Stories tagged “self-defense”
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Her muscles were tense, expression blank. She didn’t want to be there. “C’mon, Pam. You have to be able to do this.” Her movements were slow and reluctant, but she widened her stance. Nick ran at her, telegraphing his intent so she would ge...
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Get Off My Lawn!
There’s two dumb punks reeling in pain on my floor, blood soaking through their clothing. They’ll live. Another one is running away with a baseball bat, which now has a dent in it. My door’s broken; they kicked it in. My ears are ring...
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Dominion: Gray Space
The line between good and evil had blurred. I had killed men. My reasons were sound but that didn’t make them any less dead. The fact that it was either them or me didn’t change the anything either, nor did the fact that I had noble goals. ...