About thirty guards and hundreds of civilians pushed him through the crowd to the king's arena. His followers had fled, fearing capture and imprisonment - possibly death. He was alone.

The guards kicked him to the ground and barked at him to kneel before his king.

"Is this the man who has been charged with treason?" The king requested, stroking his reddish beard.

"Yes, your highn...

There had been few occasions in which he had been so certain he was about to die. The weight of his struggles had grown unbearable, and the darkness that consumed his mind seemed to suffocate him. His name was Nola, a young man who battled with the relentless grip of depression.

But amidst the depths of his despair, there was one person who refused to let him drown. Her name was Lena, a kind-hear...

There had been few occasions in which he had been so certain he was about to die. But he knew it for sure this time. He was going to die. The roaring of the maddened sea surrounded him, threatening to snatch him in it’s jaws. Foamy waves crashed against the side of the ship, sloshing too close to the lip for his liking. He was definitely sure when one of the bodies of his crew mates floated near h...

There had been few occasions in which he had been so certain he was about to die.

The first was when he fell off of monkey bars as a kid. He hit the ground hard and it was the worst pain he had felt up until that point. He had been six.

The second was when he had been learning how to drive at sixteen and he had ran off the road. It hadn’t been his fault per se, somebody more experienced yet unde...

There had been few occasions in which he had been so certain he was about to die. Frank peered out at the valley below him. He had never loved flying. Heights freaked him out. He loved dragons. He just didn’t love riding them.

The dragon’s scales were warm underneath him. He knew better than to ride bareback on a dragon. But it had been an emergency and he hadn’t had time to saddle Stormbrow.

...

I need to go back. I can get it right this time.

As it has happened five times prior, I felt my body, or soul, or whatever being yanked through the emptiness of death. It’s as if someone has lassoed me along my midsection with a roped tied to a comically oversized anvil and then pushed said anvil into a bottomless abyss.

After a considerable amount of time hearing a loud whooshing sound rippling...

Droplets of sweat dotted his forehead. His chest was tight as if his uniform dress shirt was a strait jacket. Captain Trey MacQuillan reviewed the cockpit display. No power from the left engine, check; warning systems dead, check; and fixing to die, check, MacQuillan swallowed hard.

His first officer rested a cool gray hand on his wrist. Technically his first officer was a souped up walking talki...

Though he's the world's most gifted scientist, Dr. Baites just couldn't figure out why cancer wanted him out of this world so badly.

He pushed through with all his might everyday trying to find a cure or some form of solution to slow down the actively growing infection inside his timid, weak body but to no avail.

After living three consecutive, excrutiating years bearing agony & pain, he decid...

There had been few occasions in which he had been so certain he was about to die. Liam's obsession with intrusive thoughts began when he was six years old. Being a member of a household of nine and living with his evil uncle was just the worst nightmare. An egotistical, self-centered, toxic, disgusting individual who only cares about himself and his masculinity. As a result of his Uncle's repeated...

There had been a few occasions in which he had been certain he was about to die, but as luck would have it he was able to live another day. But as time went on day after day he thought about the best way to die if he had the choice. This soldier was growing older and every day he knew it was coming his death defying time....