Stories tagged “blade”
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The Camp
10 years ago, Bill and Jackie were taking their son, Atticus, to his first day of the 1st grade when the outbreak happened. Since the worst of the outbreak happened in military towns the Colby’s home town was not hit as hard, but never-the-less it wa...
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The golden dragon (Part 2)
Glaurung glided through the air with Borin on his back “There they are” he said exitedly Pointing to a small group of orcs marching through the plains They were in a wasteland nearly no plants grew and you had to be very lucky to find any w...
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Serviceable Blade
“Not much to look at, is it?” the young man scoffed at the blade, roughly made and without ornamentation. “It’s serviceable is what it is,” corrected the merchant, “Blade on one side for slicing, teeth on the back fo...
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Solace
I let the razor slip across my pale, sun deprived skin. A thin trail of blood trickles towards the drain where my bare feet rest. I think to the girls at school; their incessant gossip, their constant teasing, their never ending torment; my absentee be...
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Any excuse now...
Trigger. Waiting to be pulled. Wanting to be pulled. BANG. The smallest hole in the wall. The slightest chink in the armour. And it’s all too much. The blade, to repair the damage. To cover the hole. To replace the broken link. Safety once more. ...