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Submitted to Contest #97
The Window Downtown Cincinnati, 10th Floor SMASH! A wailing alarm goes off at the Federal Reserve Center on Main Street Cincinnati OH. A pair of federal police officers charge up the stairs with their weapons drawn at the smashed window in the Federal Reserve Center. “You there what do you think your doing.” Screams are echoed throughout the 10th floor offices and halls. Two hours later a black escapade pulls up to the Federal Reserve Building. Flanked by a pair of Federal police Officers in combat fatigues. The lead SWAT member ap...
Submitted to Contest #96
The Empty Room Downtown Cincinnati (2 miles from UC) A black ford escapade with flashing blue-plum lights pulls up to one of the lesser than habitable part of Cincinnati. A pair of Cincinnati police cars are parked outside of the crime scene. Detective Agnes Harris steps out of a black Dodge charger joined by her counterpart Detective Joel Washington. Robert Mitchell aka Badge joins the pair after his Ford escapade pulls up. His team of Crime scene investigators join him which include Reese Williams, Johnny “Shaman” High-eagle and ...
Portal Doors 1873 A lank of a man in dark duster gets off his horse and with a handlebar mustache approaches the Native American chief. The Marshal is TX ranger Russ Williams and he is joined by a smaller man with a similar duster but has a Z-like scar on the left side of his face and more of a wind-.burnt five O' clock shave on his face. “Greeting Good-cliff, I was told you had some info about “Sawbones” McKusky. Replies the taller of two riders “Yes Marshal, the fugitive you are looking for has passed through the doors in the far saloon...
Submitted to Contest #93
Mess of A Party Fort Kapaka Jordero The Inuk dwarves move quickly in the icy summer season of the Kapaka Mountains and home base of Fort Kapaka. Pushing a sled with the help of Reindeer the sled stops outside a large Assembly Hall. The dwarves begin to unload the sled under the direction of Bruenor Kapaka. Bruenor wearing a polar bear hide armor directs the others as they carry crates off the sled. “Come On People, the bride and groom are expecting their goods to be shared among the Fort.” Bruenor is joined by a copper red hair high El...
Submitted to Contest #92
Dark Nights In Cincy Somewhere in near future. “It would appear that the earth has been having a wave of Meteor Showers. Though a lot is in question, the Cincinnati Observatory and NASA have this to report.....Static...Static” As a series of meteors strike the electrical grid in the Greater Cincinnati area, this late summer day. In the distance some people start to rise up and panic as the meteors have done damage to the electrical grid/ Backup generators at University of Cincinnati and St. Elizabeth Healthcare are working sporadicall...
Submitted to Contest #91
Library Nights Hidden Vaults of Library of Congress, Washington DC Deep in the lower levels of the library of congress about a mile from the Presidential railway that travels below Washington. The library of congress holds a hidden vault that was created by an alliance with the Grays in the early stages of the Library halls. A hidden level was developed to hold an assortment of books that hold a mystical aura that could ruin the world we live in. Professor Kurt Madsen a Caucasian man with glasses and two degrees in English and America...
Submitted to Contest #90
Endangered Terror The Sumatra Tiger continues to pursue its prey in the Sumatra jungle brush. Moving with caution and precision, the young tiger watches the Sumatran cuckoo as it pecks away its food. Preparing to strike it quickly is pulled up in a net as a pair of poachers come out of the bushes with large curare tipped spears. The tiger is quickly struck with the spear as it whimpers in pain The cuckoo flees from the seen but is quickly captured by a boomerang net pulling the animal down to the ground. The poachers applaud in victory at ...
Maddened Days 2052 Two years have passed since mankind was caught in the Apocalypse of 2050, raising water of up to 2100 meters have wiped out most of coastal cities California has now become a mammoth mess of water canals forcing people to live in houseboats and overpopulated areas such as San Angeles. The Crimean Directorate has now taken overpopulated cities and rules them with an iron fist. A new American government has now been issued in Juneau Alaska led by General William “Rage” Reynolds. A former combat hero in the Battle of Pa...
Submitted to Contest #88
Life of a Half Elf christianhinrichsen4@gmail.com Life was never easy to a person of my history part Human and part Drow but with the friendship and guidance of my surrogate father Master Bennings, he taught me the reality of life. My name is Kayla Bennings and this is my story. Master Bennings took me in when neither of my parents' families accepted me. To them, I was a freak of nature and did not take the title of their families. Though I got my love from my mother it was not enough. So she joined me and took me to the Druid Circle Sch...
Submitted to Contest #86
Trailing Swamp Tulips Jordero, Spring Festival The party returns to the fairgrounds of the Spring festival of Chauntea. Agnes greets the party but spots several commoners being escorted to the triage tent of the spring festival. Merrill joins Druid Waite as the two reports of the events of the previous day. Uncertain in what to say Agnes expresses concern to the party-goers. “I am sorry the Cockatrice acted strangely but ` you must have stumbled across its lair. I am sorry we had three commoners injured by the attack. But in Chauntea f...
Spring Fair Jordero, Spring Festival Bards are dancing in the street with other street performers. They are celebrating the Spring Fair for the agricultural deity Mother Gaia. The festival celebrates the new season of agricultural goods and commerce. Traveling the back-roads today is Merrill and his recent newlywed wife Asa. The two are dressed in their best clothes as they shake hands and exchange hugs with the good people of Jordero In the distance Jerrin exchanges arrows with his druid girlfriend Kayla Long. The two practice their ar...
Submitted to Contest #83
Savage Seas christianhinrichsen4@gmail.com Coastal City of Vender, Zoredo. Saze and his crew are asked to speak to the church of Valkur concerning a series of threats affecting the Coastal Cities of Zoredo. Approaching the Church of Valkur, Saze, and his key crew leaders are quickly escorted inside by a young cleric who takes them to Vanadar the high cleric of the church. Vander appears to be a Sea Elf with pale blue skin and white platinum hair. He walks with a double edge harpoon staff. He wears the noted robes of Valkur as well. “Pl...
Crypto Robbery christianhinrichsen4@gmail.com Fort Meade 2045 The NSA and now FBI Cybercrime headquarters sits in the hills of Maryland monitoring all security threats affecting the planet since now the technology has advanced deeper into the world of VR and the Internet. General Calvert leads the team of cyber-security experts this is their story. Chasing through the Vr city of Las Vegas Special Agent Matthew Bridger pursuers a lizard-like man carrying a bag of cash he stole from Las Vegas. Bridger a white man with the distinct FBI-...
Submitted to Contest #80
Selma Daze christianhinrichsen4@gmail.com As history appears and goes by each day. There have many traumatic experiences that have led to a huge portion of our lives. We have witnessed stories of the American Civil War to power events such as the recent Insurrection on Capitol Hill. What would we do if we could go back and stop some event that changed the course of history? If it could be done there have been many tales that such events have a significant impact and would change history. This is one story that I hope you enjoy however th...
Submitted to Contest #79
Failed Relations christianhinrichsen4@gmail.com Off the Coast of Zoredo The trireme of Saze Abdul lays afloat at the port city of Brazer. Saze and his crew begin to unload their exotic spices and supplies necessary for their next series of travels. A group of men and women in red ABA robes approach by a man in a dark red ABA robe. The guards are armed with large scimitars and pole-arms. “Captain Selim Abdul. I have a warrant for your arrest on smuggling and conspiring against Pasha Fakir.” directs the man in dark red robes. “Arrest by...
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