Sora recognized the bizarre scent; it was the oddly dressed purple-eyed woman she’d seen in her hotel lobby.  The sirens made Sora wince as she awoke.  When was that woman in this room?  Recently.  Maybe forty minutes ago?  Does she work for whoever kidnapped me; were they watching me for that long? Frowning with unease, she lifted herself and ordered …

Gerard jerked as he was shaken to consciousness again.  He looked up into Betty’s concerned face in front of him.  Finding his throat dry, Gerard cleared his gullet.  “Betty, what happened?  Has it already been five minutes?” Betty nodded.  “Yes—and you had this expression on your face…” Gerard massaged his forehead.  It could just be a coincidence, but it bugs …

Diane hummed thoughtfully as she studied a data-filled screen, showing the complex Asgardian cellular structure.  She’d been trying to identify the different system it invoked without success since tiring of Ranglor’s tests. She breathed a heavy sigh as Benjamin entered the Valkyrie Observation Room.  “What do you want, Benjamin?”  she asked dully. Benjamin eyed the monitor with a disdainful leer …

Eric stopped halfway down the hall as fifteen guards rushed toward him through a penetrated checkpoint.  He closed his eyes and let a long breath flow through his lips at their words.  “Stay where you are!  We’re putting restraints on you, don’t resist!” Sitting in a nearby chair, Eric closed his eyes and breathed, letting the men surround him.  I …

Sora’s eyes snapped open and she was momentarily stunned to find the pain gone.  She knew she was still experiencing pain beyond her comprehension, but at the same time, it was at the very edges of her awareness. She sighed, noticing her fogged breath as she looked out at a mist clouded sea.  “And I’m back on the mysterious rocky …

Diane sighed as Kelsey and Benjamin continued to argue what type of creature Sora’s friend was.  Benjamin was very limited in his bestiary, which had led to several long explanations on various creatures from Kelsey.  Finally, she had enough when he started getting into a vampire theory. “That is quite enough speculation.  Leave the theorizing to the researchers and go …

Sora blinked.  “What?  I’m going to get a second tail when I wake-up?” Sighing as she sat back against the dais, Inari nodded.  “It will be painful, more than your previous transformations; your body isn’t meant to change this quickly.  However, we can bypass the pain by having you dream walk, which you have been doing subconsciously to escape your …

Taking a deep breath, Sora swallowed and waited.  The first time I see a fairy, and it’s Gloria, the Fairy Goddess… Her breath seized in her chest as tingles reverberated from her ears to the tip of her tail, the force silencing all action.  It was the most serene feeling of insensibility she’d ever experienced. Inari whispered, “Thank goodness, she’s …

Sora was speechless; she stared into her aunt’s calculating orange eyes as she studied her broodingly.  After a few seconds of examination, her aunt’s smile warmed as she closed the distance in an instant.  Sora’s body began to tremble as the fire inside her spread. Inari kneeled slightly to consider her stomach.  “Such crude and unrefined magic.” Sora breathed a …

Sora found Eric’s scent as she moved through the halls, Fen lazily following her.  I missed him by about ten minutes. “Why are we tracking a wolf’s trail?  We’re foxes,” Fen sniffed, “we don’t chase wolves.” Ignoring her, Sora followed the scent attached to Eric as the trail diverted.  Backtracking Eric’s path, she followed it to a thick steel door …