Tag: Short Story
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The Standing Order
For a group of secretive people they are certainly easy to infiltrate. These robes I bought from that flea market down the road are very itchy, but at least they hide the fact I’m not wearing one of those medallion things they have around their necks. Not that they will look in my direction anyway,…
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Let Sleeping Dragons Lie
George wandered slowly as a cloud due to the heavy weight on his shoulders, and the hefty flag the heavy weight was holding aloft. George was certain the old stone bridge they were crossing creaked and groaned, when George suddenly realised there was something beneath. “Steady, boy!” Heavyweight reassured, as George whinnied nervously. “There’s nothing…
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Another Sunrise
The child cuddled the fox until the Sun rose. The fox’s paw was now healed, after the child had released it from a trap in a nearby field, and bathed it in a magical light, the colour of the Moon, from her own hands. When the Sun was fully in the sky, the child released…
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Signals From Outer Space
“What do you mean they’ve heard us?!” Bellowed plutoCen Kr’Dorir as he shattered his lectern with another of his trademark single punches. Shards of the reinforced and unbreakable plastic/metal compound material shot in all directions around the Council Chambers, causing several of the delegates to dive for cover, and embedding themselves into the reinforced clothing…
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Mission to Middlehaven: 22
The group gathered in the parlour. “Thank you for your help, and keeping the entire Universe safe.” Cheryl Olive began. “Oh, it was nothing!” Firetop commented, not exactly sure what he had done. Beryl looked at Lycralad, who looked away quickly and into the eyes of Adam. He then looked away quickly once again, down…
The Mansionic Perspective 