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The insistent pounding of the drums was enough to drive a man mad. But they seemed to drive this one man into a frenzy. He could already feel and smell the blood that had yet to be spilt. The rage was filling him, preparing him to not just kill anyone who got in his way but utterly demolish them. He would destroy those who got between him and his goal, even if the memory of it was driven away by the drums. Soon the pounding was replaced by the cries of the men at his back. He raced into the battle in front of him, wanting to kill, to destroy. He could feel the flesh give way with his first strike. He was exhilarated and repulsed by this rea

The man growled again and then Cal heard Herri gasp behind her. She asked, “You alright back there?” “Yes,” came the croaked reply. “Good, now climb up and then pull me out of here.” There was a rustle of fabric as Herri pulled himself out of the hole. From there he reached down and pulled the girl up to join him. The stranger stood. As he did he felt Herri’s cloak slide off of him. Other than that one piece of fabric, he realized that he was completely bare. From above him a hoarse voice said, “Are you well?” The stranger looked up and saw Herri reaching down with his hand held out. He nodded

Cal Turona sat in a tree while she was on watch duty. The moon had just risen and everything was quiet. Boredom was setting in as she contemplated waking her friend Herri early again just to have someone to talk to. Suddenly the forest, about a half mile away, began to sparkle. “Well that looks interesting and I was told to investigate any strange,” Cal remarked to herself as she slid off of her resting place. “I should probably tell Herri where I am going. He does worry so.” As soon as her feet touched the ground she made her way slowly and carefully back towards camp. As soon as she reached the camp she slowly made her

 Every man, woman, and child has one path that they follow. These paths are created by the choices that are made. Sometimes the only chance that a person has at finding their true selves is to start at the beginning or they will be lost forever to the darkness. Talar Melcan was said to have been doomed to the darkness while he was still alive. There was no warmth or kindness in his pale tan eyes. Some said that it was his eyes that made him so feared. He ruled his lands with an iron fist. Under this family each new ruler seemed to be more intense, for three generations.  Using his armies in the five years since his father died the country n

"What the hell does that mean? You're standing right in front of me so what do you mean you don't exist." "I am no one. I have nothing." Jace pinched his nose. 'This girl's not making any sense.' He reached out to grab her. As soon as his fingers closed around her shoulder she jerked away and stood facing him. "What's wrong with you?" "I do not like to be touched. Touch leads to pain and I wish for no more of that." Jace smiled as he realized something. "So, you're a runaway. Look I can help you get all new information. Then we'll be even. Deal?" He held out his hand. She just looked at the extended hand and tilted her hand slightly to

The air smelled of rain the night of the escape. Only one had gotten out, but only one needed to escape. They would have to find the specimen, they must find it. There was no where for it to run, no where for it to hide. It would be alone in the world. The search would be an easy one. Darkness entered her consciousness as the storm began to let up. She had very little memory of her past. The exhaustion that she felt came from running and hiding for hours. She tried to remember everything that the nice woman had taught her. She knew where she had to go, but first she had to rest. She climbed into a storm drain and let the darkness take her.

This would be her first time. She was nervous. A million thoughts ran through her head. 'What if I can't do this?' She closed her eyes and took a breath. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked at him and smiled. He said, "Put the car in reverse and back out slowly." The darkness had spread over the city. There was nothing that we could do. We invited it here. It is our fault. We knew what he was and did nothing to stop him. The innocents started disappearing. When we realized what was going on it was too late. The darkness is here to stay forever. She stared at her arms looking at the marks. He swore that he had changed, and she