Tag: Survivor
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Like Paper: Chapter 14
The final checkpoint wasn’t abandoned, per se, but the guards there were all dead. The airfield was empty when I reached it, as were the docks. In the distance I could just make out a boat speeding away. There was no one else around and nothing else I could really do here so I turned…
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Sanctuary: Part 1
It was a small house, little more than a square, fifteen feet on either side, that Chey found herself in. Currently she was lying on her back on the dirt floor, staring up at the underside of the thatch roof. The days here were hot and the nights only slightly cooler with the ever-present humidity…
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Autumn Reminiscence
(Photo by Yura Forrat) Crisp autumn air bit at any exposed skin, but not so deeply to be too uncomfortable. Still, a pair of mittens, scarf, and ear muffs, in addition to a good coat, kept the cold at bay. The man stood there, outside in the field, his eyes sweeping from one side to…
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Clearing
Can there be peace in all this noise? Jeth huddled beside the earthen embankment as yet another explosion sent debris flying everywhere, choking the air with smoke and dust. Fortunately, no one was killed this time. His chest and head ached from the repeated concussions but he didn’t have time to pay that discomfort much…
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Collapse
Music blared through the headphones, drowning out all other sounds. Regardless, as Kevin rocked back and forth in time to the music he knew there was noise all around him. He kept his eyes shut as well to block out every reminder of what was going on around him. Cold, damp air blew around, making…
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Dogs in the Mine Part 2
Firelight crackled warmly in the mine and cast dancing shadows against the carved edges of the stone walls. Keiske couldn’t have been happier with what they’d found. “Not too shabby, eh?” Keiske asked, turning his cooking fork over the fire. Shun and Tsukasa both nodded their approval, all previous doubts now gone. The entrance was…
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Driftwood
Small waves lapped at the floating piece of driftwood and the rhythmic motion almost rocked the sleeping man off of it. As it was, he awoke just in time to catch himself and resettled his body back into place. The sun glared down on his face, skin raw and peeling from exposure and his lips…
Bridge of Broken Glass 