My brain pounded. Blood flushed through my arteries and whistled through my veins. I stepped back away from the screen. Behind me, a safety clicked off. Sweat rolled down the back of my neck. The wound in my head ached as it slipped past the back of my ears. Slowly, I turned to look at … Read moreA Throne For Crows (Part 17 and something special.)
I poked my head into a room marked with a flag, and the bed was empty. The window was open as well and the blood flowers were blooming outside under the green sun. They whispered and hungered, and I might’ve even reached out to touch them had they been closer. It was always beautiful this … Read moreGale Rising (Part 74)
There is a young lady who goes to your library every day. She is most obviously a golden dragon, although she doesn’t know how bad her disguise is from up close. You decide to help her hide better. The next day you get visited by visitors angry that their “quarry” had disappeared. “Hey,” Gwen said, … Read more[WP] There is a young lady who goes to your library every day. She is most obviously a golden dragon, although she doesn’t know how bad her disguise is from up close. You decide to help her hide better. The next day you get visited by visitors angry that their “quarry” had disappeared.
A superhero hires the only person who might be able to babysit their bratty child. An ex super villain In the free state of the Mardi Gras Republic, the line between villain and hero had long since blurred into meaninglessness. The walls that surrounded society were still kept up by a mixture of gangsters and … Read more[WP] A superhero hires the only person who might be able to babysit their bratty child. An ex super villain
First person; lines of hot Command Tongue lanced across the surface of my eyes, drifting like clouds over a starred scarred sky. Omoi rang of warnings. Gunshot wound to the stomach; possibly fatal without treatment. It dug in, ached through my organs, chitinous plates split wide. Ichor spilled free. The ambush hadn’t worked out. Half … Read moreA Throne For Crows (Part 16)
A television played quietly in the corner. Spanish soap opera; I didn’t recognize which one this was, but I think I’d watched it a few months ago. I still had no idea what was going on. Something about super heroes and evil twins? I tapped my fingers along the arm of the chair, blowing the … Read moreGale Rising (Part 73)
A young Princess finds a dragon hatchling and decides to raise it in secret. Years later, the princess is now a young woman who’s sick and tired of dealing with potential suitors and decides to make her escape with the help of her reptilian companion. “We’re doing it,” she hissed into the darkness of her … Read more[WP] A young Princess finds a dragon hatchling and decides to raise it in secret. Years later, the princess is now a young woman who’s sick and tired of dealing with potential suitors and decides to make her escape with the help of her reptilian companion.
Brighton finished channeling his natural magic through the ley intersection of his heart. Excess magic leaked out of the corner of his eyes like tears that defied gravity, dripping rolling up his face before disappearing into the sky. It’d been a few days now, so the guard post had stopped burning or smoking. Instead, it … Read moreGuildmaster’s Guidance (Part 10)
A talkative demon strikes up an unlikely and forbidden friendship with a blind angel, who is unaware of what their dear friend really is. He visited her daily. She sat in the park, on a bench, her eyes long since scooped out and removed. The law she held tight to her chest still bore fruit, … Read more[WP] A talkative demon strikes up an unlikely and forbidden friendship with a blind angel, who is unaware of what their dear friend really is.
Tree roots had devoured most of the base. Hallways had been destroyed and consumed by oak. Tendrils of roots burrowed into side panels and emerged like questing fingers out of walls. “How does any of this have any power?” I whispered. The Regent flicked on a light switch, and a few flickering lights came on. … Read moreA Throne For Crows (Part 15)