Teri watched the warden pace the length of the command center, a few Crows staring at her, concern reflected in their black eyes. “Are you alright?” Teri asked, before anyone else could. “No,” She cut in. Her thin shoulders were shaking with nervous tension. Beads of sweat ran down her skin, though, admittedly, the command … Read moreA Throne For Crows (Part 34)
After an accident, the hero dies before they can face off the villain. It’s all up to the hero’s mentor and sidekick to save the world. Piloting efficiency at 50%. The dull letters gleamed at her from the cockpit. She tensed, and they jumped up a few points, then flickered back down to fifty. They … Read more[WP] After an accident, the hero dies before they can face off the villain. It’s all up to the hero’s mentor and sidekick to save the world.
[WP] “Humans are warmongering, cruel and evil beings.” “That’s not fair! There are good people out there!” “…They aren’t humans.” The reaper bowed her head to mine and looked down her nose at me. She was pale, as elegant as I thought she might’ve been, and she was staring at the stab wound glistening in … Read more[WP] “Humans are warmongering, cruel and evil beings.” “That’s not fair! There are good people out there!” “…They aren’t humans.”
Quen darted forward, Boss at his side. Where she moved, Quen followed. “Have you ever lived like this before?” Boss laughed, her armor deflecting a spray of bullets with little metal pings. A heavy round dented her plate and she found the intermediate and slew them, tearing them apart in her bare hands. Quen set … Read moreA Throne For Crows (Part 33)
I caught a nap at some point, but it was hard to focus for the noise of the guns from cameras, the distant typewriter noise of assault rifles, and the ever present screeching of the insects. Where the wasps were culled from the heavens half a dozen drones were falling, and where there were successes, … Read moreA Throne For Crows (Part 32)
You visit your local post office after moving to a new town to send a letter to some friends back home. When the postman reads your name his eyes light up with recognition. “I can’t believe you’ve finally showed up! This has been here for ages” He retrieves you a strange looking package. I blew … Read more[WP] You visit your local post office after moving to a new town to send a letter to some friends back home. When the postman reads your name his eyes light up with recognition….
My luck had been good so far, as far as having USEC’s underbelly exposed could’ve gone. By the end of the night, that’d changed. Quen stared at me inside of his room, where the makeshift warleaders were plotting and planning. “Warden, are you sure you’re up for this?” I wasn’t, but there was no need … Read moreA Throne For Crows (Part 31)
“That’s it then,” Dean spoke up. He broke the silence. “It’s all lies.” Murmurs among the ranks. The Morrigan stood at the back, her head hung low. I remembered how reverently she spoke of the man who had saved her. How reverent she had held human kind. Their indomitability, their reckless attempts to save themselves, … Read moreA Throne For Crows (Part 30)
I tapped the side of my Omoi and drifted into a radio station. “-e Regent remains out of her tower, although a large body of Crows are waiting outside of it for her to emerge and judge the gathered evidence. The Warleader stands in front of the wall, silent, watching the crowd.” I tuned to … Read moreA Throne For Crows (Part 29)
An abused child suddenly gains superpowers and begins to take revenge on the world. You, as the hero tasked with stopping them, are struggling with the morality of beating up a five year old. The purple flag of the Mardi Gras republic flew at half mast that day. To the north, the ever burning fields … Read more[WP] An abused child suddenly gains superpowers and begins to take revenge on the world….