Clayton Knight Clash of the Gods Two can play at this game. I ascend to my sun form, the power of the sun flowing through me. Everything is heightened when I’m like this. On one hand, I have to be like this to survive a fight with another Guardian’s ascended form. Yet, I still have […]
The Royal Lunch “People forget, we are also animals, we can turn on you in a second.” Lady Camilla Lexus Potempa Lexus Lunch used to be my favorite meal of the day, especially when we were home in the castle. It didn’t have the best food, but I could spend lunch with whoever I wanted. […]
Alloya Ra’non Godly Forms “Oh no…” Tolk trails off. I tell Martine, “Now, now is the time to play the recording.” The Riverti man looks at me with sullen eyes. He gestures towards the screen as he questions, “Is that really the best idea right now? The guy, he just died, literally seconds ago. There […]
The Royal Initiative “The best way to kill someone without punching them is to make them feel alone.” Lady Renho Takeda Lemon Limelight In many ways, cakra is an extension of the self. I learned a bit more about how that works when I finally learned to teleport by becoming one with my cakra. I […]
Hideo TriVi Die-Ve Eron Romulic “That’s bullshit!” Aleti screeches. Girl read my mind, though, she really didn’t have to.. All around us the Watree are a mixed bag of groans and swearing. It’s strange, they’re upset, but not riotous, which I would be. It’s almost as if they’re angry at themselves. They had hope, and […]
The Royal Collusion “It’s not impossible for an ant to receive empathy from the boot before it is crushed.” Lady Zohra Sha Calcutta Sha After Poppy spent the night cuddling up next to me like she was ten years old again, I had to figure out what to do. Poppy was safe, and Flavia couldn’t […]
Clayton Knight Expect the Expected I’m still leaning against the wall as Rom tries to comfort Sevine over her loss. ‘Do you think someone’s gonna walk in and think you’re cool?’ Sera insults me. I don’t care what other people think, I care what I think. ‘Oh sure, and what do you think?’ … that […]
The Royal Correction “You never outrun your scars, sometimes you have to look in the mirror and face them.” Lady Camilla Lexus Potempa Lexus I felt my body burn as my cakra flowed through my body. At first, it was like when I teleported, where it fused with every inch of my body. I utilized […]
Aleti Ra’non The Endurance Sham A couple minutes go by before I try to go see Rom. I want to see just how bad his injury is, but strangely and uncharacteristically commanding, Hideo grabs my arm and pulls me back down. He says that they are not to leave unless under an emergency, and that […]
The Ice Father is a sequel to a previous short story called The Ice Mother, also available to read for free. An army of angels at our front, and one of devils at our backs. And both of them have come for us, Eleanor and me. She is no princess of mere ice and snow, […]