Horror

Last Daughter of the Gods - Finale
As my Auntie warned, the Soul Eater was a problem. After Mother helped Father escape the only living thing remaining in My hall was me. And in full-blown Flesh Witch mode, she was seriously hungry. But even a one-trick pony like me could take care of a bloated brute like her.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
Last Daughter of the Gods - 9
"Come then, Father! Swear it to me on Styx' ineluctable waters. With one hand grasp your deadly bident, with the other take hold of your sharp spear, so that all the gods who yet remain above or those who dwell with us far below may be witnesses to our pact."
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
Breakout
Before I could say another word the morning bell blasted me back into my body. Covering my ears instead of my eyes made me scream. Light seeped into my eyelids making the ringing in my ears unbearable. Crawling around until I felt something cold and metallic. I quickly hid in the dark until the noise stopped.
By Lucy Torralba2 years ago in Chapters
Last Daughter of the Gods - 8
I felt the temperature change in the air before I heard the knock. Death had finally come to my door. My Father was every bit as desperate as I had imagined.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
It wasn’t just a dream
she ran out of the school security department looking frightened, had she seen a ghost? No, it was worse, she saw her entire life flash before her own eyes. The security department was just a small building by the gate of the school. Starlet University wasn’t just any college, it was one of the most prestigious college in the entire West with more than ten security guards who took shifts and were watching the students 24/7.
By Agbonu Rosemary 2 years ago in Chapters
Last Daughter of the Gods - 7
What happened after Mother visited was both unexpected and strangely liberating. My bail was posted, not by Father - no surprises there - but by an anonymous donor.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
Saving Purgatory Chapter 1:Background!. Content Warning.
Two children caked in mud stand before a hooded figure. “Stay here!” He commanded with a booming voice and walked away.
By Allie and Emmy2 years ago in Chapters
Last Daughter of the Gods - 6
My plan was slow in evolving, but with the discovery of newfound ability to conjure a pathway to the other world, my spirit began to wander to unfamiliar lands and peoples in the night, always searching for clues to David’s disappearance. Unfortunately, it has not been easy. The ancient thrones and dominions in this dark world do not readily vouchsafe passage through their realms. For that I will need to enlist a power greater than my own.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
Last Daughter of the Gods - 5
Some nights I awaken with my arms tightly embracing my body, the taste of your remembered kisses still fresh upon my lips, the silkiness of your remembered caresses returning in the aftermath of the dream. Unable to sleep, the memory’s potency revives the cruel ache of renewed longing. Do you yet live, my love? Do you still hunger for me as I do for you?
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
Last Daughter of the Gods - 4
When it took a full week before Father’s attorney visited, I knew without a doubt that Father was responsible for the malfunctioning camera recording my office door. I was exactly where he wanted me.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
Last Daughter of the Gods - 3
The detective was more accommodating than my new neighbors. After bringing me to the station as a material witness, he had ordered me to lose the shades as well but relented once I pushed my prescription across the table. I was diagnosed as a child with Photophobia – acute sensitivity to light. It’s not unusual for someone who is born an albino. If I spend even a few minutes out during the day without protection the resulting migraine lasts for hours.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
Last Daughter of the Gods - 2
When the police arrested me and led me to the holding cell, the other women there stopped talking to stare slack-jawed at me. An older woman giggled and said – “What’s the matter with you bitches, never seen the sugar plum fairy before?” As they began to laugh, another woman covered her eyes and shrieked “Make it stop, I can’t see!”
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters