Thanks to everyone who commented and emailed me on the first chapter. It gave me the motivation to continue the story. This story for you guys! *** Daminus hurried down the street, casting quick glances to the shadows of the alleyways. Don't be stupid, you wouldn't be able to spot him anyways. Besides, the Magi Victus only have one victim tonight. The tho...
Finally she broke the silence "You look traumatized" she laughed. "Don't worry, this is exactly what I wanted. Yes it looks giant and uncomfortable, but surgery was not an option. You don't understand how relieved I am to be in this plaster prison, instead of being hooked up to an IV being prepped for surgery." I laughed and said "No, I'm not traumatized, j...
Chapter 24 - Decent into Darkness Never does a star's light grace this land nor does the sun send to here its rays of warmth and life; this is the Underdark. The secret world beneath the bustling surface of Faerûn, where the sky is a ceiling of heartless stone and where walls show the gray blindness of death in the torchlight of the foolish surface dwellers...
CHAPTER 3 -- ABANDON DECORUM His eyelids weighed a ton, yet he stared distantly in the dark. Shy was restless after Tabor had woken him up and then nearly blasted him—and quite possibly the entire apartment building—into nuclear ash. Nothing could distract his mind from the stress headache that throbbed in his temples, neither the big elephant-in-the-room w...
Mortek, a half-orc warlock, stood staring at the wondrous sight in front of him. Mortek had the height of his orc-ancestors and dwarfed even the tallest humans at seven feet. Even though he had the height of the orcs, he had the tanned brown skin of his human ancestry. He had two small tusks that looked more like fangs in his massive jaw line. It was that ve...
Fourth Excerpt Midday 4 Sectem, 515 K.E. Dear Diary, Hoyt left really early today. I saw him going out to meet Sir Wilkes through my window. Sir Wilkes asked Hoyt if he was ready for a fight. I heard Hoyt say he could beat an army today. Then he saw me through the window and waved! I waved back and he smiled at me before walking off. It made me so happ...
Trinity River, Texas~ Generally, you never seem to forget the first time you seen your pet. Most of the time its choosing from a litter. Or just recall the cuteness of holding them for the first time and the adjustment of breaking them into their new home. The first time I saw Numchucks I was at, "Super Dave's." A character to say the least. This guy had...
Fish for a Story Idea, a Word or Literary Inspiration I observed a friend writing. She was sitting with a small stack of papers in her lap and a pencil in her hand. She would look outward, not really looking at anything specifically but instead she was fishing for words to use that would fit into her write. She scribbled on the paper and then looked upward...
Edited by A_Little_Show's spouse ---------- ~ ---------- "Prove it." "I don't need to prove anything. I said you wouldn't believe me." "If you weren't so damn smok'n hot, I'd run - not walk - away right now." "Thanks. I think," Andrea sipped white wine from a red solo cup. "There isn't anything you can do to show me?" "It's usually fun to try." Andrea...
While getting a long weekend off from college, I was invited to a party by my friend, Sam, at his girlfriends' house. I was told to bring somebody, but having no one to bring, I brought beer instead. Sam had just started to date this girl, Lisa, and she was a party animal. Every weekend it was party time at Lisa's. I arrived a little early since I was brin...