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Hades
Stepping out into the blue ice chill of the winter morning, cloaked in his midnight-scared black suit and brown-twisted leather boots, he devilishly meandered toward his usual coffee haunt.
By Raven Black2 years ago in Fiction
Linden's Flower
EDIT: I was somehow under the impression that we weren't supposed to credit the creator of the image we were assigned, but that wasn't the case. I'm happy to give credit to Leslie Merrit for the featured image I had the pleasure of using for the challenge.
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Fiction
The Last Witness
I stood by the shore, watching the waves, sole witness to the End. The water lapped up against my feet, no longer boiling but still painfully hot, asking a silent question I did not answer. I did not move. The water receded, dragging with it sand, shells, ash, and bone.
By Hunter Wilson2 years ago in Fiction
Blood for Blood. Content Warning.
Looking out onto the waters from his canoe, Taima sighed, waiting for his adversary to surface. "You'll need this," Nitis handed Taima a bow. "It's the only thing powerful enough to damage it. Conventional weaponry's futile."
By Thavien Yliaster2 years ago in Fiction
Misspent Youth
I don't mind the darkness so much. I'm used to it. To be honest, there's a real peace to it; it's like silence for the eyes.
By Misty Rae2 years ago in Fiction
End of the Line. Content Warning.
Carys inches forward until her toes dangle over the edge. One more step. She rams her hands into her coat pockets and stares at her tatty trainers, scuffed and speckled with mud.
By Caroline Craven2 years ago in Fiction
Blimey, So Many Gods! (Part I)
Author's Note: This is an in-character “blog post” of Jolene Bronwyn of The Prophecies of Ragnarok book series. --- Ever had a friend you feel like you’ve known your entire life, but then one day you realise you don’t really know them as much as you think you do and they have a whole family that might as well be an actual house in Game of Thrones???
By Marie Sinadjan2 years ago in Fiction
The Guardian. Content Warning.
Day and night, I watch over the cathedral. I peek beyond the edge of its wall and stare down at the congregation as they enter and exit the cathedral’s double doors. Some cower in fear of me, some watch me in awe, but most ignore me, just another aspect of the cathedral’s architecture less significant than its mighty spires. If only they knew what I had done for this world…
By Stephanie Hoogstad2 years ago in Fiction
Bars By The Sea
Casablanca, North Africa | July 11th, 1943 | 8:17:P.M He awoke to the sound of crashing waves, cheerful chanting, and live music. His head once again throbbed, his skin awkwardly trembled, and his vision was hazy, but he could tell that something was different about his room.
By Kale Sinclair2 years ago in Fiction
The Troublemaker
Shortly after half-past six in the late Monday afternoon, while playing billiard in the barn, Sascha Bajramovic believed he would lose control when the boy continued to kick soccer with his nerves and he should be right.
By Christian Bass2 years ago in Fiction
The Dowager’s Pearls
The Dowager’s Pearls D. A. Ratliff A Detective Elijah Boone Mystery She preferred everyone to call her Dowager Estelle Montmorency, a title befitting her status, at least in her mind, as New Orleans nobility. As of this morning, however, she would be known as the late Dowager Montmorency. A blow to the back of her skull changed her status rather quickly.
By D. A. Ratliff2 years ago in Fiction
A New Beginning
Bright white nothing. Blinking against the glare, I willed my churning guts to still. Chewed my lip, wiped my sweaty palms on my trousers. I'd never been on a spaceship before. I tried not to stare around me (not that there was anything to look at) but this left nowhere for my gaze to rest but on his(?) huge black eyes.
By L.C. Schäfer2 years ago in Fiction