A Priest Meets a Different god (Untitled Otherwise)
~ Author's note, the chess game included is from the opening of David Janowski vs Lasker, played October 21st, 1909. The story uses the classical notation to lay emphasis on what I want to call out, the link below contains algebriac notation if you'd...
Flaw
It's not every day one would come upon a situation like this. In fact, I doubt anyone ever had...well, not like this. Sweat beads down my face as if I had ran a marathon, but I did nothing of the sort. Rather, I just stood here, my hand on a lever. I...
The Great Adventure Chapter 2
Chapter Two: The Aggressor Eralius placed the stricken lioness onto the stretcher and watched as they wheeled her away under armed guard to the closest medical bay. Almost as one his honour guard behind him removed their helmets, the servos...
Powershift - Chapter one
POWERSHIFT - Chapter one The sun was setting in the distance just behind the poppy fields. Sun rays reflected and glinted off the rocky outcrops in the surrounding area. It was almost too picture perfect. Above, the sky held a smoky red...
Raiyev Part 10
Raiyev was a bit uneasy going back to work after lunch. He meandered slowly down the long corridor of his building before entering Lab 8. What did she have against him and his fiancée? Why did Bilicek seem to have it in for him and Brad? Or did she...
Raiyev Part 9
How long had he been standing there, idle with his thoughts? Raiyev silently cursed his foolishness. Bilicek eyed Raiyev up and down, glaring almost irately. Raiyev tried to think of something to say. "Well?" Bilicek said after another moment had...
Raiyev Part 8
"She's dead!" he cried. The tall fox was stooped over the body of Dr. Paxton lying on the ground in the cafeteria. Raiyev had seen it happen; well, most of it, anyway. He, along with the rest of the cafeteria, had looked over at Paxton when he heard...
Raiyev Part 7
Raiyev was reluctant to get up in the morning?the previous night had been wonderful beyond description?but he had wanted to get to work early, in hopes of catching Toni and talking to her before anything else happened that day. When he and Brad finally...
Raiyev Part 5
Raiyev read and reread the paper. He had spread the soap over the rest of the paper, trying to find anything more to the message, but there was nothing else. _Surely this must be some kind of a practical joke_, he thought. _This is something that you...
Raiyev Part 4
Flashes from the bulbs of a dozen newspaper photographers bounced lightly off the greying fur of the well-dressed President. President Alexis McKenzie was the oldest feline president the USA had ever seen inducted into office. However his wisdom,...
Raiyev Part 3
Raiyev was sipping his fifth cup of coffee, going over in his head everything he had just been told, when a bespectacled old badger opened the door. "So THERE you two are!" he said, trying to make his feeble voice sound firm while he looked at the...
Raiyev Part 2
"Name?" the large female bear in uniform said almost apathetically from behind the front security desk. The main building was bustling with excitement as furs were hurrying to and fro, phones were ringing off the hook, and the line to check in was...