Aureate
Older than modern civilisation. as he ate, the cake gradually crumbled, and soon the layers mingled. even then, each remained distinct on his tongue — in both flavour and thickness.
Chapter 9 - Judgement
, they were a war-like society that spent most of the planets resources on perfecting weapons that they could name at each other before war finally did break out turning their planet from a lush green bio-sphere into a nuclear toxic wasteland, their civilisation
A Patient Death 20: Wicked Hearts
Down here in the civilised country, we're workmen, we use our paws and sweat to build lives fit for livin'!" a cheer rippled out in the den, drunks would cheer for anything.
Chronicles of Nahia - Prologue & Part 1
And it was upon the mana stream, which at certain points in the world flowed closer to the surface than at others, that the old gods made their presence known to the nebulous civilisations of mortal beings. the gods, and their cohorts of _other_ beings.
None So Vile 13: Divine Autopsy
In your civilised world my fellow practitioners are killed as heretics, while back in my homeland they jealously guard their secrets from one another. everything i have learned, everything i know, i have taught myself through careful method.
Hollow Darkness
He resented them simply for what they were, nephil and southerner, furred beasts that would never comprehend civilisation, animals. "after all, there aren't any dangers in lands untouched by any of the three races." the elder quipped sarcastically.
Arvians - Little Lamb
She had been on edge the entire time she’d returned to civilisation, and even then, she only stayed long enough to gather supplies together and head right back out.
Little White Bird - Chapter 1
Got a husband who dragged you out of the civilised world too, maybe?' licking her lips again, hester pulled her arm out of her pocket and slid her card across the table toward the old man.
None So Vile 03: Wrong and Ruin
Here in rennaire civilised men serve… the crown, and are glad for it… yes, very glad. we do not simply… do… as we please." alabaster narrowed his eyes. i have been a part of this court for years and you know it, scum.
The School Trip Trap.
He droned on about dead civilisations, anyway. but no-one was listening. the bell rang at 3 o’clock, its shrilling drowned out by teenage yelling. mr. ville wiped his horned face with his hands. “what am i letting myself in for?”
Arise! Minion of Hell (Hell Afterlife Services part 5)
Like retrieving that disk with the power to bring down upstairs civilisation. people would die. even worse maybe, they would suffer. and what for? entertainment. that was all wretched mortals were good for. it was a good laugh when a plague broke out.
A Fish out of Water - Chapter 3
Guess its faded white paint and weather-chipped wooden post was a side-effect of just how remote we were; certainly, the cluster of picturesque, if slightly mismatched houses lining the coastal path slightly further inland were the only signifiers of civilisation