Chapter 9: Dinner Delayed.





The dragon relaxed in his cave, a small burp slipping past his scaley lips, as the reptile’s stomach continued to process the filling young treats within. The tykes had only been digesting for 10 minutes – but already the sweet couple were beginning to melt away, their tender flesh slowly dissolving under the powerful assault by the huge reptile’s gastric enzymes.

Officer Siobhan Kelly shut the door to her police cruiser, and gave a long look at the small, ramshackle house before her. Once painted a rich sky blue, the wood sidings had long since chipped and peeled away, leaving behind a grotesque residue of curled strips all across the decaying walls. From the look of it, the front porch was a worm-eaten deathtrap. Half the porch had caved in on one side, with a large white swing dangling sideways from a single rusted chain. The decrepit form of a decades

Dusk falls. We’re still malms away from the city, and while we could push through the night, our party decided it was better to make camp. Being as close as we were to Astrioth, we should be safe from ferals and bandits, as we departed from the main road into the surrounding woods. But even with the idea that we would be somewhat safe, there were still precautionary measures we took. A small barrier that would deter the ferals and a lookout who would stay up through the night.Me and Tiz we

    
“Ugh, I don’t even want to go…” Lara grumbled.

She swatted through the clothes hanging in her huge walk-in closet, occasionally holding one dress or blouse aside to examine it. Fletch watched her amusedly, lounging on a fur-covered chaise and not reading the ancient leather-bound tome lying open next to him. Most of the reason for his lack of attention to the book was the fact that Lara was walking around

“So, will you do it?”Those were the last words following the woman’s lengthy explanation, an appeal to a close, long-time friend.Iris, a rather large dragoness, was laying comfortably on the ground, looking down at her human companion with a somewhat surprised expression. Despite the seemingly ridiculous nature of the woman’s request, she had stayed quiet throughout her friend’s pitch, her large eyes growing steadily wider the more she heard.“You really are a

The Mother
Virus 2
Chapter 17
– Maddie's Wandering Days #1
Maddie was
excitedly watching as one of the largest amusement parks was rapidly
approaching as she had always dreamed of getting to visit Extreme-O
World one day. The park's rides were known to have the fastest speeds
allowed by law and had been designed to mimic one of Cradle's most
renowned heroes amazing feats. Extreme Octane was a speed demon of a
super hero who was well known for having an iron stomach because of
the way she easi

The Mother
Virus 2
Chapter 8
– The Vaticant's Triumphant Return?
Trudging
back into her home base in a quaint little town that was ironically
renamed Arbiter because of her, Gray was just flopping down into her
office chair when the last face she wanted to see, right then, popped
up on screen and asked, “Glad to see you made it back alright after
that last deployment, Gray. I must apologize for not making time to
speak with you lately... but things got chaotic all of a sudden. You
haven't,