her head and holds it while opening the picture book with her right hand. Her sniffling permeated the sound space, I...
Once Mortal | Chapter 4
I sat up after staring at the ceiling for hours, as I stretched it didn't feel like a 'stretch', in fact I could even contort my body in strange ways without feeling uncomfortable. I missed even the simple things, but at least I never tire or feel the...
Once Mortal | Chapter 3
The sun was just around the horizon as I drifted back to my old house, the wind was cold, colder than it ever felt when I first became a reaper. I wondered if it was caused by my stirred emotions, a swarm of hopelessness crawling into my thoughts....
Once Mortal | Chapter 6
A few days passed, my parents were coping in their own ways and notifying our extended family. Guess this'll be a good time to see how my relatives are doing, they never really visit often at all when compared to other species, but with our long...
Once Mortal | Chapter 7
I hovered in my bed with nothing to do like usual, Uncle Dane and the others went to a nearby hotel for the time being, hard to believe my funeral is only a couple days away. Though I find it strange that only Uncle Dane visited so far, I thought I'd...
Once Mortal | Chapter 2
While I'll never be able to enjoy my hobbies again, I enjoyed having the ability to fly as we shooted past buildings. We soared through the skies as I followed a scent of death, the strongest was fairly secluded from the rest of the city. I felt...
Once Mortal | Chapter 1
I was staring at the night sky, did I wake up from some dream? I looked at the aftermath of the incident, a cable broke, the safety net I setup was ripped by the very platform I stood on as it hangs sideways on a single cable. 'What a stroke of...
Once Mortal | Prologue
'Cold... it's so cold, is this the end?' I thought, as my life was fading from me. My name is Zane Lazarus, a twenty-one year old introverted dragon. I took the job cleaning the windows of some mansion, the pay was good, however an accident...