Amnesia: The Infernal Machine by LoboDiabloLoneWolf, literature
Literature
Amnesia: The Infernal Machine
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
The Infernal Machine
I awake from a nightmare, and realise that the nightmare is real.
The cage is small, neither tall enough for me to sit upright, nor long enough that I may lay down full-length. The cold of the metal bites through my nightclothes and dressing gown and slippers, through my flesh, and into the marrow of my bones. Above me an electric lantern sheds a circle of dim light, beyond that it is too dark to see, but what I can hear makes my heart vibrate in my chest, my breath come hard, and my body shake with more than just cold.
I can hear the wailing and sobbing of others trapped in cages, captives lik
03 Uncomfortable Silence by LoboDiabloLoneWolf, literature
Literature
03 Uncomfortable Silence
Chapter the Third: Uncomfortable Silence
May 3rd, 2548
Standing on the observation deck of the UNSC Marathon-class cruiser, the Stormfront, Doctor Catherine Halsey watched through the plated glass surrounding her, as fire bloomed across the surface of the doomed colony planet below and she awaited the arrival of the artefact, and the Spartans whom carried it. Occasionally, one of the three warships providing an escort – the Destroyers Falchion, Halberd, or Katana, which were hidden within the same cloaking bubble as the Stormfront – would pass into view, dramatically backlit by the dying world of Eden.
Halsey, however, was by now
Flash Fic Month '12. July 12th by LoboDiabloLoneWolf, literature
Literature
Flash Fic Month '12. July 12th
Castle Wyvern, Manhattan New York, 2024 AD
It was probably one of the most ridiculously amusing things Alexander Xanatos had ever seen, and he had seen plenty of both amusing and ridiculous things in his life living in an ancient castle surrounded by Gargoyles, fae creatures, and his own parents tended to have that effect. Even so, seeing Puck dancing energetically around the main hall with the little black, wingless Gargoyle, Albia, was one of the funniest things he'd ever seen.
They obviously found it hilarious as well, judging by the laughter.
Since Albia's unconventional parentage had been revealed, she and a finally unshackled
Flash Fic Month '12. July 11th by LoboDiabloLoneWolf, literature
Literature
Flash Fic Month '12. July 11th
Castle Wyvern, Manhattan New York, 2026 AD
He just didn't understand. Elisa said that society was changing, but some aspects still lingered, perhaps never to be fully eradicated; males in positions of authority, females subservient to their mates, males going out to hunt, females always remaining behind to care for the young.
He imagined the reactions of his Rookery-sisters if someone had told them they could not lead the Clan because they were female, or that it was their sole responsibility to care for the hatchlings even after they were no longer dependant on their mothers for milk, and winced.
Flash Fic Month '12. July 10th by LoboDiabloLoneWolf, literature
Literature
Flash Fic Month '12. July 10th
Somewhere in Manhattan, New York City, 2023 AD
There were many things that Brooklyn loved about the modern human world, and holidays were one of them; Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, the food and friends and fun. But there was also things he hated about it, and holidays were one of them too, especially Valentine's Day. It was the one human holiday that he loathed, and it seemed no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't escape it.
Goliath and Elisa usually had the decency to conduct their romantic overtures at Elisa's apartment, but Broadway and Angela didn't have anywhere else to go and usually stayed in the Eyrie Building. Wh
Flash Fic Month '12. July 9th by LoboDiabloLoneWolf, literature
Literature
Flash Fic Month '12. July 9th
Castle Wyvern, Manhattan New York, 2025 AD
"I refuse to be subjected to this humiliation!" Lei-Mai stamped her foot in a furious tantrum, "You cannot make me perform such a- a menial task!"
Arms folded across his broad chest, Goliath watched passively as the jade-green subadult childishly raged against the punishment he had decided, unimpressed by her tirade. When she finally ran out of words, and just glared at him, panting, he finally spoke.
"You are being punished for defying the rules of this Clan." He gestured to the piles of dirty dishes surrounding the sink. "You will not enjoy this task, and that is the point, but it is necessary,
Flash Fic Month '12. July 8th by LoboDiabloLoneWolf, literature
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Flash Fic Month '12. July 8th
Across from the Eyrie Building, Manhattan New York, 2026 AD
Burgundy looked up at Xanatos' tower, and felt a ripple of unease pass through her. Her talons flexed in the soft, padded fabric of the baby carrier she wore on her front, and she was just about to open her mouth and voice the thought that maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all, when she felt Canaan put an arm around her shoulders.
"Are you ready for this?" he rumbled, almost as if he knew what doubts were running through her mind. Burgundy swallowed in a rare show of nerves.
"I'm not so sure anymore." She whispered truthfully. Canaan folded a wing around her, like a dark bl
Flash Fic Month '12. July 7th by LoboDiabloLoneWolf, literature
Literature
Flash Fic Month '12. July 7th
Castle Wyvern, Manhattan New York, 2023 AD
It had served her well in countless battles and hunts; had helped her bring down Courtaud, the packleader of the Wolves of Paris; had been at her side for almost as long as she could remember; was so familiar that she knew every inch of its smooth, polished surface and now her longbow was broken. It was almost like losing an old friend
"Well," Burgundy sighed, holding the two pieces of splintered wood in her hands as she sat in one of the castle's many lounges, "That's torn eet "
"Eesn't zair any way you could get eet fixed?" Rouen asked, glancing up from her knitting. Burgundy sh
Flash Fic Month '12. July 6th by LoboDiabloLoneWolf, literature
Literature
Flash Fic Month '12. July 6th
Somewhere in Manhattan, New York City, 2027 AD
The Jade Ring, said to grant its wearer power over the wind and water, the Dragon's domain, and now, it was hers. Itzcoatl ran a talon delicately along the cool, exquisitely carved jade, following the sinuous curve of the dragon's body that formed the circlet. With this talisman in her possession, she could command the sea and sky, and wipe out every inhabitant of the city, both human, and Goliath's human-loving Clan.
"It's a pity you still refuse to join me," Itzcoatl mused, turning around to face the Gargoyle she held captive as her gaze finally lifted from the jade diadem in her hands. Demon
Flash Fic Month '12. July 5th by LoboDiabloLoneWolf, literature
Literature
Flash Fic Month '12. July 5th
Elisa Maza's Apartment, Manhattan New York, 2003 AD
Standing over her stove as the sky outside began to turn pink and gold, Eliza stirred the saucepan of pasta with a wooden spoon and silently mused. In less than a week it would be September, the Autumn Equinox.
Gargoyle mating season.
Of course, the Manhattan Clan weren't due for a breeding season until 2008, and that didn't stop Goliath from always being a bit more amorous at this time of year, and recently it had gotten Elisa to thinking. Specifically, that now they were bonded mates married, in the Gargoyle's culture Goliath would never again be a father, and she by exten