Defending The Home
We heard shots fired next door. One each for Tony, Jenna, and Simone. Damn it! They would be coming for us, next. I told Anna, “Upstairs! If I go down...” “I…
No Fear
The whump and crack of bullets hitting dirt filled the air. Blurs of hot metal tore the air in two around his ears as the soldier crouched low behind a…
Lucid
I watched in helpless fear as I tried to escape the binds that held me tight. BANG! Another corpse fell over, as the executioner moved up the line. “LET ME…
Stop and Drop
The whole ship came alive at once. The main drive came online and took over from the ghost drives, sending power levels into the green. Simultaneously, the…
Dead Aim
“Huntsman, you in position?” “Yes sir. I’m ready when you are” I replied as I drew back the heavy bolt of my rifle to chamber a round. “Copy that. Intel says…
Sudden Waking
The blast knocked him from the tree, white pulse blinding my night-adjusted eyes and a shower of vaporised bark and organic matter filling the air as the…
Sleepless Night
Unable to get any sleep, I climbed out of bed to go for a walk in the hope that it would calm the storm of images in my head. I opened my tent, and breathed in…
On Wings of Fire
I felt the cockpit shudder as the sleek fighter broke the sound barrier. I never heard the sonic boom, as the rumble of the engines blocked out all noise…
Vanguard
The rock behind me shook as I opened the link to Command. “We need immediate reinforcement, repeat immediate reinforcement. We’re pinned down in grid…
The Fight
The binary-pattern hammering of the rear cannon echoed through the cockpit as I wove the nimble little fighter through a veritable swarm of shells, the…
No Soul Who Has Ever Worn It's Tattered Grace Has Escaped
653 souls pursed their aether to pay the way for this little girl to wear the head band. an awkward heavy sword cutesy little kitten hands Her obi stretched…
Climbing Stairs In Combat Boots
I slowly, carefully climbed the stairs up to my parents’ appartment, trying not to trip over the long laces of my black combat boots. I could hear babies…