In-transit, Capricorn The cold and dark sleep clung to the recesses of Werner’s mind as he awoke. He lay still for a moment on his thin mattress as he stared up at the low-ceiling overhead and felt the rumbling of the train pass into him through the bed-frame. Light permeated the small room from beneathContinue reading “23.3: Soldier—An Infiltration, Mirando”
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23.2: Swindler—An Old War, Regresando
( ) The whole situation was a mess. As if the children running away and ELPIS being on the scene wasn’t bad enough, Francis had disappeared only two days after seeing that message of ‘find me’ burned into the ground at the docks. Took Pi with him too. Gave little to no explanation except—“This isContinue reading “23.2: Swindler—An Old War, Regresando”
23.1: Prince—A Race, Encendiendo
Sihyeon Villa, Sagittarius Olivier Chance felt awkward. Cadence’s advice of things are only awkward if ya think they’re awkward wasn’t helping. At all. He’d spent the past couple of days at Claire’s villa in an uncomfortable state of being ushered around from room to room by Claire’s maids and butlers. Despite Claire’s lackadaisical attitude andContinue reading “23.1: Prince—A Race, Encendiendo”
22.[]: The Outsiders & The Fugitivos!
Elhaladón, Taurus The man formerly known as Wtorek Izsak pulled the trigger twice. Each bullet sent the body of the woman standing opposite of him staggering backwards. With the third bullet, the woman finally crumpled to her knees. With the fourth straight through her head, she fell forward onto the ground dead. Gamma lowered hisContinue reading “22.[]: The Outsiders & The Fugitivos!”
22.6: The Peacekeeper & The Candidata—
Serpens Establishment, Ophiuchus “Jericho…?” Ophiuchian Peacekeeper Jericho stood stiffly in front of the woman prostrate on the couch. There was a heavy, sticky, sweet smell lingering in the air. The darkness kept in place by the drawn blinds in the room felt like it was preventing the scents from escaping. Jericho sank down beside theContinue reading “22.6: The Peacekeeper & The Candidata—”
22.5: The Advisor & The Devilish Acuerdo?
Cancer Virgoan advisor Atienna Imamu found herself wondering recently what type of government would best achieve peace. What degree of public freedom would be enough to satiate the people without resulting in the crumbling of law and order? What degree of law, control, and order would be enough to promote stability without imposing on theContinue reading “22.5: The Advisor & The Devilish Acuerdo?”
22.4: The Pirate & The Campanas!
Comientzo, Leo Twin bells chimed in the distance. One bellowed low and throaty, the other high and trilling. The ghosts of their brass rings still hung in the air harmoniously even after the bells themselves had long finished their toll. Maria opened her eyes, ears tuned to the caws of the seagulls flapping high aboveContinue reading “22.4: The Pirate & The Campanas!”
22.3: The Soldier & The Black Orden.
Die Hauptstadt, Capricorn Hauptmann Werner Waltz always started his mornings by going over the 7-day itinerary he composed at the beginning of each week. One, seven days a week, 0430 hours: awaken. Most nights he slept in his office located in the Mueller Building in the Military District-turned-Resources District to cut transportation time: the apartmentContinue reading “22.3: The Soldier & The Black Orden.”
22.2: The Swindler and The Stolen Tesoro?
Twin Cities, Gemini The dogs were at each other’s throats, snarling and yapping as saliva dripped out from in-between their jagged white teeth. The orange spotlight burning above them illuminated the carnal hunger in their eyes, while the ring of jeering men and women gathered around their fighting cage seemed to spark their aggression intoContinue reading “22.2: The Swindler and The Stolen Tesoro?”
22.1: The Prince & The Llamamiento!
The ash fell from the sky like snow—melting into the soot-stained ground and softening up the red residue dried to the earthen patches. Smoke pillars grew like trees up to the sky, their branches blooming black across the horizon and mimicking clouds. Bodies littered the ground beneath these pillars like crumpled, fallen leaves. A manContinue reading “22.1: The Prince & The Llamamiento!”
Six Chances 