Ryan watched as Death walked away with Stef…and was unsurprised when Death appeared beside him. The sight, he was sure, wasn’t one that many people had seen – Death in two places at once, and that was only what he could perceive – he was sure that wafer-thin slices of reality away, she was speaking […]
Stef felt her body twisting and turning, bending in non-Euclidean shapes, through itself and around itself. And then there was nothing.
Stars and distant galaxies wheeled under Stef’s feet, a tiny comet burning her face as it rushed past. What…what happened? I’m not even going to try and guess.
Ryan signed a form, and placed it in the pile of “Done” paperwork, one that was growing far more slowly than he would have liked. Even with Curt assisting, doing the low-level work, the “dog” work of chasing down recruits for reports; of adjusting the tedious schedules; of looking for Academy speakers willing to come […]
Ryan checked Stef’s vitals. No change. There was never any change.
September 28th Ryan leaned back against the wall of the oubliette. The crystal was always cold, though still felt alive somehow – it pulsed with magic, just as a mirror did, which made sense – the mirrors were the remnants of Chaos, the oubliettes had to be of a similar order of magic. It got […]
September 23rd Mirrorfall Ryan made a wish. He could feel the magic flowing in the mirror, static and overwhelming, so vibrant compared to the unmoving body of his recruit. He let go of the mirror and waited for something to happen, looking around for signs of other people – of fae to avoid, Solstice to […]
Ryan coughed. It hurt to cough. It hurt to breathe. It hurt. He stared down at his recruit, trying to ignore the countdown timer in his HUD. The number was already too low, ticking away only seconds until his predicted death. He tried not to breathe, tried not to aggravate a wound that could tear […]
The memory glass in the windows showed a story on alien window, rain seeming to hit the glass while lightning arced over an unfamiliar city. The glass misted for a moment, then changed to a view of a pebbly beach, smooth purple stones leading out to a quiet sea. No image stayed for more than […]
A child screamed. Ryan swore as he tripped over the threshold to the pastel-painted nursery. A silenced shot passed by his head, missing him by inches. Some part of him made a note of it, more evidence to clear away, more collateral damage to control – the rest of him was focussed on the crying […]