Miscellaneous Meanderings of the Mind

Richard's Lot: A short piece inspired by Stephen King
Psychology In a Drop of Milk
Haikus and stuff
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White Noise

Rags to Riches

Rags to Riches: Gau
Rags to Riches: Mog
Rags to Riches: Shadow
Rags to Riches: Sabin
Rags to Riches: Locke

Sands of Time

Chapter 1: Pandora's Box(1)
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"Arise, servant of the Goddess."

Levi opened his eyes.

The sight that met his gaze was like something out of a fairy tale. His fairy tale. He gave an audible gasp that resounded through the shimmering halls he found himself in. Gold. Everything was gold.

"Welcome," a deeply sonorous female voice echoed, "to the endless halls of Pandemonium." The ( Read more... )

"Don’t pity him, Dune."

Bismark walked with Dune along the length of the Maiden, his voice as calm as the waves around the ship. Whatever trace of a storm there might have been was now at the bottom of the Mordic. By the blessing of Elia, or so the crew claimed, Bismark and his ship had been allowed to limp away from the disastrous scene of the ( Read more... )

Bismark’s ship cut through the waves towards the ensuing struggle like a hawk diving for its prey. Alex’s powerful engine roared with the storm as it sucked in sea water to propel the ship against the whirling waters born from Latimeria’s rising. Alex himself had regained his composure and now did his best to carry out the orders his captain flung ( Read more... )

"Duuuuuune..."

That voice...

"Dune. Wake up, Dune."

A sweet voice trickled across Dune’s senses, bringing him back into a world of light and warmth.

"Who...?"

A soft but forceful swish of peaceful waves washed across Dune’s mind, silencing him and putting him at complete ease despite his growing concerns of where he was and what was going on.

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Bismark, Indie, and Alex watched Dune slip beneath the surface of the water and out of their sight. He would never have admitted it, but despite his quiet farewell, Bismark was the most worried of all of them. Only he knew just how cruel the sea could be, and how alone Dune really was down there. He said nothing, only stared with his one good eye ( Read more... )

"Right here."

That was enough for Bismark. He gave the order for full stop and dropped the anchor. Whatever they were supposed to find, Bismark believed this was where it lay. He trusted Dune on this, even if he didn’t trust the source of his newfound sense of direction.

"Well Dune, this is your show now. Are you ready to dive?" Bismark asked.

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As the fifth day of the mission wore on, the two ships entered the Mordic Sea without any fanfare. All aboard both ships knew of the horror stories surrounding this place, and none of them had expected such a lackluster entrance. Half of the combined crews had expected to be forbidden entrance altogether by monstrous gales or nightmarish creatures ( Read more... )

"Greetings, friends!"

Levi raised his hands in a cheerful wave to his fellow travelers a few yards away on the Maiden of the Sea. Bismark muttered a curse under his breath and stalked off without a word, his wooden leg stabbing angrily at the deck as he did. Alex and Indra stood their ground and looked at Levi with suspicious eyes. Dune simply ( Read more... )

With the sun now blazing its way across the sky, Dune was now nearing the Maiden of the Sea, a fearful look slowly creeping into his face. This may be the Captain’s pride and joy, but it looked like it was ready to sink right here in the bay to Dune’s eyes. It was plain to see the vessel had seen its fair share of storms from the faded sails, now ( Read more... )