The Gathering Storm, Part 23

Darkness is a comforting shroud. A sturdy cloak. Those thoughts passed through the mind of Query, sitting in the semi-darkness of the club as Milo Phillips, while various pairs of rappers took their turns on stage to do a bit of freestyle vocal battling with one another. But not Milo tonight; he had to make [...]

The Gathering Storm, Part 22

[ - To view a list of all current chapters, click here - ] Cole looked out across the devastation of the main gathering area at the Guardian Corps’ central headquarters. In some senses, it didn’t look that much different than normal. It wasn’t as if the Corps had deep pockets. They survived mostly by [...]

The Gathering Storm, Part 21

[ - To view a list of all current chapters, click here - ] After the tense visit by Janus’ men, a nearly half-hour-long flogging at Hush-a-Bye’s hands had been very therapeutic, and now—flushed and covered with a sheen of sweat all over his bare, bruised, welted and blood-streaked torso—GoodKnight stood near her. “Ya did [...]

The Gathering Storm, Part 15

[ - To view a list of all current chapters, click here - ] Cole hadn’t heard a voice overflow with such seething rage in his life, and never witnessed a mood change so quickly in any one person. Zero to near-murderous in 0.5 seconds. “What the fuck!” Desperado bellowed, pointing a finger toward Cole, [...]

The Gathering Storm, Part 14

Sorry, folks, for how long this chapter has been in coming. Just too many things that kept me from doing the final edits/rewrites after finishing the writing of this several days ago. Another chapter very, very soon, picking up at the same point in time as this one. This chapter was already so long I [...]