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Amazing

Thaddeous returned with two bottles of wine and a pair of glasses in his hands. He placed his load on the side table and poured them both a cupful. He handed one to Jade before he sat on the chair next to her bed and took a sip from his….

Cavvar-Kid

“If we’re going to be partners, we should at least get to know each other’s strengths and weaknesses. So we can do better on the battlefield.” “Mm-hmm.” “I’ll start: my strengths include being able to form tactics and plans in the heat of battle and being able to predict enemy…

Consumption

Shadows consumed the alley hidden from civilization, the area where death took the form of a child knocking on a door. The smell of meat left out in the sun for days clung to the air and sought to pull her into its ever-loving grasp of decay. She stopped at…

Beautiful

Jade’s nerves were numb. Jade’s mouth was filled with sand. Jade’s eyes were closed and had not opened for some time. A’doxia continued to sing her lullaby: Beautiful art, how lovely you will be. The pressure of a blade. The stroke of an artist. The whimper of a child. Beautiful…

Vulnerable

Jade entered the community bathroom, the facility dark. Long shadows were cast across the floor as she entered, feeling uncomfortable without her armor protecting her vulnerable flesh. She shivered, her bare feet slapping against the wet ground. She peered down the aisle of showers. “Hello?” she called. When no one…