My estimate of 3 hours slowly dissolved, when I saw that time was passing by quicker than I had expected, night slowly falling and we still did not arrive at our location. However we could see in the distance just over the large hill a structure peeking. We walked slowly sticking close to shade and trees just in case that some random eye getting a glimpse of...
Back on the island of Circe, Orion was exhausted and nearing the breaking point of his physical endurance. His biceps throbbed in agony and his fingers were bloody and numb from overuse as he shot arrow after arrow at the Babylonian invaders rushing up the beach. Thinking if he did not rest soon he would drop, he sighed in relief and smiled as he watched the...
Capital Shumeria: Dover District RAIN STEADILY POURS, PATTERING HARD onto the old street. Ash and his companions step through the gates of the Dover District stopping short of a man standing still wearing large crimson armor and a very large sword sheathed at his side. "These are the advance troops?" Ash questions. The district is filled with heavily armo...
The Miller said to the village Cooper, "Did you know that my lovely daughter Treasure can spin straw into gold?" Cooper spat into the yard. "Do you know the boldest thing on God's green earth?" The Miller shook his head. "Your shirt. It clasps a thief by the throat daily. Now take the barrel and go on out of my shop. You're scaring away my custom. I've...
They tossed her around among them. "Who wants the little slave girl," they shouted. As they toyed with her, ripping her robes and pulling her hair. One of the cruel Roman soldiers struck her on the cheek with a closed hand, bringing blood from her dark Mediterranean skin. The five soldiers groped her, and she began to cry to them for mercy. Her cries echoed...
"Squad Painful Pillows reporting for duty!" "Ah, good morning Vicky. Nice to see you're still in a good mood. Get your squad into the meeting room, there's something I need to tell you." "Good news?" "Well, kind of, I guess." The soldiers hustled inside the lab, grouped around a large table and looked at him expectantly. "The simulations I did yesterday...
Marine Sgt. Junio del Mundo peered through his battered binoculars across the bow of the BRP Teresa Magbanua. The sea mist kicked up by the new Philippine Navy cutter stung his face as he stood there, stolidly watching as they drew closer to the wrecked hulk of the BRP Sierra Madre. It's just a regular supply drop, Jun, he told himself as he ran his scarred...
Author's Notes: Hey there! If this is your first time checking out the series, you shouldn't have any problem figuring out where things stand with this chapter/volume, but if you like what you read, please consider taking a look at the first chapter (also on this site and my account). This chapter was brought to you by the very generous donations and pat...
Spring. Spring is a time of renewal, a time for life. All of the trees are starting to turn green with new leaves. Cherry blossoms are rampant. The warmth brings children out to play in the streets again. Birds are singing, and building nests. Housewives hang their bedding out to air after the long, harsh winter. In Japan, the spring of 1945 was a time of...
It was cold. Even with the sun shining, it was cold. The six men had their greatcoats buttoned tight as they trudged through the woods. Overhead the branches of the trees were bare. They were walking along a small road in a forest. Several feet of snow lay on each side of the road. The snow on the road was packed down, except for the inch or so that had fal...