Tonatiuh Duran Meza

“The memory of sunset” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Submitted to Contest #196

David could hear the door behind him opening quietly, a set of heavy footsteps walking up beside him as he stared numbly at the night sky. "Do you mind if I smoke?" He smirks tiredly at his friend John, trying his best to show him the reliable leader he thought he should be for them. "Knock yourself out." “...so, how are you hanging?" Apparently he didn’t try hard enough. "Really? Do I really look so bad that you feel the need to make small talk?" David couldn’t stop his words from getting out, the stress of it all finally causing the me...

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“Beyond the world of ideas” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Submitted to Contest #188

Sarah Jackson held the small leather journal against her chest excitedly as she nearly skipped her way out the campus. The words of her physics professor, Adrian De la Rosa, were still fresh in her mind, none of which had anything to do with the subject.  The young woman had found a kindred spirit with the older man the moment he’d begun to share his fascination with the world of spiritualism and how he utilized his expertise in the field of science and applied it to the world of magic.  Every end of his class, Adrian would take ...

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“The runner and the drifter” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Submitted to Contest #166

Contains mentions of alcohol and heavy language. “I quit!” She spat out, droplets of beer and spit flying in the air as she finally snapped at the boy. She could have honestly just kicked the kid out on his ass after even proposing the most stupid thing she had ever heard, but that would be too much and very uncalled for. If anything, it was just the itch to fight someone or something talking. She would have hoped by now that the voice inside her head would be dead. "Sorry kid, but I'm no longer in the business." She said off-handedly, th...

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“El encantador” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Submitted to Contest #164

It was hard to believe that a dream could have so much influence in the life of a person, and yet here she was, on the other side of the world in the middle of the hondurian jungle, forcing herself to withstand the suffocating heat, the terrible insect bites, and the mounting calluses forming at the soles of her feet. She looked back on the events which had led up to such an unsavory setting, deciding upon the day in which her beloved had returned from a lecture at the British museum as the fateful day that began both of their downfalls.&nb...

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“The outrun” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Submitted to Contest #160

TW: mentions of death, violence and murder. The entire cabin had been blanketed by an absolute silence that bordered on ethereal save for the rising sound of a shrill whistle that served as the only means to validate the uneasy air that lingered over the decrepit building.  The whistling grew louder as the seconds passed by, going from a soft tune that pulled her to sleep, to a loud, high-pitched screech which warned her that leaving the kettle by the fire any longer would result in the inability to enjoy a cup of tea due to the unbea...

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“Recognition ” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

“Thanks a lot, mister!” the kid shouted excitedly, eyes shinning with what David could only imagine was wonder and admiration. Despite the clear trails of tears glistening with the light of his torch, whatever sadness and desperation that once caused them was now long gone.  Before he knew it, his hand was already reaching out to pat the kid’s hair reassuringly but quickly pulled back upon realizing, his hand aching and burning as the lingering feeling of flames was still in his palm. “It’s fine… really.” David tried to sound as confide...

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“The longest night” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

They could hear the screams and shouts of excitement just above the festivity appropriate songs of the many parties taking place as they made their way deeper into the Blood hills forest. The joy in the voices of the many people staying on campus grounds partying and pulling pranks amongst one another contrasting greatly with the tense silence that had befallen them, it made David remorseful about having to drag his friends away from the pleasantries of ignorance and normality they had stripped him away from.  Halloween, or All Hallows’...

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“A chance meeting” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

TW: Blood, murder, language, explicit depictions of violence.None of the things we do are to get out to the public.Daniel remembers well just how much that rule was stressed when takings the vows of the organization, how he was made witness of what would happened to him should he break or fail to ensure their existence remained a secret. It was a bit much, but it served its purpose nonetheless for him and everyone else bound by that place. The price for betraying this single principle was made known to them, shown in such a graphic disp...

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“Bread crumbs ” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

“Have you found anything else?” Robert was a tired, more than what he usually was, but he had to push himself forward for the sake of these kids. If it wasn’t for them, then who else would try and give their families at least some peace of mind.  “Nothing we don’t know already…” Michael’s voice came from the other side of the line, slightly garbled with static and carrying that same heaviness as his. Knowing his old partner, there was no doubt in his mind that he was the one taking it the worse. “The only thing we can call a lead is tha...

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“A little fun” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

“You wanna do something fun?”Kate let out a yelp of surprise when those words came directly behind her, nearly jumping away on instinct of hearing Daniel’s voice behind her so suddenly. Despite being a victim to his constant attempts to scare her to death with more and more elaborate appearances, part of her felt honestly impressed at how dedicated and resourceful he was when doing so. Something inside of her told her it was like a master of the craft gracing her with his disappearing acts… though it certainly put the fear of being hunt...

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“Rapture” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Marian stared outside the living room window just in time to seen dark clouds rolling in, blanketing them in a soft darkness that wrapped around them like wool cloth during winter. Nothing escaped the amorphous titan as she was certain its shadow silent crept across the entire world, cities and towns becoming drowned under the sudden twilight without warning. Everything had stopped making sense after… no, she couldn’t bring herself to picture their faces, not without it breaking her down to inconsolable sobs and desperate pleads with God to ...

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“A dark reunion ” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Submitted to Contest #110

Despite it being the early afternoon the skies above were blackened by a thick blanket of grey clouds, the lights from the gas station on the other side of the road and the modest diner on the opposite side being the only thing keeping that track of land from being completely drowned in the sudden darkness. Yet for all of that, there was not single soul in that road which passed it by, and when a crack of lighting illuminated the dark sky above, the rain started. The soft pitter-patter of raindrops falling against the window was the onl...

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“Leviathan's truth” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Cooper could barely keep himself awake despite the sugary abomination that used to be black coffee being downed in one gulp, the burning sensation lingering in the back of his throat. It was too early in the morning, and with an entire weekend spent chasing down leads left by Leviathan without any chance for sleep, he amusedly wondered how much longer he would have to be sleep-deprived to start experiencing hallucinations.Sitting down on his study, he checked his phone again, reading the message from the unknown number that stirred him from ...

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“From ash and dust ” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Daniel fell to the ground, his body screaming in pain as the overexertion he had pushed himself to finally caught up with him. He tried to breath, to recompose himself and stay awake in case anyone saw the tower of black smoke and decided to come check it out. He hoped that those who came to his aid were their men at the very least, at least then he would have to be spared from playing the victim in his current state. It was supposed to be the first mission he went in as a hunter, he was supposed to be nothing more than a lookout for when th...

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“Bloodied and bruised” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

“What the hell happened to your arm?” Terrance asked loudly, jumping from the couch like it'd been set ablaze, his girlfriend not too far behind.David quickly pulled his bandaged arm closer, wincing as a spark of pain travelled across it as a result of his pitiable attempt of hiding the obvious injury. The familiar warmth and viscosity of his blood beginning to emerge again from the wounds not far behind. “You don’t have to worry, I’m fine…”Those words came out of his mouth as soon as they surrounded him, though it seemed as if he didn’t eve...

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