Some days, what a Terran Angel had to go through to seal treaties was more trouble than the treaty was worth, I thought mutinously. I had been voted by the Council of Balance as the angel "most likely to survive without debilitating mental trauma" and assigned the "prestigious" role of sealing a treaty with the Asmodeus Demon Clan. Normally, the sealing of a...
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At the beginning of time, six goddesses worked together to create the world of Manifest. However, they could not decide which of them should be the ruler of this new land. So, they devised a contest. Each goddess fashioned a race of intelligent beings after her own preferences and predilections, and set them upon the world of Manifest with one commandment: d...
Kenny pushed his way through the heavy leaves and broke free of the thick jungle. He was god only knows how deep in the Ecuadorian jungles and specifically deep in the Waorani Reserve. This particular land was established as a way of protecting both the natives and tourists that would likely be killed for wandering in. So naturally, that was where Kenny was...
Part 1: There is only one truth about time in prison. Interrogation, and waiting The walls of my cell are comprised of a total of 22 stones. No one stone is the same height or width. The Tapalanie prison is inefficiently built, painfully built. Who would be able to live with themselves for erecting a prison? Slaves - only a slave would dig their own grave....
Archchancellor Ridcully held up the small simulacrum to the light and scowled darkly. He'd never seen one before but he knew what it was and he didn't like it. "Where'd this come from, Sam?" Commander Vimes tapped the ash off his cigar and grimaced. "Constable Brick, our youngest troll officer, was just coming off shift when another troll approached him...
"She doesn't deserve the treatment she's getting, she's not a real noble." Daniels complained for what seemed like the hundredth time. Even as the two forces lined up for battle he didn't relent on the issue. "You did good work, Daniels," Henry responded, "but abusing the Princess is no longer producing results. The orcs learned their lesson and won't make...
(Based on a story that was in mimeograph circulation, under the counter, New York City in the early'60s) One The night I met Steve I knew there was something special about him I liked. "I just about always get what I'm after," he'd said with a smile. "Sometimes I have to work hard for it, but I get it." I don't remember how I happened to stop into th...
This story should stand alone, but is part 8 of the series; thanks from Nick, Thien and Thuy if you've started from 1. I'm trying to evoke more feelings and humour this time. Feel free to give feedback or votes - it's very encouraging! Now I was at university. Classes, reading, talking, coffee, more reading, sunny breaks, more reading... I was very lucky t...
Tatsu Island The gentle ocean waves made their way ashore, stroking across the beach like a lover's caress and washing away the recently made footsteps from the sand. The cries of the seagulls echoed through the air, and several of them landed on the beach to feast upon an unfortunate fish that had been washed ashore by the tide. One by one, the birds used...