The pain was gone, but I remained bowed to the floor. My hand covered my chest and the artificial Core embedded into it. I could feel my self-inflicted wound heal around the small Core, flesh wrigg...
2025-06-08 14:17:52 +0000 UTC View PostAmber Deen Leska
Amber Deen clenched her teeth. Beads of sweat formed on her forehead as the stress piled.
What was that nonsense about being heroes? As if it couldn’...
2025-06-05 14:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post“So… are you guys with the Bureau of Interdimensional Defense?” I asked. Whatever story Dario would give, it wouldn’t be the truth. Not the complete truth, anyway.
“Not really,” D...
2025-06-04 14:53:11 +0000 UTC View Post“An artificial Core?” A few days ago, I was only concerned with law school, sweet treats, and movies. Now, there was bullshit like artificial Adumbrae and artificial Corebrings.
Was someo...
2025-06-01 14:48:52 +0000 UTC View PostAmber Deen Leska
Amber Deen was jolted awake by a sharp smell up her nose. It was like bleach, some strong cleaning product. She coughed and rubbed her nose, her mind spinnin...
2025-05-31 15:55:00 +0000 UTC View PostSince Myra wasn’t human and was hanging out with other non-humans, it wouldn’t be far-fetched to assume that her sister, Kelsey, was superpowered too. If so, it must’ve been Kelsey who fought...
2025-05-30 13:30:33 +0000 UTC View Post“You’re here to save me—us?” I really needed to see the movie script because I had no idea what was going on. This guy must be with those attacking the place. But who were they?
Ski M...
2025-05-28 13:45:41 +0000 UTC View PostMy claws—I had freaking claws—breached the surface.
“What the hell is the?” That was my prey. My ears were still underground, but I heard him loud and clear. Not just his voi...
2025-05-24 02:15:48 +0000 UTC View PostWell, she wasn’t exactly me. I am me!
This must be some Adumbrae mind trick to make me lower my guard or something. Not sure if it was working because she looked like a spooky vers...
2025-05-23 07:36:46 +0000 UTC View PostI pulled Deen back before Purple Mohawk’s fist connected with her face. Deen was too shocked to react. Purple Mohawk yanked out his arm and tore away the front part of our cage.
“You bitc...
2025-05-21 12:57:52 +0000 UTC View Post“Yes, I’ll eat this brain,” Purple Mohawk replied, displaying a wild smile with perfect teeth. He scooped out a clump of brain with his knife—the mutant’s head wriggled a bit; I couldn’...
2025-05-19 15:34:29 +0000 UTC View PostBruised Lover warily checked the floor of his cage with the tip of his foot. It had hardened. He exited his cage, stretching his arms and legs. “I’m not going down without a fight, you traitor ...
2025-05-18 08:32:12 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m Mr. Firio, your host for the day.” Purple Mohawk walked forward, his boots splatting across the gore. “That won’t work, blondie,” he said, pointing at Deen’s phone, which she had...
2025-05-17 08:23:08 +0000 UTC View PostStraight for five minutes. Then, left. Right, straight, another right after two minutes. I think we got on the flyover. Were we stopping for a red light? Didn’t we have another red light back the...
2025-05-10 14:26:24 +0000 UTC View PostMy rowdy cousins, sons of Aunt Jemma, had a favorite expression—shriveling balls. They kept saying those stupid words when we rode a roller coaster. I had no idea how that’d feel like given I h...
2025-05-09 11:43:01 +0000 UTC View PostI never imagined I’d ever kill a person and go to their memorial service. What a funny string of events that led to this situation.
If only I could’ve gone on my own instead of with Deen....
2025-05-08 08:53:29 +0000 UTC View PostI had been standing for twenty minutes, staring at the board and playing a tune in my head. “Sir, no one can legally bind superhumans who can grind cities to dust. I don’t think anyone can tell...
2025-05-03 01:59:40 +0000 UTC View PostDeen and I arrived in class with five minutes to spare. Professor Gallagher wasn’t in yet.
Our classmates were huddled into groups, animatedly talking as if the lecture hall were a marketpl...
2025-05-02 07:33:16 +0000 UTC View Post“Hmmm… My second day as a monster.”
Back and forth, back and forth, I stirred my cup of chamomile tea as I inhaled its relaxing fumes.
Don’t hit the sides, don’t hit the s...
2025-05-01 05:13:49 +0000 UTC View PostIt was faint, but I was sure I was hearing footsteps. I turned the corner to the right. The sounds continued, louder. Someone was following me.
Could this be my much-anticipated attacker? I v...
2025-04-30 13:15:12 +0000 UTC View PostI'll resume writing REND in a couple of days. But before that, I'm also preparing the blurb/summary of REND for the rewrite. Blurb is very important because it (along with the title and cover) attr...
2025-04-28 02:31:29 +0000 UTC View PostLittle Red Riding Hood? Did he call me that because of my hoodie? Though I liked the story of Little Red Riding Hood, I hated being called ‘little.’ If I were born elsewhere, like Asia...
2025-04-25 10:21:32 +0000 UTC View Post“Worse than a pus-filled pimple right on my nose,” I said. “Or not. I think I’ll take this growth over a pimple like that. Could an Adumbrae get a pimple?” I didn’t know the answer, but...
2025-04-24 07:55:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Hi, Mom,” I said, answering the phone.
“Erind, dear!” The phone wasn’t on loudspeaker, yet Mom’s strong voice reverberated throughout the corridor. “Thank goodness you picked u...
2025-04-23 12:58:00 +0000 UTC View PostI giggled. “That’s quite an insane line, you know? Like, I never imagined you’d ever say something like that to me when we became friends. I never imagined we’d ever do stuff like this eith...
2025-04-22 22:20:42 +0000 UTC View Post(Author's Notes: We'll have a couple of ExD chapters (been a while) and two REND chapters this week. Since we'll focus on the REND launch next month, I figured we'll ramp up ExD a bit now.)
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2025-04-22 02:44:01 +0000 UTC View PostTechnically, I did mean to hit her. I wanted her off of me. But I didn't expect I had gotten this strong. Humans were pretty frail.
I snorted. Not even a few minutes as a monster, and I...
2025-04-17 09:12:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe lonely echoes of my footsteps through the empty stairwell kept me company. I clutched my stomach with an arm, putting pressure on the wound. My blood dripped on the steps as I gripped the rails...
2025-04-15 02:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone was paralyzed by the unexpected scene.
Except me. My singular thought was, survive!
I bid my folded bike goodbye and rushed to the next train car, shifting my backpack...
2025-04-12 11:55:29 +0000 UTC View PostI, Erind Hartwell, almost died on the day I got superpowers.
Good thing I didn’t or there’d be one less cute girl on this dirtball of a planet. Or maybe… the world wasn’t so ...
2025-04-11 14:07:01 +0000 UTC View Post