Let It Rain Down on Me
There stood Ni Kuo. He did not flee the cursing. His hands were raised but not to cover himself. Fury shone on his face like the Summer sun. I lost sight of…
Vainglory Will Not Go Unpunished
We had been walking for weeks. My brother believed the goddess would give us safe passage wherever he led. We wound up the mountains, moving far north of our…
Time Breathes
With a desultory glance around he mutters, “Cripes, not again.” A cloud bank rolls in from the East and rolls back again. Three rats scuttle across a rooftop…
One universe across
Driven by a single minded purpose, to wipe me from the multiverse, she cornered me on the top floor of my office building. Pointing a handgun to my head she…
Lithic
“No!” Ferrum yelled as he watched Aphotic launch herself after their falling sister. Nology tugged at his hand, demanding his attention. “She said to remind…
Olympian
“Hephaestus, you need to stop with this war, Olympus is in ruins and you’ve all gone insane.” Aphrodie begged. It had been a full year since the gods began to…
Essential Water (element challenge)
Water cool refreshing many hues of blue clear valuable essential too water H2O liquid, gas, or cube life flowing part of you I said the water chant before…
Magnum Opus
As the aftershocks rattled the air, I looked at Wendy. The fire danced around her, pointed tongues licking her, but not consuming her. I was reminded of that…
On Regarding a Goddess on Linoleum
Bathed in the morning sun, Missy stood on the dingy linoleum. Keenly aware of the quiet storm brewing within himself, Karl took in every inch of her. From the…