Kurt tried to bury the strange, cold emotion he felt. He pushed it deep beneath the thick glass that seemed to cover over almost all his emotions.
Somehow, it didn’t work.
He had seen James Robard again, the reunion he’d wished for...
2023-12-05 18:39:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe second night began much worse for the Rodriguez camp than the first had.
Where before, they had been assaulted by an unseen menace, and a few members of the family kidnapped in the darkness, tonight their enemy was more brazen.
Str...
2023-12-02 03:50:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs if from a great distance, Mina heard Cara yelling, followed by a clash of steel.
Mina had trouble focusing on anything besides the pain radiating from her abdomen. Her eyes clenched shut as she tried to assess what was happening to her bo...
2023-12-01 03:35:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of footsteps drew closer as Mina’s mind worked quickly to decide what they should do next.
“Hey, don’t worry,” Cara said, intruding on her thoughts. Mina turned and saw the other woman had her sword drawn and had assumed a ...
2023-11-29 20:07:15 +0000 UTC View Post“I hope everyone enjoys their breakfast,” DaSilva said, beaming at the Cook. “You should all thank Alba for cooking for us after this.”
“It’s really my pleasure,” Alba said evenly. “Please enjoy. I have to go and find my own ...
2023-11-29 03:27:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe ground quaked once more, but it was weaker the second time.
There was a third tremor, but at that point, James knew he’d won. Those were death throes as much as they were real attempts to escape.
He burned himself out trying ...
2023-11-27 23:25:33 +0000 UTC View PostMoishe retreated into the forest. He moved as quickly as he could in the direction the former prisoners had run. Jeffrey Ross’s body lay slumped over his shoulders.
Cecilia slithered through the trees above them, keeping pace quite easily ...
2023-11-25 15:46:29 +0000 UTC View PostNikolai Rostov was enjoying a wonderful dream.
The ladies were all over him, and they were not shy. Hands roamed all across the landscape of his body, and where fingers touched, lips followed. In Rostov’s dreams, all massages seemed to hav...
2023-11-23 19:13:44 +0000 UTC View PostAfter DaSilva had departed, Yulia put away her headphones and smartphone.
“What did the Detective have to show you that I couldn’t see?” she asked.
“Pictures of remains from the killings,” Mina replied. “The killer is more ...
2023-11-22 20:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAfter another half hour of waiting outside, the System teleported Mina and her teammates back to their pre-challenge locations. Mina and Yulia were back in the inn.
“Let’s go back up to our room,” Mina suggested almost instantly. She s...
2023-11-22 03:29:34 +0000 UTC View PostJames closed his eyes.
His Skin Balloon had transmitted an audiovisual message to him. If he closed his eyes, he could see it like a movie in his mind.
There was a figure striding through the Rostov campground. It took James a moment t...
2023-11-21 02:36:02 +0000 UTC View PostOfficer Ross checked on Leonard Robie once he was done dealing with Kassim and the others. Robie was dead, with a fresh snake bite visible on his neck.
But no snake was found nearby. In the morning, Ross had decided, he would argue for killi...
2023-11-18 03:08:21 +0000 UTC View Post“What were you doing?” Hester asked once he had returned to his body.
Impressive that she noticed so quickly that I was back. He hadn’t opened his eyes or even moved since returning.
“I was rigging things in our favor,...
2023-11-16 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostDaSilva led the group from the back of the cave to its mouth in relative silence.
Their faces were all set with the same look of grim, sweaty determination.
As they reached the landing that connected the cave to the bridge, DaSilva too...
2023-11-16 05:27:39 +0000 UTC View PostAs the last of the team donated blood, the vase filled up to the brim.
Creepy shit, DaSilva thought. Like something I’d expect to see in a horror movie.
And then the floor behind the vase opened up. A single ripple ...
2023-11-14 22:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post“A strange story,” James said after Jeremiah Rotter finished speaking.
“But I assure you, it’s completely tr—”
“I believe you.” James cut him off. “It sounds like the Dead Marsh is quite dangerous.”
Anansi had...
2023-11-13 20:38:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rodriguez camp managed to forge further forward despite the marshy terrain and the unpleasant miasma that hung over it.
After Ramon’s return from scouting, the family gathered and resolved to remain together and try to hide in the swam...
2023-11-10 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostKurt Royersford held his teeth gritted in a grim smile.
He ignored the flailing resistance of the human gripped tightly in his arms.
“Aaaaah! Somebody help me! Guys! Where the fuck are you?!” The man screamed. He was completely una...
2023-11-09 21:53:44 +0000 UTC View PostJames shook his head, irritated.
My dream was just getting to the good part, he thought. He hadn’t been able to visit anyone else’s dreams this time. It seemed everyone he knew was awake, and he’d had a problem when he tried t...
2023-11-08 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHopefully we don’t run into too many more of those, James thought. I don’t want to get guts all over my clothes, and they really stink.
He used Pillage, selected Stats, directed the new equipment into his bag, and then ...
2023-11-07 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostYulia Danailova felt nervous and excited at the same time as she approached the group.
They all looked so much more prepared than she felt. Jose Dante and his brother wore Mage and Healer robes respectively and wielded matching staves. Cara ...
2023-11-06 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“I already told a few people that you were with me at the time that the population counter ticked down,” DaSilva said. “Still. You and the girl should stay out of sight for the rest of the day. People are angry and stressed and looking for s...
2023-11-04 02:12:23 +0000 UTC View PostAs Moishe Rose rejoined the Rodriguez camp, he found them in poor order.
Moving, yes. They had packed everything up and were on the move when he caught up to them. Rightfully afraid of the cultists and Rostov’s evil god, yes. None of the w...
2023-11-03 02:58:14 +0000 UTC View PostJames took a step forward, and Anansi raised one limb in the universal gesture for ‘wait just a second.’
“I have one more thing to pass along before you leave, James.” His long, raised limb reached out, and James saw...
2023-11-01 23:16:36 +0000 UTC View PostMina woke to the sound of a knock at the door, and she felt instantly anxious.
Her eye jumped straight to the population counter, but it said: [3,395/3,397 Survivors]
Thank goodness, she thought. Only two ...
2023-11-01 01:56:08 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm story number 3, "The Mines of Coventry"!
I'm not that confident in this, because I don't usually write short fiction, and I've never written anything horror-adjacent before, but if any of you decide to give this your eyeballs, I hope you...
2023-11-01 01:52:17 +0000 UTC View Post“Wake up! Wake up, everyone!” Ramon shouted at the top of his lungs as he came through the camp’s perimeter.
Within seconds, the camp was filled with the loud commotion of people rousing, realizing what was going on, and shaking others...
2023-10-30 16:57:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Is it possible to resurrect the dead? Not generally,” Anansi answered slowly.
“You’re not going to give me any more than that, huh?”
“You’re not going to use up another question to get a better a...
2023-10-28 03:23:43 +0000 UTC View Post“So, I have to choose between my destructive power and your more mysterious set of offerings,” James mused.
“You won’t be giving up your offensive power completely,” Anansi said. “I can’t offer you a ma...
2023-10-27 01:10:25 +0000 UTC View PostRamon raced through the forest.
Every minute he saved by moving more quickly would add to his family’s chances of survival.
I don’t know how that Rose fellow thinks he’s going to do anything against the cultists, he thou...
2023-10-25 21:05:02 +0000 UTC View Post