Tag: sci-fi
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The Hedgerow
It wasn’t the sights nor sounds of Puyallup that bothered him, but the stench of decay mixed with chemical waste. For decades the urban sprawl had been a polluted dump, and yet here he was, squeezing past orks, elves, and half a dozen other varieties of metahumans to find his seat. “The race started ten…
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Child’s Toy
Sunshine warmed Ginger’s face as she leaned back against a cold marble pillar. The atrium of the tribal headquarters where she loitered hummed with slow activity. The Ancients elfs that had paid her a visit walked by, one sporting an eyepatch and the other a cast. They had been forced to attend the special session,…
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Shooting stars
“You said this was a simple repair job.” “It is. You’re just impatient.” Zaron generated a doorway in the middle of the dataspace to slouch against. Ahead of him at the summoned command center Charge worked at a hundred times the speed Zaron operated at. “It’s been half an hour.” “Ten minutes outside the dive.…
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Buried Key
In the pre-dawn, chittering of early birds replaced the pattering of rain and inhuman shrieks that had carried through a very long night. The dryad still slept. Tucked into her bed, the wounds on her neck and arms had finally stopped seeping. From her seat by the woman, Ginger watched beyond the veil as several…
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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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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…
Worlds of Risala 