Sam jumped over one of the pallets to get some cover from the monster for her and Tara.

“’Just a quick kill before dinner’ she says. ‘We’ll be back before it even gets cold,” Sam said, rolling her eyes at Tara.

“Okay so I may have underestimated how strong this monster was going to be, but we’ve still faced worse than this,” Tara said, glancing over the pallets to see if the monster was co...

Masina descended from her ship, looking around her. This was her first time leaving the grounds, and her parents had been against the idea. Walking off on the dock, she enjoyed breathing in the fresh air and just taking a moment for herself.

There was so much noise, it was almost overwhelming. Between the animals calling to each other, people talking to each other and haggling over deals at the...

Drag watched the city fly by the windows outside the train. After his friend had nagged him for a while, he finally agreed to come out for a trip to visit. The trip itself was going to take about six hours though. Drag tried to stifle his yawn and failed miserably because being cheap meant that he had to get up before sunrise to catch the train. The teller had tried to say something to him when he...

Riley stared at the closet door. It was almost bedtime, and she hated it. She had tried to explain to her mom once upon a time, but that didn’t matter anymore. She would get more sympathy from a rock. But it was okay, she had learned not to expect too much anymore.

She fixed the sheets on her bed and looked back at the closet door. She could swear she had just seen the shadows shifting around...

There was so much excitement in the crowd, waiting to get their seat in the arena. The scent of sweat, blood, and pain was heavy in the air. Security patrolled around the line to keep any fights from escalating into anything too world-ending. If any of the customers died before getting their ticket, that was on them. The owners of the arena made it clear that they held no responsibility for any e...

Drag stood at the entrance of the maze, trying to see as far in as he could. The stone walls were so high and not much light was breaking through into the maze. There was an intense fight going on inside of him. Something about the maze was enticing to him and he felt like he had to explore it, even though his mind was screaming at him to run from it. He couldn’t deny that it reeked of danger and...

Lightning cracked across the sky, while the wind snatched at the trees, trying to pull them up from the roots. Heira stood in the doorway, watching the weather waging war on the world, knowing that it wasn’t the only war about to end up on her doorstep.

“Are you sure about this?”

Looking down, she saw Sam and Drag standing on the doorstep, shivering even though they were still protected fro...