Tag: Monsters
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Shadow’s Survival (part 2)
A soft buzzing drew me to the window, and something dark moved into the shadows. Night fell quickly and early here. It was only five o’clock, and the sun had mostly set. Even so, I could detect it. Black on black as it slithered like liquid forward, something dangerous, something hungry. “Maria…” It whispered. I Read more
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Shadow’s Survival (part 1)
It was one with the shadows. It was all shadows, and yet it was none. I moved like a liquid pouring along the ground as if the long, lithe legs were for decoration and not for actual walking. Its long, thin, shadow-like tail whipped back through the air, fading into the air without any actual Read more
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Dark Band Risen (part 1)
It was an eternal night in Cypostello—one long stretch of darkness. A city satellite orbiting high above the Earth in a near-synchronous orbit that barely let them see the sun. During the day, lights in the city dome turned on to faintly illuminate the gloom, and each building shone from its thousands of windows like Read more
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Chosen (part 2)
Ben bumped into the wall as the beast cornered him, ready for the kill. Ben gripped the sword hilt tightly and hefted it in his hand. The monster pulled its blade, the claws of its hand stuck out, unable to curl around the hilt, but it managed. “Now I’m going to cleave you to pieces, Read more
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Chosen (part 1)
It couldn’t be hidden for long. When Ben stopped coming to school and Mr. Regius stopped showing up at work, people noticed. People told other people, and eventually, someone called the police after more than two weeks of no one having seen them or being able to contact either of them. We were neighbors at Read more
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Of Money and Monsters
Earthling Merchant Ship Traveling at Superluminal Speeds, 2170 AD It is generally accepted (unless the reader disagrees, in which case there is one dissenting opinion) that humankind and the species of Marqui aliens have the closest ties. The second act (debated by some historians to be the first) of the ASA (the American Space Administration) Read more
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Villainy, Viciousness, and Vegetables (part 2)
No one knew what to say, no one but Tom who expressed it quite adequately, “holy Nibblerflutzers.” One extremely hairy and big potato climbed onto the crate ahead of him. Glancing at the moon, he gave a vegetational screech-ish howl like a wolf on a cliff or a bat in a cave. “Were-potatoes!” I said Read more
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Villainy, Viciousness, and Vegetables (part 1)
Let’s say I wasn’t that surprised when the floor caved in. I had been expecting as much for a while. I could hear my uncle, thankfully, shouting from what was probably the first floor of the basement, “Hey, Eric?” “Yes, Uncle?” “Could you get me a ladder?” he sounded like he hadn’t just crashed through Read more
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Nibblerflutzer
It descended like a shadow of death, with all the glory and horror of untouched power. It menacingly brooded over the mountain tops and broke with all the force of a hundred waves on a sea shore. The thunderstorm had started when we were on our way up the mountain. My younger brother Thomas had Read more