A Brooding Mood

Prologue I had a self destructive interest, a desperate and near hopeless interest that ruled my life. I am unquestionably what you would call ugly, not just plain--ugly. This strongly impeded my interest, for the object of my desire was to be a...

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3 - The Good Son

_Note: The character name "Itlahtuk" is Kuthalti backwards, named after the egotistical edge lord himself. The pronunciation of it is "It-luh-took" but occasionally shortened to "Ithy" or "Took"_ **Chapter 0: Prologue** "Ten thousand gold bounty?"...

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The Gargoyle's Bride

Ch.1 Jane took another pull. The familiar burble soothed her rattled nerves even before the smoke touched her lips. She sat back and waited. Twenty seconds passed as she struggled to keep it in, then exhaled into a coughing fit. The bong was taken...

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And The Ants Go Marching On (Cleaner)

Prelude We'd laughed. Government propaganda meant scare the population, but was too out there to even contemplate. We mocked those who believed, those who let fear rule them. Monsters on the moon. Creatures from outer space. They didn't tell us the...

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And the Ants Go Marching On

Prelude We'd laughed. Government propaganda meant scare the population, but was too out there to even contemplate. We mocked those who believed, those who let fear rule them. Monsters on the moon. Creatures from outer space. They didn't tell us the...

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Blackmail on Holiday

I'd been so close to falling asleep, just at the cusp of unconsciousness where dreams tangled with reality. The noise that roused me was strange and unfamiliar, a low rhythmic huffing, but when that huff turned to a moan my eyes opened. They came...

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