HUNTER (2013 Redux)
My name is Hunter. My name is my trade. I don’t mean to sound like a Sin City narrator or anything. I just want to get all the perfunctory introductory…
Adam
Adam bolts down the alleyway between his building and the next, clambering over the wire fence at the end. The Heli-Coppers are closing in. He runs through the…
Alastair
The driver tears through the dry brush, the wheels kicking up plumes of dust behind them as they chase after the animal. Alastair kisses the seal of the gold…
Hunter's Birth
Wind roared through the darkest night bearing in its wake a furious snowstorm, for those inside the tiny hut it seemed like the Winter Goddess was trying to…
Finding sanctuary
Michi removed her cloak and shook out her blond hair. She was safe, at least for the moment. The hunters wouldn’t give up easily even after their losses this…
Power
I pulled in the power that surrounded me, power from the men on the beach, from the animals in the forest, from the fish in the ocean. They had me surrounded…
The New Guys: Second Thoughts
A dapperly dressed scarecrow of a man took the stage and bowed theatrically. “Welcome. My name is Gustav and I’m glad to see all of you. It’s not every day…
The Escape
The stillness of the moonlit landscape was disturbed by a presence,he had returned.I saw him in the distance,wading through the tall grass with the wary…
The forest to the West - second
Within the machine, there was a seat and controls crammed in, along with barely enough space for the Reptilian who was sitting inside. The lizard-like creature…
Obsidian
With a single blow from the hammer stone he chipped off a good sized blank. Half as long as his palm, two fingers wide and less than a finger in depth. He…
Coffee Interrupted
A lump welled up in my throat as he slid into the booth and took a seat across the table from me. “Coffee. Black.” He winked at the waitress as she strutted…
Strained Conversation
I was silent for a while, absentmindedly scratching at the wood of the table as he stared at me. “Hello,” he said. At length, I muttered, “Hello.” Words are…
Ginger: The Spice of Life
“I shouldn’t waste any more time here,” I said, trying to be resolute. I’d never left Harken before. I wasn’t even aware there was anything beyond Mapless, and…
Ginger: A Plan of Sorts
“I’m sorry, this is so much to take in. What are lucies?” “Elucidating hounds,” said Hunter. “They can sniff out secrets. The pirates have been using them to…
Ginger: The Underground
“The pirates have a castle?” I couldn’t believe it. Hunter blinked at me. “You’re new to the Underground, aren’t you?” “To be honest, I don’t know anything…