Drift
So much destruction. So much death. As she drifted across the emptiness of space, Neiame could only reflect on what she had done, as she tried to hold back her instinctive urges to consume. The ritual she had overseen had simply resulted in...
Wrath
_If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one. I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds._ _-J. Robert Oppenheimer_ She could not fight the hunger. Neiame had become a...
Union
Everything was ready. The area had been consecrated as per Neiame's specifications. The gate had been constructed exactly as needed, complete with the focusing crystal atop the pedestal. The summoning of the Vela'Alari was at hand. She had everything...
Light
* * * "It's not going to hold! We have to stop it, now!" "There's no turning back at this point! We're past the point of no return, if we fail here, nobody will make it out alive, not a single person!" The ground shook from the massive surge of...
Shift
_Imagine an eye unruled by man-made laws of perspective, an eye unprejudiced by compositional logic, an eye which does not respond to the name of everything but which must know each object encountered in life through an adventure of perception. How...
Exile
Staring at herself in her private quarter's mirror, Neiame sighed. She had to do something. Had others also been left behind? Had they also been transformed as she had? She certainly felt disconnected from the rest of the Alari, yet at the same time,...
Karma's a Bitch
It finally came. It took weeks and weeks and shipping, much more than was advertised, I never understood why these companies do this. These things rarely work anyway, you can order something in the mail, and it might end up defective or flat out...
A Growing City
The largest cities are always the best places to fit in. No matter how strange a person might be, they'll always go relatively unnoticed in the metropolises of the world. Assuming they mind their own business, of course. Martina thought this would be...
The Hunger
It was a feeling unlike any other she had ever experienced before. This was more than a simple physical attraction. This was beyond lust; it was more of a hunger, a need to satisfy some unknown desire. Mida was just as surprised at what was happening....
The Shower
Cynthia's first night at home had been free of any strange dreams. It seemed the morning came instantly after she had allowed herself to drop onto the bed and close her eyes, despite her sister's playful tickling and teasing. It was a nice change. She...
The Shrine
There exist a number of stereotypes associated with archaeologists. One of the more common ones is that of the scientist digging in the rocks, uncovering complete skeletons of dinosaurs. Those are paleontologists. Others perceive archaeologists to be...
The Flight
Staying calm was not an easy task for Cynthia. Her current situation left her unable to stay still; her thoughts wandering from one subject to another. She wasn't specifically stressed, the situation didn't scare her. It simply left her extremely...