A Golden Trail “Let me learn you something. You can never trust a rumor.” A gnarled, strong hand gestures out from under a cloak toward a distant mountain pass. “They used to talk about a Caravan. About a trail leading back to our Golden Age. Promises.” Both as emphasis and a curse to the the […]
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The Third Pillar
“I want a do-over.” The small polyhedron floated over an ancient, rusted-out bus, squinting as he scanned it for any trace of organic matter. “A deal’s a deal, Ghost.” The Warlock scraped his thumb across the side of the bus, trying to read the old writing covered by a layer of dust. The ghost turned […]
Out of the Darkness
From the darkness came Light. Arya gasped. Breath filled her lungs, her eyes snapped open, and her heart began to beat. “Gaurdian!” said a strange voice. Ayra’s eyes slowly adjusted to the bright light shining in her eyes. “Who are you?” she cautiously inquired? “A Ghost!” the little floating machine responded. “Actually, I’m your Ghost.” […]
At Last
“What could have melted every single circuit?” Lalia asked no one, her small voice echoing slightly as she opened her fifth power junction on this level. Whatever had hit this facility, had hit it hard, and getting the lights back on was key to her ability to fully explore it. The nearby metal wall and […]
A Titan Haiku
A strong female blue, Polished steel gleaming, a wall. Action, no regret. Born of bone and dust. The experience through pain. Bloodied, life repeats. The light inside burns, Air crackles, silence engulfs. Pounding resides, death. The fire crackles bright. Another sun sets anew. Tomorrow begins. Great walls decaying. History silently screams. I enter the maw. […]
ManKitten: Origins
PART 1 – A DAY IN THE BORING LIFE Despite my alarm being set for 6:00 AM, I would often wake up around 5:30 and usually look towards the window to see if the glow of sunrise was illuminating my curtains yet. But, living in the shadow of the Traveler meant that direct sunlight was […]
The Red War
“Maintenance logs from a system engineer. She talks about how she’s having to do tasks for two people now that her mechanic buddy is gone. Everybody lost someone when the Cabal attacked us.” – your Ghost, after scanning a terminal in the new Tower. # For Nairb Travaris, the blue clad Warlock whose gun hand […]
The House of Mist [Pt.3]
[Part 3] Kell’s Throne Room, Downtown ruins, Seattle +0 Days [+5 hours] More Fallen had arrived over the course of the next half hour, filling the throne room. There were quite a few of the taller ones kneeling below the Kell’s platform. The one that could speak her language, he had finally introduced himself as […]
The House of Mist [Pt.2]
[Part 2] 5 meters underground, Old Shoreline, Northern Seattle +0 Days The small machine drifted through the ruined tunnel. Centuries ago, it was filled with commuters trying to get to work or the next city over; now all that lived here were the ferns and moss that clung to life where the ground had given […]
The House of Mist [Pt.1]
[Prologue] I died. I do not know exactly how, or when, just that I did. But then I came back. Recast in Light by a Traveler’s Ghost. At the time I didn’t know anything, what had happened, where I was. The only hint of my identity was a faded security badge and a sidearm that […]
