Category: Adventure
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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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Between Stars and Order (Part 2)
Special Guest Story by Orchid Constance “Rise and shine!” Glitch’s pixelated and borderline nasally voice sang. “It’s seven-fifteen, and I’m certainly not saving you a pancake.” Jane heard a loud thump from underneath her, and then Jack’s groan of pain. He mumbled something about hating the bottom bunk as Jane slowly sat up in her 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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The Scout
We were once a great race. We ruled the whole known world with unstoppable force. We fought wars against hideous beings and cleared out land, making a name for ourselves. We built a civilization that rivaled all others, with armies numbering in the tens of thousands. We established an infrastructure and legal code, created an 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