My ancient lover turned around and looked at me with surprise. "It is you? Isn't it?" I said stepping towards her. She stepped away as though afraid of me, her face didn't tell me anything other than that she was surprised. I could feel tears begin streaking down my face as I approached her. Did she not know me? Was she afraid of me? "Erena!" I shouted her...
Memphis, Egypt - 3127 B.C.E. A hot dry wind blew in from the west, making an already scorching day all the more unbearable. Sand from the Sahara desert normally scoured everything in Memphis, but today it seemed almost malevolent. Nerata'ari had to shield her eyes with her gold colored shawl as she lowered a decrepit, but watertight, bucket into the Nile ri...
All Characters in this story are 18 years or older in Human years. * Deep within a majestic forest and long before the empires of men stood an ancient society whose long standing traditions still run through our veins, those lucky enough to witness the last remnants of this society called these mystic beings Nymphs. The Nymphs arrived from a higher plan...
Dropping the shovel again, Allen coughed into his arm. His throat burned with dust as he hacked up whatever had snuck in. I'm gonna be paying for this later, he thought. Should've brought some kinda cough medicine. This was the first time he'd devoted himself to such a dig, and after two days of going straight down, he'd still not uncovered anything. Granted...
Please, no reposting without permission --- She was beautiful. Jiri was at a party, and saw her across the room. He was here to meet another girl, but she had stood him up. He was angry at the human race, one half in particular, and he intended to drink himself into a stupor. When he first saw her, he put down his drink. He could do nothing but stare. Sh...
Alana checked the stars and moved more westerly. She knew from the map she'd peeled from the hide of a demon thrall that the temple entrance was near. Holding it up to the moonlight she could see the word to open the temple shining brightly. A few hundred yards later she saw the door. If she didn't know it was there she would never have seen it in the rock...
The docks down at pier nine were almost abandoned and if it weren't for the courier ship being unloaded there would no signs of life here. The ship looked like one of those giant oil tankers that sit low in the water. It smelled of salt, seaweed and cantankerous old men that spend most of their time on land in dark musty bars. A hollow nasty air drifted ar...
Phil awoke to the smell of lavender and spring. Verdé's soft lips were pressed against his in a kiss. She exhaled and warm, fragrant air flowed back into him like a fresh spring breeze. He felt the embers of his spirit rekindle and spark back into life. Verdé looked down at him with her bright green eyes and smiled. Her long silky green hair flowed down over...
Erica slips through the doorway leading back to the living room, taking comfort in Jake's arm wrapped around her. Slowly turning to face him as she gives him a brief kiss before telling him "I'll be back in a moment, stud... then we can go out." Jake smiles back and lets her slip away, watching Erica walk up the stairs. Out of the corner of his eye, he caugh...
Brent Kelly, CEO of AK Software, gently shook the shoulder of the young woman sleeping with her face on a keyboard. "Wake up, Persephone. Aunt Gi called, and she's worried about you." Persephone yawned and stretched her arms. "Oh, Brent. What time is it?" "It's just after eleven; Friday morning, in case you've lost track. Aunt Gi was worried when you didn'...