The hurried footsteps of three retired Heroes, clad in black fatigues, were the only sounds in the deserted hallway. All three advanced at a light jog toward the closed double door of a classroom. Their tranquilizer filled rifles were pointed safely at the ground, and away from each other. Despite […]
Chapter – XXII Christina Ross had long since accepted that she would never really knew how she was going to fight her opponents. So she decided to embrace it. To use it. Christina had realized at an early age that her power also meant that nobody would ever know exactly […]
Chapter 20 Halloween was on a Saturday, which was nice as it made planning and partying much easier without cheapening it up by moving it to the nearest weekend, but it also meant Sam had another match that day as well. He’d been lucky enough to completely recharge; […]
<This is fucking stupid,> Daisy hesitated with her hand on the old, scratched, and cold brass doorknob. The coolness of the metal underneath her hand felt good compared to the sweltering heat outside. They were only a week away from it officially being fall, but no one had told that […]
Chapter – XXIII Max Hall once again found himself in that all too familiar infirmary. Erik and Robin were there as well, as was Tom, who had returned from his meeting with Dean Smith. Victoria had decided to tag along as well, though Danielle had gone back to her room, […]
Just a quick note before I let you dig into this short story (only 5400 words). This was originally written with the intention of being a standalone short story about Charon. I’ve thought about it for a few weeks now and it looks to me as though this could actually […]
Chapter 21 James fell to his knees and looked behind him, but couldn’t see the person that stabbed him. The blade was still in there and Sandy was screaming and Jennifer looked panicked, from the little he could see, people were running around in every direction, but the […]
Seth sighed as the golden mist leeched away the aches and pains of physical training. Dr. Sanderson had personally come out of his office to get the two freshmen boys back up to 100% for their ranking match. While Seth and Rich both appreciated the healer’s consideration, both were a […]
Chapter – XXIV “Have you found anything yet?” Tom asked Max. After finishing up whatever classes they had in the afternoon, the group of friends had scattered around Sizemore Tech’s campus looking for some sign of a party. It was a delicate line for them to walk. On one hand […]
Chapter 22 Classes and gym were cancelled so that the professors could talk about the attack. The upperclassmen had all had a meeting together in the morning and the freshman would be starting at one. But everyone had arrived much sooner than that and they had their own […]