Part 2: Instinct "Wake up, Carina," a voice called to Gabriella pulling her from her sleep. Her eyes fluttered open and she found a pair of cool gray ones staring down at her. "What? How did you..?" The man from the club lay in the bed next to her, one arm holding him over her so he could look into her eyes. "Shh," he whispered slowly leaning down to mee...
I'd like to thank the original artists and authors of the Kenkou Kurosu monster girls for inspiration of the characters used in this story series. Cold. That's all I remember feeling as soon as I felt awake. I was freezing, and the wind swirling around me cut to the bone like a knife. "Pah! Blech... Pff!" I shook the snow from my face after getting it out...
The flickering torches burning in the upper towers of Castle Wareg blended in with the stars twinkling in dark, moonless sky. It created a surreal impression that the castle was only partially of this world; like an ethereal castle of shadow that faded in and out of the world in times of great importance. Twice now Jeanette had come to its gates. The first t...
~~Medusa~~ "So, what do you think?" Darian said. He posed for them, a brown cloak wrapped over his body, dirty edges and blotches of stains on it. Chimera grunted, but Medusa smiled and slithered around him. "You look charming." "I'm not supposed to look charming! I'm supposed to look forgettable." He adjusted the horrible garb, but no matter how he wore...
"WHERE IS SHE?" "My lord!" "BRING HER NOW!" "My lord... she-she is not here. We have searched every inch of the Marble Tree, and the witches search the valley now. We cannot find her." There was a vein at the back of Caligula's neck that threatened to burst. This, this was a direct act of defiance. And he would not be defied. He was being disrespected...
/ /Author's Note: This story, Terrible Company, is sprawling sword-and-sorcery fantasy satire with a diverse cast of characters. Over its many chapters, those characters will have interactions (both with each other and others) that cross many of the lines that exist between Lit genres. I have come to believe that breaking the story into those different categ...
NB: Credit goes to my editor, wildheartedangel, for making the necessary checks and changes. Anyway, I realize that there are actually quite a few loose ends to tie so I might have two instead of one chapter more to write for this series. I know that this chapter ends with a mother of all cliffhangers so cookies and steak are welcomed since the muse is unwil...
Dawn and Ken, great as always. Thanks everyone for making chapter 1 my best start ever. To a very special helper, there are no words for how much you're teaching me; thank you Julie. Please enjoy chapter 2 and I'll get more out as soon as I can. As a precaution, Adam followed Kevin and Laura home. After pulling into the parking lot of the condominium, K...
SFer #8: Armageddon part 1 It was fitting that the press release came out on Friday the 13th. Three groups of astronomers had confirmed the presence of a growing, unexplained shadow partially obscuring the view of Neptune. At last, the antimatter comet whose pending collision with Earth would obliterate most of your solar system had shown itself to terrestr...
The Summoning Dr. Catherine D'Great finally opened the door. "Sorry to make you wait, Mr. Crachit. I'm running a little late today." Robbie took in the elaborate furnishings of her office: A desk made of pure petrified wood, a wide consulting couch that appeared to be sleep number adjustable, and two lava lamps mounted on opposite walls. Above him loome...