Mercidia could not decide which was worse, the haunting quiet from the temple or the looming dread that her life would amount to nothing.
How could all four of her catalysts fail? She had never heard of something like that happening before. Mercidia knew an immature Origin would lead to a f...
2024-07-22 10:03:16 +0000 UTC View PostI grappled to a nearby roof, enabling night vision. I tracked two individuals blitzing down a darkened street, eager to flee from their pursuer. They wouldn’t get very far, and it was only by sheer luck that they managed to evade me for as long as they had. Regardless, the chase would shortly e...
2024-07-10 07:46:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe Temple of the Twelve had never looked so imposing.
The white structure was the largest in the city, standing at the very center as if to suggest it was the heart. In some ways, it was the lifeblood of their culture, the place all youth entered to take their first steps into adulthood. I...
2024-06-29 00:03:15 +0000 UTC View PostBig announcement time!
It was around this time last year that I started posting String, and the amount of support and feedback I’ve received is stunning. Seriously, I can’t thank you guys enough for reading. I look forward to posting every week and I will continue to do so until String...
2024-06-25 13:43:04 +0000 UTC View Post“What in the— where the fuck did that come from?”
Mia Coleman sat in a small cafe on the corner of a street several blocks from where those words were spoken, yet she heard them as though they were right next to her. Mia felt a sense of unease looking out the window at a shoe...
2024-06-25 12:52:22 +0000 UTC View PostHan Kim loathed this task, not because he didn’t enjoy it, but because it was required.
In this world, Han found the generous gifts humanity received bequeathed to the unworthy, those who would abuse their position for personal gain. The unfortunate reality was Pandora tended to ...
2024-06-19 05:26:14 +0000 UTC View PostAbby claimed the soundproofing installed inside the Citadel was the best money could buy. Whoever designed the materials didn’t consider a Transfiguration Case like Amelia.
All night, her vulpine ears twitched incessantly, picking up the sounds of fighting and destruction. Naturally, Amel...
2024-06-11 11:38:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure you want to do this?”
My eyes glazed over as I stared out the passenger window. A hazy fog plagued my thoughts, and I tried to organize them. I needed a clear head if my plan was going to see any sort of success. My gaze was fixated on the house across the street – my ho...
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2024-05-29 10:53:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment I laid eyes on our new hideout, my heart sunk into the pit of my stomach.
As I stared distantly, dread pooled in my stomach. I had been here before, briefly over the last few years. Chris’ family owned this business, and my new employer had just bought them out. Did they ...
2024-05-27 10:54:10 +0000 UTC View PostI glared at the object pinched between my fingers like it was the most vile thing I had ever seen.
We returned to our hideout later that night to move our things to a location Cyberspace helped us acquire. Just like Mia had reported, a few notable things were missing. To Sam’s dismay, her...
2024-05-13 11:32:06 +0000 UTC View PostYou would think out of the five people in the room, the four that had superpowers would hold all the leverage. That, unfortunately, was not the case.
“Business?” Mia murmured, stealing a few gazes at us. “I get the feeling I’m not going to like this.”
“You may not,” the ...
2024-05-05 12:50:51 +0000 UTC View PostI awoke to excruciating pain in my head and sunlight streaming into my eyes.
I couldn’t remember the last time I had woken up feeling this awful, but last night’s activities were explanation enough. There were scarce details to what I remembered after defeating Grim; I knew we had ended...
2024-05-05 12:46:57 +0000 UTC View PostRed stained the sink as several used gauze pads lay scattered around. First aid wasn’t Carmen’s specialty, but she had to make do with what she had.
Turning the faucet on, Carmen allowed the sound of rushing water to calm her mind as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She neede...
2024-04-21 13:17:23 +0000 UTC View PostI counted the minutes that passed, watching the action through my scope.
This whole section of the city had lost power, and the ocean water had spread far enough that I couldn’t see where it ended. It had taken a couple of minutes for the water to stop, and now every building for at least...
2024-04-16 12:19:39 +0000 UTC View PostI expected Grim’s shadow to lurch away from the geyser like a frightened cat. To my surprise, he didn’t.
For a split second, I believed we were mistaken and that I had just thrown myself in front of him without any way to fight back. The water erupted from the fire hydrant shot up, disa...
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2024-04-07 12:51:41 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Alice and Anomaly left to set up, I walked through rooms and hallways until we reached a door.
We were still a few floors below ground level, so I didn’t expect it when the door opened into a garage. My surprise only grew when I saw what it held. It was like a sea of mechanical part...
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2024-03-21 09:19:09 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Anomaly put himself back together, I felt convinced we were finally getting somewhere.
I couldn’t have been more wrong.
The moment he had managed to get his bearings and identify The Old Man, animosity crept into the room. Where Liam was usually relaxed and casual, he was wound...
2024-03-17 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI placed Anomaly’s container down on the table with a heavy clunk. It was only a slight difference, but the dark goo was starting to become more active. As much as I was looking forward to seeing him up and about again, my attention fixated on Alice.
She paced the room, her eyes blazing G...
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2024-03-07 11:19:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe caffeine hit me like a truck.
Coupled with the ham and cheese toasted sandwiches Alice and I shared, we followed the Old Man feeling like new people. No longer were my eyelids heavy, threatening to shut at a moment's notice. I was wide awake and ready for anything. Breathing through my ...
2024-03-04 11:08:16 +0000 UTC View Post“Awfully convenient timing you have.”
Gold didn’t even hesitate to jump down the Old Man’s throat.
“You say convenient. I say effective,” the old man shrugged. “We had hoped to get here before anyone got hurt but… well, I guess effective doesn’t mean perfect....
2024-02-25 12:24:32 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Mia hit the ground hard, I wasn’t far behind her.
She let out a cry of pain when I tumbled over her. My body crumpled on solid concrete with aches and pains flaring across my body. Exhaustion hit me like a freight train, and I could feel my eyes threatening to close. It would have be...
2024-02-18 10:08:17 +0000 UTC View PostOnce we got close, we began to hear the sound of gunfire.
I wasn’t sure I was ready for another fight so soon after the last one, but I was preparing myself nonetheless. With my suit so damaged, I would need to play support and let Alice and Anomaly do more heavy lifting. Hopefully, the e...
2024-02-06 04:52:52 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I arrived, what I found wasn’t quite the warzone I expected. Unlike the rest of The Cain’s territory, Browning Street only had minor activity – and by minor I meant an active shootout between non-powered grunts from both The Cains and Pandora. The chances it would stay that way were sl...
2024-01-29 11:17:50 +0000 UTC View PostThis was the perfect opportunity to test out my grappling hook and other movement-related systems.
Getting to Browning Street would have only taken me fifteen to twenty minutes if I maintained a consistent jog. My new and improved armor managed to cut this time down significantly. The grapp...
2024-01-23 10:36:18 +0000 UTC View Post“Why have you sought me out?”
The voice was like blistering molten coals against his skin. Powerful, unstoppable, unrelenting.
“Hmm,” he sat up and relaxed his shoulders, meeting the gaze of the man across from him. “‘Sought out’ feels desperate, ya know? I woul...
2024-01-15 10:43:53 +0000 UTC View PostIt didn’t take long for the adrenaline to fade and for the pain to hit me in full force.
There was swelling around the bridge of my nose and a dull throb from where it broke. I couldn’t diagnose it any further other than the fact it wasn’t shattered. There was still an intact...
2024-01-07 11:45:06 +0000 UTC View Post