( This story is basically a different and better version of my first story, An immortal without purpose. I wasn't happy with how I wrote that one so I'm writing this one. The concept is the same but the story is totally different. Hope you like it. ) The gods know it's their end. Their influence is dwindling. Mortals don't care about them anymore. The proud...
I decided to ride home that afternoon with the windows down and satellite radio off. The day had a surreal feel to it and somehow, the norm didn't seem appropriate. After many years of hard work, I was retiring. I didn't plan on just sitting at home, I just wasn't sure what the next section of my life would entail. My wife, Sara, had planned something specia...
Sorry for the long delay. --------------------------------- Chapter 20 Jerusalem 1127 The corridor continued into the darkness, with a slight downward slope that seemed to compel the three armored knights forward. The only light in this subterranean catacomb came from the oil lamps the three men carried over their heads. They had never been this deep un...
Arriving earlier, it had aroused little suspicion. A sealed case containing a DVD with a pleasant flower logo, addressed to the Head of the Network. En route, it passed through the token security device, before landing in its intended recipient's inbox. Mildly intrigued, both by its anonymity and the archaic format on which it was presented, he wasted only...
"Shhh, it's all good." I heard Mistress say as she placed a hand on my chest and stomach soothingly and began to stroke me gently. "Ohhh, darling, did I hurt you?" Madame taunted me "I just tore off the proverbial band-aid quickly in order not to have you suffer needlessly." And with these words Madame also laid a hand on my breast and began to caress me t...
The loud alarm painfully tugged Thierry away from his sleep. A holographic screen popped up showcasing a pale woman face. The screen flashed warning signs as a robotic female voice started her speech. "This is not a test, officer Blank, you are summoned to the main hall immediately. Take your service weapon with you. This is not a test-" Thierry ju...
Twas the night before the Christmas and all through the house not a soul was stirring, not even a mouse. With a rustle and a bustle and a clatter and crush down the chimney Santa did rush. As he stood on the hearth, brushing soot from his beard and cursing the decline in chimney width he checked his list. "Ah yes, little Timmy, good" his hand dipped into hi...
Peering out of the shower cubicle Bridget made sure the changing room was clear, not wanting to be caught naked by the maintenance men. That's all she needed was for rude jokes to go round the company about the 'new girl'. Not that she was ashamed of her figure. It was usual for men to give her a second glance but where she came from habits were a little old...
Seeing the child Grace shook me to my core. In my heart I could not begrudge Alexandra her desire to mother the child, as more than twenty years before she had been unable to mother me. But I found it far more difficult to reconcile what the woman had done to secure her bloodline. Her convoluted and complicated past with all its wrongness and corruption ha...
The Queen had just finished the last lacings on the front of her bodice when a flourish of trumpets sounded through windowlets set high up in the chamber walls. Both the Inquisitor and the Queen looked up at the bright sound, and then back at each other. "The Outlanders..." hissed the Queen, her eyes dark and brooding as they sky had been, just moments befo...