metal against metal,

she sought to distract me with her tongue;

spewing words that were meant to cloud my mind.

but her wits were no match to my blade.

metal against skin.

watching her crumple to the floor....

“Luring you was harder than anticapted,” Azriel grinned, malice curling its sharp edges and curving his words. “You’re a hard woman to find, Anala Crux, it intrigues me. You intrigue me.”

His strong hand rises to my face, tanned fingers still dripping warm blood as his fingers caress the air above my cheek with that sadistic bare of his teeth. It takes all of me not to flinch, not to step back a...

Kiana's green eyes blazed with a burning fury that could put her unruly red locks to shame., her grip on her sword tightened until her knuckles turned white. Harlem, her features set in a grim line and her blonde hair braided in preparation for a battle long awaited ,mirrored the intensity, her own weapon drawn and ready. She had been waiting for this opportunity for far too long. Ever since the k...

Dazai is far away from his past now. Like a dog running from a collar— he never quite slips away. It'll always hang firmly around his neck, invisibly visible to all.

He doesn't work for the Port Mafia anymore; he left Chuuya behind without a word. It still haunts him every moment he breathes.

Now he works for the Armed Detective Agency and only very lately, has talked to Chuuya again. The four ...

Her mind was sharp

No doubt about that

But my knife was sharper

Hence my attack

It wasn’t that hard

I had nothing to lose

Just one fatal mistake

And I couldn’t refuse

It was me

It was me and nobody else

I’m sorry

I really didn’t think this out

Now after the fact,

I ask myself “why?”

How can I live

When I caused her to die?

And after thinking

And thinking

And thinking a lot

I have come ...

Silvanus entered the passageway to the arena, his light armor clinked around on each other. He could hear the cheers and excitement of the crowd, and became nervous. He would be fighting for his life with barely any protection, and a sword that was too heavy for his lanky arms. As Silvanus walked forward to the open air, the dirt crunched under his feet, and the air was full of anticipation.

He...

She thought she was good. she thought she could beat me because she had beaten so many others. The reality is, that she had never seen anything like me before.

We fought for no more than 15 minutes in a duel spectated by many. We exchanged many blows, fighting ferociously. The whole while I stayed calm. many times I dodged a swipe at the head, then deflected another blow. In my opinion it was one...

“You. WHAT?”

I cringe as Hanna’s clearly enraged voice causes the walls of our small sleeping quarters to tremble. I know she heard me the first time, but I’m also not sure if she wants me to say it to her again so I can hear how stupid we were, or if this is the beginning of a rant.

“Look, it wasn’t supposed to end that way. We were just going to be in and out. No one was supposed to…

“...

It is a small compartment with blue walls, and an arched ceiling. The room is cold. A fan blows in the corner, droning on in the distance.

I lye on my bed. All is usual. But then, from the corner of my eye, I see a black speck on the wall. It moves.

There is a headboard on my bed, and in it there is a knife. I take the knife and dart after the spot. Drawing nigh, my suspicions are confirm...

It did not take long to overpower her. She fell, it seemed, as quickly as feasible, and when she did the room was silent. The room was large, the walls were orange and the floors were wood. From the ceiling hung lanterns that were connected to one-another by rope, and the rope was intertwined with the support beams. Ends of rope occasionally hung loose from the rafters, frayed and torn. The air w...