Nala's Venture: The Heavens Open Up
Nala walked across the desert with her head bowed. Her shoulders ached from walking and her throat was painfully raw; it had been almost a day since she had last had a sip of water. Her eyes were half lidded, it was hard to think of anything else but...
The City of Lost Heaven: Chapter 25
Chapter 25 I wish I'd stop lying to myself. After driving around for twenty minutes, pretending that I had something better to do, I end up on the street in front of Jackie's apartment. I know I said I didn't care what happened to him, but that...
The City of Lost Heaven: Chapter 24
The only thing it lacks is a girl with a heavenly voice singing in latin. the piece goes on and on, never switching over to the actual answering machine. in the background, police sirens and gunfire wail.
The City of Lost Heaven: Chapter 22
Chapter 22 I'm glad I let him drive. My legs actually hurt a lot more than I had anticipated. Jesus, they ache. And no amount of massaging and positive thoughts can make it go away. Jackie asks a couple of times if we should stop, but I shake my...
The City of Lost Heaven: Chapter 20
Chapter 20 Confidence. That's the only thing that I can feel rushing through my veins, making my fur stand on end, coursing with pure electricity. Jackie beams similarly, though his is also mixed with the distinct feeling of pleasure that can...
The City of Lost Heaven: Chapter 19
Chapter 19 We don't head up to the suspended office immediately. Jackie insists that we first stop off at the bar. At first I expect it's because he wants to top himself off, get a little in him like he did at the Aries. To my surprise, he...
Desire
"I can already tell that this new generation will be awful," Wiraqocha muttered to himself as he silently paced back and forth in front of the now abandoned house that once belonged to Uthurunku, the soul that had feared descending down to Earth once...
Duty Chapter 25: A Needed Calm
Chapter Twenty-Five: A Needed Calm Joji and Reis entered Joji's dark office. The blinds were down but open about a fourth of the way, allowing thin, separate rays of sun light to cascade through the room. Joji went over to his desk and opened the...
Chapter 10: The Paradox
Chapter Ten: The Paradox It didn't take long before Reis found himself back in Joji's office with the mysterious stranger. The entire ride over passed by like a flash, leaving only the foggy memory of sitting in unsettling silence as he could feel the...
Chapter 9: Calmonte Lighthorn
Chapter Nine: Calmonte Lighthorn Reis stared out of the passenger window of the Joji's car, watching the green trees and grassy fields of the park disappear in the face of brick buildings as the two of them entered the downtown area again. The...
Chapter 5: Commitment
Chapter Five: Commitment "Thanks for stopping by, guys!" Joji waived from the porch of his house as Reis and Marcus headed to Reis's old pickup truck. Reis gave one last wave as he opened the driver's side door. "Thanks again for having us,...
Chapter 4: Do As I Say
Chapter Four: Do As I Say After the three had finished dinner, Joji prompted his feet up on the empty chair next to him. He looked square at Marcus. "So how long are you here for? "About a year. I came back for a yearlong internship. I had enough...