"There it is, at long last!" I exclaim, as my eyes set sight on a lone statue in the centre of the chamber. It was surprisingly well lit by the rays of light seeping in from cracks in the ceiling. I scan the area for any obvious traps, and after considering the month long journey it took to get here from the capital it seems like dying at the foot...
I have passed from the outermost portal To the shrine where a sin is a prayer; What care though the service be mortal? O our Lady of Torture, what care? All thine the last wine that I pour is, The last in the chalice we drain, O fierce and luxurious Dolores, Our Lady of Pain. ~ Algernon Swinburne: Dolores Deep, festering anguish swirls within my being; it...
The dusky graveyard had been torn apart and emptied. Its ancient tombstones were cracked and toppled, its rusted gates broken off the hinges. The ground was freshly dug and churned so that massive piles of dirt bordered the dozens of previously undisturbed graves. Every moldy coffin had been cracked open, and every vine-covered tomb had been ransacked, but n...
Kagai wept in fear and loneliness, looking down at the water from her room in the Inn, her hand slowly caressing her stomach, her unborn baby only three months alive. It had been a stupid mistake, the daughter of the emperor of the Land of Red Suns letting a simple western sailor seduce her, impregnate her. Her father had ordered her killed for disgracing hi...
In the night sky a meteor falls to Earth on what would be an average night in Jackson, Mississippi. Contained in this meteor is an amulet that is said to give the wearer the power of the gods. The meteor crashes into the ground in a remote area just outside of the city. The meteor cracks and partially reveals the amulet.What's next? Emilee, an 18 year old c...
As dawn lit up the horizon Jack and his band entered the Ganthorian craft to lick their wounds. Met by Ruby, Greta, and James the group attempt to soothe each others nerves. Noting Sophia Ridge trudging up the ramp like a guy Ruby winces. "What the heck happened out there? Sophia looks normal." "I'm not normal Dammit! Somebody get me a shirt already." Rub...
Camille was a valuable general for Dai Shi. The possessor of the chameleon spirit, Camille served Dai Shi with her life. She had various sexy powers like shapeshifting, camouflaging into a wall like a chameleon, a poisonous tongue that could stretch out to some distance. She could transform into a green chameleon warrior suit that gave her two sais as weapon...
Servants were quite busy in the palace tonight as yet another feast was in progress and Phoreneus was drinking heavily again. Having woken up late from his encounter with the dancing girl the night before, he was not satisfied, as her resistance to him filled him with more anger than lust. Most of the day he spent at the baths, and of course drinking heavily...
Reunited "The Queen will see you now." Zalen nodded. He was already muttering the words for the stronger form of dispel, but was doing his best to mask them as nervousness. He walked inside, followed by the pirate who was now disguised as a merchant. The Queen was sitting on her throne, waiting. "Do you have the ring?" Now that Zalen knew about the cont...
I'm not sure where I found it. I was on my way home from work. It was a nice sunny afternoon and I had decided to take the longer route home, wending my way through the woods to take the path along the river. It's only an extra 20 minutes or so, and it beats by far walking along the noisy city streets. I wasn't in a hurry. I didn't have any plans for the ev...