Al turned a circle, weapons dripping blood into the ground around zir. It hardly mattered, everything was already bloodied and soaked. When ze was sure there were no more coming, ze knelt, finding clean patches on the clothing of the dead to clean zir axe and short sword. The axe was little more than a …
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Prompt Short Story: Allies
Elysa was collected from Yan’s shop by a fresh-faced and eager messenger, who chattered the whole way, pointing out buildings and sights that she was far too exhausted and tense to take in. Yan provided a constant translation, which likewise meant nothing to her. But the talking was somehow comforting, so she tuned out the …
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Prompt Short Story: It’s All Fun And Games…
“So let me just run over some of your statements, OK?” the burly Timekeeper said, looking at the three youngsters in front of him. Paurid hadn’t seen these three before, which was something of a surprise given the situation. Atkin–human. Cain–part-human. Robold–full Krolacite. And their missing friend, Jero–full Anthry. “You won’t tell me how you …
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