Beyond the Darkside, 29-1
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE Aldric sat with his head in his hands and his eyes closed tight. He didn’t want to look around the office. Even though the lights were off and the door closed, the darkness did...
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We are a slave to those who teach us, unless we teach ourselves. Great mysteries remain that way when knowledge is hidden away. Controlling information is an easy way to keep people in line and under...
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100-Word Challenge, Day 177
The snake-man took the box and turned it over in his hand slowly, checking it for any external markings that might indicate what was inside. Finding nothing he stuffed it into a pocket; it would be...
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100-Word Challenge, Day 178
“Information you say. Information will cost more than friendship I am afraid.” The Orphean steepled his fingers in front of his face and smiled, knowing full well that he was in a favorable position to...
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100-Word Challenge, Day 179
Kassaah stared at his guest, trying to gauge how much truth and how much bluff was involved. Given Hagen’s very nature there was always some of both, but it was the balance that mattered. “Genocide,”...
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100-Word Challenge, Day 233
There is no end in sight, but the gun shots have been replaced by the solid thump of a man trying use his shoulder. Time is running out for me. I have all but given up when I hear, “psst, in here.” I...
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100-Word Challenge, Day 234
Once I’m inside the tunnel the section of wall rematerializes and we are plunges into complete darkness. I hear my rescuer breathing, a heavy, wet, rasping sound, so I know I’m not alone, but he says...
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100-Word Challenge, Day 242
Riggzy /Foter CHAPTER 13 The dark goes on forever, or so it seems at least. The heavy breathing of my rescuer tells me I’m still on the right track, but there are no features in the tunnel to tell me...
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100-Word Challenge, Day 244
greensambaman /Foter “Almost there,” he says. I keep crawling on, happy to see the light getting brighter and brighter. I don’t fear the dark, but I am always more comfortable in the light, even if it...
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100-Word Challenge, Day 139
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Somewhere in the distance Margaret heard the uneven clang of metal on metal. It was muted, but constant enough to rouse her from her sleep. The dark confines of the safe room were all...
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