The sword flicked up in his arms as he pointed it thoroughly at the door. “Report,” he barked. Excelsior tore his sword out of the elevator door frame and it slid shut with an agonizing echo. Hot and heavy breathing as I clutched at my leg, squeezing it, tears running down the inside of my … Read moreGale Rising (Chapter 46)
You are a world class superhero, the ability to manipulate luck. You’ve defeated monsters, armies, and even your own team when they turned evil. What everyone doesn’t know is that everything that has happened has been a massive coincidence and you have no idea what your doing. “This is why I did it.” My hands … Read more[WP] You are a world class superhero, the ability to manipulate luck. You’ve defeated monsters, armies, and even your own team when they turned evil. What everyone doesn’t know is that everything that has happened has been a massive coincidence and you have no idea what your doing.
You are a super hero that as been captured by your ever greatest nemesis. You decide to make him/her monologue so you can have a bit of time to free yourself, but as he/she talks you come to realize the sad truth. You were the real villain in this story, he/she was doing what was … Read more[WP] You are a super hero that as been captured by your ever greatest nemesis. You decide to make him/her monologue so you can have a bit of time to free yourself, but as he/she talks you come to realize the sad truth. You were the real villain in this story, he/she was doing what was good.
“Fear not.” You had everything right. The circle, the offering… How in heaven did you summon an angel?! My eyes flicked from Beneath-side to Loft-side, awkwardly staring up at the rift glowing, quite angrily, far above my head. Slowly, I drifted back, step by step, so that it didn’t quite hurt my neck to stare … Read more[WP] “Fear not.” You had everything right. The circle, the offering… How in heaven did you summon an angel?!
A devil sobbed on the bar counter, the contract in his hand. “Why was I so stupid? How did I manage to sell my soul to the human?” Ilene nocked her head on her head, and minded the horns. It’d just be like the sheriff to ignore the situation and bitch her out about having … Read more[WP] A devil sobbed on the bar counter, the contract in his hand. “Why was I so stupid? How did I manage to sell my soul to the human?”
The moment was interrupted by the passage of a number of large blades where the wall had been bare minutes ago, with only the return of Colton’s knives to stop them from sinking into the side of my head. Breath in, breath out, turn to face the things in the night. Barely lit by reflections, … Read moreGale Rising (Chapter 45)
The man who ruined your relationship with your fiancée and then mysteriously disappeared has now returned to town. After such a long time you have now come face-to-face with Cotton Eye Joe It was utterly impossible to see the man walking again. Not only because it set my heart on fire to see him, but … Read more[WP] The man who ruined your relationship with your fiancée and then mysteriously disappeared has now returned to town. After such a long time you have now come face-to-face with Cotton Eye Joe
A kiss in the pouring rain. At least the rain might mask the tears. Maybe in another moment I’d feel her touch again, but it was buried in the torrent. Happiness drifted away through finger tips that refused to close completely, and all that was left was that peculiar emptiness that we’d always hated, always … Read more[WP] A kiss in the pouring rain. At least the rain might mask the tears.
It was different with someone beside me. Only a few scant minutes ago, it had been the disaster of wandering in the dark that had made me terrified. The lack of contextual evidence had made the creature terrifying instead of pitiable. But now, it had been enlightened into a mere horror. but not for long … Read moreGale Rising (Chapter 44)
Cassandra caught my eye and obligingly turned the light towards me so I could fumble with it. Then the com flipped open. “Gale,” Excelsior’s voice rumbled through the Mic. “Everything alright? We heard another awful noise.” “I’m with them,” Hands said, muffled. “Elevator’s gone. Looks like it was rigged to keep anyone who wasn’t staff … Read moreGale Rising (Chapter 43)