A Journey Begun - Chapter 1 - Into A New Skin
"The young master has begun his journey, master." "Good. I assume you did your job, old man?" "He didn't even see me leave. I'll be fine." "Then we have nothing to worry about. Things will go on as per normal. He will learn, as his ancestors...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 2 - The Daily Grind
A few more days and it's back to work. In the time that I spent on sick leave, I've been busy practicing how to control my newfound powers. As it turns out, not only can I freeze things on a whim, I'm also faster, stronger, more agile and quicker than...
A Journey Begun - Epilogue
"Master, the young master shows promise, as had his predecessors." "Yeah yeah, I know. It's good that he's making progress." "Aye, up until the point where you-know-who decides to show up. Then the party's really over." "Can it, old man, he...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 3 - Destiny Calls
"Make them pay." "What?" "I said make them pay!" "Okay! Alright. Jesus." Three slaps. "Okay that's one, now give 'em one more to remember!" Three slaps. "Yes! Good job man!" I got a pat on my back for my troubles. The man from...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 21 - British Slang
After I bade Max farewell, I straddled my bike with the intention to head for my next destination. I was about to leave when my phone rang. I pulling the buzzing thing out of my pocket and put it to my ear. It was Connie and she sounded panicky. ...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 24 - Something out of 1984
The night of the break out. We were sitting in a stolen van, to which I was vehemently objecting on the inside, that was parked nearby the chemical plant. We had a plan all written out, but as I've said many times before, written plans usually don't go...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 23 - Icarus
In the air, I had a nap. Changing Victor had taken more out of me than I'd thought, and understandably so. By the time I awoke, we were already in another vehicle entirely, on a bumpy road into Boston's city center. Brandon was driving, so I assumed...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 14 - Like Chuck Norris According to the Internet
"Chief, I'm heading to Boston." "So soon? And not even two weeks after you came back from your unscheduled trip to Russia." "Sorry chief, Bureau business. Its just a visit to confirm some low level intel, nothing more. I'll be back within the...
A Journey Begun - Prologue - Chapter 1
'And thus the prophecy came to be: a hero, born in a world consumed by darkness, born into a life of tragedy, would come forth to drive away the demons of the dark, fulfilling the word of the gods two hundred years prior. This hero shall have power...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 7 - Unexpected
Midnight, or at least close to it. After leaving the family in Abayya's capable hands, me and Brandon struck out on our own to find out who exactly was responsible for all this death and violence that swirled around our employers like a vortex of...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 25 - Crime of the Year
Saturday. The day of the heist cum killings. I wasn't looking forward to it, and neither was Brandon nor Dylan. We all had our roles, and the rest of the gang were busy taking up their positions or checking gear. Since we were still green behind the...
A Journey Begun - Chapter 3.5 - Interlude 1
December. A time of celebration. A time of gift giving, of happiness and laughter and fun. I never expected it to be a time of absolute stress. After knowing Evelyn for almost three years and being her date for all of that time, Riggs had suggested I...