A Liaison With Eternity
(update: won second place in the sfhh17 contest! wooo!) “you're a fool."
Phyrric Dalliance
The hard-packed ground trembled beneath Vanier's feet. Dust and hot air swirled in the wake of the settling ship, its atmospheric repulsor jets easing it lower until the extended landing gear kissed the dirt like a long-lost lover. It was a thing of...
Highest Sin, Deadliest Foe (1999 words)
Rapid steps, soft and stealthy but he could hear them all the same. Jon sidled further back into the decrepit old house, one of the few that remained in the old village long ago emptied by repeated raids of the Packs. Was it Him, Jon wondered,...
Uneaten Prey (1991 words)
Odd creatures, the Eyxalos, and pretty damn dangerous. Naet sprawled on the stone outcrop a hundred or more feet above the war party passing below. Half man, if rather thin and frail looking men, and half deer they did not appear terribly...
Into Darkness
## Into Darkness Caroline leaned back into Shane's chest and sighed. She felt the soft fur of the lynx underneath the sweater he wore; it was warm and inviting like laying...
Hollowed Heart
"Hey boys, get a load of this." The man with the hoodie held his phone up. His friend peered at the screen and smirked. "The idiot and his bitch." A third nodded, tapping a bat on the ground. "The idiot and his bitch." 'Enjoying the new phone,...
Not a Wolf [2000 words]
I stumbled across the last sidewalk and onto the park grass, dim in the half-moonlight. My head was spinning, and my ears couldn't be rid of a high-pitched whine. I needed to find Mark. I had literally been torn away from the wolf I... cared about,...
In Hell for Love (2003 words)
The sun had set, the night was rising, the world was going quiet and the darkness was coming; it was time for Yug'ulkarr, the goat demon, to emerge from the depths of Hell. Through a pentagram of burned leaves and blood, the Hell-spawn stepped...
The Only Escape
A bright bolt of lightning flashed through the night, briefly illuminating the inky black sky. It was quickly followed by the low rumble of thunder. Strong gusts of wind rustled through the leaves of the trees in the forest. As the sound of thunder...
Fragile Humans
I sat slumped in the corner, water cascading off my fur and spiralling down the drain, as it had been doing for the past hour at least. It had long ago turned cold, the hot-water heater unable to keep up with the protracted shower, and even longer ago...
Hallowed Hearts:A conjuring (Word Count: 2050)
Old hallows eve drew close, Ursula could feel her power growing, soon reality would bend to her whim, the thought brought a smirk to the ebony felines lips. The Templar knights hunting her for years, corrupting one of their own into forsaking his oath....