"The future is dark and dazzling with no means of escape from reality." Neon Shroud is a city of clustered cultures and crowded spaces. Where mega blocks and living areas are crammed to make crude quarters for the living, the skies are perpetually cloaked with a dark haze, and the bustle never ends. Here, towering skyscrapers pierce the havens a...
A/N: A story inspired by the multiple LitRPG tales out there. Will have mind control as a primary focus. Fair warning though, there will be cheating and netori or netorase-consensual cuckoldry(MC cucking others) that is- depending on how you look at it down the line. Cal took a deep breath and peeked out of the alley he was hidden in. The dull evening glow i...
Note to Reader: It's 1532 and the main character, Leyla Khanom, is a Harem girl of Turkish Anatolian origin. A raven beauty with dark hair and eyes with light skin, she is a woman of great intellect, culture and possess artistic and musical qualities. A great conversationalist who can hold discussions on Greek Philosophy, Astronomy, Theology, Political strat...
Chapter 13 While Corec and Bobo went into the city, Katrin spent the day practicing on her harp and getting to know Shavala. The elf girl talked about her training as a druid, her brother and his wife and their young son, and a friend named Lele who Katrin eventually figured out was a squirrel. For her part, Katrin admitted she'd been a thief, and that the...
How long had the Ganthorian Scientist Harpea stared at the wall waiting on the dimension hoppers to return? Her constant flickering inner eyelids ceased function. In her tired state even her telepathy fell silent. Having used it recently to monitor her crew members. For some reason their thoughts were gradually fading away. In silence Harpea nearly dozed off...
Lorelei knocks on Rory's door and says:"Pizza's here!" as she walks towards the front door. Moments later Rory and Paris come out, still debating their college project. Rory pauses the conversation and says:"I'll be right back." About fifteen seconds later she comes back, carrying two large pizza boxes and says:"Mom said to start without her, she's tipping...
Malcolm and Cameron headed in another direction from Jack's locale. They had their eye on and old wooden ship covered by a dune of sand. Only the hood ornament as Cameron called it was sticking up enough to reveal it's location. The neck had a carved Dragon exterior. Along with guns they carried a large nap sack and their favorite shovels. Malcolm seemed mo...
The church bell tolls again. I have nothing better to do than to count, so I do. One... two... three. It's summer and the sun is still high in the sky when I look out of the window. In the piazza across the river, the old men have gathered again around the giant chess board etched into the ground. They are bickering over a knight that rises to half their he...
This essay is part of a series in which I compare the ideas of philosophers on the subject of Aesthetics. I'm attempting to extrapolate from their superior knowledge and writings what I believe are important points on the creation of and critique of Art, Beauty and the Soul. I hope there are some artists/scholars out there who can appreciate my works- Beca...
How the fuck did I get myself into this situation? As easy as it is to ask myself this, I already know the answer: Vanessa. The answer always is and always will be Vanessa. She's the craziest and best thing to ever happen to me, but today it's undeniably to the crazy side. Best too, maybe. If I had been told six months ago that, in time, I would find mysel...