Day 92"Go on then, or are you #chicken?""I prefer to look at it as a healthy sense of self preservation." "Chicken!" "I am not!" Sam scowled at his friend as he tucked in his arms and did his worst chicken impression. Calling it his best would be an insult to chickens. Day 93He curled into a ball, protecting … Continue reading VSS365 WEEK 14
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VSS365 Week 11
Day 71 Standing at the cliff edge, her scream of rage was rendered #unfathomable by the wind. On the horizon, a ship sailed away, taking with it the man she'd thought she'd loved. A voice reached up from the water offering her power. Vengeance. Falling forward, she took it. Day 72 The odds of suceeding … Continue reading VSS365 Week 11
VSS365 Week 9
Day 57 Even the #vermin taunted him, running in and out through the bars of his cell, rubbing their freedom in his face. If he could just catch one, maybe he could summon enough magic to transform into one and make his escape. Still as a statue, he watched, waiting. Day 58The #destination had never really … Continue reading VSS365 Week 9
VSS365 Week 8
Day 50"What is your #purpose? Why are you here?" The Princess demands, hands on her hips as she waits for an answer. I don't give her one, my eyes on the floor as if I can will her to disappear. "I'll just scream for the guards then shall I?" "No!" "So you can speak." Day 51Jonah screamed and … Continue reading VSS365 Week 8
VSS365 Week 7
Day 43 Hands bound in shackles of damascus steel, he looks up at the skeletal #judge before him. "Why have you summoned me here to the infernal court?" He asks out of turn, bold as brass, his expression bored. "The shadow council has need of you." "You couldn't just ask?" Day 44 Her eyes shone with the embers … Continue reading VSS365 Week 7
VSS365 Week 6
Day 36Dean thumbed through the atlas of souls, waiting for one to call out to him. When one did, he'd slip it on like a winter coat before reliving that soul's journey from inception to immolation. Having long since lost his own soul, this was the only way he could feel. Day 37#Ritual complete, she … Continue reading VSS365 Week 6
VSS365 Week 3
Day 15 Jan 15th With a final #flourish they finished binding the power to his vessel. His whole body lit up like a star, the light pulsing until it eventually faded to settle in his irises, turning them from a subtle grey to a shocking lilac. Sighing, he let unconsciousness envelop him. Day 16 Jan 16th His … Continue reading VSS365 Week 3
VSS365 Week 34
Day 232 Sometimes I think I'll #shatter into a million pieces if I never get to see you again. Other times I think I already have, and each passing day adds another line to this fragile facade I'm barely holding together. I don't know what I'm doing and I'm scared you don't either. Day 233The … Continue reading VSS365 Week 34
VSS365 Week 32
Day 218 The #peaks of Olomana were visible in the early morning light. A dazzling jade green against the backdrop of the palest sky blue with a dusting of cloud dancing around the tips. I was back in Hawaii, which told me exactly When I was. Today was not a good day. Day 219 Like … Continue reading VSS365 Week 32
VSS365 Week 30
Day 204"What is your #intent here?" The faculty head asked, as they inspected the partly assembled devices on my desk. "Time travel, obviously." "Right, and what's going to make your devices successful where so many others have failed?""I know what I'm doing." Day 205"you haven't seen the Back to the Future Trilogy?" Thomas made a … Continue reading VSS365 Week 30
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