Tales of an Original Character
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Traitor
The chorus kicked in, a low bass reverberating notes of ominous tension through his bones. From his couch on the glass balcony four stories above the massive hard-light dance floor, Evero watched the throng of club-goers as he always did. He ruled over this small kingdom he’d sacrificed to build, but the usual thrill he…
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The Sea Breeze
A mile down the beach from the ’84 Spring Expo Zaron finally left the crowds behind. In an ever changing era as the Sixth World heralded a long awaited resurgence of magic and mutants, the Olympic Peninsula seaside went, for the most part, untouched by the hands of man. It would be hours till he…
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Bloom
“You’re late.” Ginger ducked under the dripping awning of the noodle shop and dropped without ceremony onto a stool beside the vendor’s only customer. “Had to lose a tail.” The handsome blonde gentleman beside her smirked darkly and sipped from his bowl of ramen. They were an odd pair, her in her soaked denim and…
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Croissants and Second Chances
The 52nd floor of Amotken Tower had been abandoned. In a building bursting with so many people and businesses that particular floor with it’s cubicles had emptied, save for security guards, and four men occupying the sleek soundproofed office. Zaron stared out the full wall of windows streaked by rain, his gaze lost in the…
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The Scent Brings Me Back
No air bubbles had risen for almost a minute before Gin erupted to the surface. Quick as a wink Mallo reached over the edge of the pontoon boat and drug the human up and out of the water. “Love of Misp!” snarled the ork. “Do you ever consider not trying to get yourself killed?!” Gin…
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Modern Fairytale
Roars of a hundred motorcycles echoed out from the south gate and reverberated off of Zaron’s broad back. “How many more races you stuck there for?” Hands clasped behind his back, Zaron’s intimidating presence warded away a pair of teens looking for a place to sneak in. “As many as the boss wishes.” His cyber…
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A Broken Promise
“You can’t — You can’t do this!” Ginger panted in defiance as she rushed after the race manager. “You can’t! You gave me your word. Mallo! Mallo, tell him!” The ork, troubled by the whole affair and even more so by her friend’s distress, caught up to the pair as she continued fixing her suit…
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The Rose
“Zaron!” Zaron blinked out of his thoughts, looking away from the rain-streaked window to the man sitting opposite of him in the dimly lit limousine. “Finally. Answer me the first time.” “Sorry, boss.” He wasn’t sorry. Zaron rotated the stem of the single rose he held and skimmed his thumb along the edge of a…
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Rewind
“What were you thinking?! No, you weren’t! As usual! How could you do this? Because I’m having a hard time understanding just how you thought last night was a good idea.” “Oh, calm down!” Ginger sighed heavily. The half cybernetic ork woman shoved a thick finger into the red-head’s face. “You LOOK at me when…
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Clear Skies
“Mi-ister Ward, you’re needed at the South stairwell.” Zaron winced as his earpiece crackled. Feeling a tap on his right shoulder, he traded places with another bouncer guarding the crowded, holograph illuminated entrance to the night club. “Talk to me, Charge.” Earsplitting music pulsed and moved the hundreds of mutated and cyber-enhanced party-goers like a…
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