Metropolis. Gotham. NYC. When we think of stories about superheroes defending the world from a global invasion, the story most often focuses on major metropolitan areas, but what about the surrounding, less dense territories? Are they ignored or is it presumed they have already been stomped flat? Hellkite: Year Zero is the first book in…
Big City, Big Problems It didn’t matter which one of me you asked, that was likely the best time of my life. Even though that wasn’t who I was anymore, I still never laughed harder or more living the mortal life. On the inside, my true self was thriving on the barrage of overstimulation. As…
Big City, Big Problems There is a peculiar conflict of emotions when something you can destroy with little effort laughs in your face. On one hand, I was pissed, an iota away from dropping her from the clouds to see if she would survive, knowing full well the odds. On the other, I had to…
Small towns hold no secrets from itself The hero responsible for saving dozens of lives by distracting Cicero’s opening attack watched the scene race away from them as they were dragged into the sky. The high winds from their ascent were whipping wildly from within the helmet they used not for protection, but to hide…
When man's best friend becomes his worst enemy. Cicero was a great dog, the best boy. He was born to a litter on a pig farm to a pair of watchdogs who took advantage of the heat of the season. He wasn’t the runt of his litter of six, but not the biggest either. His…
Evolution or adaptation? The next few days were swarmed by unease and tension. My little town’s grotesque experience was not the only one, and most definitely not the most grandiose of displays by either a man or a beast. Both legacy and social media were flooded with images and videos of monsters wreaking havoc across…
Variance equalled dominance. There was no more need to join a horde and strength almost never meant numbers. Well... not anymore. I rejoined a troupe after following the sounds of a catch in its final throes. I remember seeing the youngling rise up to dash not away from the mob, but ahead of them, to…
It’s a cool day at the local fair, sunny with overcast and a decent enough breeze to keep the sweat from standing in long lines at bay. The carnival was on the first leg of its summer-long tour, meaning everyone here and abroad could enjoy rides and games, a beer tent, tractor pulls, along with…
Six years ago, the Hub changed forever at the same time it began forever changing the day the Spire introduced itself to the Hub. The abnormal structure stood magnitudes higher than the highest mountain range rendered anywhere inside the plane. Its introduction was the most viewed video ever to take place within the Hub, with…
The weeks to come were an awakening for Phage. Her user logged in once every few days and for very little time. No more was she regaining control in parts unknown with no idea how she got there. It was nice. It reminded her of not so long ago when she was just like any…
This Earth: A Fantasy World 