Po, as if in a dream, walked towards the strange beasts. He raised his hands, to show that he was not armed. “We are but simple villagers,” he spoke to the demons as their misshapen heads swiveled to face him. “Please – why have you come?”
Weekly Drabble: ‘The Heat of the Evening’ and Weekly Prompt Thread
This week's prompt is 'too hot outside' from ubderdrops and with it, we return to a sun-scorched post-apocalyptic Earth with Lauren and Dietrich, a runaway bride and her vampiric rescuer/kidnapper. There's also a new prompt thread up for my patrons. Enjoy!
The Last Angel: Ozymandias, Chapter 7
My patrons have cast their votes and voted again for some more Feelings In Hallways, I mean Ozymandias. This chapter gives us more interaction between Harper and Adrianna (kind of hard to avoid when you’re the only two living souls in a city-sized ziggurat). Harper keeps getting the rug pulled out from under her. Getting… Continue reading The Last Angel: Ozymandias, Chapter 7
Children of Heaven: Choir of Silence, Chapter 15
Brian looked up at them both, his face white. “The planet…” He brought the image up onto the main viewscreen. Abigail felt her jaw drop open, her knees shaking. She grabbed the Navigation console to steady herself; it was the only thing that kept her from falling.
Weekly Drabble: Seven Most Wanted, and Prompt Thread
This week's prompt comes from Henri Black with 'why not both?' and through the power of editing and redrafting, that reference was lost, but the original story idea from it remains. A return to Horrak-Sarn, everyone's favourite urban hellscape and our adorable little band of ragamuffins. We get to see how they handle trouble when… Continue reading Weekly Drabble: Seven Most Wanted, and Prompt Thread
Scars, Chapter 19
And with the first paid update of the month, we have a new addition to Scars. In this chapter, Jilene continues to experience the wonders of becoming a vampire. Spoiler: she’s not taking it well. Khy-kala is doing all she can to help the young woman, for reasons that hit very close to home for… Continue reading Scars, Chapter 19
Children of Heaven: Choir of Silence, Chapter 14
Singh was under no illusions about what was happening to Archer right now, but he wouldn’t let that stop him. The commodore was a loyal officer of the Concord. She would understand that sacrifices had to be made. If the price was one life ended in order to save thousands or millions of others, that was a trade-off he was sure she’d make. It might cost him some sleep, but Hunt had been right: this wasn’t a war of ideology. They didn’t have to be ‘better’ then the Lefu. They just had to survive.
Weekly Drabble: Now and Forever, and Prompt Thread
This week's drabble prompt is 'always a bride, never a bridesmaid' from Pethrai D'Arkos and thus, we have a story about a perpetual bride. As well, there is a new prompt thread up for next week's drabble for my patrons.
Children of Heaven: Choir of Silence, Chapter 13
“Medical team to Corridor J-9, section 31! Officer down, officer down!” Jacob tried to hold Commodore Archer steady as she convulsed, thrashing back and forth in the hallway like she was having a seizure. He straddled her, holding her wrists to prevent her from clawing at the red welts she’d already cut into her face. The woman was screaming incomprehensibly, frothing and shaking like she’d been hit by a stunner.
Weekly Drabble ‘Shapes in Water’ and new Prompt Thread
With the prompts of 'turtle horror' from Lev Chusovitin and 'vicious, speeding aquatic death machines; from Burning Desire, we're back on the Singing Islands and looking at some of their, shall we say, unique life. As well, there's a patrons-only prompt thread for next week's drabble.
Proximal Flame's Fiction 