Nov 21, 2017
'How do you plea?' Drawled the judge, clearly bored.
'Not guilty.' The Boogey Man paused for effect. 'On all counts.'
He grinned widely, showing all his sharpened teeth. It was at that point I knew something had gone disastrously wrong.
Quick as a flash, the Boogey Man whipped his arms in front of him. I immediately realised that he must have picked his cuffs, special metal woven with an enchantment designed to suppress magic. It was clear now that we hadn't thought of more mundane methods.
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I turned the small nub of candle over in my hands. The wax felt slippery against my fingers. It looked like a regular soy candle, cream colored and only about the width of two fingers. It had obviously been used may times before with its blackened wick and ridges of melted wax down its sides. Only about an inch of it remained.
Although it seemed ordinary, I knew it was anything but that. I had been promised that this candle could change anything in the world. But the price was steep. It needed ...
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I cursed silently, ducking behind the cash register. I tried to conduct my raids at a time when I thought no one else would be at the supermarket. Surprisingly this was around lunchtime. These days people were afraid of coming into the light, afraid of being seen. Ever since the AI's had retired.
I crouched for a moment, trying to steady my breathing. My heart was pounding. Soon, I heard the sounds of footsteps heading towards the exit. Peeking over the counter I saw the back of a man wearing a...
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My eyes flew open. A white light shone into my eyes, blinding me. I felt panic building up inside of me. I couldn't see anything.
Then suddenly my vision cleared. I was on an operating table. Around me were vaguely humanoid shapes. The first thing I noticed is that they are blue. The second is that they don't have mouths, but have slits that look much like gills on the sides of their heads. Their heads are also oddly shaped, as though someone had put them in a vice and squeezed them tight. They ...
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I sat at the edge of the pool, soaking in the late afternoon sun. My feet dangled in the water, and I enjoyed the relief from the heat. The water distorted my reflection - long curly dark red hair in a high ponytail, mini denim shorts and a white bikini top.
I heard a scream from behind me, and I jumped up. It sounded like my brother, Tommy.
'Kristie! Help!' He squealed in his boyish voice. 'Snake!'
I bolted through the pool gate, ignoring the water running down my legs. Tommy was my five yea...
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