1:8 Simple Negotiation
The Mercenary _is the first arc of The Underground series Chapter 8 of 32_ **Simple** **Negotiation** "Where did you dump the body?" Atir stood in front of the...
I JOINED A CULT
I sat at my work desk in my office. I was working from home for once. Which honestly surprised me because they need me at the building a lot. "Mom! Mom!" A child shouted my name, running over to me. My name is Emma Jewels. I'm a single fox mother. Or...
The Harrowing Deck
She flipped the card again, and the fox watched in small bemusement. This was the forth card she had held in cool regard, only to shuffle back into the raggedy deck she held in her hand. “Remind me again… it's a Harrowing Deck…?" the fox asked,...
1:23 Heart Of The Beholder
The Mercenary _is the first arc of The Underground series_ _Chapter 23 of 32_ **Heart Of The Beholder** The sun shone over the horizon bringing light to the world one last time. The red sky in the later evening gave him a sense of ease. However, it...
1:9 Xero Hour
The Mercenary _is the first arc of The Underground series Chapter 9 of 32_ **Xero Hour** The bass shook the whole establishment as the house music reverberated throughout the...
1:5 Truth Through Pillow Talk
**Truth Through Pillow Talk** There were places you could go. Places where they didn't ask you any questions or wonder what your story was. They were never the most fancy of places, or the ones you'd see on a tourist brochure,...
CREATE CHAOS NOT ORDER: Burning Passion
_WOOSH!_ _BOOM!_ Cyber-like blue flames crashed into an orange holographic construct. A black cat woman named Rane stood before the now burning object. "What the hell has gotten into you, Rebexa?" she yelled, growling to herself. "The infinite...
1:18 Echo From The Past
The Mercenary _is the first arc of The Underground series_ _Chapter 18 of 32_ **Echo From The Past** When the water hit Jenna, she swore she had died and went to heaven. It didn't feel like she was just taking a shower, but shedding layers...
1:25 Symphony
The Mercenary _is the first arc of The Underground series_ _Chapter 25 of 32_ **Symphony** The burlap bag was lifted off her head, and her eyes were suddenly flooded with light. It was the only light in the room and it was focused in a beam where...
1:6 Freak
**Freak** The lights were always off by the time Alias got back to his humble abode. Then again, it was three in the morning. Most creatures had long since called it a night, but for Alias, this was his time: the quite hours...
1:13 Mea Culpa
The Mercenary _is the first arc of The Underground series Chapter 13 of 32_ **Mea Culpa** Alias moved like a shadow in the night. It was times like this, like earlier when he had been...
1:3 Scotch, Brew, & Hollow-Tip
**Scotch, Brew,** **& Hollow-Tip** "Then, she has the audacity," The drunken gopher slurred, as he sloshed a glass full of gin around in one paw, and shook a finger at his friend, "to tell me that it was my fault." He...