The soldiers of the Hæňgaram Empire stood atop the hill that connected the shoreline to the lands above. They stared down upon us and I could tell that my crew was none too pleased by their presence. The gleam of their armor under the moonlight, the pointed tips of their arrows and blades, and the bellows of their horses told us that they seemed ready for co...
"Seventy-seven, seventy-eight, seventy-nine, eighty. There! Minus five bucks for that order you delivered late, here's your pay. Don't go spending it all in one place now, kid." "I won't, mister Maroni." Jackass. Chet closed the door to the pizzeria and lifted up the kickstand on his bike. The air was much cleaner and fresher outside, but it was also gett...
Hal's hands were tingling in anticipation as the rotor blades of the ContiBank chopper began winding to a halt. The pilot remained in his seat, flicking switches and beginning to fill in a log book. He did, however, incline his head at the exit door as a green light came on. "Thank-you, sirs and madam, you can now alight onto the platform." Working his way...
I drove quickly away. I was thinking about Mary. She told me just before she died that when I'd meet someone it is her wish for me to be happy. And then ovarian cancer took her from me. I wanted to die that evening. Now I am happy I didn't. Holly sat on passenger side. The very seat she used to sit. And we were going my place. "Are we there yet?" She kept a...
It's the start of another school year at Goodyear High School for me after a long summer of waitressing at the local ice cream shop. I've always wanted to be a cheerleader, ever since I was about 5 and went to my first football game in town and saw all the beautifully dressed girls doing acrobatics and waving their pomp-pons. My mom promised me, "One day, Na...
Chapter Six – The Graveyard of Virtue The architecture of Sevérckt nad Gorádki was similar to the northwestern section of Danka's hometown of Rika Héckt-nemát, where the city's wealthier families lived. However its setting was completely different. Instead of sitting in a flat river valley, Sevérckt nad Gorádki was built on a hill and surrounded by steep hi...
That day at the office Ron couldn't believe he was caught! He had let his guard down and gotten sloppy! Lois Trainer had surprised him by approaching his cubical from behind. It must have been her habit of walking around in her stocking feet. The bitch was like a ninja! Anyway, she had seen, albeit briefly, one of the nasty pictures on his computer. He minim...
Chapter 5: Love, Music, and a Brief Respite. The capital of Monstergirls, Reikshold, had been rebuilt after cultists of the former monster lord attempted to kill Agrat, the current, benevolent monster empress. Passing by the safe zone for young humans where decency laws applied, both Anubises, Saakali, and Otep, slowly passed the streets full of working m...
Lou Brenner, the building's senior resident, has been in his flat for five years. He has had the same job, head of security at the local chocolate factory, ever since 1a had been converted into flats. He had never had the good fortune to find a soul mate, and at the age of thirty-one had, subconsciously, even stopped looking. There had been the occasional 'o...
Stamina The morning of the next day found Noah roaming the village. Before he made any decisions, he wanted to know what this town had to offer, what endeavors it could support. According to the maps he bought, Clive was far away from the nation's capital, out in the boondocks, but it appeared to have a strong economy, with many professions one might not ex...