Nobody really remembers when the first "superhero" came into being. As far as anybody can remember, they've just always been around. Super-powered individuals that exhibit abilities far beyond the norm and use their abilities to better the world around them through feats of heroism. Some of these heroes were born the way they were, a quirk of genet...
THE CHRONICLES OF HVAD - CAST OF CHARACTERS For those of you having trouble remembering who's who ... Feel free to peruse the list - there are no spoilers. Author's comments at the end. From Gosdan's steading GOSDAN - the Hospodar MIHRAN - his Hand (a combination of bodyguard and advisor) ANTRAS - his eldest son KHOREN - Antras' Hand, a brute...
Author's Note: I've tried to keep this from following either of the two main story lines found in Loving Wives, mostly because I'm curious as to the reaction. If you're looking for a vampy wife or a wimp husband, this is not the story for you. If you're looking for something a little different and with a bit more romance, set in a historical setting, then th...
The blazing fire flickered across the massive creature, heating his closed eyes, warming his flesh and igniting his restless dreaming mind. Those destructive jaws twitched and muttered nonsense into the empty room. His chest rose and fell unsteady and rapid. The talons that cursed his fingered paws clasped the arms of the armchair in attempts to hang on to h...
Queen Ezana looked at the massive wall mirror in her dressing room. Her four body slaves had helped her fit into a very tight white gown and were now waiting at a side of the room. Their heads bowed down but their cocks painfully erect. The Queen silently chuckled a little. These men stay in her Royal Chambers and are always kept naked. They are often around...
“Damn him to hell!” You shout as you toss your goblet in anger at the short and meek royal messenger. He quickly scurries out of your chambers as you throw your desk over on its side. Surely it wasn’t his fault, but the last few weeks has been full of disappointment and sorrow. It all began when your father, King Skall, died in combat fighting against one of...
"Well, James, I think the evening went very well," Lady Berwick said to her husband as she climbed into bed. "Did you see Charles and Catherine together? Don't they go well together?" "Yes, they do but we thought that they always went well together," he said settling in on his side. "Yes we did," Elizabeth said. "I've always wondered what happened between...
With apologies to Jane Austen! * Chapter I Plans Are Made It s a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a desirable body, a pleasing disposition and an agile mind has the wherewithal to attract a rich husband. Rich young men, however, are mainly interested in nubile women who are prepared to make themselves agreeable, that is...
"Hear me, people of Modus. You have lived in the cold darkness for 40 years. It is your choice you stay in darkness without fire, without the thing your ancestors mastered, tamed and used as they wished. Do your rulers make you endure the dark cold for your own good? Do they take most of your produce for their own larders and let you starve because it's best...
Late into the night, the clock struck two as a Bentley silently pulled into the driveway of Jalsa, Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan's residence at Juhu. A tall figure dressed all in black slowly stepped out and entered the dimly-lit bungalow, which was devoid of all staff except for 3 trusted aides. He didn't ring the doorbell. He didn't need to. The door op...