An Animal Passion
# Chapter 11: An Animal Passion Waking the next morning, Johnathan stretched and let out a yawn that would have dislocated the jaw of a lesser being. Rolling from bed, he stood firmly on two feet and turned to look in the mirror. My, his...
High Society Braggart
# Chapter 8: High Society Braggart The sun shining through the window was like a persistent gnat to Johnathan the next morning. He was able to ignore it for a time, but eventually it roused him. Opening his eyes slowly he let out a yawn that...
Dark Roads and High Winds
# Chapter 7: Dark Roads and High Winds Riding back down the unkept drive from the Talbot's home, it was only then Johnathan realized how much he'd had to drink at dinner. Unaccustomed to alcohol at the evening meal, Johnathan had drank with...
And We Shall Tell the World
# Chapter 5: And We Shall Tell the World It was only moments after Emma left that Johnathan felt the jaws of loneliness close around him. Watching her leave through the pouring rain, she disappeared quickly, swallowed up by the darkness. It...
Tea and Crumpets in the Garden
# Chapter 4: Tea and Crumpets in the Garden Breakfast was a simple enough affair, consisting of little more than a thick oat porridge topped with cream and fruits purchased in the town market. It was, however, filling and left Johnathan feeling as...
An Odder Feeling
# Chapter 3: An Odder Feeling The ride back was easy and uneventful. Johnathan let Ginny stray at the stream for a few moments in the darkness, cooling her hooves and taking a drink. He wanted to get home, but was in no rush. Seeing the lights...
An Odd Proposal
# Chapter 2: An Odd Proposal The rest of the day passed uneventfully enough. It wasn't until that evening that Johnathan saw Manson again. Sitting alone in the echoing dining room of the manor house, it still struck Johnathan as odd to sit at...
The Reason We're Here
# Chapter 11 It must have been another half hour or so before I poked my head from the kitchen. It wasn't squeaky clean, far from it, but it was likely better than anything this building had seen in a long time. "Alice? An?" My voice echoed...
Chicken Soup for the God's Soul
# Chapter 10 Maxwell wondered off a few moments later, muttering something under his breath. I couldn't make it out, but I doubted he was singing my praises. Ophois didn't stop growling until he was long out of sight around the construction...
Black Waves
# Chapter 8 We had to get off at Third Ave and walk the rest of the way. The bus may go to Mott Haven, but there was a limit to just how deep into squalor they would take it. It had been a long night, I practically had to carry Alice. Ophois,...
How to Become a God in One Easy Step
# Chapter 7 Seth reached to a switch beside him a moment later, banishing the darkness from the room as the overhead lights came on. I glanced back towards the old man. He had looked aged and worn before, but now, in the light, he was little...
The Elder God
# Chapter 6 I leaned back against the tree, rubbing the bridge of my nose and nursing one hell of a migraine. "Please tell me it wasn't you I was running from." He grinned. Unlike his roughed up appearance, his teeth were a perfect white....