Fall What May – Part 4       When we get back to the manor, Rose rushes towards me in a tizzy. She throws herself at me and wraps me up in a hug, asking every question under the sun. “I’m fine Rose. I just went out to clear my mind.” I shake her off and go inside much …

Fall What May – Part 3       My worry over Kay’s disappearance insures that sleep doesn’t come easy tonight. Things get even worse when I sense Kay returning to her room. I want nothing more than to storm into her room and demand answers but I know that’s the wrong way to go about it. Kay isn’t the kind …

Fall What May – Part 2       The sound of the tome closing reverberates throughout the musty room- signaling the end of a tale, the likes of which I could not have ever imagined. My mind races at a standstill- unable to properly do anything outside of the basic functions to maintain some semblance of life. I feel cold …

Fall What May – Part 1       On the eve of the Fourth day, of the month of Austis, in the year of Tree-Ten, the rebellion, lead by one, “Azrael Von Vvesson” was squashed but not without the sacrifice of the Zeroth and his Valkyries. What follows is the recounting of the events per research, and eye-witness accounts, …

Cooperation – Part 2       You will “allow me to help?” Dom says with a snarl. “Your hubris is ghastly, girl.”       “Yet you are not uninterested, are you?” I retort. He falters for a moment before giving a reluctant nod. It takes a moment more but I nearly do a double-take when I think about it- …

Cooperation – Part 1       I wake up to the sound of everyone talking. I summon what energy I can to look around the room. Kay seems to notice me first and says, “Zero” in a much louder voice than I’ve ever heard from her. Like vultures on a fresh kill, the women surround me.       …

Regularity – Part 3       I should simply kill the parasites.       Rip them, stab them, drown them, burn them, suffocate them, bludgeon them, eviscerate them, exsanguinate them, kill them… yes… kill them all.       Just kill and kill and kill and kill and kill- my mantra has been made.       To kill …

Regularity – Part 2       When Mimi and I arrive at Val manor we silently make our way upstairs. Every step I take, with Mimi on my arm, feels like lead. My stomach is in knots and my skin feels clammy with sweat. Eventually, we arrive at my room and I nervously turn towards her. She’s staring intently at me. …

Regularity – Part 1   I open the door to the restaurant and am greeted by a boisterous atmosphere. It warms my heart to see the people having a good time. Perhaps I’ve done little to make it so, but if just my presence as the Zeroth is able to make the world a little bit happier, then that’s a silver …

First Days – Part 3       As my lips meet Kay’s, I hear Charlie suck in a breath, and Rose gasp. I can almost hear Mimi grinding her jaws together in jealousy. Now that I think about it, this is the first kiss I’ve shared with any of them. But what the hell am I thinking about at …