With an explosive sound, a twenty five foot, black serpent appeared in Hephaestus' Forge. Wrapped around its hood was a glittering necklace, its centerpiece wrapped in a rag of shredded silk, links of its chain tangled in the serpent's dripping fangs ( Read more... )

The boiling water on his stove turned as black as ink. The steam smelled of patchouli and myrrh ( Read more... )

She hadn't responded. He was getting used to that. Getting pretty sure she didn't even actually hear. Still, he'd stood there on Her banks for awhile, watched the inky water swirl the scarlet poppies he'd brought away, watched the bereft, bankrupt souls struggle in the current. They did enough pleading, so he figured he'd spare them all any ( Read more... )

He stands on the cliff where the stream of fierce, pure water pours from the stone, and plummets into the pool, far below. At this height, the river seems a tiny thread of silver snaking its way through the earth, but he knows the true depth of it cannot be seen from this earthly vantage -- not until one is dead, or amoung them, can the volume ( Read more... )

Snakes Oh GodJesusnonono SHIT audit going to die and I can't do any Mommy war war goddamn nazi fuckers they know can't breathe Too much... can't stop... Daddynodaddynodaddyno brakes no fucking brakes getitoff burning war gundeathgun blood everywhere ohgod he's following me ( Read more... )

*Phobos appears in the forecourt of the Temple of the Moraie, breathing hard, and fighting down tremors as the torchlight gleams off his sweaty brow. In a moment, he masters himself, then approaches the temple door.*

"Excuse me? Ladies? May I trouble you for a moment please?"

Okay Genius, time for another Houdidi act ( Read more... )

Okay. It's daytime, I'm inside...somewhere. Not going to look just yet. Wait. That's pot I smell! Crap! I TOLD Jason I was going to kick him and his girlfriend out if they didn't stop smoking that garbage in the house!*Momentarily oblivious to the flaw in his logic, Phobos surged upright, ready to confront his errant roommate...only to find ( Read more... )