Anita I watched the first few matches from the stands, sitting among my fellow apprentices and their demons as the crowd cheered the displays of magic below. A thick magical shield kept the stands safe from the roil of spells in the arena below. Apprentices of the same level were rarely friendly. Marian and I were the exception, not the rule, and we'd onl...
He could see the determination in her eyes. There was a fire there he didn't expect. He could also see how very close she was to understanding the spell, understanding its needs and demands. Then a look of shock, she had it figured out. A flicker and the shield formed only to fail almost instantly. Fury sparked in her eyes and the shield came back up, held...
Earth Algonquin Park Dungeon, Ontario August 15, 2019 17:52 EDT The speed at which we were progressing through the dungeon had increased thanks to Mason and his new halberd. It had nearly doubled his damage allowing him to do an absolutely insane amount of area of effect damage. We had quickly decimated the previous two floors, and hadn't slowed down at...
Earth Spectre Base, Canadian Rockies August 13, 2019 6:03 PDT (09:03 EDT) As soon as I said begin, my mirror image began sending me seemingly random messages. I closed my eyes and imagined a crystalline shield forming around my mind, completely sealing it off. I was shocked that it actually worked. I was fully expecting to spend a while trying to form a...
This is an original work by Zeb_Carter and is protected under (c) copyright by U.S. copyright law. It is only being submitted at Literotica.Com and any submission to any other site has not been authorized by the Author. Leaving Du Page – Part I I sat at the head of the conference table. Around the table were seated the doctors who had succeeded in the vali...
For those of you not familiar with the terms, port is the left side of a ship, and starboard is the right side. A Seat at the Table 2230, Deck 19, Battle Bridge, 1721 hours "This is never going to work," Sahar cried. From her post at the Tactical Station, she watched the battle unfold on the viewscreen and console in front of her. Kara, now a Lieutenant,...
You have captured a female member of S.H.I.E.L.D. How did you do it? Who did you capture? And what will you do now? Did you capture SHIELD Founder Peggy Carter during her Field Agent days or perhaps her Great-Niece Sharon while she was working undercover? Perhaps you managed to capture a member of Phil Coulson’s Team such as the Calvary Melinda May or the...
They were close to the beach. Gauti tightened his grip on his sword and shield. No words were spoken to, or between his men. They were fierce, fearless. They did not need to be convinced before a fight. They did not need to drink to find find their courage. They were his chosen warriors. When they bled on the battlefield, they would not ask for aid. Nor woul...
++This is a short story written for a variety of reasons. It's kind of a kid's story, I know, but I think that some here may like it despite being slightly saccharine. We all have to face our fears eventually as we grow up. We all have our own personal fears, and we all face them in our own ways. Either way, this is just a fun little adventure story that was...
CH7. Blood, rage and despair. We crept forwards in the shadows of the forest. Timing was essential. We wanted to attack their archers, their rearguard. If we could break their ranks and rout them, we could turn on the large army of barbarians and trap them between the warbands led by Zeuxis and us. I was nervous. I lifted my shield and pressed the fingers...