Space, a cold vastness, it is both a cruel mistress and a beautiful lady to those who frequent her. Hela'alta made space her home on board her light star cruiser the Lusty Wench, she has used it to raid robot freighters of their cargo, elude the authorities and take on missions for a price paid for by the wealthy who could not get their hands dirty. Now a c...
The night before, I woke up at 1 a.m. Sara was still sleeping by my side, getting up I found a notebook and continued to searched for a pen. Upon finding it, he wrote a note, folded it into a bird using origami and placed the paper crane next to the sleeping young woman. I started to get dress and putting on my shoes, walking back to the bedroom I smiled gaz...
Prologue Magic was once abundant in the world: most agree with that. What people disagree on is how to bring the magic back. Some say the magic will never return, that it is a punishment for past sins. Some say the magic will return once the sins have been atoned for, or when wrongs have been righted. Others say that magic can be made abundant again throug...
Memoirs of Kitty Siam – Scorched Earth. Four thousand throats may be cut in one night by a running man – Klingon proverb It took an hour or so before our team was assembled in the library. At first, most of those commanded by the prince to be there were not sure why they were taken away from their homes and family to be ushered into the great library. I ga...
Note: This is an unfinished work. Originally was to be a part of Origins, but it didn't feel right, so it got left to the way side. Hopefully you'll enjoy away. ***** In low orbit above Amir, a trio of Khawarij Defenders plied their patrol route. "Unknown object detected, moving at high speed towards Halben, sighted at grid seven-three-alpha-gamma." Sari...
He was the new master of the Midlands. Voden was perhaps the youngest man ever to rule the land. He was a tall, slender youth with blond hair and pale blue eyes. He was very handsome and a rather pleasing individual to look at. Voden rose to power by means of intelligent schemes and hard leadership. He was the King of the Nords. A fearsome foe to anyone who...
Thanks to Tigerssman for all your help with this story. *** The war heated up. It was Spring in Northern Belarus; the rain just replaced the snow. The lines changed for both sides, but not much. The Australians needed troops, The Firebrand, and The Phoenix were stuck there. People felt like they were pieces on a chessboard. The war was getting too close to...
The alarm came early the next morning, just as the sun was edging its way over the foothills. Sister Augustine rose slowly, stretching her surprisingly well-rested muscles as she lifted herself out of her bed. As footsteps thundered passed her door she looked down in dismay at the mess between her legs, dried juices clinging to her hair and thighs from the...
*Warning: This story contains gay content in a fantasy world. Any negative comments about the main characters sexual orientation will be deleted.* ----- This wasn't a place I wanted to be. One this side of the war. We were losing. Actually, I'm pretty sure that we had lost. My father had received word that the last of our defenses had failed. The Sygrians...
Chapter 5 He sighed. "Breakfast?" He wasn't sure who, but he got whapped in the back of the head. "Okay, so how did they get in here, past the wards? I'm going to take a guess and say one of those two was a silence talent, which is why we didn't hear anything until he died. But who was the other? Is there a magic sucking talent?" Sally said thoughtfully,...