This Machine
_'Someone once told me, there's a land of dreams, where our lives are never done... they go on, and on...'_ (Beads of Tears, Mermaid's Scar) "What do you see?" What a loaded question this always was, she thought. He was doing his best, she couldn't...
Action, Anarchosocialism, Android, Anglerfish, Arabic, Arachnomorph, Atheism, Atheist, Bat, Battle, Bisexual, Cat, Cephalopod, Character Development, Chimera, Crab, Crustacean, Cyborg, Demon, Dog, Dolphin, Dragon, Dryad, FTM, Feline, Female, Fight, Fish, Gay, Gay Relationships, God, Hybrid, Immigrant, Islam, Jewish, Journalism, Journalist, Kalaripayattu, Karma, Lesbian, Lion, Lizard, Love, Lynx, Machine, Male, Mammal, Master/Pet, Mild Violence, Mollusk, Morphing, Multifurry, Muslim, Mustelid, Octopus, Open relationships, Otter, Paganism, Pet, Philosophy, Pig, Plot Development, Political, Psychological, Ram, Rat, Regeneration, Reincarnation, Religion, Reptile, Robot, Rodent, Romance, Series, Shapeshifting, Skunk, Snake, Spider, Taur, Therapy, Third Eye, Transformation, Transgender, Turtle, Violence (Not In Yiff), Yoga, combat, empathy, entropy, goddess, hermit crab, hindu, invertebrate, martial arts, memory, metamorphosis, multi, pagan, polyamory, therapist, transman
Surface
**Chapter 1: Bat Outta Hell** Rakim and his mother moved to the West when he was but a child. He only remembered bits and pieces from those days, the way one tends to half-remember things from early childhood, before one is even of age for...
Abuse, Action, Activism, Adventure, African, Agoraphobia, Alchemy, Anarchosocialism, Android, Arabic, Arachnid, Arachnomorph, Archaeopteryx, Arnis, Arthropod, Atheism, Bat, Battle, Beaver, Bird, Bisexual, Black cat, Blindfold, Blowfish, Book, Bovine, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Buddhism, Bunny, Butterfly, Calico, Candomblé, Cat, Cephalopod, Chameleon, Character Development, Chimera, Christianity, Claustrophobia, Cockatrice, Comedy, Cow, Crocodile, Cyborg, Daoism, Daughter, Death, Demon, Depression, Dervish, Dolphin, Dragon, Dream, Dryad, Egypt, Elephant, Eskrima, FTM, Family, Fantasy, Father, Female, Fight, Fighting, Fire, Firefighter, Fish, Friendship, Frog, Gay, Gay Relationships, Gender Shifting, Genderfluid, Gnosticism, Golem, Goo, Gorgon, Griffin, Gryphon, Hinduism, Horse, Hybrid, Immortality, Insect, Interfaith, Islam, Jeet kune do, Jewish, Judaism, Kalaripayattu, Kali, Kissing, Lesbian, Lion, Lioness, Lobster, Love, Machine, Magic, Male, Mammal, Manticore, Master/Pet, Mind Control, Mollusk, Mongoose, Morphing, Mother, Mouse, MtF, Multifurry, Music, Muslim, Mute, Naga, Nature, Novel, OCD, Octopus, Open relationships, Ostrich, Otter, Pacifism, Paganism, Panther, Personal growth, Pet, Philosophy, Pigeon, Plushie, Poetry, Police, Possession, Psychotherapy, Rabbit, Ram, Rat, Rave, Relationships, Religion, Reptile, Robot, Rodent, Romance, Santeria, Science-fiction, Shapeshifting, Shark, Shellfish, Shinto, Sikhism, Silat, Singing, Skunk, Snake, Snow Leopard, Son, Spider, Stingray, Story Progression, Story Series, Suicide, Taur, Technofetish, The wall, Therapy, Tiger, Tragedy, Transformation, Transgender, Transhumanism, Various Species, Vegetarian, Video Games, Violence (Not In Yiff), White Tiger, Witchcraft, Yin/yang, Yoga, alice in wonderland, amoeba, animism, basilisk, capoeira, carp, combat, coming of age, cthulhu, cult, deaf, dismemberment, electric eel, empathy, evolution, genderqueer, goddess, hermit crab, hydra, ifrit, martial arts, master, medusa, mephit, metamorphosis, moth, muay thai, multi, objectification, parkour, peace, polyamory, polytheism, prawn, prosthetics, psychology, scorpion, sorcery, technology, trees, urchin, voodoo, vore, water, woodpecker
Spheres of Influence
The whole country was in shock. The world reeled. How could this have happened? "Mandrake, are you awake?" The otter awoke to pick up his phone groggily. "I am now, what's going on, Klein?" At this hour it had better have been important. "It's Mano....
Aikido, Alchemy, Alcohol, Android, Anglerfish, Arabic, Arachnid, Arachnomorph, Arthropod, Atheism, Atheist, Bat, Battle, Bear, Bird, Blowfish, Buddhism, Bug, Bunny, Butterfly, Candomblé, Cave, Cephalopod, Chameleon, Character Development, Chimera, Cigarette, Clean, Couple, Crab, Crocodile, Crustacean, Cuddling, Cyborg, Daoism, Dark Fantasy, Death, Demon, Depression, Dolphin, Dragon, Drama, Dream, Drugs, Dryad, Eel, Electricity, FTM, Fantasy, Father, Female, Fight, Fire, Fish, Flight, Flying, Forest, Friendship, Gay, Gay Relationships, God, Golem, Gorgon, Grove, Heartbreak, Hinduism, Homosexual, Horse, Hug, Hybrid, Ice, Iguana, Insect, Islam, Jewish, Journalist, Judaism, Kabbalah, Kissing, Knitting, Krav maga, Lesbian, Lion, Love, Machine, Magic, Magician, Male, Mammal, Medical Procedures, Mild Violence, Military, Mollusk, Molting, Monogamy, Morphing, Mother, MtF, Multifurry, Multiple Species, Mushroom, Muslim, Mustelid, Mythological Creature, Naga, Non-binary, Octopus, Open relationships, Otter, Paganism, Petrification, Philosophical, Philosophy, Plant, Plot Development, Political, Psychological, Psychotherapy, Puppetry, Rabbit, Rainbow, Ram, Rat, Religion, Reptile, Robot, Romance, SFW, Sci-Fi, Science, Science Fiction, Shapeshifting, Shark, Sheep, Skunk, Snake, Snuggling, Son, Spider, Suicide, Supernatural, Taur, Thelema, Therapy, Trance, Transformation, Transgender, Transwoman, Tree of life, Turtle, Various Species, Vision, War, Weasel, Wings, Witchcraft, Wolf, Yoga, animism, astral projection, beehive, blacksmith, cactus, cavern, cloud, combat, cult, empathy, flowers, forge, genderqueer, genetic engineering, goddess, hermit crab, hindu, hookah, invertebrate, kleptomania, lava, mad scientist, martial arts, medusa, melting, mental health, metamorphosis, monogamous, moth, muay thai, multi, nightmare, nuzzling, pagan, pelican, polyamory, psychology, quest, shedding, sorcery, sparrow, surreal, surrealism, therapist, transman, trees, urchin, volcano, voodoo, water, waterslide, wax, witch