Stories tagged “distraction”
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Next Breed of Thief
The streets were neon lit to high noon; still not many dared travel them after dark. Only a disturbance would arouse a few from their ports. I stood in a dim alley, the breeze blowing the ends of my long trench coat about my ankles. There were some act...
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The Distraction Field (Elsha's Cyberpunk Series)
A lone woman walked down the sidewalk, unmolested despite the late hour. Any criminals planning on mugging her for whatever was in the large briefcase she carried were soon distracted by something else, sometimes the ringing of a cell phone, sometimes ...
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Distraction (Superhero Black Hole: Part 20)
I must be resolute. I must be firm. My gut wants to hate her, and my head wants to fear her, but… Clang, bonk, boing, thud… What are you doing? The tone is one part condescention and two parts annoyance. At least that much felt familiar. No...
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The Spectral Force, Triumphant!
Slowly, light enveloped his body as two other spectral shapes condensed into being nearby. They coalesced into large, geometrically armored figures, one a blazing white and the other a deep violet. Cleric stood, and around his form was a similar mantle...