Zuberan 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….
Colors swam like fish trapped in a bowl over top of me and buzzing like wasps in my ears, and Omoi wouldn’t shut up about exposure to hostile phenomena and a brief interface with something that had run wild circles around her programming. My vision swam, eyes were watering. I closed them, let the tears … Read moreA Throne For Crows (Part 28)
The Multiverse Police Have Found You! Turns out, any fiction that is written creates a new universe, and every person killed in a story is viewed as a murder to any civilized universe. You are a murder mystery author, and the MP have found you. “Hands up,” the man in purple said, playfully hoisting his … Read more[WP] The Multiverse Police Have Found You! Turns out, any fiction that is written creates a new universe…
I didn’t walk so much as stumble inside. The air was thick and heady with mold and plantlife. Bushes and green leafy things existed in the light of bioluminescent algaes, coating everything in a strange mixture of greens and blues. The Regent stood at the center. “The city came under attack,” I said. What was … Read moreA Throne For Crows (Part 27)
You have just died and find yourself being drawn towards a bright light at the end of a seemingly endless tunnel. Suddenly the light goes out and you hear “Due to budget cuts the light at the end of the tunnel has been shut off until further notice.” “Yeah, them’s the breaks,” said the angel … Read more[WP] You have just died and find yourself being drawn towards a bright light at the end of a seemingly endless tunnel…