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Intro Today, we’ve got a new fantasy flash fiction, written by yours truly. This was so much fun to write, and I’m excited to share it with you. So, if you’re in for a short little fantasy battle featuring an orc inventor with a giant gun saving a fey warrior, read on! Technical Difficulties by…
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The darkness closed in on all sides, the twisted creatures who lurked within crouching just at the edges of the light emanating from Zaria’s blade, inky black eyes shining as they gazed hungrily at her. But they didn’t dare come any closer, not while she held a source of light in her hands. “Your companions…
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I could’ve let him leave, let him continue on his merry way so that he could go on to cause more death, more loss of innocent lives. That was what some would say, but I thought not. I wove through the crowded city streets, darting around wagons and horses, ducking beneath a stack of long…
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They were outnumbered; Siri had known that from the beginning. And, although the majority of her men had agreed to answer the distress call from the people of Planet FX-87, there had been a number who had not and had been allowed to board smaller ships to return to base and hopefully get them some…
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The pirates had struck under the cover of night, obviously hoping to catch their prey off guard. Even though the ship’s navigator had spotted the approaching vessel before it was upon them, the sailors had still only barely had enough time to mount a defensive before they were boarded. Arran had been hired by the…
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“I see you, assassin; there is no point in remaining in the shadows,” Alaric called into the darkness at the edges of the circular throne room. He stood up from the throne, grabbing the huge broadsword that leaned against its side. The instant it sensed his touch, the blade began to flare with red flame,…
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“You know who I am, Drystan; try to remember!” Cadmus pleaded even as he tackled the other knight to the ground, knocking the sword from his opponent’s hand in the process. “Yes, I do; you’re the maniac who’s trying to kill me!” Drystan snapped back, struggling beneath Cadmus’ weight. “I’m not trying to kill you,”…
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The blast of flaming devastation came rushing Tariq’s way at a frightening speed, leaving him scrambling behind one of the many huge stalagmites of the cave’s interior for cover. He managed to duck behind only seconds before the flames engulfed the area, searing him through his armor but failing to set him ablaze, which he…
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Three… Siri crouched behind her respective pile of crates, rifle at the ready. Through the tint of her helm’s visor, she watched the armored figure of Commander Ferral hold up the fingers of his free hand—his other held his own gun—in a silent countdown that the nearby Ryxarri aliens skitering past on the other side…
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The woods were still and silent. No birds sang in the boughs of the trees, nor did the wolves that frequented the area howl, despite the dark of night that reigned over the land.