The Deep Wild, Part XIII
He followed the line of the chains to the center of the platform and saw that they were attached to the wrists and ankles of a woman.
He followed the line of the chains to the center of the platform and saw that they were attached to the wrists and ankles of a woman.
Oh, my heart, you weren’t supposed to save me. You were supposed to save yourself.
I mean, you’re cute, I suppose but I thought the God of War was supposed to be big and brawny and I don’t know, scary.
Blood streaked across her pale arms, dripping into the hungry mouths of a tightly packed hill of snakes
Ares beating up each and every one of Hephaestus’ tormentors. Protecting his brother the only way he knows how.
Rehor and Vadik. How I wish I had been stronger that day. I would tear you to shreds for this.
Moxie hesitated, not wanting to greet such evil, but she knew Lydia would do exactly what she said. Moxie saw her intentions as clear as day.
Moxie straddled his waist and wiped the blood from her knife onto his cheek. She bared her teeth at him and growled. “No means no.”
“We’re going through the opening and since you like to discover new things, you can go first, brother.”
“Spiders. A lot of spiders. Like a whole nest of really big, gigantic, flesh-eating spiders.”
Moxie stumbled over an apple and reached out to a pillar to steady herself. When she pulled her hand away, she gasped. Her hand was covered in blood.
I walked around town yesterday afternoon to get a feel for the area and smiled at all the children dressed up in costumes, already anticipating the upcoming Halloween festival.