Stories tagged “Hollow”
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The Barbed Bond of Hatred
I daydreamed about what I would do to Parker. They were elegant fantasies, richly constructed to soothe hurt feelings and dissipate rage, and about as satisfying as eating in a dream. Sometimes they’d be elaborate Rube-Goldberg-style deaths invol...
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Shell of a Man P.4
With one leg gone the other simply had to go, and soon after, his penis. He beat his chest in to see if he had a heart, and he reached through the hole and felt around. There was nothing for a long while, but he knew there had to be… something. Anyth...
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The Hollow God
Present at the beginning, we shall be present at the end. Twisted hunk of metal in semblance of life, robe of steel wrapped around nothing. Older than cities, older than mountains, arriving on Geos twelve thousand cycles before the Dust rose and and th...
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Queen
She took one final drag before the embers faded into her charcoal tipped fingers. Her face all but visible, only illuminated by the brief inferno of nicotine and thin parchment. Pursed lips jagged from a lifetime of abuse. The once flush and polished c...
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Hollow.
So I heard that you’ve been asking around. Well baby, that’s too bad- I’m sure you’ll come to realize I’m the best you never had. Your hands were cold, your stare so blank, Your heart a hollow cave. Your soul is black, and...