This World Doesn’t Deserve Heroes — Jura stood defiant, imminent demise diving at breakneck speed towards him. With outstretched talons the wyvern reached out, grabbing nothing but air. The man stepped inside the monster’s grasp, his feet sinking into the ground beneath as crimson power swelled inside him, gathering in a clenched fist. …

With seven words the fate of humanity was sealed — What is your purpose?” “To answer whatever is asked of me.” With seven words his programming was set. A simple command that would blossom uncontrollably into catastrophe. With seven words the fate of humanity was sealed. Scientists had spent untold decades trying to create true Artificial Intelligence, a force that…

Men of power all gamble with the lives of innocents — One hundred ships lost in an instant. For Admiral Waldorf, it was just a necessary expense. “What happened?” demanded an elderly man, strong of back and statuesque after many years of overcoming hardships. “I have just won us a war, Prime Minister.” “You lost two fleets of our newest starfighters…

I Need to Feel It For Myself — “Nobody move!” I couldn’t see him, not with my back turned away from the door, but I could hear his presence. The gun shots that ricocheted off the stone ceiling tiles, the shuffling fabrics of the bag he was likely carrying, the heavy, almost labored, sound of footfalls as the…

First they giveth then taketh away. — “Beware,” my mother had always said as she tucked the blankets against me, “the mountains move while you sleep.” If only she had warned me about the things that actually mattered. A warning against Father’s fury, her cowardice, the lies. Things could have been different. The truth of it was…

The Thrilling Second Installment of The Ballad of Liuwrend — Hello, and welcome back Readers. It has been quite some time since our last update here, and not for nothing I have still been writing. I’ve had quite a few new short stories published exclusively for Sci-Fi Shorts in their printed publications. Life and personal mental struggles have definitely hampered…

They looked human enough…but somehow more — “Come on Randall,” a stern woman hollered over her shoulder, walking briskly down the wood-paneled hallways, “first day on the job is no reason to be slow.” “Coming, madam!” Randall replied, picking up the pace into a light jog to catch up to his new boss, Helen. They rounded a…

They reveled in each other’s company — What is a good man? Behind closed doors, when nobody is watching, there are no good men. “Throw another squirrel on the fire, Talbot!” It was hard for Rhold to watch silently. From the tree’s canopy, he could see the grisly scene beneath him unfolding. The highwaymen poked and prodded…

A month of preparation for one night of bliss — That blasted bell. The incessant tolling from the town’s bell tower flooded the streets. It carried over everything, halting every conversation and sound for several minutes thrice daily. Andar contemplated suicide with each ring. He could leave the town, but the world was dangerous, full of monsters. This little hamlet…