I sat there, facing Professor Harold Williams with a million questions, and having no idea where to begin. I just remained in my chair, still stupidly gaping at the man. Harold eyed me silently for a moment and then moved to take the seat next to me. "I suppose," he started with a slight grin, "the most obvious one would be- why are you here?" "Yeah," I fi...
In the Not to distant future a genetic virus Called Mutatio Darwinis, Though it's commonly called the Animal Disease. No one knows where the diease came from, but it's effects were obvious. What would happen is that the affected person started to have their DNA rewritten from the animal they got it from. Then, in a violent and Painful way, The Mutations wou...
You entered a secret little shop in a mostly forgotten corner of Lumiose city, most people would avoid this kind of area like the plague but you had a special reason for going there, mainly there was a little building that looked run down but was mostly certainly in business; a very specific but high paying business. This business was the use of pokemon to s...
Vol. 3: The Roman Orgy Three months into my term as Duke of Averic, things were finally starting to recover from the tumult of the plague. With almost one-third of the population perished, I reorganized the serfs so that the nearest, most productive fields were adequately tended. Some of the crop in fields nearest the border ended up rotting on the vine for...
My name is Michael. I used to have another name, but that was long ago before the Change. I had never believed in werewolves, witches, vampires and such. There were enough real life monsters on TV and walking the streets. There was no need of anything more to scare a sensible person. I was a loner after I left the Army, never quite fitting in with civilian...
(Author's Note: This tale is a "period" piece. Liberty has been taken with the use of Olde English in the writing to match the tone of the times.) Nearing the top of the turret stairs, the challenge rang out "Who goest there?" "Tis I, Lord Robert, Giles." was mine response. "M'Lord, thou art the only stir upon this cold clear night." "Is that not good af...
Earth, 2022 The differences between our world and this one are enough to garner a more intensive look. Up until the 1500s the world progressed as ours; the great pyramids were built and the same empires rose to greatness only to see themselves fall into obscurity. Around 1513, however, is were things began to change. A mysterious disease began spreading thro...
In the year 3128, humankind has managed to survive (barely), but there have been major societal changes. Due to a terrible plague that has affected only the male of the species, the number of men in the overall population is a little less than 1%. The patriarchy has been upended and religion has changed completely, all the old religions are gone and they hav...
The name is Mohammed Youssef. I'm a big and tall young Black man living in the town of Mogadishu in the Nation of Somalia. I'm here to tell you the truth about the War Against the Undead. The War against the Zombies. In the movies and poorly written novels, whenever the Zombies rise, they're always attacking someplace fancy like North America or Europe. In r...
Damn she was staring into space again. She shook her head to shake off the fog and daze that seem to plague her lately. She searched the clock on the wall to discover she only had to be here five more minutes. These past few weeks had been difficult. Waking up going to work proved more and more the task. She missed him terribly but couldn't explain it. She d...