"Okay people, this is it, the end game", Ragnar the Paladin said somberly. "Behind these doors is the Lich's phylactery, which is what we're here to destroy", he continued. "And loot his magical treasure, right?" Silke the thief asked. Ragnar shot her a disapproving look but yielded a nod. Everyone knew that if she wasn't the be...
When Taylor's eyes opened to the white ceiling above her masked by a white gauze canopy, she wondered for a brief instant where she was. But the musky male odor reminded her of the previous night. She looked at him nearly sprawled over the remaining bed, his back slashed with faint scars of careless companions. Taylor looked his back over wantonly, wishing...
{if Start Game = True} Thank You for selecting Game Mode! The rain was coming down as though a bucket brigade from heaven was being emptied into a strainer above the Inn of Ten Dragons at Thurston's Crossing. The lightning struck so constantly that the night was transformed into day by the flashes and none within could hear themselves think, let alone hold...
This was written for the 750 Word Project. The story itself is exactly 750 words long according to Microsoft Word. Thanks for reading! _______________________________ "Can you help me, please?" I did, several times, always hoping she'd be back again. In their infinite wisdom, the powers that be in Financial Aid had assigned me to the Computer Help Desk...
Jean followed Laurie reluctantly through the darkened halls, led only by a single white candle. Laurie paused at a heavy carved door waiting for Jean to catch up. Laurie extinguished the solitary glowing flame and took Jean's hand as she pushed the door with all her might. It groaned in protest, but finally opened enough that they could both slip through. J...
I wake up in darkness. Keeping track of time has become difficult since he locked me in the closet. I can follow the light from the crack at the bottom of door but I can't tell if it's artificial or sunlight. Can't tell if it's day or night. Can't tell if I've been in here days or hours or maybe it's only been minutes. "I have something to show you upstair...
It was Zana's 22nd and she wasn't expecting anything like the previous year. She had asked her friends to leave her alone and not to drop by for a surprise. She went to bed before midnight and cried herself to sleep. The first person to wish her was her best friend Annie. Annie wasn't going to let Zana be depressed on her birthday over a guy and woke her up...
** An Excerpt from SOUP Wars *** Kerin lay awake in his room, staring at the ceiling and listening to Maia breathing beside him. She turned in her sleep, reaching out as if seeking something, and when her hands found him, she snuggled close, laying her head on his chest and becoming quiet again. Their experience at the river had been repeated many times dur...
Colin was a smart guy. He was taking his Master's degree in physics during the time in which this story is set. He had dark brown hair that was thick and tickled his emerald eyes from underneath his black-rimmed glasses. He did not have a particularly muscular build, yet he was not fat. Sort of, average, in a way. He lived in a two-bedroom apartment building...
We met long ago, long, long ago. You touched me with one finger and I felt that we had known each other before... How can it be? How can you know for certain if you have met someone and loved someone and shared a life together when you have only had one brief conversation? When I looked into your eyes I saw heaven and knew that I would love you forever. Sta...