Stories

It's been said that suffering builds character. And there are few that know suffering better than young Justin. Only 14 years old, he has found an easy way out. A suicidal tendency that he is hoping will bring an end to his misery. But when he meets a mysterious boy at the end of Navy Pier one dark evening...he is given an alternative. One that will give him purpose, and set in motion the events that will lead to his ultimate destiny....in a world not like our own.

Avery has been abused by his father since he was eleven, when his mom left them. Because his father is so well respected in the town (and because of Avery's own shame), no one has discovered the family's secret--his father's breakdown and delusions due to his wife leaving that he reaps on his son. When a college student arrives, Avery doesn't want to admit he might like the new guy in town. This story chronicles Avery's torment and how one person finally sees him as worthy

What happens when a group of school students discover a notebook which has the power to kill? At first they go wild with the knowledge of this new power, but eventually they start to die off as well. Ethan must discover who's killing them before he's next.

A year has passed since the events of "The Mantis Variant - Book One" and the clash between the underground and the tower. A group of Biological Shifts has started slaughtering Messiahs in Teshon City. To find the culprits, the Principal Messiah establishes a task force to investigate the murders. Meanwhile, the mystic and his husband with their group of friends convince Dozi to take a trip. They help a child while away, but when they return to Teshon City, the streets become a battleground. Who will survive this new confrontation and what will be left of them?

In a world similar to ours, a young man must take his final step into adulthood. After a cruel initiation however, Tibial finds himself torn...between who he is supposed to love, but doesn't and who he shouldn't love, but does.

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Spin off of Gone From Daylight. It is a round-robin story with many of the authors listed here and new authors contributing a chapter.

Only a rare few possess the Talents that have the power to change the fate of Humanity. Aaron Mays and Jon Omicron are two of them. Even so, there are those who despise them. With War between the Coven and the Order drawing closer with each passing day with Aaron and his friends are caught up in the middle of it. Will they manage to survive as their enemies close in on them? Or will the horrors released on the world by the Elected destroy Aaron and everyone he love? Warning: Horror!

Jacob and Christian have been best friends since high school. Christian is getting married soon, so they spend one last weekend together in Jacob's cabin to celebrate. But a chance encounter with three unknown men will change their lives irrevocably.

Mekaias and Norian are two aliens destined for each other. Unfortunately, life is not so easy and it brings trials for both sides.