Sol.09 – The Rusty Duck

January 23, 2025 davewrights_q0pr3b

Holding my ribs I stepped into the main drag. My nose was well and truly broken and the rest of me was not feeling so hot. Still in the Old Town so ducking into an alley away from the crowds for some quick triage was a bad idea.

Heading towards one of my old watering holes, the Rusty Duck, I kept my head down and thoughts churning. Winding my way through the drunks and hopefuls looking for a score I made sure I did not meet anyone’s curious gaze. My ruined face was enough that the Stars or the Finches would……

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Shapeshifter

January 21, 2025 davewrights_q0pr3b

“Take the rest of the night off John. I am going to just have a quiet one and I am sure I can scrounge some left overs.”

My body man stared at me for a beat before nodding. “As you say Sir.” He closed the doors and I heard him walk down the stairs towards the Rolls.

I briefly thought about peaking out the stained glass windows beside the doors to watch him, to see if he still walked in an iron-rod spine way even when not around me. He has been my body man for almost 10 years now and I……

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Sol.08 – Brothers In Arms

In the fractured world of Arcadia, where superhuman abilities are both a blessing and a curse, some powers carry consequences more devastating than any external threat. Levi, the Twisted Mirror, discovers this brutal truth when his unique ability—creating and reabsorbing mirror copies of himself—transforms from a tactical advantage to a personal nightmare. The moment he touches his newborn son Sean, erasing an entire potential life in an instant, reveals the terrifying cost of power unchecked by understanding or restraint. Through Sol’s haunted perspective, we witness a profound meditation on identity, the fragility of existence, and the monstrous potential that lurks……

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The Frozen Statue

A short story about what happens when life passes you by.

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Sol.08 – Brothers In Arms

January 16, 2025 davewrights_q0pr3b

Neither Valkyr nor Seeker had said a word since returning to the Skin Drum. Letting themselves back in they headed straight to the bar and Seeker pulled off a pint each. Not even bothering to take a stool down off the bar they both stood there and finished their drinks in one long draught.

“What the FUCK was that?” Valkyr finally managed as he came up for air.

“The fuck was Levi Prime.” Seeker responded “You just saw what it is like being a copy.”

“But he killed a man! No one said anything, no one even reacted!” Valkyr was visibly shaking now…….

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Frozen Statue

January 14, 2025 davewrights_q0pr3b

You don’t remember when it actually happened. Time had long ceased being a discrete measurement. The endless cycle of light and dark had lost meaning. To begin with the passing of people by you was enough to occupy your thoughts, the relationships both casual and assured taking place in front of you but unable to touch, built a narrative to this existence.

You can remember what caused it though.

The crushing loneliness.

The fading into the background, of becoming a secondary character in your own life. It started subtly as most things do. In real life someone does not approach you proclaiming that……

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Sol.07 – Finding Steve

In the fractured world of Arcadia, where superhuman abilities are both a blessing and a curse, some powers carry consequences more devastating than any external threat. Levi, the Twisted Mirror, discovers this brutal truth when his unique ability—creating and reabsorbing mirror copies of himself—transforms from a tactical advantage to a personal nightmare. The moment he touches his newborn son Sean, erasing an entire potential life in an instant, reveals the terrifying cost of power unchecked by understanding or restraint. Through Sol’s haunted perspective, we witness a profound meditation on identity, the fragility of existence, and the monstrous potential that lurks……

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Avatar of Woe

A short story based on the following image done by Atey Ghailan:

https://www.deviantart.com/snatti89/art/Transcended-Kayle-786367678

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Sol.07 – Finding Steve

January 9, 2025 davewrights_q0pr3b

Draining the vitamin water Seeker softly cursed Valkyr. The man had shown up to the Skin Drum again last night and they had whiled away the evening and early morning drinking and smoking.

Avatar of Woe

January 7, 2025 davewrights_q0pr3b

What would you do if you knew you were going to die?