"I take it that's bad then?" Sparks asked, startled by John and Calara's shocked reaction to the mystery ship. "Who are the Kirrix exactly?" "They are kill on sight to all species in the Galactic League" John explained briefly. "They're a parasitic insectoid species that use other life forms to incubate their young. When their larvae hatch, they eat their w...
Chapter One Hundred Eleven: Overload My nose started pouring blood as I picked up the mana of the fourth emissary. My vision went blurry, my balance was off, and I started to sway unsteadily on my feet. One more, Sierra. Just one more. Not that I had any idea what I'd do with the general once the emissaries were subdued, but I could only take it a step at a...
Warning! Work in progress, the full book-series is not yet finished (unless my profile states otherwise). Agonising waits in between chapters is a very real risk! Copyright of Nanna Marker * ----=(Home)=---- "Little Human, wake up." "What is it?" mumbled Majgen, not at all in the mood to wake up. "I need to tell you something." Aejoa picked her half-sl...
The man was a little buzzed, but not as much as the two women. They seemed fine in the club, dancing, laughing, talking loud to hear one another above the music. But when the three of them stepped out into the mild night on the way to the car, they were both a little loopier than he realized, one on either side of him, each clutching an arm and taking small,...
Steve's college application process had been stressful enough. He didn't need this now. "There has to be something you can do," he said. "I can't afford to live in an apartment, and it's too late to accept another college." "I'm sorry, but every dorm slot is full," the voice over the phone said. "We can put you on the waitlist." "Please, you have to find...
The first of Three NuErotic Tales © All Rights Reserved ********** Main Characters Arthur Baynebridge - A poverty stricken no hoper surviving day to day off his wits. He lives a banal existence masking a mysterious past. He is living day to day, only finding solace in alcohol and other illicit substances. Luke D'Angelo - Charismatic devious TV show host...
Ularean's image faded away, the Senior Councillor closing the call abruptly and leaving John and Calara exchanging frowns. "Any idea what Ularean was referring to with his 'preparations'?" John asked, a pensive expression on his face. "He was doing that same slow blinking mannerism as Talari - I'd love to know what that means." The Latina shook her head, t...
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Author's Note: This is an apology to readers of my story 'Hotel Amour', which was written in successive 'his & her sections'. In the submitted version, the sections were delineated, but the formatting did not survive when the story appeared on the site. Absent the formatting, it is a bit difficult to decide who 'I' is at any one time. Sorry. One lives an...
Copyright © 2020 Barrett C Carver. All rights reserved. No part of this story may be reproduced or used in any manner without written permission of the copyright owner except for the use of quotations in a review. This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any re...